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India's COVID-19 tally rises to 31,67, 323
Tue Aug 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With 60,975 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 31,67,323, while recoveries surged to 24,04,585 pushing the recovery rate ove...
PM Awas Yojana supervisor caught taking bribe in Gujarat
Tue Aug 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A site supervisor of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Gujarat's Banaskantha district was caught while taking a bribe of Rs 10,500 from a scheme beneficiary, the Anti-Corruption Bu...
Trump appreciates India for releasing American pastor
Tue Aug 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has appreciated India for listening to his request to release an American pastor who was arrested last October on charges of carrying USD 40,000 of undecl...
NIDA calls for complete shutdown of medical services for 24- hours
Tue Aug 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association (NIDA) has called for a complete shutdown of all medical services throughout the state for 24 hours from 6 am on Wednesday to protest al...
Not Received CBI Summons, Says Rhea Chakraborty
Mon Aug 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family have not received summons from the CBI as part of investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, her lawyer said this morning, a...
India's COVID-19 caseload crosses 31-lakh mark
Mon Aug 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a single-day spike of 61,408 infections, India's COVID-19 tally breached the 31-lakh mark, a day after it crossed 30 lakh, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035 pushing the re...
Delhi HC extends all interim orders till Oct 31
Mon Aug 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi High Court Monday extended till October 31 all the interim orders which were to expire on or after August 31 in cases that are before it as also the district courts in vi...
Japan's PM sets mark for days in office amid health concerns
Mon Aug 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving leader in terms of consecutive days in office, but there was little fanfare, as he visited a hospital for another...
Singapore govt, monetary authority trim stake in Zee Entertainment
Mon Aug 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Singapore government and Monetary Authority of Singapore have cut almost one per cent of their total holding in Zee Entertainment Enterprise (ZEEL) to 5.93 per cent by selling ...
Suicide Vest, Explosives Recovered From Home Of Suspected ISIS Terrorist
Sun Aug 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Multiple explosive devices and at least two suicide vest, both primed for use in a terror attack, have been recovered from the home of a suspected ISIS terrorist in Uttar Pradesh's...
COVID-19 caseload in India crosses 30-lakh mark
Sun Aug 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rat...
Goa welcomes filmmakers to shoot movies in beach state
Sun Aug 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The state-runEntertainment Society of Goa on Sunday welcomed filmmakers to the coastal state after the Centre announced the standard operating procedures for resuming shooting of f...
Bihar assembly polls on time: EC sources
Sun Aug 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The assembly elections in Bihar, due later this year, would be held on time, highly placed sources in the Election Commission said on Sunday amid demands by some political parties ...
Trump campaign releases first commercial for Indian-Americans featuring PM Modi
Sun Aug 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Aiming to woo the influential Indian-American voters numbering over 2 million, the Trump campaign has released its first video commercial that has short clips from Prime Minister N...
CBI Questions Sushant Singh Rajput's Staff Member For Second Day
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A staff member of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was questioned for the second consecutive day by the CBI, which has taken over the probe in the actor's death after the Supre...
COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 69,874 cases
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a record spike of 69,874 infections in a day, India's COVID-19 tally increased to 29,75,701, while the recoveries rose to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 per cent...
BSF kills 5 intruders along India-Pak IB in Punjab
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Border Security Force shot dead five intruders along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab early Saturday, a senior BSF officer said. This is the highest number of ...
Indian national arrested in USD 21 million H-1B visa fraud
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian national has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and for inducing foreign nationals to come to the US using fraudulently obtained H-1B visas, fede...
Fashion Designer Paid $500,000 For Daughters' College Admission, Jailed
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli was sentenced Friday to five months in federal prison for fraud conspiracy in one of the most closely watched cases in the college admissions bri...
CBI In Mumbai, Questions Sushant Singh Rajput's Staff Member, Meets Cops
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - set up to investigate Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death - this morning questioned a staff member of the act...