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TikTok says in process of complying with government order
Tue Jun 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the process of complying with the government's order on blocking of the app, and asserted that it has not shared information of Indian users with an...
Gas leak at pharma plant in Vizag, two dead
Tue Jun 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two people were killed and four others were taken ill after benzene gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company at Parawada near here early on Tuesday morning, official sources said. Th...
3 militants killed in Anantnag encounter
Mon Jun 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, police said. The security forces launched a co...
World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears worse to come
Mon Jun 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governm...
Sugar export from Maharashtra hit due to lockdown
Mon Jun 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly 36 lakh tonne sugar has been exported from Maharashtra between January and June this year as against the target of 60 lakh tonne during the period, an official said on Monda...
Covid-19: Single-day spike of 19,459 cases
Mon Jun 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India's tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health ...
COVID-19: India adds nearly 20,000 cases, highest single-day spike
Sun Jun 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the?death toll rose to?16,095,?according to the Unio...
'Chase the Virus' campaign to be extended across Maha: Uddhav
Sun Jun 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the 'Chase the Virus' initiative that received good results in worst-hit Mumbai will now be expanded to other parts of t...
Constitution our guiding light, says PM Modi at Mar Thoma church event
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Asserting that the government's guiding light is the Constitution of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government does not discriminate between faith, gender...
Pak's anti-graft body files corruption case against Nawaz Sharif
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan's anti-graft body has filed a corruption case against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and three others for their alleged involvement in the illegal allotment of land i...
Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000 as big cities reel from surge
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections...
Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Pulwama
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A militant was on Friday killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said....
Pakistan condemns India's expulsion of Diplomats
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan has accused old rival India of trying to distract the attention of its people by expelling Pakistani diplomats after Indian forces got a “battering” at the hands of Chines...
India registers over 17,000 COVID-19 daily cases for first time
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 on Friday, pushing India's tally to?4,90,401, while the death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, accord...
Cobrapost Impact: CBI registers case against Dewan Housing
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
According to a Press Release dated 25 June 2020, the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a Charge sheet against M/s Dewan Housing Finance Ltd; ShriKapil Rajesh Wadhawan; Shri...
Maharashtra, Delhi Among 5 States To Receive First Batch Of COVID-19 Drug
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
This morning, India, the fourth worst hit nation by the coronavirus, reported a total of 4.73 lakh infections and 14,894 deaths....
Images show new structures near site of border clash
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about fur...
Coming back and biting us': US sees virus resurgence
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hospital administrators and health experts warned desperately Wednesday that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of becoming overwhelmed by a resurgence of the coronavirus, lamentin...
India calls in army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge
Wed Jun 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase since the outbreak began, and the government called in the army to manage new treatment centres...
Army chief visits forward areas in Ladakh
Wed Jun 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday visited various forward areas in eastern Ladakh and took stock of the Army's combat preparedness in the region in the wake of the bitter bo...