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Bailey bridge near India-China border collapses
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A bailey bridge in this district of Uttarakhand, nearly 50 km from the Sino-India border, collapsed when a truck carrying a JCB machine was crossing it, an official said on Tuesday...
Suspension of foreign work visas to free up to 5.25 lakh jobs in US
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The temporary suspension of foreign work visas is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior officials said after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to ban un...
Missing Srinagar youth joined militant ranks
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Police on Tuesday claimed that a youth from Srinagar, who went missing during a trekking expedition in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, has joined the militant ranks. "Yes....
Covid-19 cases in India climb to 4,40,215
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With 14,933 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,40,215 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 14,011 with 312 new fataliti...
Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar
Mon Jun 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Baghdad's vast exhibition grounds, masked workers lugged hospital beds into rows for makeshift coronavirus wards, as doctors and officials sounded the alarm Sunday over a surge ...
Morning showers continue in Delhi: IMD
Mon Jun 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Another spell of early-morning rains made the weather pleasant in the national capital on Monday, but the heavy showers left many areas in the city waterlogged. The IMD said rains ...
Defence Minister leaves for 3-day visit to Russia
Mon Jun 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday left for a three-day visit to Russia during which he will hold talks with top Russian military brass and attend a grand military parade in ...
India's COVID-19 tally 4,25,282 with 14,821 fresh cases
Mon Jun 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India on Monday added 14,821 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection tally to 4,25,282, while the death toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to Union Health Mini...
Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
Sun Jun 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his inten...
Delhi govt procuring oxygen cylinders, hospitals need not do it themselves: Govt order
Sun Jun 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi government has said it is in the process of procuring oxygen cylinders and concentrators and directed hospitals under it to not procure them for COVID-19 patients, accord...
Diesel price hits record high after rates hiked for 15th day in a row
Sun Jun 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Diesel price on Sunday hit a fresh record high after rates were hiked by 60 paise per litre while petrol price was up 35 paise, taking the cumulative increase in rates in 15 days t...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 4 lakh
Sun Jun 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India's infection tally past the 4 lakh-mark on Sunday, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, acc...
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta deleted her social media profiles
Sat Jun 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s US-based sister Shweta Singh Kirti who recently took to Facebook to dedicate an open letter to her late brother deleted all her posts and opted for sev...
Centre asks states to strictly follow home-isolation guidelines
Sat Jun 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre has asked states to ensure implementation of its guidelines on home isolation at the field level "in letter and spirit" to effectively contain the spread of the coronavi...
Drugs worth Rs 4.5 crore seized in Odisha
Sat Jun 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than four kg of brown sugar worth Rs 4.5 crore was seized here and three people were arrested, police said on Saturday. Director General of Police Abhay said that acting on a ...
Geared up for any contingency: IAF chief
Sat Jun 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Air Force is determined to deliver and is well prepared and suitably deployed to respond to any contingency, IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said here on Saturday. A...
Mumbai Police grills Rhea Chakraborty for 9 hrs
Fri Jun 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The investigation into the death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput has intensified with the cops reaching out to the late actors' close friends and recording their statements....
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
Fri Jun 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig a...
Reliance is net-debt free after Rs 1.69 lakh cr fund raising
Fri Jun 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Friday said his flagship firm Reliance Industries is now net-debt free after a record Rs 1.69 lakh crore fund raising in under two months. In a stateme...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 3.80 lakh
Fri Jun 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India on Friday saw another record spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases in a single-day, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, a...