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Coronavirus cases in Pak cross 1,60,000-mark
Thu Jun 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan's coronavirus death toll crossed 3,000 with 118 more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, while the total number of infections surpassed the 1,60,000-m...
Shiv Sena wants Galwan valley standoff details to be made public
Thu Jun 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Shiv Sena on Thursday said it is "shocking" that a detailed account of the standoff in Galwan Valley has not been public and if it is true that the Chinese intruded into the In...
Paswan urges people to boycott Chinese products
Thu Jun 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Appealing people to boycott Chinese goods amid heightened border tensions in Ladakh, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said the Centre will strictly implement the BIS qua...
India returning to normal business activity: PM
Thu Jun 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said business activity in India is returning to normal levels with consumption and demand fast approaching pre-COVID levels. A protracted l...
India, China troops clash at Himalayan border, 'casualties on both sides'
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff between the...
India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for th...
North Korea rejects Seoul's overtures
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea said on Wednesday that it would redeploy troops to demilitarised border areas, rejecting South Korea's offer to send special envoys to ease tensions and effectively end...
More than 1,200 Beijing flights slashed as Covid-19 makes comeback
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese airlines have suspended half of all inbound and almost 70 percent of all outbound Beijing flights as part of emergency measures designed to contain a spike in coronavirus i...
Officer, two soldiers martyred in 'violent faceoff' on border with China
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian officer and two soldiers were martyred in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties...
NKorea's military threatens to reenter demilitarized areas
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea's military on Tuesday threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarised under inter-Korean peace agreements as the country continued to dial up pressure on riv...
Delhi health minister admitted to hospital
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that he has been hospitalised after suffering from high-grade fever and a sudden drop in his oxygen level....
COVID-19 cases in India climb to 3,43,091
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India registered over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a row pushing tally to 3,43,091 on Tuesday, while the death toll rose to 9,900 with 380 new fatalities, accordi...
2 Indian High Commission officials missing in Pakistan
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two diplomatic officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan went missing under mysterious circumstances early on Monday, sources said. Their whereabouts have been untraceabl...
Turkish fighter jets attack PKK sites in northern Iraq
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish targets in various regions of northern Iraq on Sunday night in response to an increase in attacks on Turkish army bases, the Turkish defence minist...
China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China is locking now ten more neighbourhoods in Beijing to try and contain the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a food market, authorities announced Monday....
Sushant Singh Rajput: A Bollywood maverick remembered
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide on June 14 by hanging himself in his Mumbai residence during the coronavirus lockdown, was a self-made star and a perfect antidote to th...
China reports 66 new COVID-19 cases after sudden spike in Beijing
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China has reported 66 new coronavirus cases, the largest since the disease was controlled in its first epicentre Wuhan in April, prompting the authorities to go into a "wartime" mo...
Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistani troops on Sunday shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence...
Monsoon covers entire Maharashtra
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four days after hitting coastal Maharashtra, the southwest monsoon made a steady progress and has now covered the entire state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Su...
India sees record jump in COVID-19 cases
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw the highest single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to over 3.20 lakh on Sunday, while the toll crossed t...