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Former Prez Pranab Mukherjee tests positive for COVID-19
Mon Aug 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a tweet, Pranab Mukherjee, who was India's president between 2012 and 2017, urged all those, who have come in contact with him in the last week, to isolate themselves...
62,064 new COVID cases; 1,007 deaths
Mon Aug 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the death toll climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, the Health Ministry sai...
Loss in Karnataka due to floods and torrential so far is
Mon Aug 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
According to preliminary estimates, loss due to torrential rains and floods in several parts of Karnataka so far is to the tune of Rs 3,500-4,000 crore and the state government wil...
Pakistani troops fire at border posts along LoC
Mon Aug 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistani troops opened fire on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in violation of a ceasefire agreement, a defence spo...
Congress Sources Claim 'Breakthrough' In Rajasthan, Team Pilot Denies
Mon Aug 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Team Pilot, however, has denied reports of a "breakthrough" and insisted that their core issue remained - Ashok Gehlot, they say, must be removed as Chief Minister....
Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan PM
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist temple, days after his party won a landslide victor...
10 patients killed in fire at COVID care facility in AP
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As many as 10 patients died at a star hotel converted to a coronavirus treatment centre here on Sunday when panic-stricken inmates tried to flee a fire suspected to have been caus...
Delhi's education board to be operational by next year: Sisodia
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi's own school education board is expected to be operational by next year, however, unlike other states it will not be imposed on government schools, according to Deputy Chief ...
Cong MLA booked for tweeting tampered image of PM
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A case was registered against Madhya Pradesh Congress working president and MLA Jitu Patwari for allegedly posting a doctored image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which the ruling...
Record 64,399 new COVID cases; 861 deaths
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a highest single-day spike of 64,399 cases, India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 21 lakh on Sunday, while the death toll climbed to 43,379 with 861 more fatalities, the Health M...
ED Questions Rhea Chakraborty's Brother For 18 Hours
Sun Aug 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Showik Chakraborty, brother of actor Rhea Chakraborty, for about 18 hours in connection with a money laundering case linked to the death...
Death toll in Air India Express flight crash rises to 18
Sat Aug 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The death toll in the Air India Express flight crash at the airport here, rose to 18 on Saturday with one more passenger succumbing to injuries....
BSF kills Pak intruder along IB in Barmer
Sat Aug 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistani infiltrator was killed by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday along the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan's Barmer district, officials said....
61,537 new COVID cases in India, 933 deaths
Sat Aug 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Registering 61,537 more cases in India, the coronavirus tally reached 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 42,518 with 933 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said....
Rhea Chakraborty Wrong In Trying To Transfer Case: Sushant Rajput's Father
Sat Aug 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sushant Singh Rajput's father said the question of jurisdiction of the First Information Report (FIR) comes at the trial stage not while the case is under the investigation stage...
US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump
Sat Aug 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that indivi...
Over 60,000 cases in a day for 1st time take India's COVID-19
Fri Aug 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Registering over 60,000 cases in 24 hours for the first time, India's COVID-19 tally galloped past 20 lakh on Friday, while the number of recoveries surged to 13.78 lakh, according...
Manoj Sinha takes oath as new LG of Jammu and Kashmir
Fri Aug 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Union minister Manoj Sinha was on Friday was sworn in as the new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the first political leader to take charge of the union territory. ...
Trump signs executive orders banning Chinese apps TikTok & Wechat
Fri Aug 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat, terming the popular Chinese apps a threat to the country's national security and economy....
New Education Policy focusses on how to think:PM
Fri Aug 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new National Education Policy focusses on 'how to think', while the education system till now in the country emphasised on 'what to ...