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Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran's government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government's own records appear to ...
Restrictions imposed in Kashmir Valley, markets shut
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Restrictions were imposed in the Kashmir valley on Monday, with officials saying that the curbs have been enforced as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The restric...
On Cop's "Forced Quarantine"; Nitish Kumar Speaks
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The turf war between Bihar Police and Mumbai Police over the probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput took a more serious turn after the Bihar police chief accused Mumbai...
COVID-19 curfew imposed in Melbourne
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for t...
Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Hospitalised, Tweets Union Home Minister
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union home minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 lakh people in the country. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital...
Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a fresh round of talks on Sunday with an aim to ensure expeditious disengagement of troops from all the friction points al...
Truncated, day-long monsoon session for Bihar legislature on Monday
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Members of the bicameral legislature in Bihar will assemble here on Monday to take part in a truncated, day-long monsoon session, which may be the last occasion for the Houses to m...
New Education Policy: Breakfast for school children besides mid-day meals
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The mid-day meals provided to students in government or aided schools should be supplemented by breakfast, the new National Education Policy (NEP) has proposed. As per news report ...
Australia's Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The premier of Australia's hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night. An evening ...
India records highest one-day jump of 57,118 COVID-19 cases
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally reached 16,95,988 on Saturday with a record single-day increase of 57,118 cases, while the recoveries surged to 10,94,374, according to the Union Health Mini...
Don't question Mumbai cops' ability to handle Sushant case: Uddhav
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he deplored attempts to question the efficiency of the Mumbai Police in handling the probe into the death of Bollywood act...
US hits China anew for rights abuses in western Xinjiang
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Trump administration took new aim at China on Friday by imposing sanctions on a major paramilitary organization in the country's western Xinjiang region and its commander for a...
Himachal CM allocates portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur allocated portfolios to the three newly sworn-in ministers while also making changes in the departments held by other members of his ...
South Korea arrests leader of church with big cluster
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered the government's a...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 16 lakh
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of re...
Ashok Gehlot camp MLAs to be shifted to Jaisalmer
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The MLAs of the Ashok Gehlot camp, who have been staying at a hotel on the Jaipur- Delhi Highway amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, will be shifted to Jaisalmer on Fri...
45 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 45 Kolkata Police personnel including two senior officers of the Detective Department have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Friday. So far, over 1,100 pol...
Belarus says Russians plotted attacks; Kremlin rolls eyes
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Belarusian authorities on Thursday accused more than 30 detained Russians of plotting terror attacks amid a presidential election campaign, allegations that Russian officials angri...
India will not be as effective as Wagner in bowling bouncers: Wade
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's formidable pace attack will not be as effective as New Zealand speedster Neil Wagner in bowling bouncers during their upcoming tour of Australia, feels wicketkeeper Matthew...
India sees record spike of 52,123 COVID-19 cases
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 50,000 mark in a single day for the first time, pushing the virus tally to 15,83,792, while the recoveries went past 10 lakh on Thursday, accord...