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Intra-state bus services resume in Punjab
Wed May 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Public bus services resumed in Punjab on Wednesday almost two months after their suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Buses of the state-owned Punjab Roadways and Pepsu...
Foreign Investors pulled out over $16b from India
Wed May 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amidst global economic recession due to coronavirus, foreign investors have pulled out an estimated $26 billion from developing Asian economies and over $16 billion out of India, a...
U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
Wed May 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being...
In Russia Covid-19 cases reaches to 3Lac
Tue May 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia said on Tuesday that 9,263 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide tally to 299,941. The daily rise in cases was be...
Trump warns permanent freeze of funding to WHO
Tue May 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
United States President Donald Trump has warned the WHO that he would reconsider America's membership in the UN health body and "permanently freeze" the funding to it if it does no...
In India COVID-19 cases reach 1,01,139
Tue May 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In India the number of coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh mark in the country on Tuesday, while the death toll due to the infection touched 3,163, according to the Union Health...
Trump taking Hydroxychloroquine daily
Tue May 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings ab...
Coronavirus to burn out ‘naturally’ BEFORE vaccine?
Mon May 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of RT.COM, Covid-19 could be “petering out by itself” before the world comes up with any vaccine, a leading academic, formerly the World Health Organization’s (W...
COVID-19: Diabetics at higher risk of dying
Mon May 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of PTI, the risk of a fatal outcome from COVID-19 is up to 50 per cent higher in people with diabetes, experts said, recommending regular monitoring of blood glu...
India's COVID-19 count rises by nearly 5,000 new cases
Mon May 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a recor...
Kuwait to lay off 6 Lac marginal workers
Mon May 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The first step towards replacing expats with Kuwaitis, taken the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Walid Al Jasim, has led to popular and parliamentary support, amid calls fo...
Super typhoon heading towards India
Mon May 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A powerful cyclone that formed in the Bay of Bengal is headed directly for the India-Bangladesh border, bringing with it the potential for major destruction and upheaval in two cou...
India should talk to Taliban if it feels: Pakistan's U.S. envoy
Sun May 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India should speak with Taliban militants if it feels that it will help the peace process, Pakistan's envoy to Washington said on Saturday, after a series of attacks in Afghanistan...
Hizbul terrorist killed in encounter in Doda
Sun May 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist and an Army jawan were killed in an ongoing gunfight in a village on Sunday, officials said. The encounter start...
COVID-19: Record jump of nearly 5,000 new cases in India
Sun May 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a recor...
India set to ease airspace curbs
Sun May 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India will ease restrictions on Indian airspace utilisation to reduce cost of flying, Finance Minister Nrimala Sitharaman said on Saturday. Outlining the fourth tranche India's Rs2...
Chinese envoy to Israel found dead
Sun May 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his home on Sunday morning, Israeli media said, citing police. As per news report of RT.COM, Du, 58, was found dead at the a...
Disinfectant sprayer units developed by CSIR-CMERI
Sat May 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Durgapur scientists at CSIR-CMERI have developed two sprayer units to disinfect indoor areas. The units can be used for the effective cleaning and disinfecting pathogenic micro-...
Antimicrobial surface coating kills coronavirus for 90 days
Sat May 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A specially formulated antimicrobial coating can keep surfaces clear of a human coronavirus for up to 90 days with just one application, a preliminary study said Friday, suggesting...
In UP 24 migrant labourers killed in truck collision
Sat May 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Uttar Pradesh at least 24 migrant labourers were killed and 36 people sustained injuries when a trailer truck carrying them collided with another truck in the early hours of Sat...