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PM recalls valour of soldiers in Kargil
Sun Jul 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hailing the valour of the armed forces during the Kargil war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to speak and act keeping in mind the morale of soldiers and assert...
36 inmates of Etah jail test positive for COVID-19
Sun Jul 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As many as 36 inmates of the Etah (UP) district jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Sunday. Jailor Kuldeep Singh Bhadauria said that in view of the ris...
Singapore reports 481 new COVID-19 cases; all foreigners
Sun Jul 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Singapore reported 481 new COVID-19 cases, all foreigners, on Sunday as the nationwide tally of the infections touched 50,369, the health ministry said. Of the new cases, 476 are m...
FPIs withdraw Rs 86 cr from Indian mkt in July so far
Sun Jul 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained net sellers in Indian markets in July so far on account of both domestic and global factors, including rising number of coronavirus case...
HC seeks AAP govt stand on plea to make available info on fee hike approvals to pvt schools
Sun Jul 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the AAP government on a PIL seeking directions to it to upload on its Directorate of Education (DoE) website any approvals granted...
Jaya Jaitly, 2 others convicted in corruption charge
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Delhi court convicted Jaya Jaitly, former president of Samata Party, and two others in an alleged 2001 corruption case relating to a defence deal. The case was registered on the ...
India's COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Mi...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests coronavirus positive
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he has tested coronavirus positive. Chouhan shared the news on Twitter in the morning. "I had symptoms of ...
India to handover 10 broad-gauge locos to Bangladesh
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India will handover 10 broad-gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on Monday, providing the neighbouring country mobility solutions for both intra-country and inter-country moveme...
Varavara Rao's family approaches NHRC
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Family members of poet Varavara Rao, accused in the Elgar Parishad case, have moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a direction to a Mumbai hospital, where he i...
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
Sat Jul 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Vietnam announced that it was banning wildlife imports and would close wildlife markets in response to renewed concerns about the threat from diseases that can jump from animals to...
COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 12,87,945
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 COVID-19 cases taking the country's virus tally to 12,87,945 on Friday, while the recoveries surged to 8,17,208, according to the Unio...
Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travellers program
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the US Department of Homeland Security has reversed itself and...
BMC restricts gathering for home installation of Ganesh idols
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said only five people should participate in arrival and immersion processions of domestic Lord Ganesh idols during the Ganpati fest...
Trump tells Putin he wants to avoid three-way arms race with Russia & China
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday held rare phone talks, which, in contrast with the current political narrative in the US, foc...
Delhi govt is providing plasma for free, people don't need to buy it: Kejriwal
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is providing plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it....
China-US row: Fugitive researcher 'hiding in San Francisco consulate'
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US says a Chinese scientist suspected of visa fraud and concealing ties to the military has fled to China's consulate in San Francisco. Court filings by US prosecutors also say...
Mumbai deploys 'smart helmets' to screen for COVID-19
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As coronavirus infections climb in Mumbai, authorities in India's worst-hit city are turning to high-tech "smart helmets" to speed up screenings and identify suspected cases in the...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fata...
Jolted by series of earthquakes, many residents spending nights in tents
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Many people in Mizoram's Champhai district bordering Myanmar are spending nights outside their homes in makeshift tents after a series of earthquakes hit the northeastern state in ...