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Covid-19: Single-day spike of 19,459 cases
Mon Jun 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India's tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health ...
COVID-19: India adds nearly 20,000 cases, highest single-day spike
Sun Jun 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the?death toll rose to?16,095,?according to the Unio...
'Chase the Virus' campaign to be extended across Maha: Uddhav
Sun Jun 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the 'Chase the Virus' initiative that received good results in worst-hit Mumbai will now be expanded to other parts of t...
Constitution our guiding light, says PM Modi at Mar Thoma church event
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Asserting that the government's guiding light is the Constitution of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government does not discriminate between faith, gender...
Pak's anti-graft body files corruption case against Nawaz Sharif
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan's anti-graft body has filed a corruption case against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and three others for their alleged involvement in the illegal allotment of land i...
Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000 as big cities reel from surge
Sat Jun 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections...
Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Pulwama
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A militant was on Friday killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said....
Pakistan condemns India's expulsion of Diplomats
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan has accused old rival India of trying to distract the attention of its people by expelling Pakistani diplomats after Indian forces got a “battering” at the hands of Chines...
India registers over 17,000 COVID-19 daily cases for first time
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 on Friday, pushing India's tally to?4,90,401, while the death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, accord...
Cobrapost Impact: CBI registers case against Dewan Housing
Fri Jun 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
According to a Press Release dated 25 June 2020, the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a Charge sheet against M/s Dewan Housing Finance Ltd; ShriKapil Rajesh Wadhawan; Shri...
Maharashtra, Delhi Among 5 States To Receive First Batch Of COVID-19 Drug
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
This morning, India, the fourth worst hit nation by the coronavirus, reported a total of 4.73 lakh infections and 14,894 deaths....
Images show new structures near site of border clash
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about fur...
Coming back and biting us': US sees virus resurgence
Thu Jun 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hospital administrators and health experts warned desperately Wednesday that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of becoming overwhelmed by a resurgence of the coronavirus, lamentin...
India calls in army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge
Wed Jun 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase since the outbreak began, and the government called in the army to manage new treatment centres...
Army chief visits forward areas in Ladakh
Wed Jun 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday visited various forward areas in eastern Ladakh and took stock of the Army's combat preparedness in the region in the wake of the bitter bo...
Bailey bridge near India-China border collapses
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A bailey bridge in this district of Uttarakhand, nearly 50 km from the Sino-India border, collapsed when a truck carrying a JCB machine was crossing it, an official said on Tuesday...
Suspension of foreign work visas to free up to 5.25 lakh jobs in US
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The temporary suspension of foreign work visas is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior officials said after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to ban un...
Missing Srinagar youth joined militant ranks
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Police on Tuesday claimed that a youth from Srinagar, who went missing during a trekking expedition in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, has joined the militant ranks. "Yes....
Covid-19 cases in India climb to 4,40,215
Tue Jun 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With 14,933 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,40,215 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 14,011 with 312 new fataliti...
Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar
Mon Jun 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Baghdad's vast exhibition grounds, masked workers lugged hospital beds into rows for makeshift coronavirus wards, as doctors and officials sounded the alarm Sunday over a surge ...