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India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for th...
North Korea rejects Seoul's overtures
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea said on Wednesday that it would redeploy troops to demilitarised border areas, rejecting South Korea's offer to send special envoys to ease tensions and effectively end...
More than 1,200 Beijing flights slashed as Covid-19 makes comeback
Wed Jun 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese airlines have suspended half of all inbound and almost 70 percent of all outbound Beijing flights as part of emergency measures designed to contain a spike in coronavirus i...
Officer, two soldiers martyred in 'violent faceoff' on border with China
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian officer and two soldiers were martyred in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties...
NKorea's military threatens to reenter demilitarized areas
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea's military on Tuesday threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarised under inter-Korean peace agreements as the country continued to dial up pressure on riv...
Delhi health minister admitted to hospital
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that he has been hospitalised after suffering from high-grade fever and a sudden drop in his oxygen level....
COVID-19 cases in India climb to 3,43,091
Tue Jun 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India registered over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a row pushing tally to 3,43,091 on Tuesday, while the death toll rose to 9,900 with 380 new fatalities, accordi...
2 Indian High Commission officials missing in Pakistan
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two diplomatic officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan went missing under mysterious circumstances early on Monday, sources said. Their whereabouts have been untraceabl...
Turkish fighter jets attack PKK sites in northern Iraq
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish targets in various regions of northern Iraq on Sunday night in response to an increase in attacks on Turkish army bases, the Turkish defence minist...
China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China is locking now ten more neighbourhoods in Beijing to try and contain the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a food market, authorities announced Monday....
Sushant Singh Rajput: A Bollywood maverick remembered
Mon Jun 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide on June 14 by hanging himself in his Mumbai residence during the coronavirus lockdown, was a self-made star and a perfect antidote to th...
China reports 66 new COVID-19 cases after sudden spike in Beijing
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China has reported 66 new coronavirus cases, the largest since the disease was controlled in its first epicentre Wuhan in April, prompting the authorities to go into a "wartime" mo...
Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistani troops on Sunday shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence...
Monsoon covers entire Maharashtra
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four days after hitting coastal Maharashtra, the southwest monsoon made a steady progress and has now covered the entire state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Su...
India sees record jump in COVID-19 cases
Sun Jun 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw the highest single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to over 3.20 lakh on Sunday, while the toll crossed t...
04 killed, over 50 injured in oil tanker explosion in China
Sat Jun 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four people were killed and over 50 others injured when an oil tanker exploded on an expressway in East China's Zhejiang province on Saturday. The explosion damaged nearby resident...
COVID-19 spreads tentacles in MP villages
Sat Jun 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 951 persons from 462 villages in Madhya Pradesh have tested positive for novel coronavirus, a latest report from the state government has said. According to the report, th...
'Special' passing out parade held at Naval air station
Sat Jun 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 'special' passing out parade(POP) adhering to all social distancing norms in these COVID-19 times was held at the Naval Air Station Rajali at Arakkonam, near here, on Saturday. T...
India's COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days
Sat Jun 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ten days after recording two lakh COVID-19 cases, India surpassed the three lakh-mark on Saturday with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll too climbed ...
Trump considering suspending H1B, other visas: report
Fri Jun 12 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, in view of the massive unemplo...