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Wearing of masks compulsory in Goa
Fri Apr 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As a preventive measure against coronavirus, the Goa government on Friday made it compulsory for all people in the state to wear masks while stepping out of their houses....
“Linear Increase In COVID-19 Cases ", Says Government
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, the increase in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country is "more or less linear, not exponential", the government said this evening, adding to...
BJP spreading virus of communal prejudice, hatred: Sonia Gandhi
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP of spreading the virus of communal prejudice and hatred in the country, asserting that "grave damage" is being done to s...
Coronavirus Spreads to 430 Districts of India
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Coronavirus cases have been reported from 430 districts till Wednesday, up from 211 on April 2, government data has shown. There are six major cities which have registered over 500...
Corona Virus positive Man Alleges Delhi Hospital Refused to Admit Him
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A corona virus positive patient in Delhi on Wednesday alleged that he was denied admission at Lok Nayak Hospital for immediate treatment. The Lok Nayak Hospital is the biggest faci...
Modi speaks to old associate from Jana Sangh days
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uttrakhand Senior BJP leader Mohan Lal Bauthiyal could not believe it when he received a call from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), saying PM Narendra Modi wanted to speak to him...
India growth slipping to 0.8% in FY21 sees Fitch Ratings
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fitch Ratings on Thursday slashed India's economic growth projections to 0.8 per cent in the current 2020-21 fiscal saying an unparalleled global recession was underway due to disr...
Refineries scale back output as virus chokes demand
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India’s crude processing in March fell 5.7% from a year earlier, its biggest drop since September, as the coronavirus crisis and travel restrictions to curb its spread dented fuel ...
Journalist who 'disappeared' after Wuhan chase reappears
Thu Apr 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Chinese journalist who was chased and then detained in Wuhan - the centre of the country's virus outbreak - has reappeared after almost two months. Li Zehua broadcast the chase a...
Thermal Scanning Mandatory, Special Passes To Cross Sealed Delhi-Noida Border
Wed Apr 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi and Noida border has been sealed in the fight to control the spread of coronavirus. The border will remain sealed until further orders, except for essential traffic, the Utta...
Maharashtra HM, “Won’t let DHFL scam accused Wadhawans flee country like other defaulters”
Wed Apr 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Wednesday that the state government will hand over Wadhawan brothers - accused in multi crore Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) s...
Facebook's $5.7bn bet on Reliance Jio
Wed Apr 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Facebook has said it is investing $5.7bn (£4.6bn) in cut-price Indian mobile internet company Reliance Jio, which is owned by the country's richest person Mukesh Ambani. The deal m...
COVID-19: Pregnant women about to deliver must be tested, says ICMR
Wed Apr 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pregnant women residing in clusters/containment areas or in large migration gatherings/evacuee centres in hotspot districts and presenting in labour or likely to deliver in five da...
COVID-19: At least 47 staff members of AMU medical college quarantined
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of Indian Express, Forty-seven staff members of a medical college attached to Aligarh Muslim University were quarantined after they came in contact with a corona...
Traffic Crawls As Ghaziabad-Delhi Border Shuts
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A huge traffic jam snaked across the main highway between Delhi and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh for several hours this morning after the border between the two states was sealed. Th...
States told not to use rapid test kits
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of Hindustan Times, States advised not to use rapid testing kits for two days. A lot of variations, kits will be tested and validated by on-ground teams and we w...
High-risk people not issued travel e-pass ensures Aarogya Setu integration
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In the first integration between the Central government’s Aarogya Setu mobile app and e-passes, the programme has checked 10,000 travel passes with its self-assessment and positive...
Covid-19: Positive cases cross 18,500 in India, death toll at 593
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its daily update said that 18,601 have been tested positive so far and there have been 590 deaths. Reports from States, however, put th...
COVID-19 Case At Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex: Sources
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, nearly 100 people at the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex have been quarantined after a sanitation worker there tested positive for coronavirus, sources said....
Kim Jong Un in treatment after cardiovascular surgery
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is receiving treatment after cardiovascular surgery earlier this month, a South Korean media report said, as speculation mounts over the state of Ki...