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Delhi Man Arrested For Routing Funds To Kashmir For Acts Of Terror
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A man accused of routing money for terror activities through hawala channels has been arrested in a joint operation by Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir police....
2 Suffocate To Death In Mathura Temple Amid Janmashtami Rush
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least two people died due to overcrowding during Janmashtami celebrations at a temple in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, the police said today....
6 Killed, 20 Injured In Road Accident In Rajasthan; PM Expresses Grief
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Six people were killed and over 20 injured in a road accident in Rajasthan's Pali district on Friday night, police said. ...
Russia to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Putin
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. ...
21 Warplanes, 5 Naval Ships From China Tracked Around Taiwan: Report
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taiwan has tracked 21 warplanes and five naval ships from China around the country with eight jets that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line....
8 Civilians Dead In Siege At Somalian Hotel By Al-Shabaab Terrorists
Sat Aug 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist terrorists on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said Saturday, as security forces cont...
Russia rejects call to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant area
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has rejected appeals for a complete demilitarisation of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The move would make the plant more vulnerable, a ...
CBI Raids Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Over Liquor Policy
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, was raided by the CBI today over the Centre's allegations of corruption in the Delhi liquor policy, which have been strongly denied b...
This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation....
Turkey President Meets Ukraine's Zelensky
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion b...
Serve notice to accused before enhancing sentence: SC to HCs
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court has said that high courts are required to give notice to the accused before enhancing sentences so that they get an opportunity to defend their case....
North Korea slams South's offer of aid for denuclearization
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, has slammed Seoul's offer of economic aid in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity"...
Pilots Fall Asleep While Flying At 37,000 Feet, Miss Landing
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan's Khartoum to Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa and missed their landing. The incident took place on Monday, a...
Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia's Jokowi says
Fri Aug 19 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian president Joko Widodo says. "Xi Jinping will come. ...
China To Participate In Russia Military Drills, Says India Will Join Too
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing's defence ministry said. Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants...
Minister's Rohingya Tweet Triggers Delhi vs Centre Fight Over Refugees
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hours after Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's tweets announcing homes and security for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were contradicted by his own government, they set the stage ...
China To Ramp Up Military, Economic "Coercion" Of Taiwan, Says US
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States expects China to ramp up its military, diplomatic and economic "coercion" of Taiwan, its top envoy in East Asia said Thursday, after Beijing's unprecedented drill...
"Give Me Back My Right To Live Without Fear And In Peace": Bilkis Bano
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bilkis Bano, the survivor of one of the most horrific rape cases during the 2002 Gujarat riots, has said the release of the 11 rapists has "shaken" her faith in justice. ...
Farmers Begin 3-Day Protest Against Centre In Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly 10,000 farmers from Punjab will take part in a 72-hour protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri against the Centre starting today. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha called for the ...
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Russian Counterpart Meet In Moscow
Thu Aug 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday held talks with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow, focusing on bilateral, regional and global issues....