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Actor Rhea Chakraborty Charged In Drugs Case Involving Sushant Rajput
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was charged on Wednesday for buying narcotics for her actor-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, who died in 2020, by the country's anti-drugs agency....
Why Elon Musk can’t back out of buying Twitter, according to Twitter
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a 62-page lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Twitter accused Elon Musk of breaching an agreement to buy the social media company for $44 billion. ...
Lanka Ex Minister Basil Rajapaksa's Dubai Escape Dashed By Flyers: Sources
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former finance minister, tried to flee to Dubai amid the wave of protests in the country but had to stay back after people at the airport identified hi...
Congress Stalls Goa Revolt, But BJP In Touch With Rebels: Sources
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress appears to have staved off a Shiv Sena-style revolt in Goa for now, but sources say possible defectors are in touch with the state's ruling BJP, a sign that the plan h...
Is Joe Biden Too Old To Be President? Buzz In US Grows Louder
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Is Joe Biden too old to be president? It's a question that has provided ample fodder for Republicans and right-wing outlets, while Democrats and most of the American media have bee...
Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Varavara Rao
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case....
Delhi BJP Spokesperson Alleges Sexual Harassment, Case Filed
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
An FIR has been registered against unknown persons for allegedly sexually harassing a female spokesperson of Delhi BJP after a video defaming her was posted on social media platfor...
Shinzo Abe: Japanese mourners pay last respects to ex-PM at funeral
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. A hearse bearing Abe's body made its way past several landmark...
Rocket Booster Bursts Into Flames At SpaceX Plant During Test Run
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A booster rocket developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX for its next-generation Starship spacecraft burst into flames during a ground-test firing on Monday in Texas, dealing a likely setb...
7 Dead In Gujarat As Heavy Rain Leads To Flood-Like Situation
Tue Jul 12 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seven people died as heavy rain led to flood-like situation in many areas in Gujarat on Monday. Visuals showed rivers in spate, overflowing dams and flooded streets due to torrenti...
Macau shuts down casinos following Covid outbreak
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Macau closed all its casinos for the first time in more than two years on Monday after a coronavirus outbreak in the world's biggest gambling hub....
Abu Salem Case: Supreme Court Says Centre Bound To Release Gangster
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court on Monday said the Centre is bound to honour its commitment given to Portugal and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mum...
Lakhimpur Kheri court sends Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14 days’ judicial custody in a case registered against him last year on charg...
Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice....
$50,000 In Crisp New Notes Found By Protesters At Lankan President's Home
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Millions of rupees in cash left behind by Sri Lanka's president when he fled his official residence was handed over to a court Monday after being turned in by protestors, police sa...
Colombian dissident rebel camp bombed killing 10
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 10 people have been killed in an operation by the Colombian security forces targeting a group of rebels who rejected the 2016 peace deal....
Two militants, including Jaish ‘commander’, killed in Kashmir
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘commander’ was among two militants killed in a gunfight with security forces in a village in Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district Monday, accord...
Vijay Mallya Sentenced To 4 Months' Jail By Supreme Court
Mon Jul 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court today sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months in jail and imposed a fine of Rs. 2,000 on him for a 2017 contempt of court case. ...
15,000 Rescued, 40 Still Missing After Amarnath Cloudburst
Sat Jul 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
About 15,000 pilgrims have been moved to safety from near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at lea...
Elon Musk Pulls Out Of $44 Billion Twitter Deal, Now Faces A Legal Threat
Sat Jul 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Billionaire Elon Musk pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, accusing the company of "misleading" statements about the number of fake accounts....