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From 'Corrupt' To 'Jumlajeevi', Words Banned In Parliament
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
'Jumlajeevi', 'baal buddhi', 'Covid spreader' and 'Snoopgate' have joined everyday expressions like 'ashamed', 'abused, 'betrayed', 'corrupt', 'drama', 'hypocrisy' and 'incompetent...
Sri Lanka PM tells military to restore order
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday....
Banana bill of Rs 35 lakh, ‘death threats’: Uttarakhand cricket under cloud
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Over Rs 1.74 crore for food and catering, including Rs 35 lakh for bananas; Rs 49.5 lakh in daily allowances; Rs 11 crore spent during the Covid lockdown; non-payment of players’ d...
Microsoft Cuts Jobs in Structural Adjustment, Plans More Hiring
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Microsoft Corp. cut some jobs on Monday as it realigned business groups and roles after the close of its fiscal year on June 30. It said it plans to keep hiring for other roles and...
Deal in sight to end Ukrainian grain blockade – Turkey
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Talks aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia in the Black Sea have produced a deal, Turkey said....
Judge rejects Amber Heard bid for new trial
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard lost a bid for a new trial in her defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Wednesday when a judge rejected her lawyers’ argument that one of the j...
In Madhya Pradesh, BJP MLA's Allegation Against His Own Party
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh has accused his own party of using the entire government machinery for its own benefit in the local body elections. ...
India to give free booster doses to adults for 75 days
Thu Jul 14 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has announced free booster Covid vaccine doses for all adults for 75 days starting this week....
Lanka Declares Emergency After President Flees, Huge Protests
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
As the acting President, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide state of emergency, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country lea...
SC refuses to pass interim order staying demolitions across states
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim direction staying demolitions across states and said it cannot pass an omnibus order preventing authorities from taking ac...
Shiv Sena Stakes Claim For Leader Of Opposition In Maharashtra Council
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
After being dislodged from power in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena has staked claim for the post of leader of opposition in the state Legislative Council....
India Calls "Baseless" Reports It Helped Lanka President Flee To Maldives
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed "baseless" and "speculative" media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's exit from the c...
UN Security Council Reform Talks Could Go On For Another 75 Years: India
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has criticised the UN General Assembly's decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to the next UNGA session, terming it a "wasted o...
At Cop's Srinagar Funeral, "Terrorist Associate" Tag For Son Haunts Family
Wed Jul 13 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Minutes before the wreath-laying ceremony for Mushtaq Ahmad Lone at the Police Lines in Srinagar, the sombre gathering devolved into absolute chaos. His distraught family trooped i...
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....