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Russia warns of new ‘Iron Curtain’
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A new “Iron Curtain” is being drawn across Europe, this time by Western powers seeking to cut off Russia and Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine. ...
‘Must apologise to nation’: SC slams Nupur Sharma
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed during a TV show and said she “is singl...
US stocks see worst first half drop in more than 50 years
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US stocks have seen their worst first half of a year since 1970, as concerns grow over how steps to curb inflation will affect economic growth....
Indian-Origin Man Arrested In US For Alleged $45 Million Fraud
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 50-year-old Indian-origin tech entrepreneur has been arrested in the US for an alleged investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million and netted hi...
Hong Kong: Xi Jinping defends China's rule
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
China's "one country two systems" model of ruling Hong Kong has worked in protecting the city and must continue long term, says Xi Jinping....
Udaipur killing: One accused had a general store, other was a welder
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
About 3 km from the market in Udaipur where Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was hacked to death on Tuesday, is a small general store, on the ground floor of a two-storey house in Raza Colo...
Israel’s AI-powered radar sees through walls
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
n Israeli tech company has introduced a new portable radar system that can detect living beings through solid walls and uses AI to differentiate between people and animals. ...
"They Said They'll Disturb Us, But We Won't": Sanjay Raut
Fri Jul 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today while alleging that the BJP vowed to "disturb" the Uddhav Thackeray government the day it came to power in 2019, said that his party would not do...
Devendra Fadnavis To Be Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde As Deputy: Sources
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP's Devendra Fadnavis is set to return as Chief Minister of Maharashtra after a dramatic week that saw Uddhav Thackeray resigning after losing most MLAs in his Shiv Sena in a...
Udaipur Tailor Killing : Brief Chaos At Protest March, Stones Thrown
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
As outrage spirals over tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder on camera by two men with terror links, stone-throwing erupted briefly today during a protest march by hundreds in Udaipur. The...
UK Announces 1 Billion Pounds In Military Support To Ukraine
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain pledged another £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia's invasion, including air-defence systems and drones. ...
US, Taliban Talks Today On Releasing Frozen Afghan Funds After Earthquake
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States and the Taliban plan talks Thursday in Qatar on unlocking some of Afghanistan's reserves following a devastating earthquake, officials said, with Washington seeki...
Russia Muscles In On Indian Oil Market At Expense Of European Titans
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Watch out Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Russia is making huge inroads into the Indian oil market and has quite possibly become the largest supplier to the giant Asian buyer....
Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines president, replacing Duterte
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte. His inauguration marks a stunning comebac...
UP Teen Gang-Raped, Strangled In Sugarcane Field, Sister Planned It: Cops
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four men and strangled to death in the presence of and collusion with her elder sister in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, polic...
Kidnapped Woman Made To Cook, Eat Human Flesh: Rights Group To UN
Thu Jun 30 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the U...
Udaipur: India state on alert after Prophet Muhammad row beheading
Wed Jun 29 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The murder of a Hindu man in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has sparked religious tensions in the area. The victim, a tailor named Kanhaiya Lal, was killed in Udaipur distr...
Uddhav Thackeray Challenges Order To Prove Majority, Court Hearing At 5 pm
Wed Jun 29 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, ordered to prove his majority tomorrow, has approached the Supreme Court. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackeray's appeals to ...
Reports Of Civilian Deaths In Ukraine War Deeply Disturbing: India At UN
Wed Jun 29 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Voicing grave concern over reports of civilian deaths in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has said that critical civilian infrastructure in urban areas have become easy t...
Coast Guard Chief Lands Latest Chopper On A Warship In Arabian Sea
Wed Jun 29 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after four people died in a helicopter accident in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, Indian Coast Guard chief VS Pathania today flew the latest ALH Mark 3 helicopter and landed it...