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Flight data from China Eastern jet points to intentional nosedive, says report
Wed May 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Investigators probing the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action taken on the flight deck, with no evidence so far of a techni...
Day after raids on Chidambarams, CBI arrests Karti aide Bhaskararaman
Wed May 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested alleged chartered accountant and close aide of Karti Chidambaram, S Bhaskararaman, in connection with the fresh ‘bribe for vi...
US Preps $500 Million Package To Wean India From Russian Weapons: Report
Wed May 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US is preparing a military aid package for India to deepen security ties and reduce the country's dependence on Russian weapons, people familiar with the matter said....
Kashmir: One killed, 3 injured in grenade attack at Baramulla liquor shop
Wed May 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
An employee at a wine shop was killed and his three colleagues injured when suspected militants hurled a grenade at a shop in the high-security zone of north Kashmir’s Baramulla....
Kim Jong Un May Greet Biden With Missile Test During South Korea Visit
Wed May 18 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Despite battling a wave of suspected COVID-19 infections, North Korea appears to be preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ahead of US President Joe Biden's...
NATO starts drills near Russian border
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Large-scale NATO military drills started in Estonia on Monday. The exercise dubbed ‘Hedgehog 2022’ is one of the largest in the Baltic nation’s history, according to the military b...
US warns over risk of hiring North Korea IT workers
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US has warned that IT workers from North Korea are trying to get remote working jobs by hiding their true identities for the purpose of stealing money for Pyongyang....
Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in th...
CBI Raids Karti Chidambaram In New 'Bribe-For-Visa' Case
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's home and offices were searched today by the CBI over allegations of bribery. ...
Ruble nears five-year high against euro
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Russian ruble is edging towards a five-year high against the euro on Monday, demonstrating unprecedented resilience amid the most drastic sanctions ever imposed on Moscow by th...
Turkey could block Finland and Sweden Nato bids
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkey's president has restated his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining Nato - just hours after they said they would seek membership....
In $60-million UN scandal, a $2.5-million housing investment in Goa — and no house to show for it
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), which deals with operational projects, had entrusted the entire sum to a single British businessman and now faces $22 millio...
Sri Lanka To Sell Airline, Print Money To Pay Salaries
Tue May 17 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pa...
"Another Grave Mistake": Russia On Finland, Sweden Joining NATO
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia warned Monday that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the NATO military alliance were serious mistakes and Moscow would take measures....
Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Seal Area Where Shivling Found, Says Varanasi Court
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A court in Uttar Pradesh has ordered that a pond in the Gyanvapi mosque complex where a "Shivling" has been found during filming be seized....
Adani Buys Holcim's Assets For $10.5 Billion, Most Expensive Ever
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Adani Group buys Holcim's stake in Ambuja cements and its subsidiary ACC in the most expensive ever, with a price tag of $10.5 billion (around ₹ 81,361 crore). That marks the ports...
PM Modi, Deuba lay foundation stone of Buddhist Centre in Lumbini
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba Monday laid the foundation stone of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage in Lumbini....
3 Shot Dead In Separate US Shootings, Day After Hate Crime Killed 10
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two separate shootings, killing at least three, were reported last night in the US, with the incidents coming a day after 10 people were shot dead at a grocery store in New York st...
In North Korea's Covid Outbreak, Over A Million Cases Of "Fever", 50 Dead
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first re...
Pak PM's Niece Mocks Imran Khan, Asks Him To Show Proof Of "Assassination"
Mon May 16 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A top ruling party leader in Pakistan, Maryam Nawaz, has vowed that if ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan showed proof of the alleged "assassination plot," the Pakistan government wo...