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India "Somewhat Shaky" On Russia, Says US President Biden
India "Somewhat Shaky" On Russia, Says US President Biden

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington's allies with its "shaky" response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

China Jet's Nosedive From 29,000 Feet Baffles Crash Specialists
China Jet's Nosedive From 29,000 Feet Baffles Crash Specialists

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

The China Eastern Airlines Corp. jet was flying a normal route to Guangzhou when it suddenly nosed over at cruise altitude and dove....

8 Bodies Recovered From Burnt Houses In Bengal Village
8 Bodies Recovered From Burnt Houses In Bengal Village

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Eight persons died in the early hours of Tuesday after their houses caught fire at Rampurhat in Birbhum district, police said....

Biden Forced To Rethink Saudi Ties For Oil, But Crown Prince "Pouting"
Biden Forced To Rethink Saudi Ties For Oil, But Crown Prince "Pouting"

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

President Joe Biden has been reluctantly drawn into closer ties with Saudi Arabia's king-in-waiting, forced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine to rethink a standoffish approach as the...

10,000 Soldiers Killed In Ukraine, Says Pro-Russia Paper, Then Backtracks
10,000 Soldiers Killed In Ukraine, Says Pro-Russia Paper, Then Backtracks

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Russia has lost nearly 10,000 soldiers in the Ukraine war, the website of a pro-Kremlin tabloid claimed in a report. The figure was quickly removed by the publication in a damage c...

Pak, China Sign Agreements To Strengthen "Iron-Clad Friendship"
Pak, China Sign Agreements To Strengthen "Iron-Clad Friendship"

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed ways to further strengthen the "iron-clad friendship" between the two countries as th...

Fuel, Cooking Gas Price Rise Leads To Opposition Walkout In Parliament
Fuel, Cooking Gas Price Rise Leads To Opposition Walkout In Parliament

Tue Mar 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Opposition parties protested in Lok Sabha today against the increase in prices of fuel and cooking gas and staged a walkout demanding a rollback....

Plane Carrying 133 Crashes In China, Causes Mountain Fire
Plane Carrying 133 Crashes In China, Causes Mountain Fire

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday....

AAP's Rajya Sabha List: Ex Cricketer, IIT Professor, Raghav Chadha
AAP's Rajya Sabha List: Ex Cricketer, IIT Professor, Raghav Chadha

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Ex cricketer Harbhajan Singh, IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha are the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s nominees for Rajya Sabha or ...

How PM Modi Is Countering Pressure To Speak Against Putin
How PM Modi Is Countering Pressure To Speak Against Putin

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

For all the success of the US-led campaign to isolate Russia on the world stage, India has stood out as one major democracy that has been reluctant to criticise Vladimir Putin -- a...

Biden to visit Poland, fight for Mariupol intensifies
Biden to visit Poland, fight for Mariupol intensifies

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Today, March 21, is the 26th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what you need to know today. The Indian Express is reporting from the frontline of the Ukraine-Russia wa...

Russia Must Be Held Accountable: Australian PM In Virtual Summit With PM Modi
Russia Must Be Held Accountable: Australian PM In Virtual Summit With PM Modi

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Russia needs to be held accountable for the tragic loss of lives in Ukraine following its "terrible" invasion of that country, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Mond...

Gautam Adani Considers A Deal That Didn't Work Out For Mukesh Ambani
Gautam Adani Considers A Deal That Didn't Work Out For Mukesh Ambani

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Indian conglomerate Adani Group is exploring potential partnerships in Saudi Arabia, including the possibility of buying a stake in the world's largest oil exporter, people with kn...

China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads
China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years....

Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo File Nominations For By-polls In Bengal
Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo File Nominations For By-polls In Bengal

Mon Mar 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

Trinamool Congress candidates Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo on Monday filed their nominations for by-polls to a Lok Sabha and an assembly seat to be held on April 12 in West B...

Twist In Manipur Chief Minister Pick As RSS-Backed Leader Is 3rd Option
Twist In Manipur Chief Minister Pick As RSS-Backed Leader Is 3rd Option

Sun Mar 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

A third contender backed by the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for the Chief Minister's seat has emerged in Manipur. The RSS-backed leader, Speaker in the pre...

Lawyer Claims Life Threat To Karnataka Chief Justice
Lawyer Claims Life Threat To Karnataka Chief Justice

Sun Mar 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

A police case has been filed against unknown people for allegedly threatening the Karnataka High Court Chief Justice over the recent court order on hijab ban in the southern state....

What Might Happen If Russia-Ukraine War Spreads To A NATO Member
What Might Happen If Russia-Ukraine War Spreads To A NATO Member

Sun Mar 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

As Russian military activity moves nearer the Ukrainian border with Nato, the potential for direct confrontation between Russia and the alliance increases. On March 13, Russian air...

Maharashtra Unicorn With Over ₹ 6,000 Crore Revenue Raided By Tax Office
Maharashtra Unicorn With Over ₹ 6,000 Crore Revenue Raided By Tax Office

Sun Mar 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

The Income Tax department has detected undisclosed income of about ₹ 224 crore after it recently raided a unicorn start-up group based in Pune and Thane in Maharashtra, the CBDT sa...

Maharashtra Unicorn With Over ₹ 6,000 Crore Revenue Raided By Tax Office
Maharashtra Unicorn With Over ₹ 6,000 Crore Revenue Raided By Tax Office

Sun Mar 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk

The Income Tax department has detected undisclosed income of about ₹ 224 crore after it recently raided a unicorn start-up group based in Pune and Thane in Maharashtra, the CBDT sa...