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N Korea recently tested intercontinental missile system: US
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US says N Korea recently tested parts of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, in what it called a "serious escalation"....
PM holds roadshow in Gujarat
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after four of the five states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa — that went to polls voted the BJP to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Gujar...
Russia asks for UN Security Council meeting over Ukraine’s ‘biolabs’
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss purported US-backed biological weapons programs in Ukraine. ...
Pakistan Warns India About Flying Object That Crashed
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan on Friday warned New Delhi of "unpleasant consequences" over what it said was an Indian-originated, but unidentified high-altitude supersonic object that crashed in Pakist...
Lavrov meets UN nuclear watchdog boss amid Ukraine crisis
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on Thursday....
‘Anand Subramanian is Himalayan Yogi’: CBI tells court
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI Friday told a Delhi court that former group operating officer (GOO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Anand Subramanian was impersonating a “Himalayan Yogi” and influenc...
ONGC Tries To Sell Russian oil - Unsuccessfully; Buyers "Sent A Regret"
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's ONGC Videsh failed to get bids in its tender to sell 700,000 barrels of Russian Sokol crude in a growing backlash against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, sources famili...
Around 100 Americans screened to join Ukrainian forces
Fri Mar 11 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Approximately 100 US citizens have passed the screening to join the Ukrainian armed forces fighting the Russian offensive, Kiev’s military attaché in Washington DC has revealed....
UK Home Office is in crisis mode over visas
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Home secretaries must know how to deal with flak. It goes with the job. But when accusations of foot-dragging, complacency, heartlessness and lies come from your own backbenches, y...
Booster shot for BJP and the national rise of Kejriwal
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Going by the trends, the Assembly elections in the five states will make history. ...
British army fears soldiers have gone AWOL in Ukraine
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The British Army is reportedly trying to track down troops who are suspected of traveling to Ukraine despite the UK government’s stated wish to avoid entangling itself in the Ukrai...
Russian Tanks Advance Towards Kyiv
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At a deserted service station on the motorway northeast of Kyiv, a Ukrainian officer warns: "Don't go any further. The Russians are over there."...
Russia could launch chemical attack in Ukraine: White House
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine - and "we should all be on the lookout", the White House has said....
Amazon cuts off Russia & Belarus
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Online retail behemoth Amazon has stopped shipping retail products to customers in Russia and Belarus, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. ...
Sidhu loses high-profile Amritsar East seat
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
One of the biggest upsets this election is state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s loss in Amritsar East, where he was locked in a high-profile contest with Shiromani Akali Dal l...
Kamala Harris heads to Poland amid Nato fighter jet rift
Thu Mar 10 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has begun her trip to Poland and Romania, giving her a chance to negotiate directly with Polish leaders on the issue of fighter jet transfers to Ukr...
"Who's Paying For Exit Polls?" Akhilesh Yadav On BJP Win In UP Prediction
Wed Mar 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stolen from a counting centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi just two days before the counting of votes, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav a...
Tamil Nadu Minister's Daughter Elopes, Seeks Protection In Bengaluru
Wed Mar 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The newly-wed daughter of a Tamil Nadu minister has sought police protection in Bengaluru after eloping with a businessman, sources said on Tuesday....
US gasoline prices hit record high
Wed Mar 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US gasoline prices have surged to an all-time high amid the rally in the oil market, fuelled by supply concerns over Ukraine-related anti-Russia sanctions....
Prince Andrew pays settlement ending sex assault case
Wed Mar 09 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Duke of York is paying a financial settlement to his accuser Virginia Giuffre - formally ending a civil case brought against him in the US, according to court documents....