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Over 3,000 Protesters Detained In Russia For Anti-War Protests: Report
Sun Feb 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Over 3,000 protesters have been detained in Russia over the last three days for participating in anti-war protests, a monitoring group has claimed. ...
India brought back over 200 idols since 2014: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’
Sun Feb 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
In the 86th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted how India has been able to successfully bring back over 200 idols since ...
After Ukraine's SOS, Elon Musk Activates Starlink Satellite Broadband
Sun Feb 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Elon Musk said Saturday his company SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine, after a Kyiv official urged the tech titan to provide his embattled...
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Restarting Weapons Tests Blitz
Sun Feb 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz following a month of relative calm during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and while the worl...
Dimple, Jaya slam BJP in Sirathu rally
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
In an apparent dig at sitting Sirathu MLA and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, former MP Dimple Yadav on Friday said that it was time that the constituency gave a chance...
"Space Station Can Drop On India...": Russian Space Chief Slams US
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos has said that the new sanctions announced by the United States have the potential to destroy our cooperation on the International Spa...
States muzzled, shows degradation of politics : Uddhav Thackeray
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that the Centre’s attempts at muzzling the states and defaming them by using its power reflects the degradation of politi...
Russia’s largest airline responds to UK suspension
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Major Russian air carrier Aeroflot has responded to a recent suspension of its flights by UK authorities by announcing a halt to all of its services to the British and Irish capita...
"Ties Nearing Point Of No Return": Russia
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said Friday Western sanctions against the country's president and top diplomat over its invasion of Ukraine showed Western "impotency" and wa...
US resolution on Ukraine blocked
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has blocked the UN Security Council resolution condemning its military operation in Ukraine and demanding the withdrawal of Russian armed forces from the country....
Delhi reduces Covid beds in govt hospitals as cases remain low
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
With Covid cases remaining low in the city even after removal of restrictions and opening of schools and colleges, the Delhi government has started cutting down on the number of be...
Russia restricts access to Facebook
Sat Feb 26 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has limited access to Facebook over the platform's stance on the accounts of several Moscow-backed news outlets amid the invasion of Ukraine....
Air raids, missiles, explosion wreak havoc across Ukraine amid Russia invasion
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Explosions echoed across Ukraine after Russian forces launched a major attack on Thursday, pouring in from across the border, firing missiles on cities and military bases. Over 137...
CBI arrests Anand Subramanian, ex-top official of NSE and advisor to Chitra Ramkrishna
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former group operating officer (GOO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Anand Subramanian has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with its pr...
Modi tells Putin to end violence; Biden says US in talks with India
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
As a stunned world watched the Russian attack unfold in Ukraine and key US and European leaders condemned the invasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Russian President Vla...
Allegations Against Maharashtra Minister Are "Well-Founded": PMLA Court
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that allegations against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik are "well-founded", observed a special court here while remanding him...
UP Ministers Make Pakoda, Poori, Jalebi Amid Opposition's No-Jobs Charge
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP's Allahabad South candidate is confident the Modi government would be able to counter the opposition's criticism on unemployment this election season. Nand Gopal Gupta, the...
Concerns over Budget math and growth as oil tops $100, markets crash
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Global crude oil prices topping $100 a barrel and singeing of stock markets following Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cast a shadow not just on India’s budget arithmetic, but also ...
"Nuclear Nation, Begging For Decades": Anger In Pakistan Over Loans
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid the release of a fresh tranche of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Pakistani government is facing backlash from civil society, over the unending series of...
2 Dead As 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Sumatra
Fri Feb 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around the...