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India's S-400 Missile Deal "Shines Spotlight On Russia's Destabilising Role": US
Fri Jan 28 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia selling S-400 missile defense system to India "shines a spotlight on the destabilising role" that Moscow is playing in the region and potentially beyond as well, the United ...
US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns
Fri Jan 28 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over "significant" national security and espionage concerns....
India reports over 2.51 lakh new Covid cases
Fri Jan 28 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported more than 2.51 lakh (2,51,209) new coronavirus cases and 627 deaths in the last 24 hours, ending at 9 am on Friday. ...
Supreme Court cancels suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs
Fri Jan 28 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Maharashtra assembly's resolution to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for a year for alleged unruly behaviour has been set aside by the Supreme Court....
US Rejects Russia's 'Bar Ukraine From NATO' Demand As Talks See New Life
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russia's key demand to bar Ukraine from NATO and said it believed Moscow was ready to invade but offered what it called a new "diplomatic pa...
Bihar protests enter 3rd day, UP suspends 6 cops for student crackdown
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The protest against the Ministry of Railways’ recruitment process have been centred around Bihar and poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, which account for a bulk of the candidates who appear...
India reports over 2.86 lakh new cases; positivity rate jumps to 19.5%
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw a marginal rise in fresh cases, reporting over 2.86 lakh (2,86,364) in the last 24 hours, ending at 9 am on Thursday. With around 3.06 lakh (3,06,357) recoveries, the num...
Padma Bhushan: Jairam swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad widens rift in Congress
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
THE BJP government’s decision to confer Padma Bhushan on veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has once again brought to the fore the divide in the grand old party. While the pa...
"Ask Congress Why": Ex Party Chief In Uttarakhand Joins BJP Before Polls
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A former Uttarakhand Congress chief, expelled by the party yesterday, joined the BJP today just days before the February 14 election in the state. Kishore Upadhyay, expelled for "a...
Tata Sons Chairman Likely To Meet PM Ahead Of Air India Handover: Sources
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
In October last year, the government had sold Air India to Talace Private Limited -- a subsidiary of the Tata group's holding company -- for ₹ 18,000 crore. After that, a Letter of...
Case Against Google's Sundar Pichai In Mumbai After Filmmaker Complaint
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A case has been registered against Google CEO Sundar Pichai and five others from the tech giant over the alleged copyright infringement of a Bollywood movie on YouTube....
Kazakhstan’s longtime leader is gone, but still seemingly everywhere
Thu Jan 27 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
For three decades, Nursultan Nazarbayev was seemingly everywhere in Kazakhstan, the country he ruled with an autocrat’s clenched fist. The capital’s airport was named after him, as...
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut Deletes Tweet After BJP MP Calls It 'Unmanly'
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
hivSena MP Sanjay Raut deleted a tweet this morning after BJP MP Poonam Mahajan's acrid response to it, in the middle of bitter sparring between their parties....
Freebies "Serious Issue": Supreme Court Notice To Centre, Election Body
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission regarding guidelines on "freebies" promised by political parties before elections. Calling it a "ser...
8 Dead, 50 Injured In Stampede After Football Match At Africa Stadium
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.Crowds attempted to enter through a s...
Watch: "Stupid Son Of A B****" - Biden Caught On Hot Mic Mocking Reporter
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden was caught on a live microphone Monday calling a Fox News journalist a "stupid son of a bitch" on the sidelines of a White House photo op.As journalists were...
UK’s Boris Johnson faces another lockdown party allegation as he fights for job
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain’s Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Monday after his office said his birthday in 2020 was marked by a gathering in Downing Street, adding fuel to an...
India reports less than 3 lakh new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate at 15.52%
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India Tuesday reported 2,55,874 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours down from 3,06,064 infections a day before, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data. T...
Maharashtra BJP MLA's Son Among 7 Medical Students Killed In Car Accident
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seven medical students, including BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale's son AvishkarRahangdale, died after their car fell off a bridge in Maharashtra on Monday night.The students were on thei...
Congress's RPN Singh Quits, Says "New Chapter" Amid Reports Of Move To BJP
Tue Jan 25 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Union Minister RPN Singh quit the Congress today and teased a "new chapter in his political journey" amid reports that he will switch to the BJP ahead of next month's Uttar ...