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4 New York policemen shot in a week; NYC mayor calls it an attack against the city
Sat Jan 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
One New York City police officer was killed and another was fighting for his life after the pair were shot Friday while responding to a domestic violence call, authorities said.Nei...
US President Joe Biden, Japan's Kishida Vow To "Push Back" On China
Sat Jan 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to "push back" against China and condemned North Korea's spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US c...
3.37 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Positivity Rate 17.22%: 10 Points
Sat Jan 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's daily Covid curve showed marginal improvement today as the country reported 3.37 lakh cases, which is around 2.7 per cent lower than yesterday. With a tally of 3.89 crore c...
Mumbai: 7 dead, several injured after major fire at 20-storey building in Tardeo
Sat Jan 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least seven people died and 15 others were injured in a major fire at a 20-storey building near Mumbai’s Bhatia hospital in Tardeo Saturday. Of those injured, three are in criti...
US sanctions Ukrainian opposition over ‘Russia conspiracy’
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned two Ukrainian MPs – Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn – and two former officials – Volodymyr Oliynyk and Vladimir Sivkovich, accusing ...
Health ministry flags Covid-19 concerns in 6 states, virus spreading rapidly
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Highlighting that as many as 515 districts across the country have reported more than 5 percent positivity rate in the last one week, the health ministry Thursday said the third wa...
"Merging, Not Extinguishing" Flame At India Gate For Soldiers: Centre
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the "eternal flame" for soldiers at India Gate will be put out after 50 years and merged with the torch at the National War Memorial in a ceremony today. ...
Urgent US-Russia talks in Geneva as invasion fears grow
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are to hold talks in Geneva later amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine....
2022 T20 World Cup: India, Pakistan to lock horns in their opening encounter
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia will begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title against New Zealand in Sydney on October 22 in a re-run of last year’s final. ...
3 Arrested Over Clubhouse Hate Chats
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mumbai police have arrested three persons from Haryana in connection with the chat on Clubhouse app, in which obscene comments were allegedly made against Muslim women, an official...
Samsung pulls ad with drag queen after backlash
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Samsung has pulled an ad showing a Muslim mother expressing support for her drag queen son in Singapore, after backlash from the Muslim community....
Pakistan Pilot Refuses To Fly After Emergency Landing As His Shift Had Ended
Fri Jan 21 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot refused to fly any further after making an emergency landing on Sunday, saying that his shift had ended. ...
Biden believes Putin will 'move in' on Ukraine
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine but does not want "full-blown war"....
Goa: Son Of Ex Chief Minister M Parrikar Draws A Line
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP today announced its first lot of candidates for Goa with a big omission - Utpal Parrikar, the son of former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. ...
JNU teachers body wants committee on sexual harassment back
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
After a PhD student alleged that a motorist tried to molest her inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus Monday night, the teachers association (JNUTA) has demanded the ...
China ‘warns off’ US destroyer
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Chinese military said naval and aerial assets were deployed on Tuesday in response to a so-called freedom of navigation mission conducted by the guided-missile destroyer USS Be...
"Wearing Hijab Is Indiscipline": Karnataka Minister
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The nearly three-week-long stand-off between a government college in Karnataka's Udupi district and a handful of Muslim students who want to wear a hijab during classes escalated T...
Tonga: First foreign aid planes arrive
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The first foreign aid planes have arrived in Tonga, bearing much-needed supplies for the Pacific nation which was left devastated by a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami on S...
Pregnant Forest Staff Pulled By Hair, Kicked In Maharashtra Shocker
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A pregnant forest ranger was grabbed by the hair, pushed to the ground and kicked, allegedly by a former sarpanch and his wife in Maharashtra's Satara district, after a dispute ove...
Israel Signs $3.4 Billion Submarines Deal
Thu Jan 20 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Israel has agreed with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to develop and produce three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy in a deal worth 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), Israel's De...