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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...
Russia's "Full-Scale Invasion, Cities Under Strikes", Says Ukraine
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia today launched a military operation in Ukraine in what could be the start of war in Europe over Russia's demands for an end to NATO's eastward expansion. ...
Ukraine's air defense destroyed: Russia
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has taken out Ukraine’s air defenses and airforce with a series of precision attacks, the country’s Defense Ministry has said in a statement, after airports and runways acro...
Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil join protest by MVA parties against Nawab Malik’s arrest
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ministers and legislators of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra commenced a protest near the Mantralaya on Thursday against the arrest of minister Nawab Malik, who spent t...
Facebook accused of blacklisting OnlyFans’ rivals
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Facebook has been accused of colluding with OnlyFans to blacklist rival adult websites in a lawsuit filed in the US....
US responds to Russia’s operation in Donbass
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has declared a “premeditated war” that will cause a “catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” US President Joe Biden has said, following the announcement of a “milita...
China’s move to weaponise space domain is bringing newer threats, says Air Force Chief
Thu Feb 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Recent moves by China have weaponised the space domain, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Thursday, as he stated that terrestrial, space and aerial dom...