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Opposition MPs To Join Sit-In Against Suspension Of 12 Rajya Sabha Members
Wed Dec 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 120 Opposition MPs of the Rajya Sabha will join a sit-in protest in the Parliament Complex today over the suspension of 12 members of the Upper House. ...
Explained: Controversial Law AFSPA, Back In Focus After Naga Op Killings
Wed Dec 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The killing of Nagaland villagers in an Army ambush gone horrifically wrong has once again turned the spotlight back on the controversial Armed Forces (Special) Powers) Act of 1958...
Omicron Scare: Europe Warned Of Rise In Serious Covid Cases And Deaths
Wed Dec 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Deaths and hospitalizations from Covid-19 will continue to rise in Europe in the coming weeks as vaccination rates remain insufficient to counter the trends, a key European health ...
Malaysia Court Upholds Former PM Najib Razak's Conviction In 1MDB Scandal
Wed Dec 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Malaysian appeal court Wednesday upheld former leader Najib Razak's conviction and 12-year jail term over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which contributed to his governme...
RBI Monetary Policy: Repo rate unchanged at 4% for the 9th consecutive time
Wed Dec 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
RBI Monetary Policy 2021: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the ninth consecutive time while maintain...
After Nagaland Army Op, State To Move Against Controversial Act AFSPA
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid outrage over the mistaken killings of 14 civilians in a botched army operation against insurgents, the Nagaland government will write to the Centre calling for the repeal of t...
Mamata Banerjee's "No UPA" Diss Provokes Rahul Gandhi-Sena Warmth
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut is expected to meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today amid indications that the two parties, part of a coalition in Maharashtra, might be inching towards ...
17 Girls Allegedly Told To Stay Back In School For Exam Preps, Molested
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seventeen Class 10 girls from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have alleged that they were drugged and molested by their school principal and his associate after being asked ...
In Koregaon-Bhima Case, Supreme Court Relief To Activist Sudha Bharadwaj
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
There is no reason to interfere in the Bombay High Court order granting bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Koregaon-Bhima case, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing...
"Ideological Prejudice": China Slams US Boycott Of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over what it termed China's "genocide" of the Uyghur minority and other human rights abuses, pr...
Arvind Kejriwal Demands Probe Into Allegations Against Punjab CM Of Sand Theft
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during his one-day visit to Punjab, on Tuesday said that there are serious allegations of sand theft against Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit S...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Calls For "Absolutely Loyal" Military Officers
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who "remain absolutely loyal" to the country's ruling party,...
PM inaugurates 3 megaprojects, says double engine govt leads to speedy growth
Tue Dec 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
PM Narendra Modi in Gorakhpur Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated three mega projects worth Rs 10,000 crore in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, whic...
Army Unit Named In Nagaland Op Deaths, "Intention To Murder," Allege Cops
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The 21 Para Special forces of Army "blankly opened fire" resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Mon district of Nagaland near Assam border, the state police has allege...
Russian President arrives today: Modi, Putin to focus on terror as common threat
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With the security situation emanating out of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan a “shared concern”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will focus on...
More cases of Omicron from Jaipur, Pune and Delhi; 21 detected so far
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi reported cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 21. ...
Ahead of polls, new idea on the table: bad bank for farm loans
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
To improve recovery of bad loans in the agriculture sector, leading banks have made a pitch for setting up an Asset Reconstruction Company specifically to deal with collections and...
Five questions about the Michigan shooting addressed by school officials
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On Saturday, the Michigan school district of Oxford High School, Oxford Community Schools, announced in a letter to parents and staff members that it would seek an outside party to...
Michel signed ‘sham contracts’ to hide trail of Agusta kickbacks: ED
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Several “service contracts” signed between British middleman Christian Michel and his main client AgustaWestland were “sham contracts” to camouflage alleged kickbacks from the Rs 3...
43 Medical Students Covid +ve In Telangana Week After College Gala
Mon Dec 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 43 medical students of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences at Bommakal in Karimnagar district of Telangana have tested positive for COVID-19 forcing the autho...