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80% Women In Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka Back Men Beating Wives: Survey
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Over 30 per cent women from 14 of the 18 states and Union Territories that were surveyed justify men beating their wives under certain circumstances, while lesser percentage of men...
India's December 15 International Flight Restart Under Review
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India might hit the brakes on resuming commercial international flights following an outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant of concern 'Omicron' in some countries. The decision, howe...
Schools Closed In Chennai, 6 Other Tamil Nadu Districts Tomorrow For Rain
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Schools and colleges in seven districts of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli in state capital Chennai, will be closed tomorrow in anticipation of heavy rains. The India Meteorologi...
All-party meet: Pegasus row, MSP among issues raised by TMC; AAP walks out
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday demanded that Parliament discuss the farm bills before they are repealed in the Winter Session beginning Monday. Not doing so may spark anoth...
Test international travellers, focus on genome sequencing, Centre tells states
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With WHO having classified Omicron as a variant of concern, the Health Ministry has directed the states to review the detailed travel history of passengers arriving via internation...
PM's Meeting Today On Covid Amid Concerns Over New Strain Omicron
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting top officials to review the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba; PK Mishra, the Principal Secre...
What defection of 12 Meghalaya MLAs means for Congress & Trinamool
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The recent defection of 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, marks the erosion of the Congress in yet another state. The party will l...
Ministry of External Affairs: Working on modalities with Pakistan for Afghan aid
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India on Friday said it is working on the modalities to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan through Pakistan, days after Islamabad agreed to allow transit facility for the ...
61 travellers from South Africa in Netherlands positive for Covid-19, say authorities
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for Covid-19, and they were conducting further test...
"Trying To Frame Me Like...": Maharashtra Minister After Recce Tweets
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has alleged some people are trying to frame him in a false case. The Nationalist Congress Party, or NCP, leader yesterday tweeted photos of what he...
"Farm Laws Cancelled, Please Go Home": Agriculture Minister To Farmers
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday, two days ahead of a bill to repeal the three farm laws comes up in the Parliament, urged farmers to end their agitation...
To Ensure Timelines, Due Diligence: Central Vista Gets Oversight Panel
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre has constituted a Central Vista Oversight Committee for a period of two years to overcome challenges, ensure coordination across Ministries, regulatory compliances and h...
"Stop Flights From Countries Hit By New Variant": Arvind Kejriwal To PM
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from countries reporting cases of the new coronavirus strain - B.1.1.529, or Omicron...
Mumbai Police Special Team Formed To Probe Ex-Top Cop In Extortion Case
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thane police commissioner has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe an extortion case registered against former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh, said police...
Farmers Gather At Delhi-UP Border In Large Numbers On Protest Anniversary
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hundreds of farmers in tractors started arriving at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border as Friday marked one year of the ongoing farmers' protest against the central laws.Ma...
Karnataka Medical College Party Turns Super-Spreader As Cases Rise To 182
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A medical college in Karnataka's Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, o...
Saudi lifts suspension of direct entry for travellers from 6 countries including India
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia will allow direct entry to travellers from Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt and India from Dec. 1, lifting a requirement that they first spend two weeks out...
Amazon Alleges $1.5 Billion Diverted From Future Retail Amid Dispute
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amazon.com Inc., which is trying to block India's richest man from taking over a struggling retail chain, fired a fresh salvo by alleging that money from the local firm was possibl...
TMC moves SC alleging violation of court orders for free and fair Tripura municipal polls
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Trinamool Congress moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a probe by a court-monitored panel into the alleged large-scale violence during the municipal polls in Tripura....
Family Of 4 Murdered In UP's Prayagraj, Teen Was Allegedly Gang-Raped
Fri Nov 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four members of a family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, including a 16-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found murdered at their home on Thursday morning.Relatives of the fa...