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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay High Court's "Skin To Skin" Judgement
Thu Nov 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court today ruled that "skin to skin" contact is not necessary for a crime to be considered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Calling i...
UN envoy says Islamic State now appears present in all Afghan provinces
Thu Nov 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has gro...
Paytm Shares Crash 26% On Debut After India's Biggest-Ever IPO
Thu Nov 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Paytm's shares plunged as much as 26 per cent in a weak stock market debut on Thursday, a week after the country's biggest-ever initial public offering. The stock opened for tradin...
Shells, Live Cartridge Recovered From Salman Khurshid's Vandalised House
Thu Nov 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Some of the suspects who attacked senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid's house in this district of Uttarakhand were identified on Wednesday, following which raids were intensifie...
"Debates On TV Causing More Pollution": Chief Justice Amid Blame Game
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government must pursue farmers against stubble burning, the Supreme Court said today as it stressed that it does not want to punish them while Delhi and neighbouring cities see...
Terrorists enjoy free pass in Pakistan: India slams Pakistan at UNSC
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India will continue to take firm and decisive action against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan, New Delhi’s representation said here on Tuesday, asserting that the onu...
Australia To Invest $73 Million In Quantum Science As Critical Technology
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia will spend A$100 million ($73 million) to develop quantum technology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as Canberra identifies nine areas of technology it ...
India, France Discuss Afghanistan, Threats Posed By UN-Sanctioned Terror Outfits
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Paris: In a counter-terrorism meeting in Paris, India and France on Tuesday shared their assessment of the evolution of the terrorist threat on their respective territories and in ...
Our conduct in House should be according to Indian values: PM Modi
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that importance and priority to duty should be the new mantra for legislators, lawmakers and the public servants for the next 25 year...
IndiGo May Charge Fliers For Check-In Baggage As Market Heats Up
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
IndiGo, one of Asia's biggest budget carriers, is mulling charging passengers for checked-in luggage as the airline prepares for a potentially fierce price war in India's cutthroat...
BJP Leader Saumitra Khan Seeks Arrest Of TMC Leader For Remarks On BSF
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saumitra Khan on Wednesday sought the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Udayan Guha for making derogatory remarks on Border Security...
Judge Hearing Money Laundering Case Against Anil Deshmukh Transferred
Wed Nov 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Special judge HS Satbhai, who was hearing the applications of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for remand of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering ca...
Real Estate Tycoon Lalit Goyal Arrested In Money Laundering Case
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Lalit Goyal, vice chairman and managing director of the Ireo Group, in connection with a money laundering case. Goyal was arrested a...
Purvanchal Expressway to be inaugurated by PM Modi today: All you need to know
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The 341-km Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district, set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, is one of the biggest completed infrastruc...
"Provoking People": Tripura Doubles Down Against Journalists After Bail
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The two women journalists arrested over their posts on communal incidents in Tripura were "instigating the people against the government", alleged Tripura's Information Minister Su...
Maharashtra Minister's "WhatsApp Chat" Disclosure In Drugs-On-Cruise Case
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday shared a screenshot of a purported Whatsapp chat between the witness in drugs on cruise case KP Gosavi and an informe...
Myanmar Junta Charges Aung San Suu Kyi With Fraud During 2020 Polls
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide, state media reported on Tuesday....
"Those Who Play With Fire Will Get Burned," Xi Warns Biden Over Taiwan
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping traded strong warnings on the future of Taiwan at a virtual summit meant to establish "guardrails" against conflict between their riva...
As Government says fires surged recently, Punjab’s farm chorus: ‘It’s majboori’
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On stubble burning, the refrain from Punjab’s farm fields can be summed up in one word: “Majboori (helplessness)”. Here, fields go from yellow to a scorched black in a few minutes ...
Hardik Pandya Clarifies On 'Rs 5 Crore Watch Seized' By Airport Customs
Tue Nov 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Cricketer Hardik Pandya on Tuesday refuted reports that claimed two wrist watches worth ₹ 5 crore were seized from him at the Mumbai airport on his return from Dubai, saying that o...