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Won't Contest UP Election Next Year, Says Akhilesh Yadav
Mon Nov 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said he will not be contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls early next year....
Australia recognises Covaxin for travellers
Mon Nov 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Australian government on Monday said that it will accept Covaxin as a “recognized” vaccine for the purpose of establishing a traveller’s vaccination status....
Japanese man injures 17 in knife attack on Tokyo train
Mon Nov 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 24-year-old man attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening....
US, UK, France, Germany say they’re concerned about Iran’s ‘provocative nuclear steps’ in G20 statement
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany issued a joint statement on Saturday expressing “grave and growing concern” over Iran’s nuclear program and urging President ...
Search for terrorists in JK forest belt enters 21st day
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The authorities reopened a stretch of the Jammu-Rajouri national highway for traffic on Sunday morning, more than two weeks after it was shut in view of an ongoing counter-insurgen...
PM Narendra Modi invites Pope for visit
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Pope Francis to visit his country - a significant turnaround after negotiations for a papal visit to India collapsed in 2017....
"Government Offices Across India Will Turn Into...": Farm Leader's Warning To Centre
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait today warned the government that there would be consequences if they tried to forcibly remove the protesters from the Delhi borders. ...
‘Will take legal action if ad isn’t taken down in 24 hours’: MP minister Narottam Mishra
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Criticising fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee for his controversial new mangalsutra collection advertisement, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra warned that he will t...
Afghanistan: Gunmen attack wedding to stop music
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, officials say....
Haryana Bans Crackers In 14 Districts Near Delhi
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Haryana has banned the sale and use of firecrackers in 14 districts near Delhi days before the big festival of Diwali, the state government said today in a notification. Online sho...
Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance
Sun Oct 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taliban's reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city of Kandahar, Taliban sources said on Sunday, belying widespread rumou...
Covid-19 neither bioweapon nor genetically engineered, US intel says
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The virus that causes Covid-19 was neither developed as a bioweapon nor genetically engineered, according to an intelligence community assessment that appears to come loaded with v...
Russian Billionaire Pays $500 Million To Settle US Tax Evasion Charges
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov was required to pay nearly $509 million to settle US charges of tax evasion, the US Justice Department said Friday....
Prince Andrew asks US court to dismiss case
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prince Andrew has asked a New York court to dismiss a legal action brought against him by Virginia Giuffre....
Stand vindicated, but watching BJP moves closely, say farm unions
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As the Delhi Police started removing barricades near two farmer protest sites — Tikri and Ghazipur, farm union leaders Friday said the move vindicated their stand that they had nev...
3 Lok Sabha, 29 Assembly Bypolls Today
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and 29 Assembly seats - across 13 states and the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli - are being held today. Almost all the Assembly bypolls are needed after incu...
Aryan Khan walks out of jail
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan has reached his residence Mannat after walking out of Arthur Road jail, Mumbai on Saturday morning....
Chhath Puja Celebrations Permitted At Designated Sites Only
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has allowed Chhath Puja celebrations at designated sites in the national capital except the banks of Yamuna river....
Afghan situation couldn’t be seen in isolation, says PM Modi in Italy
Sat Oct 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said here that the situation in Afghanistan could not be seen in isolation and that the international community would have to watch out very ...
Pegasus snoop affair: Israeli envoy says it is India’s internal matter
Fri Oct 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after the Supreme Court ordered a “thorough inquiry” into allegations of unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus spyware, Naor Gilon, Israel’s new ambassador to India, de...