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Blast Kills 16 At Mosque In Afghanistan's Kandahar: Report
Fri Oct 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 16 people were killed and 32 wounded when explosions hit a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, a hospital spokesman told AFP....
Explained: Row Over BSF's Increased Powers In 3 Border States
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Border Security Force (BSF) officers will now have the power to arrest, search, and of seizure to the extent of 50 km inside three new states sharing international boundaries with ...
Pandora Papers: Oswal’s BVI firm sold coal from Indonesia mine he partly owned
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
SHAEL OSWAL, singer and scion of Oswal Group, used his offshore company in the British Virgin Islands to market coal sold by an Indonesian mining company that he partly owned, acco...
China objects to Venkaiah Naidu Arunachal visit, India says no ground, solve LAC issue
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two days after India and China blamed each other for failing to make headway in talks over the military standoff on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Beijing Wednesday said it ...
Kaohsiung: Fire at Taiwan tower block kills at least 46
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 46 people have been killed and dozens more seriously injured in a fire at a 13-storey tower block in southern Taiwan, officials say. ...
Allow Chhath Celebrations, Arvind Kejriwal Asks Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal requesting him to permit Chhath Puja in Delhi....
Sidelined, BJP's Varun Gandhi Doubles Down With Vajpayee Video On Farmers
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
BJP MP Varun Gandhi - dumped from his party's National Executive this month after calling for justice for the families of farmers killed in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, and speaking out ...
Anti-Drugs Agency Making "Selective Leaks" To Frame People: NCP's Nawab Malik
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Against the backdrop of various raids conducted by the NCB, including on some high-profile people, Maharashtra minister and NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Thursday alleged that th...
Kabul Faces Blackout As Power Supply To Several Afghan Cities Stopped: Report
Thu Oct 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Electricity supply from Uzbekistan to several Afghan provinces and capital city Kabul has been stopped due to technical problems, Afghanistan's state power company, Da Afghanistan ...
Amid Coal Crisis, No Outage Due To Power Shortage In Delhi: Power Ministry
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Power Ministry today said that there was no outage on account of power shortage in Delhi....
Kerala Man Jailed For Life For Killing Wife Using Cobra
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A sessions court in Kerala on Wednesday awarded life sentence in the Uthra murder case to the victim's husband for killing his wife using a cobra....
Chhattisgarh: 300-km march to save state’s ‘lungs’ from mining
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Around 350 people from tribal communities of 30 villages in Chhattisgarh’s Sarguja and Korba districts have been walking for the last nine days to reach state capital Raipur. ...
Piped Cooking Gas, CNG Price Hike In Delhi, 2nd This Month
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) has announced a hike in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Delhi and neighbouring cities of Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaz...
Gandhi asked Savarkar to file mercy plea before British: Rajnath Singh
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar filed a mercy petition with the British during his incarceration in Andaman jail on suggestion from Mahatma Gandhi, but his contribution to freedom stru...
Lakhimpur Kheri violence ‘condemnable’, but talk about all such incidents ‘equally’: Sitharaman
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is “absolutely condemnable,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. ...
"Dismiss Minister, President Said He'll Talk To Government": Congress
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sack the Union Minister whose son is accused of mowing down protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh, a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation urged President Ram Nath Kovind, who, in tur...
Havana syndrome reported at US embassy in Colombia
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US officials are investigating possible cases of Havana syndrome illness in Colombia, days before a visit by the Secretary of State, US media say....
After attacks, J&K to migrant staff: get to work or face action
Wed Oct 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Saturday directed Deputy Commissioners of all 10 districts in Kashmir to ensure that migrant employees need not leave the Valley and that “wh...
Top US Naval Commander, Indian Navy Chief Discuss Martime Security
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chief of US naval operations Admiral Michael Gilday on Tuesday held extensive talks with Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh with a focus on boosting overall bilateral maritime secur...
VHP puts up posters banning entry of non-Hindus in garba pandals in Ratlam
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has put up posters prohibiting the entry of “non-Hindus” in the pandals where Garba dance is performed hailing Goddess Durga during the ongoing Navr...