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States Hit By Power Outages As Energy Crisis Starts To Bite
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's energy crisis is starting to bite with states from Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan and Kerala hit by blackouts over the weekend....
Thailand to reopen for some vaccinated visitors on 1 November
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thailand plans to end Covid quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from at least 10 low-risk nations from 1 November, officials say....
Pakistan-based terrorist arrested by Delhi Police
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a Pakistan-based “terrorist” who was planning an attack in the capital. ...
Aryan Khan Case: Maharashtra Minister On Officer's "Spied On" Charge
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
No orders have been given to any agency to track Sameer Wankhede, the top officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau who is investigating the case in which megastar Shah Rukh Khan's s...
Covaxin gets emergency use recommendation for children
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The subject expert committee on Covid-19 vaccines has recommended the national drug regulator to grant an emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for the age group ...
Kim Jong-un touts ‘invincible’ North Korean forces at Pyongyang arms expo
Tue Oct 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un has boasted of his country’s “invincible” military during a major weapons expo, and blasted Washington for hypocritically talking of peace ...
No breakthrough in LAC talks, both sides blame each other in statements
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Any hopes of achieving a breakthrough for disengagement from Patrolling Points (PP) 15 in Hot Springs during the 13th round of Corps Commander level talks held on Sunday, remained ...
Mumbai Shops shut, BEST buses vandalised as MVA calls for state-wide bandh
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bus services across Mumbai were shut following incidents of stone pelting at some places in the wake of the Maharashtra bandh called by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to protest ...
Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
It has taken weeks of discussions to get an interview with him, and he's still worried about who might be listening. He wears dark glasses for the camera, and only two of our team ...
"Those At Serena Hotel (Kabul) Should Leave Immediately," US, UK Warn
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the ISIS group....
"Doesn't Mean You Mow Down Anyone With Fortuner": UP BJP Chief's Swipe
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Sunday said that being a political leader doesn't mean that one "mow down anyone by a Fortuner car". ...
Ahead Of Glasgow Summit, China-US Tensions Could Shape Climate Future
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but action will be impossible without two nations, China and the United States, which together account for more than half of emiss...
Terrorist Who Killed Kashmir Cab Driver Gunned Down By Security Forces: Police
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said they have killed a terrorist involved in the killing of a cab driver in Bandipore district. Four "associates" who were involved in the incid...
Philippines President Congratulates His Critic Nobel Prize Winner Ressa
Mon Oct 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's office on Monday congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it "a victory for a Filipina" for which it ...
China-Taiwan tensions: We will not bow to Beijing pressure, says leader
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will continue its democratic way of life, as tensions over the island continue....
Power Minister Holds Meeting As Delhi, Other States Flag Coal Shortage
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid the possibility of a power blackout in the national capital, the officials of Delhi's Power Ministry, BSES and Tata power reached the residence of Union Power Minister RK Sing...
Sebastian Kurz: Austrian leader resigns amid corruption inquiry
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has stepped down, after pressure triggered by a corruption scandal. He has proposed Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his replacement....
Minister's Son Arrested After Vague Alibi Info, Say Sources
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Saturday after being questioned for over 12 hours in Lakhimpur Kheri. The...
Sans govt support, high costs & staff management of Air India to test Tata
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
For the Tata Group, which successfully runs businesses ranging from retail and software to steel and automobiles, extending its track record to Air India as well may take more than...
13th Round Of India-China Military Talks Today, Focus On Hot Springs
Sun Oct 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The 13th round of high-level military talks between India and China to take forward the disengagement process in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...