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SC rejects Asaram’s plea
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, facing varying jail terms including life sentence in sexual assault cases, that his sentence be susp...
After US Exit, Video Of Taliban Flying US Chopper With Body Dangling
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A body dangled from a US military chopper, reportedly flying over Kandahar in Afghanistan, in a chilling video shared on Tuesday by several journalists and what the Taliban claims ...
BBC reporter leaves Russia after credentials withdrawn in row with Britain
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford left Russia on Tuesday after Moscow abruptly refused to extend her permission to work in a tit-for-tat row with Britain over the treatment of foreign...
Couple Allegedly Paid 200 Cr For "Help With Bail" For Ex Ranbaxy Owners
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
He used a mobile phone from Tihar jail and swindled people pretending to be either a government officer or a minister's aide or even a Supreme Court judge. She collected the money ...
Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das rejoins TMC
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a setback for West Bengal BJP, its MLA Biswajit Das and councillor Manotosh Nath joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Tuesday....
Afghans face uncertainty as Taliban celebrate victory
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taliban fighters have declared victory at Kabul airport after the final withdrawal of US troops....
Iran successfully tests homemade Mersad-16 missile system
Tue Aug 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Iranian military has successfully trialed its latest indigenously developed defense hardware with the Mersad-16 system detecting and destroying multiple hostile targets under t...
Deploy women officers in all beats: Delhi Police chief
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has directed all the 15 DCPs to deploy women officers in the beats, especially those which have schools, colleges, and other areas that hav...
Devendra Jhajharia Wins Javelin Silver, Bronze For Sundar Singh Gurjar
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indians Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze respectively in men's javelin (F46) event at the Paralympics on Monday....
India reports 42,513 new Covid-19 cases
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 42,513 new Covid-19 cases and 380 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Monday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry....
Japan Withdraws 1 Million More Moderna Shots
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine contamination problems in Japan have widened with another million doses being temporarily suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batc...
‘Officer’s choice of words incorrect, but strictness was needed to maintain order’: Haryana CM
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while reacting to IAS officer Ayush Sinha’s controversial instructions to the cops posted in Karnal to lathicharge protesting farmers if...
US Drone Attack "Arbitrary", "Should Have Been Reported To Us": Taliban
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Taliban spokesman said a US drone strike targeting a suspected suicide bomber in Kabul on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties, and condemned the United States for failing to i...
Avani Lekhara wins historic gold in shooting
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shooter Avani Lekhara has created sporting history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal....
Several rockets target Kabul airport
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Five rockets have reportedly been launched towards Kabul airport, which is the focal point of the US evacuation from Afghanistan. The missiles were shot down by an air defense syst...
Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bhavinaben Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she signed off with a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to world number on...
Farmers Hold Mahapanchayat In Haryana
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after Haryana Police lathi charged farmers protesting at the Gharaunda toll plaza in Karnal district, a farmers' mahapanchayat is being held in Nuh....
NCB arrests actor Armaan Kohli in drugs case
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sunday arrested Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli in Mumbai, hours after they recovered a small quantity of cocaine during searches at his Andheri res...
Meghalaya Governor Slams Haryana Chief Minister
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demanding that Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar apol...
Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A video recently posted on social media showed Taliban fighters looking on as an iconic piece of US materiel (military hardware) - a Black Hawk helicopter - was piloted across Kand...