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Taliban Say Won't Seek "Revenge", Co-Founder Back In Afghanistan
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban have pledged not to seek "revenge" against their opponents in Afghanistan in their first press conference since taking power, as the United States said they would hold ...
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Shashi Tharoor discharged by Delhi Court
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Delhi court has discharged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was booked under sections of subjecting a woman to cruelty and abetment to suicide in connection with the death of his ...
‘Release caged parrot’: Madras HC asks Centre to make CBI autonomous
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Issuing a slew of directions to improve the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that the agency...
CBI lodges sexual abuse cases against Oomen Chandy, 4 other Congress leaders
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI has registered cases against former Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and three other Congress leaders in connection with allegations...
CCS meets on next steps, PM says need to assist ‘Afghan brothers, sisters’
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As India prepares itself for the reality of a Taliban-governed Afghanistan again, it is assessing its strategic policy given that both Pakistan and China will move to exercise infl...
Supreme Court Refuses Maharashtra Plea Against CBI's Anil Deshmukh Probe
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
he Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea against a CBI probe into Anil Deshmukh, the ex-Home Minister who faces corruption allegations. The top court u...
One-Person-One-Post Policy: Trinamool Replaces Many Civic Body Heads
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Keeping in line with the party's "one-person-one- post" policy, the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on Tuesday initiated changes in about 100 municipalities and brough...
New Zealand, Under Lockdown Over Single Delta Case, Detects 6 More
Wed Aug 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was linked to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in neighboring Australia...
Afghanistan crisis: Indian Embassy in Kabul to be evacuated
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday said that it has decided to evacuate its embassy staff in Kabul. “In view of the prevailing circumstances, it has been decide...
Have nothing to hide: Centre tells Supreme Court on Pegasus row
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has “nothing to hide” in the Pegasus row and that the matter concerns “national security.” A Bench headed by Chief Justice of Indi...
Delhi High Court asks for Centre’s reply on plea for CERT-In probe into data leaks
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
THE DELHI High Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition alleging inaction by Computer Emergency Response Team India (CERT-In) on a complaint seeking an investigation int...
Turkey drops Kabul airport plans but will assist if Taliban ask: Sources
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkey has dropped plans to take over Kabul airport after NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan but is ready to provide support if the Taliban request it, two Turkish sources said on ...
Union Minister Bharti Pawar Dances With Tribals During "Jan Ashirwad Yatra"
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union minister Bharti Pawar and BJP leaders accompanying her broke into an impromptu jig with tribals in Palghar district of Maharashtra on the first day of her ''Jan Ashirwad Yatr...
Chief Of Afghan Central Bank Flees Kabul, Blames Ashraf Ghani For Chaos
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The head of Afghanistan's central bank has fled Kabul, questioned the loyalty of Afghan security forces and blamed President Ashraf Ghani and his inexperienced advisors for the cou...
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Approves Policy On Operations Of Airstrips
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a policy on the operations of airstrips by flying clubs and training academies in the state. The policy was approved at a cabinet meeti...
A Historic Church Bears Testimony To Damage Caused By Haiti Earthquake
Tue Aug 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Its bell tower and yellow walls a sharp contrast with Haiti's blue tropical sky, the historic Immaculee Conception church was the pride of Les Anglais, until it was destroyed by an...
China Says Ready For "Friendly Relations" With Taliban
Mon Aug 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
China is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday, after the Taliban seized control of the country....
‘Hacked’ account of Afghan embassy in India denounces self-exiled ‘traitor’ president in unprintable tweet
Mon Aug 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The official Twitter handle of Afghanistan’s embassy in India has blasted the country’s ex-President Ashraf Ghani for ‘effing’ everything up and fleeing the country. The account wa...
Man, woman set themselves ablaze outside Supreme Court
Mon Aug 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A man and a woman allegedly tried to set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Monday morning. The incident took place outside the court complex at Bhagwan D...
Meghalaya minister quits amid unrest over former rebel leader's death
Mon Aug 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The home minister of the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya has resigned amid violence over the death of a former rebel leader....