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Kremlin Covid outbreak: Dozens of Russian government staff have tested positive
Thu Sep 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The coronavirus outbreak that has forced Vladimir Putin into self-isolation is far worse than previously reported, the Russian president has explained, with the disease apparently ...
"Too Busy, Didn't Know What Raj Kundra Was Up To": Shilpa Shetty
Thu Sep 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Shilpa Shetty has been listed as a witness in Mumbai Police's charge sheet against her jailed husband Raj Kundra, who is accused of producing and streaming porn on mobile app...
Head of Islamic State in Sahara killed by French troops – Macron
Thu Sep 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The head of the Islamic State group in the Sahara has been killed by French troops, President Emmanuel Macron has said....
Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel’s new Cabinet takes oath
Thu Sep 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Newly sworn-in Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s new Cabinet took oath at the Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar on Thursday. ...
Russia's parliament threatens to increase fines for American tech giants
Thu Sep 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia's State Duma has threatened to increase penalties for IT companies if they continue to ignore the injunctions of the country's media watchdog Roskomnadzor. ...
UK bars Chinese ambassador from parliament reception
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
China’s ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been blocked from attending a reception at Westminster after speakers of both houses of the parliament said his presence would be ina...
Supreme Court pulls up Centre for ‘cherry-picking’ names for tribunal appointments
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Wednesday gave the centre a “final” time of two weeks to make appointments to the various Tribunals across the country even as it expressed displeasure on “cherry...
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles across its east coast, South Korea's military has confirmed....
"Mystery Fever" Kills 8 Children In 10 Days In Haryana Village
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A "mystery fever" has killed eight children in the past 10 days in Chilli, a small village in Haryana's Palwal district. At least 44 other people, 35 of whom are minors, have repor...
Won’t reopen 2018 decision on grant of reservation in promotion to SC, ST: Supreme Court
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court has orally observed that it will not reopen the issues settled by it in its 2018 judgment on the reservation in promotions in government jobs for Scheduled Castes...
#MeToo: China court dismisses landmark sex harassment case
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Beijing court has thrown out a landmark sexual harassment case brought against one of the country's most famous TV hosts....
Cabinet Clears Rs. 26,000 Crore Scheme For Auto Sector To Boost Production
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government today cleared approximately Rs. 26,000 crore worth new production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the auto sector, to boost the production of electric vehicles and...
Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say
Wed Sep 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban just days after they set up a new government in Afghanistan, senior Taliban officials told the BBC....
Pak Involved In "Harbouring Members Of Taliban": US Secretary Of State
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, to formulate what role Washington woul...
Explained: Political binaries that came to inform Indian politics after 9/11
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
One hundred and seventeen Indian nationals or persons of Indian origin were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the years that followed, the long shadow of th...
Afghanistan on agenda, S Jaishankar set to visit Tajikistan for SCO meet
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to travel to Tajikistan this week to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on the situation in Afgh...
No beating around the bush, did Govt use Pegasus illegally: Supreme Court
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Telling the Centre to stop “beating around the bush” on why it does not want to file an additional affidavit into allegations of unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus softwar...
Another bureaucratic reshuffle in Chhattisgarh, over 100 officers transferred
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid the political turmoil within the ruling Congress, the Chhattisgarh government Sunday issued transfer orders for 20 IAS, 2 IPS and more than 90 state administrative service off...
Biden To Host PM, Other Quad Leaders At First In-Person Summit Next Week
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the "Quad" countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - next week, the White House said on Mo...
UP Woman's Desperate Move For Cousin, 11, Who Died Of Dengue Hours Later
Tue Sep 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On Monday evening, as her 11-year-old sister waged a losing battle against dengue at a government-run hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad, where authorities face an outbr...