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On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 World Trade Centre attacks, the story of a miraculous escape
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
That September night, Roselle, the yellow Labrador, woke up, shivering and yelping in fear. Like always, she had sensed that a thunderstorm was brewing, and her owner, Michael Hing...
Mumbai woman, who was raped, had unknown object inserted in private parts, dies
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 32-year-old woman, brutally raped and had an unknown object inserted in her private parts in Sakinaka, passed away at a government hospital Saturday. The accused, identified as M...
Delhi Airport Flooded After Record Rain, City On Orange Alert
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Parts of the Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) airport in New Delhi have been waterlogged following record rain in the national capital. An 'orange alert' has been issued as the monsoon ...
Foreign Minister, Australian Counterpart Begin Talks, Afghan Crisis On Agenda
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne ahead of the inaugural 'two-plus-two' ministerial dialogue between the two coun...
Canada's Justin Trudeau, Trailing In Polls, Defends Call For Early Election
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing possible defeat in a snap September 20 election, on Friday defended his decision to call the election early and said his main rival w...
33,376 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India, 4.5% Lower Than Yesterday
Sat Sep 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's Covid chart showed improvement today, with the country recording 33,376 cases, a drop of 4.5% from yesterday. 308 deaths were recorded during the period, according to the H...
"Woman Can't Be A Minister... They Should Give Birth": Taliban
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Women can't be ministers, they should give birth, a Taliban spokesperson has said in an interview, reinforcing the perception that the hardline group's claims of a new improved ver...
"Tejashwi Yadav... Lalu-Ji Ka Beta" Video Draws Sharp Jibe From JD(U)
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A video of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav distributing cash –Rs. 500 - to three women in Bihar's Gopalganj district, while an off-camera voice reminds the women he is "Laluji (Prasad Ya...
The rare Indian swimming camels under threat
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Kharai are a rare breed of camel found in the salt marshes of Kutch district in the western state of Gujarat....
Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal seeks Ayurvedic doctor consultation in Tihar
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Yasin Bhatkal, founder of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terror group, has requested the Tihar jail administration to provide him consultation with an ayurvedic doctor and the jail adm...
US Biden and China's Xi hold first call in seven months
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken with his US counterpart Joe Biden for the first time in seven months....
Air Force To Acquire 6 'Eye In The Sky' Planes In Rs. 11,000 Crore Deal
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian Air Force is set to acquire six state-of-the-art airborne warning and control aircraft in a deal worth close to Rs.11,000 crore with the Cabinet Committee on Security gi...
India-England 5th Test Cancelled
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The fifth and final Test between India and England in Manchester has been called off due to Covid-19 fears in the Indian camp on Friday. ...
Biden to mandate all employers with over 100 workers to require Covid jab or weekly tests
Fri Sep 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden will instruct all employers with more than 100 workers to force their staff to get vaccinated or to submit to weekly Covid-19 tests. Companies refusing will ...
Protesters defy Taliban intimidation
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Protesters have again taken to the streets in several parts of Afghanistan, defying Taliban pressure to stay at home....
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infra wins $632 million arbitration against Delhi Metro
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. won a four-year battle for control of money from an arbitration award that it says it needs to repay lenders....
Rajnath Singh On Emergency Landing Strip Near Border
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Satta-Gandhav stretch on National Highway 925 here on Thursday for Indian Air Force (IAF) ...
WHO chief calls for worldwide pause on vaccine boosters until 2022
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has pushed for a global halt on Covid vaccine booster shots until next year, arguing the extra doses should go to low-inco...
North Korea: Military parade features hazmat suits, gas masks
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea has held a military parade to mark the communist state's 73rd founding anniversary, but did not display any major ballistic missiles....
India reports 43,263 new covid cases
Thu Sep 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 43,263 new coronavirus cases and 338 deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 AM on Thursday. ...