news
22 Prisoners Injured As Barrack Wall Collapses In Madhya Pradesh Jail
Sat Jul 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twenty-two prisoners were injured, one of them grievously, after a wall of a barrack in Bhind district jail of Madhya Pradesh collapsed early on Saturday, an official said. The wal...
Navies Of India, Indonesia Undertake Coordinated Patrol In Indian Ocean
Sat Jul 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian Naval Ship on Friday began a two-day coordinated patrol with an Indonesian Navy vessel in the Indian Ocean region, in an exercise that highlights a high degree of mutual ...
"Delta Is A Warning": WHO Sounds Alarm As China Sees Big Covid Surge In Months
Sat Jul 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday as the WHO urged the world to quickly...
Russia blames software glitch after space station briefly thrown out of control
Sat Jul 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A software glitch, and possible lapse in human attention, were to blame for throwing the International Space Station out of control, but work was proceeding to activate a newly att...
Lovlina Borgohain puts Baromukhia on India’s Olympics map
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In February this year, 23-year-old boxer Lovlina Borgohain made a two-day trip to her village Baromukhia in Golaghat district in Assam from Army Sports Institute, Pune, where she w...
Chief Justice Says Plea Seeking Pegasus Probe May Be Heard Next Week
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The request for a special investigation into the Pegasus scandal involving allegations that opposition politicians, journalists and others were targets of Israeli spyware, will be ...
Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia has deployed hundreds of soldiers to Sydney to help enforce a Covid lockdown....
Taliban Admit Killing The Comic Beaten, Hands Tied, In Viral Video
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban on Thursday said they had killed an Afghan police officer, better known for posting humourous videos online, after clips emerged on social media showing him being beate...
New virus outbreak worst after Wuhan, says China state media
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it the "most extensive contagion after Wuhan"....
Saudi Arabia to open for tourist visa holders starting August 1
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of The Indian Express, Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Ministry will re-allow entry for tourist visa holders starting Aug. 1, it said in a statement....
"Just A Minute Before Bout...": Mary Kom Questions Change Of Ring Dress At Tokyo Olympics
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mary Kom, legendary India boxer, took to Twitter to question why she was asked to change her ring dress "just a minute before her pre-quarters" bout against Colombia's Ingrit Valen...
Delhi Assembly seeks removal of new top cop: He will start a ‘reign of terror’
Fri Jul 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi Assembly Thursday adopted a private member resolution opposing the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police, with the ruling AAP saying there wer...
CCTV Of Jharkhand Judge's Murder Spurs Outrage, Raised In Supreme Court
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The death of a judge in Jharkhand on Wednesday in what was initially believed to be a hit-and-run has taken a chilling turn with security footage of the incident leading to a murde...
Afghanistan has to be free from malign influences: India on Pakistan
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Describing the atrocities being committed by the Taliban in their advance across Afghanistan as “deeply troubling”, visiting US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken said Wednesday t...
Both Houses adjourned till 2 PM as Opposition’s protest continues
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ahead of the seventh day of the monsoon session of Parliament, Opposition Floor leaders from Rajya Sabha are slated to meet to chalk out a strategy to address the Pegasus snooping ...
"On Beach Whole Night": Row Over Goa Chief Minister's Remark In Rape Case
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant - under pressure after the gang-rape of two minor girls, and an attack on two minor boys last week - has now been slammed for blaming the survivors...
BJP MLA Suspended For A Day By Delhi Speaker, Marshals Called In
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel suspended BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma from the House for the day for making derogatory remarks against AAP MLAs on the first day of the monsoon ...
Mission UP: BJP Plans Yatra With New Cabinet Ministers From State
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ahead of a crucial Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh in a few months, the BJP is planning an outreach programme involving the seven leaders from the state who were inducted into t...
Mizoram SOS to Centre: Free NH supply route, rail link disrupted
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In his truck parked near the police outpost at Lailapur, the last Assam town on the border with Mizoram, Munazari Khan tries to take a nap in the sweltering heat. He has been on th...
Two Rockets Fired Near US Embassy In Baghdad: Reports
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two rockets were fired early Thursday at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi security source told AFP. Th...