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EC announces bypoll in Bengal and Odisha
Sat Sep 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Election Commission Saturday announced the bypoll for the Bhabanipur constituency — Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s home turf — in Kolkata. The bypoll is set to be held on Sep...
Fresh fighting in final anti-Taliban stronghold
Sat Sep 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fresh fighting has been reported in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, the final pocket of territory which remains out of the hands of the Taliban....
"Not Said By Me": Ratan Tata On Post Linking Liquor Sale To Aadhaar Card
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Industrialist Ratan Tata took to Instagram once again this afternoon to flag a quote wrongly attributed to him. The widely-shared quote seems to suggest that Mr Tata had advocated ...
Death toll climbs to 45 across four US north-east states
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden says "historic investment" is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 ...
US used secret CIA base outside Kabul to evacuate Americans
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US reportedly used a secret CIA compound to rescue Americans, along with members of elite Afghan special forces, amid the chaos in and around the Kabul airport....
JDU MLA seen wearing undergarments on Patna-Delhi train
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Janata Dal (United) MLA Gopal Mandal stirred up a storm onboard a New Delhi-bound express train on Thursday, after several passengers complained that he was roaming around in his c...
Kerala Class 11 Exams Paused, Supreme Court Says "Situation Alarming"
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Worried by an "alarming" COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a state government decision to hold offline Class 11 exams. ...
Taliban says it captured key entrance to Panjshir valley
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban claims its fighters seized a key position at the entrance to the Panjshir valley – the only Afghan province still out of the group’s control. The local resistance denie...
New Zealand police kill ‘extremist’ inspired by Islamic State: PM Jacinda Ardern
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a “violent extremist” who was known to the police, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at least six people...
Ex-BBC employee reports alleged fashion sex assault
Fri Sep 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A former BBC reporter who claims she was sexually assaulted while working undercover to expose abuse in the fashion industry has given a statement to French police....
Taliban set to name Haibatullah Akhundzada as supreme leader
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban are preparing to set out their new Islamic government imminently, naming Haibatullah Akhundzada, the insurgency’s top religious leader, as the country’s supreme authori...
Man Films Huge Sea Snake Swimming Up To Him
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australian YouTuber Brodie Moss was paddle boarding when he came across the hair-raising sight of a sea snake swimming up to him. ...
Delhi court asks cops for action taken report on filing of FIR against Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty & 5 others
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Delhi court has directed the police to submit an action taken report (ATR) in an application seeking registration of an FIR against businessman Raj Kundra and Bollywood actor Shi...
Syed Ali Geelani dies aged 92
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has died at his home in Srinagar at the age of 92....
Biggest Daily Rise (47,092) In Covid Cases In 2 Months
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's daily Covid numbers jumped by 12 per cent today as the country reported 47,092 new infections, the biggest single-day rise in two months. ...
New York declares state of emergency over 'brutal flooding'
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A state of emergency has been declared in New York City after it was hit by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida....
‘Communalising of news a problem, brings bad name to country’: Supreme Court
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over fake news being spread over social media platforms and web portals stating that they exhibit no accountability....
Afghans who worked with British govt will get permanent residence in UK
Thu Sep 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Afghans who worked for British troops will be entitled to “indefinite” leave to stay and a right to apply for UK citizenship in the future, London has said, as hundreds of those el...
RFID must to enter Delhi, 150 vehicles challaned
Wed Sep 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has challaned 150 vehicles for entering Delhi without radio frequency identification (RFID) tags....
The mystery fever killing children in India
Wed Sep 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
For more than a week now, children in some districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have been waking up with a high fever and drenched in sweat....