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Avani Lekhara wins historic gold in shooting
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shooter Avani Lekhara has created sporting history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal....
Several rockets target Kabul airport
Mon Aug 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Five rockets have reportedly been launched towards Kabul airport, which is the focal point of the US evacuation from Afghanistan. The missiles were shot down by an air defense syst...
Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bhavinaben Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she signed off with a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to world number on...
Farmers Hold Mahapanchayat In Haryana
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after Haryana Police lathi charged farmers protesting at the Gharaunda toll plaza in Karnal district, a farmers' mahapanchayat is being held in Nuh....
NCB arrests actor Armaan Kohli in drugs case
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sunday arrested Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli in Mumbai, hours after they recovered a small quantity of cocaine during searches at his Andheri res...
Meghalaya Governor Slams Haryana Chief Minister
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demanding that Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar apol...
Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A video recently posted on social media showed Taliban fighters looking on as an iconic piece of US materiel (military hardware) - a Black Hawk helicopter - was piloted across Kand...
UN Security Council Omits Taliban Reference From Statement On Terror
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United Nations Security Council has dropped the Taliban reference from a paragraph in its statement on terrorist attacks near Kabul airport that called on Afghan groups not to ...
Attack warning as Kabul airlift enters final days
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden has warned that another attack on Kabul airport is likely...
Huge BJP Foot March In Telangana
Sun Aug 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands participated in a 55-day BJP-led footmarch that started from Hyderabad today, leading to concerns about a resurgence of Covid....
Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two people died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan’s health ministry said on Saturda...
Mysuru gangrape case: 5 including a juvenile arrested from Tamil Nadu
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Karnataka Police has arrested five persons including a juvenile from Tamil Nadu for allegedly gangraping a 23-year-old MBA student in Mysuru on August 24. One of the accused is...
Taliban orders Kabul residents to hand over weapons, ammo & ‘state property’
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban has ordered people living in the Afghan capital to surrender weapons, ammunition, and “state property” in their possession to the “relevant authorities” controlled by t...
Farmers Block Highways To Protest "Brutal" Police Action In Haryana
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Angry farmers have blocked multiple roads across Haryana to protest police action against other farmers in neighbouring Karnal district....
‘Tell them ISIS is hosting Parler’: Amazon pulls plug on jihadist propaganda app run through its servers
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amazon’s cloud service was hosting content for an Urdu-language app relaying ISIS messages and has now shut it down. The app was used by jihadists to brag about the deadly terroris...
US says IS-K planner killed in Afghan drone strike
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US military carries out a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan....
Tamil Nadu BJP Chief In A Spot After Claim That He Wanted Sleaze Tape Out
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly a month after taking over as Tamil Nadu's BJP chief, former IPS officer Annamalai is facing trouble amid rumblings with the party. ...
"BJP Using Agencies Against Us": Mamata Banerjee
Sat Aug 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP is using central agencies against us, claimed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, shortly after the Enforcement Directorate summoned Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee ...
Tamil Nadu BJP caught in tangle of tapes, charges of sexual misconduct
Fri Aug 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Factionalism in Tamil Nadu BJP has taken an ugly turn with two relatively new entrants in the party – state unit chief K Annamalai and YouTuber Madan Ravichandran – being at the ce...
Sexual Act By Husband Not Rape, Even If By Force: Chhattisgarh High Court
Fri Aug 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sex or any sexual act by a husband is not rape even if it involves force, a High Court judge in Chhattisgarh has said in a ruling described as disgraceful and "atrocious" by many....