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Video: Afghan Senator Breaks Down After Reaching India On Air Force Plane
Sun Aug 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Afghanistan Crisis: "I feel like crying...Everything that was built in the last 20 years is now finished. It's zero now," Narender Singh Khalsa told reporters at the Hindon air bas...
Government Summons Infosys CEO Tomorrow To Explain Tax Site Glitches
Sun Aug 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
IT Portal Glitches: Infosys had designed the new portal, which was found to have several technical issues after it started service on June 7....
Explained: Provisions of Gujarat anti-conversion law that HC has stayed for now
Sun Aug 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The new anti-conversion laws shift the burden of proof of a lawful religious conversion from the converted to his/her partner....
Nearly 150 Indians, Questioned By Taliban, Released, Inside Airport: Sources
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Around 150 Indian citizens picked up by the Taliban from outside the gates of Kabul airport this morning have been released, sources have told NDTV. They had been taken away from o...
Air Force's Special Flight Evacuates Over 85 Indians From Kabul: Sources
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Air Force transport took off from Kabul this morning with approximately 85 Indian nationals on board, sources said, as the government continues efforts to evacuate its citizens ...
Heartbreaking Kabul Video Shows US Marine Lifting Baby Over Barbed Wire
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall at Kabul's airport caught global attention Friday, amid the chaos of thousands trying to fle...
Three Jaish Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Tral
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists have been killed by security forces after a brief shootout in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Tral, police said Saturday morning....
14 Arrested In Assam For "Supporting Taliban" On Social Media: Police
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fourteen people were arrested from across Assam for alleged social media posts "supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan", police said today. The arrests were made since Frid...
No Deaths Due To Oxygen Shortage In State: Haryana Government Tells Assembly
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
No deaths due to a lack of oxygen have been reported in Haryana during the Covid pandemic, the state government informed the assembly on Friday. In a written reply to a question, H...
Taliban Co-Founder Baradar In Kabul For Talks On Setting Up Government: Official
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks on establishing a new "inclusive" government in Afghanistan, a senior official said. Other seni...
Farmers' Protest Hits Train Movement, National Highway In Punjab's Jalandhar
Sat Aug 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers seeking hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Jalandhar today, impacting movement of trains and vehicular traffic. According to railway off...
Taliban "Ransacked" 2 Indian Missions, Took Away Cars: Government Sources
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Taliban entered at least two of India's consulates in Afghanistan on Wednesday, searched for documents and took away parked cars, government sources said today, expressing worr...
Taliban Kill DW Journalist's Relative While Hunting For Him: Broadcaster
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have shot and killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle journalist while hunting for him, the German public broadcaster said. The terrorists were conduc...
Facebook removes Rahul Gandhi’s post with family of Dalit victim, cites policy violation
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Facebook on Friday took down a post shared by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, which had pictures of him with the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped, killed,...
Antony Blinken, S Jaishankar Discuss Afghan Situation 2nd Time This Week
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the chaotic situation in Afghanistan for a second time this week and agreed to continue th...
3-Member Panel Probing Gangster Vikas Dubey's Encounter Gives Clean Chit To Cops
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A three-member commission investigating the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey has given a clean chit to police, stating their version of events about his death were supported by ev...
Taliban Chief May Be In Pak Army Custody: Sources Cite Foreign Intel
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Where is Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada? The Indian government has been studying information shared by foreign intelligence agencies and monitoring chatter from with...
Navjot Sidhu's 'Roster For Ministers' Plan In Meet With Amarinder Singh
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than a week after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and complained about his critic Navjot Singh Sidhu's "barbs", Mr Sidhu this mo...
2 Terrorists Killed In Gunfight Near Srinagar, 2nd Encounter In 24 Hours
Fri Aug 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two terrorists were killed during a security operation at Khrew near Srinagar today, making it the second encounter in Jammu and Kashmir within a span of 24 hours....
West Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into murder, rape cases
Thu Aug 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday called for a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the cases of murder and rape that allegedly took place during post...