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‘Attack on democracy’: Rahul Gandhi on Twitter blocking his account
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Calling it an “attack on the democratic structure of the country”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Twitter for shutting down his Twitter profile. “This is not an ...
Kinnaur landslide : Search and rescue operations resume; 2 more bodies recovered
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kinnaur landslide live news updates: Two more bodies were recovered from the landslide site in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district as search and rescue operations resumed early mor...
J&K's Rajouri Tense After Grenade Blast At BJP Leader's Home Kills Child
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A two-year-old child was killed and six people injured after a grenade exploded inside the home of Jasbir Singh, a local BJP leader, in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri yesterday evenin...
Lookout Notice Against Ex-Mumbai Top Cop Param Bir Singh In Extortion Case
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A lookout notice has been issued against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in an alleged extortion case, said Mumbai Police on Friday. "A lookout circular has been ...
3 Indians Rescued In Afghanistan From Area Not Under Control Of Afghan Forces
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three Indian engineers, who worked at a project site in an area not under the control of Afghan government forces, were rescued by air recently, according to the Indian embassy in ...
Rajya Sabha Interim Security Report Names Some Opposition MPs For Unruly Behaviour
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An internal interim report of Rajya Sabha security is learnt to have named some opposition MPs, including those of Trinamool, Congress and CPI(M), for allegedly indulging in unruly...
3 Deaths In Maharashtra From Delta+ Variant, Mumbai Sees 1st Death
Fri Aug 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three deaths from the Delta Plus Covid variant have been reported from Maharashtra, including one in Mumbai, at a time the state is trying to ease tough restrictions in place for m...
‘Murder of democracy’: Rahul Gandhi on abrupt end to Parliament session
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders held a march outside Parliament building on Thursday to protest the abrupt end to the Monsoon Session and alleged manhandling ...
‘Modiji, how afraid are you’: Congress hits out after Twitter locks official handle
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress party, via a post on Instagram on Thursday morning, said their official Twitter handle has been locked by the microblogging site. According to the screenshot of the lo...
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman retires today, focus back on appointments deadlock
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, retires Thursday and his exit, apart from adding to the vacancy list, will return the spotlight on...
Taliban Battles Afghan Forces As US Fears Kabul Could Fall In 90 Days
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Afghan government forces battled Taliban fighters in and around several cities on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban pressed on with their offensive that U.S. intelligence be...
Country records 41,195 cases, 490 deaths in last 24 hours; Kerala top contributor
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Covid-19 tally of India rose to 3,20,77,706 after 41,195 people were found to have tested positive in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Thursday. The number was a significant...
'Taliban Won't Talk As Long As Ashraf Ghani Is President': Imran Khan
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid large-scale fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the terror group would not talk to the Afghanistan government until As...
China Criticises Meeting Between US Envoy, Dalai Lama Representative In Delhi
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US should stop "meddling" in China's internal affairs on the pretext of the Tibetan issue, a Chinese embassy spokesperson said on Wednesday, a day after US Charge d'Affaires At...
Sonia Gandhi's Virtual Meet Next Week In Another 'United Opposition' Show
Thu Aug 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has invited Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray and other Chief Ministers and opposition leaders to a meeting aimed at consolidating the unity display...
Wagner: Scale of Russian mercenary mission in Libya exposed
Wed Aug 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A new BBC investigation has revealed the scale of operations by a shadowy Russian mercenary group in Libya's civil war, which includes links to war crimes and the Russian military....
Landslide in Himachal’s Kinnaur, 40 feared buried under debris
Wed Aug 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of The Indian Express, over 40 persons are feared buried under the debris of a major landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, Deputy Commis...
"They've Got To Fight": Biden On Afghan Leaders As Taliban Gains
Wed Aug 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday, now controlling 65% of the country, as US President Joe Biden urged the nation's leaders to fight f...
Briton suspected of spying for Russia arrested in Germany
Wed Aug 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A British man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia. German federal prosecutors said the man - named only as David S - worked at the British embassy in Ber...
MeToo case: Delhi HC issues notice to Priya Ramani on M J Akbar’s appeal
Wed Aug 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to journalist Priya Ramani in an appeal filed by former Union minister M J Akbar against a trial court order acquitting Ramani in the d...