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Rahul Gandhi calls for ‘Opposition unity’ to stand firm against BJP, RSS
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that Opposition unity was the need of the hour to fight the Centre. Gandhi highlighted the more united the Opposition parties be...
Himanta Biswa Sarma: ‘If people saw CM sit back, things would have gone bad in Assam’
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told Liz Mathew that the “healing process is on” between his state and Mizoram — after the bloody clashes along the border — with the Centr...
Court frames charges against 7 accused of killing Muslim man walking home with sweets
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Delhi court has framed charges against seven men accused in the murder of a Muslim man who was killed while walking towards his house after buying sweets during the northeast Del...
Pakistani Terrorist Killed By Security Forces In Jammu and Kashmir Encounter
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Pakistani terrorist, Babar Ali, has been killed in an encounter by the security forces in the Chhandaji region of Bandipora, police said on Tuesday....
Human Rights Watch Concludes Some Officials Saw Risk Of Beirut Blast, Failed To Act
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ...
2 Soldiers Killed In Ambush Along India-Bangladesh Border In Tripura
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed on Tuesday when their patrol was ambushed by NLFT terrorists along the India-Bangladesh international border in Tripura....
US Approves Harpoon Missile Deal With India Worth USD 82 Million
Tue Aug 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US has approved the sale of Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS) and related equipment to India for an estimated cost of USD 82 million, a decision which it said will help stre...
Tokyo Olympics : India Stun Australia, In Women's Hockey Semifinals For 1st Time
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian women's hockey team scripted history on Monday by qualifying for the Olympic Games semifinals for the first time, beating three-time champions Australia by a solitary go...
Assam-Mizoram : Himanta directs Assam Police to withdraw FIR against Mizoram MP
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
For the first time since the clashes along the Assam-Mizoram border almost a week ago, Chief Ministers of the two states sought to dial down the tensions between their people and s...
Forecaster who predicted India’s Covid peak sees new wave coming: Report
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India is likely to see a rise in Covid-19 infections building into a new — though smaller — virus wave that may peak in October, according to a mathematical model by researchers wh...
"Passing Laws Or Making Papri Chaat?": Derek O'Brien's Swipe At Centre
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien has slammed the government for rushing bills through Parliament "at an average time of under seven minutes per bill", sarcastically asking if it was "mak...
Probe finds calls between Sena leader Sanjay Rathod, woman who died by suicide
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pune Police investigating the suicide of 22-year-old Pooja Chavan are learned to have found the recordings of “several calls” between her and a man purported to be former Maharasht...
Pak "Watchful" As India Assumes UN Security Council Presidency For August
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, Pakistan's envoy to the UN Munir Akram said they will be "watchful" ...
AAP's Chief Ministerial Face For Punjab Polls To Be Announced Soon: Party Leader
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s chief ministerial face for 2022 Punjab Assembly polls will be announced soon, said party's Punjab unit chief and MP Bhagwant Mann on Sunday. Mr Mann's remar...
Millions Under COVID-19 Lockdown As China Battles Delta Variant Outbreak
Mon Aug 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months with mass testing and travel curbs. China...
Supreme Court to hear petitions demanding probe into Pegasus row on Thursday
Sun Aug 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court will be hearing a clutch of petitions seeking a special investigation into the Pegasus scandal involving allegations that opposition politicians, journalists and ...
Fresh Negotiations Between Assam, Mizoram After Talks With Amit Shah
Sun Aug 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The boundary dispute with Assam will be resolved amicably through dialogue, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said today after a telephonic discussion with Home Minister Amit Shah...
India Assumes UN Security Council Presidency For August, Thanks France
Sun Aug 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India today assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August. It has several important items on its agenda for the world body's functi...
India reports 41,831 Covid-19 cases, daily infections remain over 40,000 for 5th consecutive day
Sun Aug 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 41,831 new Covid-19 cases and 541 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The daily case count has remained over 40,000 for th...
Court upholds CBI’s probe that ruled out foul play in Unnao rape survivor’s accident
Sun Aug 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Delhi court has upheld the investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that had ruled out any foul play in the Unnao rape survivor’s accident in 2019. In...