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Afghanistan has to be free from malign influences: India on Pakistan
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Describing the atrocities being committed by the Taliban in their advance across Afghanistan as “deeply troubling”, visiting US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken said Wednesday t...
Both Houses adjourned till 2 PM as Opposition’s protest continues
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ahead of the seventh day of the monsoon session of Parliament, Opposition Floor leaders from Rajya Sabha are slated to meet to chalk out a strategy to address the Pegasus snooping ...
"On Beach Whole Night": Row Over Goa Chief Minister's Remark In Rape Case
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant - under pressure after the gang-rape of two minor girls, and an attack on two minor boys last week - has now been slammed for blaming the survivors...
BJP MLA Suspended For A Day By Delhi Speaker, Marshals Called In
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel suspended BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma from the House for the day for making derogatory remarks against AAP MLAs on the first day of the monsoon ...
Mission UP: BJP Plans Yatra With New Cabinet Ministers From State
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ahead of a crucial Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh in a few months, the BJP is planning an outreach programme involving the seven leaders from the state who were inducted into t...
Mizoram SOS to Centre: Free NH supply route, rail link disrupted
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In his truck parked near the police outpost at Lailapur, the last Assam town on the border with Mizoram, Munazari Khan tries to take a nap in the sweltering heat. He has been on th...
Two Rockets Fired Near US Embassy In Baghdad: Reports
Thu Jul 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two rockets were fired early Thursday at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi security source told AFP. Th...
"PM Inserted Weapon In Our Phones": Rahul Gandhi's Attack On Pegasus Row
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Prime Minister "inserted a weapon in our phones" and the government is now trying to silence opposition parties demanding a discussion in Parliament on this act of "treason" an...
‘US, India commitment to democratic values is bedrock of our relationship’: Antony Blinken
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after arriving in India for a two-day visit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lauded the relationship between the two countries and their shared “commitment to democratic...
Basavaraj Bommai, With BS Yediyurappa's Blessing, Takes Charge
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Basavaraj Bommai took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today, succeeding BS Yediyurappa who resigned on Monday. Mr Bommai was sworn-in by recently-appointed Governor Thaawarchand G...
Lok Sabha adjourned as Opposition MPs raise slogans, tear business papers
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Lok Sabha saw unruly scenes Wednesday as loud protests by Opposition MPs forced an adjournment. Even as Speaker Om Birla conducted the question hour amid the din, MPs from Cong...
Kerala Opposition Demands Minister's Resignation In Assembly Ruckus Case
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The opposition Congress on Wednesday pressed for the resignation of the Kerala Education Minister after the Supreme Court dismissed a state government plea seeking withdrawal of a ...
President Ram Nath Kovind Condoles Loss Of Lives In Barabanki Accident
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed grief at the loss of lives in an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki and wished the injured a speedy recovery. The President in a...
Taliban Delegation Visits China; Meets Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met with the foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security issues, the group's spokesperso...
8 Feared Dead, 7 Missing In Flash Floods Triggered By Heavy Rain In Himachal Pradesh
Wed Jul 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least eight people are feared dead and seven reported missing in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, a senior disaster management official said today. Sta...
Assam-Mizoram border dispute: Fault line from history flares up in the present
Tue Jul 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At the heart of the dispute over the 165-km Assam-Mizoram boundary are two border demarcations that go back to the days of British colonial rule, and disagreement over which demarc...
Maharashtra floods: Death toll climbs to 207, highest in Raigad with 95
Tue Jul 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The toll in the Maharashtra flood climbed to 207 with 15 more deaths recorded on Tuesday morning. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari will be on a day’s visit to the flood-a...
"Congress Not Letting Parliament Run, Expose Them," PM Tells BJP MPs
Tue Jul 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the Congress, accusing it of not allowing the monsoon session of parliament to function, and asked BJP MPs to "expose the party be...
Pegasus Scandal: Senior Journalists Want Supreme Court To Order Probe
Tue Jul 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reports on Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to spy on opposition leaders, two union ministers and 40 journalists among others should be investigated by a sitting or for...
India reports less than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases after 132 days
Tue Jul 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 29,689 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 415 deaths in the past 24 hours. The daily caseload is less than 30,000 after 132 days. Kerala and Maharashtra ...