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Snoop list: Hurriyat leaders, Mufti kin, late DU lecturer
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of The Indian Express, several top Kashmiri separatist leaders, mainstream politicians from the Valley, at least two family members of former chief minister Mehb...
76 Dead In Maharashtra Rain Fury, 90,000 Moved To Safety
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 76 people have died in rain-related incidents, including multiple landslides, in Maharashtra. The deaths include 36 who died in a landslide in the coastal Raigad district,...
In Covid year, 2 lakh students move from private to govt schools in Andhra Pradesh
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In the academic year 2020-21, more than 2 lakh students between Classes 1 and 12 moved from private schools to government in Andhra Pradesh. Around 60,253 are estimated to have dro...
China imposes sanctions on US officials
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
China is imposing sanctions on several US individuals and organisations in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong....
CBI Raids 22 Locations, Senior IAS Officer's Home In J&K Gun License Scam
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI raided 22 locations in Jammu and Kashmir this morning, including the residence of senior J&K IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, in connection with the illegal sale of gun ...
All my phones tapped, says Rahul Gandhi; hand them for probe, counters BJP
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Days after it was reported that his phone was on a list of potential targets for surveillance using the Pegasus spyware, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Friday that not on...
First Chinese presidential visit to Tibet in 30 years
Sat Jul 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Xi Jinping has visited the politically troubled region of Tibet in the first official visit by a Chinese leader in 30 years....
China's Didi App Facing Record Fine, Weeks After US Listing: Report
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese regulators could hit ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing with a more severe punishment than Alibaba's record fine, just weeks after its contentious New York initial public offe...
3 Different COVID-19 Strains Detected Among 75 Patients In Mizoram: Report
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least three different COVID-19 strains have been detected among 75 patients from Mizoram whose samples were randomly selected and sent for whole genome sequencing, a health offi...
Ant-Backed Zomato's Stunning Markets Debut Sets Pace For Paytm, Oyo, Ola
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shares of food delivery firm Zomato Ltd nearly doubled on Friday in a stellar first listing of a local unicorn in India, setting the pace for a slew of such debuts by internet-base...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu hit reset button over a cup of tea
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and newly appointed state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu met at the Punjab Bhawan during a ‘tea party’ on Friday. Their meeting, coming aft...
Why India will enter 21st at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, India will be 21st out of 205 contingents in the Parade of Nations. The United Arab Emirates will be among the first 10 entrants, while Aust...
IED-laden drone shot down near LOC in Jammu and Kashmir
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A drone carrying around 5 kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED) was shot down early on Friday by Kashmir Police in Akhnoor’s Gurah Pattan area near the Line of Control. Th...
Judicial inquiry into Stan Swamy’s death yet to be initiated: State in Bombay HC
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that a judicial magisterial inquiry into the death of Father Stan Swamy is yet to be initiated. Swamy, who was a...
"Please Leave The House": Trinamool MP Who Snatched Paper Suspended
Fri Jul 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Dr Santanu Sen was today suspended from the House for the remaining part of the monsoon session for snatching IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's s...
Competition Commission Accuses Amazon Of Hiding Facts In Future Group Deal
Thu Jul 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The country's antitrust regulator has accused Amazon.com Inc of concealing facts and making false submissions when it sought approval for a 2019 investment in a Future Group unit, ...
Andhra Family Locks Itself In For 15 Months Fearing Death From Covid
Thu Jul 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday rescued a family, who confined themselves to a tent house for almost 15 months in Andhra Pradesh's Kadali village in fear of getting infected by ...
China flood terror as train carriage submerged
Thu Jul 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As floodwater crashed through a busy subway station in China on Tuesday, desperate passengers tried to flee while others were swept helplessly off platforms....
"Agencies Do Their Job, No Interference": Government On Media Tax Raids
Thu Jul 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Media group Dainik Bhaskar and an Uttar Pradesh-based news channel were raided by Income Tax teams across India this morning over allegations of tax evasion. ...
Iran launches first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Thu Jul 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman and referenced the “failure” of US sanctions to deter its progress. It will allow oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hor...