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Six Maoists killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh
Wed Jun 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least six Maoists were killed Wednesday morning in an exchange of fire with the Greyhounds units in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district. ...
Athens brought to a standstill as Greek transport workers strike over labor reform bill
Wed Jun 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Greek capital has been brought to a standstill as striking public transport staff down tools and take to the streets to voice their opposition to a labor reform bill which is b...
On Delhi Activists' Bail, Dramatic Back-And-Forth In Court
Wed Jun 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after the Delhi High Court allowed their bail, student-activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha remain in jail, with Delhi Police claiming procedural d...
Putin and Biden start tense Geneva summit talks
Wed Jun 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia's Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden have met at a villa in Geneva where they will hold talks...
‘Conspiracy hatched behind my back when I was ill’: Chirag Paswan targets JD(U)
Wed Jun 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As the crisis in the Lok Janshakti Party keeps unfolding, Chirag Paswan on Wednesday blamed Janata Dal (United) for engineering the split in his party but steered clear of question...
Sebi Fines Franklin Templeton India's Trustee And CEO For Violating Rules
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The market regulator has fined Franklin Templeton India's trustee, chief executive and officials, including fund mangers, on Monday for violating rules while overseeing credit fund...
Maharashtra: ASHAs to go on strike today, demand better pay for Covid duties
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
MORE THAN 72,000 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) will go on strike across Maharashtra on Tuesday to demand better pay for Covid-19 work. ...
To Lose All Party Top Posts? Rebel MPs Move Swiftly
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chirag Paswan, isolated by a sudden coup in his Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by his uncle, is likely to lose the post of party chief next in the rapid slide in his political fortu...
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a "systemic challenge"....
Court grants bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha in UAPA case
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted bail to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the main northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case filed under t...
'Missing' BJP MLAs At Suvendu Adhikari's Meet Spark Migration Concern
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP's efforts to counter reports of the "reverse migration" of its leaders to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in Bengal failed on Monday as a section of its MLAs stayed aw...
16 injured after gas station fire triggers powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A large fire has erupted at a gas station in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. The massive blasts triggered by the blaze were caught on film. ...
Belarus parades detained journalist Protasevich at media event
Tue Jun 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Authorities in Belarus have paraded the detained opposition blogger Roman Protasevich at a news conference in Minsk, where they gave their version of the Ryanair plane diversion of...
Massive Traffic Jam As Hundreds Of Cars Line Up To Enter Himachal
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As soon as Himachal Pradesh announced that COVID-19 RT-PCR negative tests are no longer required to enter the state, hundreds of cars were seen on the road leading to the state, ca...
He's Not Our Leader: Chirag Paswan's Nightmare Monday As Party Revolts
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An overnight coup in Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), led by his uncle, has left him isolated at the top with five of six MPs breaking away and writing to the Lok Sabha S...
Delhi reports 31 cases of dengue much ahead of season of vector-borne disease
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thirty-one cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital to date, much ahead of the season of the vector-borne disease which is generally between July and November, a ...
Biden calls for access to Wuhan labs
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday that he and other leaders in the G7 spoke about gaining access to the laboratories in Wuhan, China to determine whether Covid-19 was the r...
Day After Flagging Mafia Threat, UP Journalist Dies; Cops Say 'Accident'
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A television journalist based in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district died Sunday night in what the police have called a "motorcycle accident"....
AAP, SP allege scam in Ayodhya land deal; Ram temple Trust denies
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On Sunday when Nripendra Misra, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, and now head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust’s Temple Construction Committee, met the t...
South Africa discards 2 MILLION doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
South African health authorities have ditched a whopping two million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, because materials for their production came from a US factory in...