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Big Win For BJP In UP Local Body Polls, Setback For Akhilesh Yadav
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP clinched a massive victory in local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, in a big setback for Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. The BJP took 67 seats in the zila panchayat chai...
Israeli cargo ship gets attacked by an 'unknown weapon’
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Israeli merchant ship has reportedly been hit by an “unknown weapon,” causing the vessel to catch fire in the northern Indian Ocean. The incident comes amid rising tensions betw...
Amazon, Tata Raise Concerns About E-Commerce Rules With Centre: Sources
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Online retailers including representatives from Amazon and Tata met government officials to raise concerns about tough new rules for e-commerce announced last month that were seen ...
India Records 43,071 New Covid Cases In 24 Hours
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 43,071 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than Saturday, and added 955 deaths. The country crossed a grim milestone of 4 lakh Covid deaths on...
Explosion At Chemical Plant In Maharashtra's Palghar
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Five workers were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant of a chemical company in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday....
Woman Alleges Rape, Unlawful Religious Conversion In UP's Bulandshahr
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Saturday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against a man for allegedly raping her and converting her to a...
Military Plane In Philippines Carrying 85 People Crashes
Sun Jul 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A military plane carrying at least 85 people crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the armed forces chief said....
Delta variant is dangerous & is continuing to evolve and mutate, says WHO chief
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The world is in a very “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to evolve and mutate, World Health Orga...
Tirath Singh Rawat resigns: Congress accuses Modi, Nadda of ‘CM swap scheme, loot of power’
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat resigned less than four months after taking over, the Congress Saturday held a press conference to dwell on the political ...
CDS calls Air Force a support arm; IAF chief disagrees, says huge role
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rekindling the debate on the roles within the proposed integrated theatre commands, General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff, Friday described the Air Force as a “support arm” b...
Explained: In Leh and Kargil, different reasons to oppose Ladakh’s current status
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
When Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019, Ladakh was seen welcoming the reorganisation. Its MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal of the BJP, declar...
After sudden defeat, captured Ethiopian soldiers are marched to prison
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of Ethiopian prisoners of war were paraded through the regional capital of Tigray on Friday as jubilant crowds lined the streets to jeer the captives and cheer the Tigray...
Probe Agency Issues Fresh Summons To Anil Deshmukh In Money Laundering Case
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has been issued fresh summons by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for appearance on July 5 in a money laundering case investigation being...
Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal To Provide Security To BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to provide security to Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari that was withdrawn by...
Joe Biden Hails "Historic" Rebound As US Adds 850,000 Jobs In June
Sat Jul 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Joe Biden on Friday cheered the "historic" US rebound from the Covid-19 crisis as the economy gained 850,000 new jobs in June, cementing the evidence of a broad recovery....
Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat's Job Hinges On Bypoll, Rift In BJP Not Helping
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has been in Delhi for the past three days over worries that he may lose his four-month-old job because of the uncertainty over an elec...
"For PM To Decide": Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against General VK Singh
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL (public interest litigation) seeking to remove Union Minister VK Singh over alleged anti-Army statements he had made on February 7; the statem...
BSF personnel open fire at ‘Pakistani drone’ spotted near border in Jammu
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Border Security Force opened fire at a suspected Pakistani surveillance drone early on Friday after they spotted it near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jabowal...
Central Teams Rushed To 6 States Reporting Increased COVID-19 Cases
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The central government has sent six high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to six states reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases. The teams will assist these six state...
US Military and veterans struggle with vaccination rates in their ranks
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, said this week that he was considering a move to compel workers at VA hospitals to get vaccinated, fearing that centers with low...