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US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
After nearly 20 years, the US military left Bagram Airfield, the epicentre of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on A...
Jawan Killed In Encounter With Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Army jawan was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at ...
COVID-19: UAE Bars Citizens From Travelling To India, Pakistan, Other Countries
Fri Jul 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned its citizens from traveling to several countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. This comes after the UAE last...
J&K ‘conversion’ row: Man in jail, sister says ‘didn’t like relationship’
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The family of Shahid Nazir Bhat hasn’t seen him since the morning of June 21, when he left home for a walk. For two days, they did not hear from him till police came knocking on th...
5 Chief Ministers, 20 Deputy Chief Ministers: OP Rajbhar's Formula For UP
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Five chief ministers and 20 deputy chief ministers during its five years tenure is the new social engineering formula for the coalition proposed by Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (...
Era Of China Being "Bullied Is Gone Forever": Xi Jinping
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Xi Jinping hailed China's "irreversible" course from colonial humiliation to great-power status at the centenary celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday,...
Gulshan Kumar Murder: High Court Upholds Rauf Merchant's Conviction
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of Abdul Rauf Merchant in the murder case of Gulshan Kumar, founder of T-series. Abdul Rauf Merchant, an aide of gangster Da...
House votes to create Democratic-led committee probe of US Capitol attack
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a new Democratic-majority select committee to probe the January 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, af...
Angela Merkel to discuss travel restrictions with British PM, meet Queen
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Queen Elizabeth II will receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday during her visit to Britain, a statement from Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The German leader is vi...
'Mere Right To Change Ruler No Guarantee Against Tyranny': Chief Justice
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Elections every few years to change the ruler need not be a guarantee against tyranny of those elected, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said at a function in New Delhi on Wednesda...
Cooking Gas Rates Hiked By ₹ 25, Here's How Much You Pay For A Cylinder
Thu Jul 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
LPG Cylinder Price: Non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices have been increased by ₹ 25.50 on July 1, 2021. From July 1, the price of non-subsidised LPG will be ₹ 834.5...
Tigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopian-led troops are on the run
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Tigrayan forces said they had Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle on Tuesday after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eig...
Three more sightings of drones in Jammu; security agencies on alert
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Drones were spotted at three places on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday night and in the early hours of Wednesday, keeping the police and other security agencies on tenterhoo...
Punjab Congress crisis: Day after Rahul Gandhi denied meeting, Sidhu meets Priyanka Gandhi in Delhi
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A DAY after AICC leader Rahul Gandhi had said that no meeting was scheduled with Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, the latter met AICC leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday morning...
Kim Jong Un Says "Great Crisis" Caused By Unspecified Quarantine Lapse
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a "grave" situation stemming from quarantine negligence has created a crisis, hinting at Covid risks that could affect his rule after his regim...
Nirmala Sitharaman, US Treasury Secretary Discuss Global Minimum Tax
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen spoke over phone on Tuesday and discussed global minimum tax....
Centre Has 6 Weeks To Frame Rules For Compensation For Covid Victims
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Families of COVID-19 victims must get financial compensation, the Supreme Court said Wednesday morning, giving the NDMA, or National Disaster Management Authority, six weeks to dec...
"Step-By-Step Approach Followed": Bharat Biotech On Brazil Covaxin Deal Row
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bharat Biotech said today that it had followed a "step-by-step" approach towards contracts and regulatory approvals with Brazil amid investigations in the country to the deal for 2...
Day after: J&K woman caught in ‘conversion’ row wed to fellow Sikh
Wed Jun 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
DAYS AFTER an 18-year-old Sikh girl, Manmeet Kaur, was sent back to her family, following allegations that she was “forcibly married” to a Muslim man in Srinagar earlier this month...
UN Security Council Confronts Growing Threat Of Cyber Attacks
Tue Jun 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The UN Security Council on Tuesday will hold its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries' key infrastructure, an issue Joe...