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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
Thu Mar 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited wors...
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Actor Taapsee Pannu Face Income Tax Raids
Wed Mar 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Income Tax officials carried out searches today at properties linked to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Taapsee Pannu in Mumbai over alleged tax evasion, sources said. As per ne...
Chinese Hackers Still Actively Targeting Indian Port, Claims US Firm
Wed Mar 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least one connection opened by Chinese state-sponsored hackers into the network system of an Indian port is still active, even as authorities block attempts to penetrate the nat...
Girls Allegedly Stripped, Made To Dance By Cops; Maharashtra Orders Probe
Wed Mar 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Maharashtra government has formed a four-member high-level committee to conduct a probe into an incident where girls were allegedly stripped and forced to dance by policemen at...
Karnataka Minister Quits On "Moral Grounds" Amid Row Over Alleged Sex Tape
Wed Mar 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has resigned on "moral grounds" after an alleged sex tape was aired by local news channels....
Extreme Weather Puts Debt Worth $84 Billion At Risk at India's Top Banks
Wed Mar 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than 6.19 trillion rupees ($84 billion) at India's biggest financial instit...
Hotter Than Usual Summer Likely In Most Of India, Except South
Tue Mar 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Day temperatures are likely to be above normal in north, northeast, parts of east and west India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday in its summer forecast for M...
"Make In India" Epitomises Challenges In Trade With India : US Report
Tue Mar 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Biden administration has told the US Congress that India's recent emphasis on import substitution through the ''Make in India'' campaign has "epitomised" the challenges facing ...
Out On Bail, Man Accused Of Sex Assault Kills Woman's Father In UP
Tue Mar 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A man who was jailed briefly in 2018 in a sex assault case, out on bail ever since, allegedly shot dead the survivor's father on Monday in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras dis...
Lawsuit Accuses Amazon Of "Systemic" Racism In Corporate Offices
Tue Mar 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A manager at Amazon.com Inc sued the online retailer for discrimination on Monday, saying it hires Black people for lower positions and promotes them more slowly than white workers...
Delhi Government Suspends Subsidy On Tata Nexon EV
Tue Mar 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi government has removed the electric version of the Tata Nexon car from its subsidy scheme for electric vehicles till a committee looks into complaints that the model fail...
China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out
Mon Mar 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning. Early las...
PM Modi's Message To India As He Takes First Shot Of Coronavirus Vaccine
Mon Mar 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a Covid shot this morning at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, becoming the first beneficiary in the second phase of nationwide vaccination against the coro...
"Thanks": Saudis 'Welcome' US Report Blaming Prince For Khashoggi Killing
Mon Mar 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A U.S. intelligence report blaming the Saudi crown prince for a critic's murder is being celebrated by some commentators in the kingdom as an effective vindication....
Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till March 31, Offices To Stagger Timings
Mon Mar 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Tamil Nadu has extended existing coronavirus-related restrictions till March 31, meaning offices, shops, and industrial and commercial establishments will continue with staggered w...
AstraZeneca Sold Its Stake In Moderna For More Than $1 Billion: Report
Mon Mar 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
AstraZeneca Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna Inc for more than $1 billion after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthr...
"Proud Of Leaders Like Our PM," Says Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad
Sun Feb 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who yesterday shared a stage with other members of the G-23 - a group of senior party leaders who have questioned the Gandhis' leadership ...
"Rahul Bhaiya... You Were On Leave": Amit Shah On Fisheries Ministry Row
Sun Feb 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The bitter back-and-forth over the crucial question of a "fisheries ministry" continued Sunday, with Home Minister Amit Shah the latest BJP leader to take on Congress MP Rahul Gand...
Maharashtra Forest Minister Quits, BJP Alleges He's Linked To Suicide Case
Sun Feb 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod has resigned from his post after the opposition BJP linked him to a 23-year-old woman's alleged death by suicide in Pune....
At UP Farmers' Rally, Arvind Kejriwal's Direct Attack On Yogi Adityanath
Sun Feb 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today took a nasty swipe at the BJP over farmers' issues. Speaking at Meerut's Kissan Mahapanchayat, he even called top BJP leaders, including ...