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E-Gita, PM Modi's Picture, 19 Satellites: ISRO Flags Off 2021 In Style
Sun Feb 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C51 blasted off the agency's launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharkota, today, a little before 10.30 am, ca...
AIADMK's Last Minute Quota Deal Seals Alliance, Seat-Sharing Talks On
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Minutes before the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for five states, including Tamil Nadu, yesterday, the state Assembly cleared 10.5% reservation for the Vanniyar c...
"On May 2, Hold Me To My Last Tweet": Prashant Kishor On Bengal Polls
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
One of the key battles for democracy in the country will be fought in West Bengal, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said on Saturday, referring to the assembly elections starting Ma...
High-Level Meet On COVID-19 Today As 6 States Account For 86% New Cases
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The cabinet secretary will chair a high-level review meeting today with eight states and union territories exhibiting a surge in COVID-19 cases, and six of whom account for 85.75 p...
Myanmar Envoy Urges "Strongest" UN Action To End Military Coup
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations made an emotional plea on Friday to the international community for the "strongest possible action" against the military's rule, as riot ...
India Can Be Global Toy Manufacturing Hub, Make Eco-Friendly Toys: PM Modi
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the toy manufacturers to use less plastic and more eco-friendly material, in addition, to focus on innovation. Inaugurating the first India...
DIGIPUB writes to Union ministers regarding Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021
Sat Feb 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a letter to I&B and IT ministers, the association of digital news organisations asked that the rules be repealed or at least put on hold until ‘meaningful consultations are unde...
Tigress Avni Killed Per Court Order: Supreme Court Refuses Contempt Action
Fri Feb 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A contempt petition against Maharashtra forest officials for killing a tigress in 2018 was withdrawn today by the petitioner - an animal rights activist - after the Supreme Court r...
In Mukesh Ambani Security Scare, An Abandoned Car, And Now, Threat Letter
Fri Feb 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The car found with explosives near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai home was stolen and had a handwritten letter addressed to the Reliance chairman and Neeta Ambani inside it, ...
Nodeep Kaur, Dalit Labour Activist Arrested For Delhi Border Protest, Gets Bail
Fri Feb 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested on January 12 from a labourers' protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a...
EC to announce poll dates for Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam at 4.30 pm today
Fri Feb 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for assembly elections in West Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam at 4.30 pm today, Friday....
Kerala: RPF seizes bag with explosives at Kozhikode railway station
Fri Feb 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Railway Police Force (RPF) Friday confiscated a bag from the Chennai-Mangalore Express at Kozhikode railway station, which contained 117 gelatin sticks and 350 detonators. The ...
Government Moves To Regulate Digital Content, Streaming With New Rules
Thu Feb 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government's new rules to regulate digital content and streaming platforms will include a strict oversight mechanism involving several ministries and a code of ethics that bans...
"I Was Shocked": PM Attacks Rahul Gandhi Over "Fisheries Ministry" Remark
Thu Feb 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress, especially its leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on creating a fisheries ministry at the Centre. He expressed shock tha...
After Tejashwi Yadav's Tractor Ride, Mamata Banerjee's Scooter Spin
Thu Feb 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mamata Banerjee arrived at work on an electric scooter today. The West Bengal Chief Minister, known for her modest "Santro" image, took things a notch up - or, perhaps, down - to d...
"Marvel In Making": Piyush Goyal Updates On 'World's Highest' Rail Bridge
Thu Feb 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The iconic main arch of what is set to the world's highest railway bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir, is almost ready, over three years after construction began. Calling it an "infrastr...
Xi Jinping Declares China Created "Human Miracle" Of Eliminating Extreme Poverty
Thu Feb 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the "human miracle" of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist P...
"Start Of A New Politics": Arvind Kejriwal On Gujarat Civic Poll Performance
Wed Feb 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Aam Admi Party's (AAP) emergence in the Surat civic body is the beginning of a new politics in Gujarat and each of its winning candidates will execute the responsibility with h...
No Extra Chance If UPSC Attempts Exhausted In 2020: Supreme Court On Plea
Wed Feb 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
No extra chance will be given to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October 2020, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a plea ...
BJP, Allies Won't Stake Claim In Puducherry, President's Rule Likely
Wed Feb 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP and its allies will not stake claim to form government in Puducherry, sources said today, days after the Congress government collapsed in the union territory. Lieutenant Go...