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In US, Push For Law To "Outcompete" China, Invest In Alliances Like India
Wed Feb 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked his Democratic colleagues to draft a legislative package to "outcompete" China, create new American jobs and invest in strategic p...
"You've Played In My Lap": Nitish Kumar Teases Tejashwi Yadav In Assembly
Wed Feb 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took a sharp jibe in the state assembly at Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who had interrupted the Janata Dal United leader's spee...
Big Lead For BJP As Votes Counted For Gujarat Urban Civic Body Polls
Tue Feb 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP today took a big lead in Gujarat civic polls as votes were counted for elections to six municipal corporations including Ahmedabad and Vadodara. The polls are crucial for t...
India Allows Imran Khan's Aircraft To Use Airspace For Lanka Trip: Report
Tue Feb 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has allowed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's aircraft to use Indian Air Space, sources told ANI. Imran Khan will be travelling to Sri Lanka on his maiden visit on Februar...
Mamata Banerjee Visits Nephew's Home Ahead Of CBI Questioning His Wife
Tue Feb 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made an unscheduled visit to her nephew Abhishek Banerjee's home before the CBI questioning of his wife in a coal smuggling case. The Ch...
"To Meet 21st Century Power Needs": US On Energy Partnership With India
Tue Feb 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The energy cooperation between the US and India supports sustainable development, harnesses sources to meet 21st century power needs, protects national security and promotes region...
"Micro-Level Monitoring" In Mumbai, Kerala Amid Fear Over Virus Mutants
Tue Feb 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
800 to 900 samples from Maharashtra and Kerala - two of the five states that have seen a rise in coronavirus cases in the recent days - have been sent for genome sequencing in the ...
Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP
Mon Feb 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed today after losing its majority and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned. After two exits on Sunday, the government's numbers had ...
To Avoid Clash With India, Sri Lanka Drops Imran Khan's Parliament Speech
Mon Feb 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In an effort to avoid confrontation with India, Sri Lanka has cancelled a scheduled speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Parliament. According to a report titled 'Sri Lanka avoid...
Poet-Activist Varavara Rao, 81, Granted Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
Mon Feb 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Varavara Rao, the 81-year-old poet-activist who has been in jail for over two years in the Koregaon-Bhima case, was granted bail for six months by the Bombay High Court today on me...
Unnao case: DigiPub condemns an FIR filed against journalist Barkha Dutt and others
Mon Feb 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An FIR has been lodged against eight Twitter handles for allegedly propagating fake news in connection with the death of two girls here last week, police said on Monday. The Twitte...
Will not leave Pakistan for treatment, says Maryam Nawaz
Mon Feb 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Despite the need to go abroad for her surgery, the PML-N vice president says “I will live and die in my country”....
Trinamool Leader Abhishek Banerjee's Wife Summoned By CBI: Sources
Sun Feb 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Narula has been asked to join investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case involving allegations of coal...
New Indian Strains Of COVID-19 Could Be More Infectious, Says AIIMS Chief
Sun Feb 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Herd immunity for coronavirus is a "myth" in India because at least 80 per cent people need to have antibodies for the whole of the population to be protected, Dr Randeep Guleria t...
"Nothing Unscientific About It": 5 Lakh Likely To Take "Cow Science" Exam
Sun Feb 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than 5 lakh people in the country will take an online exam on the "holy cow" on Thursday. The University Grants Commission has written to Vice Chancellors of 900 universitites...
Plane With 200+ Passengers On Board Suffers Engine Failure, Lands Safely
Sun Feb 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a safe emerge...
PM Attending Strategy Session Ahead Of Coming Round Of State Elections
Sun Feb 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is participating in a daylong election strategy session in Delhi today. Elections in five states are due over the coming months. Among these the bigges...
BJP Youth Leader Arrested In Bengal For Allegedly Carrying 100 gm Cocaine
Sat Feb 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A BJP youth leader was arrested Friday evening in Bengal's Kolkata for allegedly carrying 100 gm cocaine. In dramatic developments, Pamela Goswami, General Secretary of Bengal BJP ...
"A Week More": ULFA Threatens To Execute 2 Kidnapped Oil Firm Employees
Sat Feb 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Assam-based terrorist organisation United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) has said it will execute next week two persons it had kidnapped last December. The ultimat...
Ahead Of Crucial Election, BJP Ally Merges With Tripura Royal, Demands Separate State
Sat Feb 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two years after he left the Congress over differences with the party on the issues of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Tripura royal Pra...