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'Ram Temple Donors' Houses Being Marked': HD Kumaraswamy's "Nazi" Charge
Tue Feb 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday accused the RSS of marking houses of those who gave donations for Ram Temple in Ayodhya and alleged it was similar to what ...
Congress Government In Puducherry Slips Into Minority Ahead Of Polls
Tue Feb 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Months before an election, the Congress government has lost its thin majority in Puducherry with four MLAs resigning, two in the past two days. Of the 30 elected MLAs in the assemb...
Ministry of labour and employment finalises rules under four labour codes
Mon Feb 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The ministry of labour and employment has finalised rules under the four labour codes, paving the way to make reforms a reality by notifying those for implementation soon....
Brands Join The "Pawri" As Pakistani Influencer's Video Goes Viral
Mon Feb 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
One of the top hashtags on Indian Twitter right now is #pawrihorihai with nearly 17,000 tweets - and the hilarious trend owes its existence to a viral video by Pakistani influencer...
After Disha Ravi, Arrest Warrant For Activists Nikita Jacob, Shantanu
Mon Feb 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
After 22-year-old Disha Ravi's arrest, two more activists are wanted by the police in the case involving a "toolkit" shared by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in support of the f...
DYFI activist injured in a clash with police while on a march towards Nabanna dies
Mon Feb 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A DYFI activist who was injured in a clash with the police during the Left parties' march to West Bengal secretariat Nabanna on February 11 succumbed to his injuries on Monday morn...
Writers, activists and academics condemn Delhi police’s “sinister” arrest of young climate activist
Mon Feb 15 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A group of 80 writers, activists and academics on Sunday condemned Delhi police’s “sinister” arrest of young climate activist Disha Ravi from Bangalore as an “extra-judicial abduct...
Rahul Gandhi’s barbs hit home, called 'doomsday man for India' by Nirmala Sitharaman
Sun Feb 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi “is probably becoming a doomsday man for India”....
Farmers demand judicial inquiry for R-Day tractor rally violence
Sun Feb 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Protesting farmer unions on Saturday demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the violence during the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day and the allegedly “false” cases slap...
Activist, 21, Arrested From Bengaluru In Greta Thunberg "Toolkit" Case
Sun Feb 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection to the "toolkit" shared by teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and others on Twit...
Mahua Moitra Says "Under Surveillance" By Armed Officials Outside Home
Sun Feb 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday shot off a letter to the Delhi police chief requesting to withdraw three security personnel, armed with "assault rifles", ...
Petrol, Diesel Prices Touch New Highs; Petrol Scales Rs. 95 Mark In Mumbai
Sun Feb 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Petrol and diesel prices touched all-time highs across the four metros on Sunday, February 14, after oil marketing companies increased the rates by around 30 paise for the sixth st...
"Right To Protest Cannot Be Anytime, Everywhere": Supreme Court
Sat Feb 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The right to protest and express dissent comes with certain duties and cannot be held "anytime and everywhere", the Supreme Court said in an order, dismissing a review petition on ...
"Our Cronies Are The Janta": Nirmala Sitharman's Retort To Crony Slurs
Sat Feb 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched a scathing attack on critics - particularly the Congress - accusing the Narendra Modi government of crony capitalism, ignoring th...
Bihar: First testing red flags went up 6 months ago
Sat Feb 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
THE FIRST red flags came six months ago. In August 2020 when Covid testing was suddenly ramped up as infections began to soar across the country. In Bihar, Katihar led the way with...
The day after, Army chief flags: China’s moves lead to conflict
Sat Feb 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after New Delhi confirmed the start of the disengagement process at Pangong Tso as a first step to resolve the nine-month military standoff in Ladakh, Army chief General MM N...
U.S. tells G7 that it is back at the table to help with global recovery
Sat Feb 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration told allies on Friday it was re-engaging with them to help steer the global economy out of its worst slump since the Great Depression, a c...
Day after, Trudeau office says he spoke to Modi on ‘recent protests’
Fri Feb 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he held a “good discussion” with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on many important issues, including on the “two nations’ ...
PM Modi ‘a coward, has given away Indian territory to China’: Rahul Gandhi
Fri Feb 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Day after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced in Parliament that India and China have reached an agreement on disengagement in the North and South bank of Pangong lake i...
Chhattisgarh Asks Centre To Halt Covaxin. Harsh Vardhan's Response
Fri Feb 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Thursday wrote to Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo, who has gone public with his concerns about Bharat Biotech's Covaxin. The primary conce...