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Friends say he was shot, police say he died as his tractor rolled over
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A white and purple woolen blanket that has a hole charred at the edges, an empty from a spent tear gas canister and icky red blood turning brown on the black asphalt mark the spot ...
Actor Deep Sidhu led farmers to Red Fort, say farmer leaders, blaming him for the violence
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Several farmers’ bodies have blamed actor Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana for the violence at Red Fort, reported ThePrint. Deviating from the official route f...
When journalist Aniruddha Bahal tried to do an Ali G on unsuspecting Indian celebrities
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shahnaz Husain, the beautician, starts with a strong sales pitch for her products and never deviates. She says she sells civilisation in a jar, so I ask her how big the jar is. ‘Wh...
Protesting farmers allege brutality and provocation by police
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
he farmers who took part in the tractor rally on Republic Day alleged provocation and brutality by police and made it clear that the peasants didn’t intend to indulge in violence....
Over 300 Cops Injured, 22 Cases Filed Over Tractor Rally Violence: Police
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi Police have filed 22 cases in connection with the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally by farmers protesting against the centre's three contentious farm laws pa...
VK Sasikala, Ex-AIADMK Leader, Released After Four Years In Jail
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
VK Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has been released after spending four years in a Bengaluru jail in a corrup...
Police raised red flags, but call taken to let in tractors
Wed Jan 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Concerns that the tractor parade could go off course were expressed during a series of meetings held in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over the past few days, sources told The...
Chaos mars tractor rally as police, farmers clash at Delhi borders
Tue Jan 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades and clashed on Tuesday with police in the capital, who fired tear gas to restrain them, shortly after a convoy o...
Arnab’s the main person in TRP scam: Partho Dasgupta
Tue Jan 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta’s lawyer told the Bombay high court on Monday that Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami was the “main person” in the TRP manipulation scam according to the p...
Government To Impose Green Tax On Old Vehicles
Tue Jan 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has approved a proposal for the government to levy a 'Green Tax' on old vehicles. The idea is to clean up the env...
India Celebrates 72nd Republic Day
Tue Jan 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day parade today with a shortened programme because of the coronavirus pandemic. Apart from a reduced list of events, the parade saw a shorter ro...
Chaos At Tractor Rally As Farmers Break Barricades, Cops Use Tear Gas
Tue Jan 26 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of farmers knocked down police barricades and entered Delhi on foot this morning amid huge police presence as they kicked off their tractor rally against the government's...
India, China "Minor Face-Off" In Sikkim Last Week, "Resolved" By Officers
Mon Jan 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed along the Line of Actual Control near Naku La pass in Sikkim last week, the army confirmed today. As per news report of NDTV, the clashes took p...
WhatsApp Treating Indians Differently From Europe Users: Centre To Court
Mon Jan 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the is...
Arnab Goswami paid me Rs 40 lakh to fix TRP ratings: Partho Dasgupta to Mumbai Police
Mon Jan 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Partho Dasgupta, has said in a handwritten statement to Mumbai Police that he received US$12,000 from Republic T...
Naku La face-off and Taiwan show of force are part of Beijing expansionist plans
Mon Jan 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aggression in Naku La area of north Sikkim on January 20 and the intrusion of 13 Chinese warplanes into Taiwan’s southwest air defence identifica...
"Mr 56" Hasn't Said 'China' In Months": Rahul Gandhi's Swipe At PM
Mon Jan 25 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid ongoing tension with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the centre of adopting policies that weaken the nation, ther...
The business of speaking out when few others do
Sun Jan 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An industrialist has uttered in public what Arnab Goswami would hear out in private but did not dare declare from his TV pulpit. “Out of 7 crore entrepreneurs, MSMEs (micro small a...
Breathless Lalu shifted to AIIMS in Delhi
Sun Jan 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
RJD chief Lalu Prasad was flown to AIIMS, New Delhi, in a chartered flight on Saturday evening after he complained of breathing discomfort caused by pneumonia. Lalu, the former Bih...
No Permission Yet On Farmers' Tractor Rally, Cops To Decide Today: Sources
Sun Jan 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws have sought written permission from the Delhi Police for the massive tractor rally they are planning on Republic Day, ...