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Ashoka University Admits "Lapses" After PB Mehta, Arvind Subramanian Quit
Sun Mar 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ashoka University, Sonepat, has admitted that there have been "lapses in institutional processes" surrounding the exits, last week, of two top academics citing free-speech curbs. T...
"Life Threatening" Flash Floods: Thousands In Sydney Ordered To Evacuate
Sun Mar 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of people in Sydney's outer suburbs were ordered to evacuate Sunday, as Australia's east coast was hit by record rainfall and widespread flooding....
"I Was So Scared": Priyanka Chopra To Oprah On Filmmaker Who Asked Her To Strip To Underwear
Sun Mar 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Priyanka Chopra, in a recent interview to Oprah Winfrey, revealed that she was once mistreated by a filmmaker on the sets of a film in her early day in Bollywood. The actress, who ...
Saudi Arabia Bars Men From Marrying Women From Pak, 3 Other Nations: Report
Sat Mar 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia has prohibited its men from marrying women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar, Pak newspaper Dawn reported citing a report in Saudi media. According to unoffi...
"Moment Of Reflection For Media": How Meghan's Private Details Got Out
Sat Mar 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said that an investigation into how a British tabloid obtained personal details about the duchess shows that there are stil...
"Dangerous Attack": Yale, MIT, Harvard Academics On Pratap Bhanu Mehta's Ashoka Exit
Sat Mar 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Around 150 renowned intellectuals from the world's best known centres of academic excellence have written an open letter to the trustees, administrators, and faculty of Ashoka Univ...
For How Many Generations Will Reservation Continue, Asks Supreme Court
Sat Mar 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns ove...
40,953 Fresh Covid Cases, Biggest Single-Day Spike In Nearly 4 Months
Sat Mar 20 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has added 40,953 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours - highest daily-rise since November 29 - amid a worrying surge across the country that has prompted some stat...
Indian Crypto Investors Metapurse Explain Why They Spent $69 Million on an NFT
Fri Mar 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Metapurse, a crypto-exclusive fund, recently bought ‘Everydays - The First 5000 Days' – a jpeg file – by an artist who goes by the pseudonym Beeple for $69.3 million (roughly Rs. 5...
Covid Norms Violated As Huge Crowds Gather Amid Tamil Nadu Poll Campaign
Fri Mar 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Large-scale violations of government-mandated coronavirus guidelines continue in Tamil Nadu ahead of the state elections even as authorities have directed political parties to ensu...
Nearly 40,000 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India In New High This Year
Fri Mar 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid a worrying surge in coronavirus cases, India recorded yet another spike of nearly 40,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours - highest daily-rise since November 29 - as gove...
'What About Pulwama?' Sena Questions NIA Probe Into Ambani Security Scare
Fri Mar 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two days after Param Bir Singh was replaced as Mumbai Police Chief over the handling of the Mukesh Ambani security scare, Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena has raised questions on the...
Tell India Russia S-400 Deal Sanctionable, US Senator To Defense Secretary
Fri Mar 19 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was urged by a senior senator to convey Washington's opposition to India's proposed purchase of Russian air defence systems as he headed to New De...
BHU Students Oppose Proposal To Appoint Nita Ambani As Visiting Faculty
Thu Mar 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A proposal to appoint Reliance Industries Executive Director Nita Ambani as a visiting professor at the prestigious Banaras Hindu University has led to protests at the campus. Arou...
6 Asian Women Among 8 Shot Dead At Three US Spas, Suspect Arrested
Thu Mar 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks on Atlanta-area 8day spas on Tuesday, and a man suspected of carrying out all of the shootin...
Assets Worth Rs.32 Crore Of TV Channels Seized In TRP Case
Thu Mar 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached assets worth about Rs.32 crore of some Maharashtra-based television channels in connection with its money laundering probe in...
India's Daily Covid Cases Surge To 35,871, Highest Since Early December
Thu Mar 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a huge spike of 35,871 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily rise since early December, India continues to see a surge in Covid caseload. The governm...
As Biden Says "Killer" Putin Will "Pay A Price", Russia Recalls Envoy
Thu Mar 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia called its US ambassador back to Moscow for consultations on Wednesday after Joe Biden described Vladimir Putin as a "killer" who would "pay a price" for election meddling, ...
BHU Students Oppose Proposal To Appoint Nita Ambani As Visiting Faculty
Wed Mar 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A proposal to appoint Reliance Industries Executive Director Nita Ambani as a visiting professor at the prestigious Banaras Hindu University has led to protests at the campus. Arou...
6 Asian Women Among 8 Shot Dead At Three US Spas, Suspect Arrested
Wed Mar 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks on Atlanta-area day spas on Tuesday, and a man suspected of carrying out all of the shooting...