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Ivanka Trump Calls Rioters "American Patriots", Then Deletes Tweet
Thu Jan 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ivanka Trump deleted a tweet calling the mob that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday "American Patriots", the US media reported, even as screenshots circulating online provoked a ...
"No Improvement In Situation At All": Top Court On Farmer-Centre Deadlock
Wed Jan 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers' protests near Delhi borders set to intensify as the deadlock over new agricultural laws continues, the Supreme Court today expressed disappointment, saying "there's no imp...
UP Woman Gang-Raped, Killed; Autopsy Shows "Shock By Excessive Bleeding"
Wed Jan 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 50-year-old woman was gangraped and murdered allegedly by three men including a priest and his two disciples on Sunday night in western Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district. Two men h...
"Long Kept Secret": Top ISRO Scientist Says He Was Poisoned 3 Years Ago
Wed Jan 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A top ISRO scientist on Tuesday claimed he was poisoned more than three years ago. Tapan Misra alleged he was poisoned with deadly arsenic trioxide on May 23, 2017, during a promot...
"Old Woman": Uttarakhand BJP Chief's Remark Has Congress Up In Arms
Wed Jan 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The opposition Congress in Uttarakhand has demanded that the state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Bansidhar Bhagat apologise for his derogatory and sexist comment on Leader of the Op...
Amid Bird Flu Scare, Centre, States Step Up Efforts To Contain Spread
Wed Jan 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states - Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan- have confirmed bird flu, sound...
India's S-400 Missile Deal With Russia May Trigger US Sanctions: Report
Tue Jan 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's multi-billion dollar deal to purchase the Russia-made S-400 air defence system may trigger US sanctions on New Delhi, a US Congressional report has warned....
Central Vista Project Gets Supreme Court Go-Ahead In 2:1 Verdict
Tue Jan 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The construction of the new parliament complex near Delhi's India Gate can go ahead, the Supreme Court said today in response to petitions that challenged the Central Vista project...
Brazil Scrambles For India-Made Vaccines To Jumpstart Inoculations
Tue Jan 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Brazil made a diplomatic push on Monday to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could del...
Air, Road Links With Kashmir Cut Off For Second Day Due To Heavy Snowfall
Tue Jan 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road remained closed, while air tr...
Boris Johnson Announces Full Lockdown In England Amid Rising Covid Cases
Tue Jan 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
On Chinese Firm Winning Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project, An Asian Development Bank Angle
Mon Jan 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Chinese firm has won a contract for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System Corridor -- a first in the months since the stand-off between the two nations in Ladakh. ...
Another Luxury Hotel In Chennai Becomes Covid Cluster, 20 Staff Positive
Mon Jan 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twenty staff members at Chennai's star hotel, the Leela Palace, have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities said on Monday. This is Chennai's second luxury hotel to have ...
PMC Bank Scam: Senior Shiv Sena Leader's Wife Appears Before Anti-Corruption Agency
Mon Jan 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife, Varsha Raut, today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai for questioning in a money laundering case. She had been summoned at l...
Income Tax Officials Record Robert Vadra Statement In UK Properties Case
Mon Jan 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Income Tax officials investigating alleged tax evasion by businessman Robert Vadra -- the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi -- are recording his statement today. The case ...
"No Plan To Enter Corporate Farming": Reliance Goes To Court On Vandalism
Mon Jan 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reliance Industries approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court today pleading that the government safeguard its assets and services in the two states against "miscreants" who had...
18 Dead As Roof Collapses At Crematorium In UP
Sun Jan 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Eighteen people have died and some are injured after roof of a crematorium in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar city collapsed due to rain on people who came to attend a funeral....
GST Officials Detect Rs. 830 Crore Tax Evasion By Delhi-Based Tobacco Factory
Sun Jan 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The GST department has unearthed ₹ 831 crore tax evasion by an unregistered gutkha or tobacco manufacturing unit in the national capital, according to an official statement....
As Freezing Delhi Goes Under The Covers, Defiant Farmers Take Off Shirts
Sun Jan 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The national capital today woke up to a heavy thunderstorm and rain, the cloud cover bringing down the temperature to around 8 degrees centigrade in the morning. Yet, the biting co...
'All SOPs Followed': Chennai Luxury Hotel As It Turns Into Covid Cluster
Sun Jan 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, whose staff and their neighbours constituted the 85 people who have tested Covid positive since December 15, has said that the property has strictly...