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Congress Sweeps Punjab Urban Body Polls, BJP Routed Amid Farmers' Protest
Wed Feb 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress party today made a clean sweep of Punjab's seven municipal corporations in the state local body polls. The party bagged all the bodies for which the results were decla...
Team Biden Downgrades Saudi Crown Prince To "Recalibrate" Ties
Wed Feb 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden intends to “recalibrate” the US relationship with Saudi Arabia while emphasizing outreach to King Salman, in a move that signals a downgrade in ties with Cro...
Kiran Bedi's Sudden Removal As Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, Explained
Wed Feb 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kiran Bedi's sacking as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry last evening, with the state government on the brink, surprised many but top sources say the decision was not as abrupt as...
2 Claiming To Be Cops Take Hard Disk From Activist Shantanu Muluk's Home Over "Toolkit": Report
Wed Feb 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two persons claiming to be the personnel of Delhi Police seized a computer hard disk and other items from the house of activist Shantanu Muluk, a suspect in the "toolkit" case rela...
'Don't Tweet Toolkit,' Disha Ravi Told Greta Thunberg, Claim Cops: Report
Tue Feb 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
After Greta Thunberg shared the "toolkit" on Twitter, climate activist Disha Ravi asked the Swedish environmental activist to delete her post fearing action under the stringent law...
Saudi Arabia Adds Pressure On Firms To Move To Riyadh, Challenges Dubai
Tue Feb 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia is increasing pressure on international firms to shift their Middle East hubs to the kingdom, posing a direct challenge to neighboring Dubai as a regional rivalry heat...
Australian PM Apologises After Woman Alleges She Was Raped In Parliament
Tue Feb 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged she was raped in the country's parliament by an unnamed colleague, and promised a thorough in...
'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 ...