news
China "No Longer" Recognises British-Issued Hong Kong Passports
Fri Jan 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
China on Friday said it will "no longer recognise" the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kongers, as Britain prepares to open its doors to millions of more residents of...
Naxals Kill Former Colleague Who Turned Cop In Chhattisgarh
Fri Jan 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Naxals killed and set on fire a former colleague, who had joined the police force after quitting the outlawed party, in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police told PTI on Friday. ...
Amit Shah meets injured police personnel; look out circular against leaders named in FIRs
Thu Jan 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited two hospitals in the national capital where the police personnel who were injured in the violence are being treated. "We are proud of their co...
UAPA case against banned Sikh outfit
Thu Jan 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi Police has registered a case against the banned organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sediti...
India-China relationship at crossroads; choices made will have repercussions for world: Jaishankar
Thu Jan 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hitting out at China for its “willingness to breach peace”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that “events in eastern Ladakh last year have profoundly disturb...
Aam Aadmi Party To Fight 6 State Polls Next Year: Arvind Kejriwal
Thu Jan 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, the eight-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest elections in six states that go to polls next year, its chief Arvind Kejriwal said at the party's ...
No Bail For Comic Munawar Faruqui, Arrested For "Insulting" Hindu Gods
Thu Jan 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for "hurting religious sentiments" during a show, will not be released on bail, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled today, saying there was ...
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...