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UP Governor Okays Bill Against Forced Conversions Amid "Love Jihad" Row
Sat Nov 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday gave assent to an ordinance against forcible or "dishonest" religious conversions, an official said.The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition...
As Farmers, Police Clash In Delhi, Gurudwara In Haryana's Karnal Feeds Cops
Sat Nov 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid scenes of violence as farmers clash with police over their protest march to Delhi against the farm laws, a heart-warming video has emerged from Haryana's Karnal - where the la...
Will leave White House if Electoral College declares Biden winner: Trump
Fri Nov 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden the winner of the November 3 elections, even as he reiterated unsubsta...
Farmers' "Ingenious" Way Of Breaking Through Hurdle Is Hit On Twitter
Fri Nov 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As farmers fought their way through barricades and police forces on their way to Delhi for a planned protest march, their resourcefulness in crossing one such roadblock drew praise...
"We Know How To Set You Straight": Uddhav Thackeray Slams BJP Over Probe
Fri Nov 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hit out at the central government over a corruption investigation against a leader of his Shiv Sena and threw a challenge and a warning ...
"...Because He's My Friend's Son": Furious Nitish Kumar On Tejashwi Yadav
Fri Nov 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool at Tejashwi Yadav in the assembly on Friday after the opposition leader raised the criminal cases against him in a cutting attack da...
Farmers Allowed To Enter Delhi, To Be Escorted To Protest Site
Fri Nov 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of farmers were allowed to enter Delhi today for a planned protest against new farm laws after a morning of clashes with the police at the border with Haryana. Even after...
India's COVID-19 caseload goes past 92 lakh
Thu Nov 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 86.42 lakh, the health ministry said on Wednesday....
Rishi Sunak allocates funds for UK's new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre
Thu Nov 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced to set aside millions of pounds to establish a world-leading Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) based in London....
Iran says British-Australian academic freed for 3 Iranians
Thu Nov 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Iran has freed a British-Australian academic who had been detained in the country for over two years in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV announced....
Farmers Marching To Delhi Enter Haryana, Get Past Tear Gas, Water Cannons
Thu Nov 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, flung barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their...
Suspension Of Scheduled International Flights Extended Till December 31
Thu Nov 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Country's aviation safety regulator DGCA today extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to December 31....
India Records 44,376 New Covid Cases In A Day, Total Cases At 92.2 Lakh
Wed Nov 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 44,376 new coronavirus infections and 481 deaths because of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, government data shows. The daily case count was 16.8 per cent higher than ...
China Accuses India Of "National Security Excuse" To Block Its Apps
Wed Nov 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China today said it "resolutely opposed" India's move to block more of its apps and its "repeated use of national security" while doing so. On Tuesday, the government blocked 43 mo...
Sushil Modi Tweets A Phone Number In Poaching Charge Against Lalu Yadav
Wed Nov 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Chief Minister Lalu Yadav is trying to induce MLAs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar to switch sides, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has alleged in a p...
Cyclone Nivar To Hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry At 145 Kmph After Midnight
Wed Nov 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for Cyclone Nivar, which has intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm", expected to intensify further and is barrelling towards the s...
"Charm Of A Mass Leader": President Kovind On Ahmed Patel
Wed Nov 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said he was distressed to know of the demise of veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel, whose amiability won him friends across party lines. Ahm...
Arvind Kejriwal Asks PM To Intervene Over Farm Fires At Covid Meet
Tue Nov 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Coronavirus cases in Delhi have been decreasing since hitting all-time high of 8,593 cases on November 10, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at a meeting called by Prime Mi...
Senior Haryana Cop Accused Of Abetment After BJP Leader's Suicide
Tue Nov 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A police case has been filed against a senior police officer of Haryana's Panipat, Manisha Choudhary, for allegedly abetting the suicide of a senior BJP leader and former municipal...
Elon Musk Adds $100 Billion To Wealth, Topples Bill Gates As 2nd Richest
Tue Nov 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Elon Musk's year of dizzying ascents hit a new apex Monday as the Tesla Inc. co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person....