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Nobody Above Law, Says Maharshtra Minister After Relative's Arrest In Drug Case
Thu Jan 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik, whose son-in-law has been arrested by the NCB in a drugs case, on Thursday said nobody is above law and it should be applied without any d...
Trump Faces Historic Impeachment Vote As Pence Refuses To Remove Him
Wed Jan 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised fo...
Maharashtra Minister Denies Rape Charge, Links It To "Relationship"
Wed Jan 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde has denied allegations of rape by a woman, claiming he has been in a relationship with her sister for years. The allegations have landed him in...
"60 Farmer Deaths Don't Embarrass, Tractor Rally Does": Rahul Gandhi
Wed Jan 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hitting out at the centre over an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court against the farmers' parade on Republic Day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today referred to the deaths of tho...
Delhi Schools Reopen Next Week For Classes 10, 12
Wed Jan 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
All schools in Delhi have been allowed to reopen for students of classes 10 and 12 from next Monday, January 18, in view of the board exams conducted by the Central Board of Second...
Bird Flu: Sale Of Chicken Banned In Parts Of Delhi
Wed Jan 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations have banned the sale of chicken in their respective regions, following confirmation of bird flu cases in the national capital. The ...
Supreme Court Puts On Hold 3 Farm Laws
Tue Jan 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The three new laws at the heart of massive farmer protests near Delhi will not come into force for now. In a huge blow to the government, the Supreme Court today pressed pause on t...
Mike Pence, Asked To Remove Trump, Told Him This, According To Report
Tue Jan 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Vice President Mike Pence signaled he'll spurn demands to immediately oust Donald Trump over a deadly riot by the president's supporters as the two met and agreed to work together ...
"We Want To Address Some Rumours": WhatsApp Updates On Privacy Policy Row
Tue Jan 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet anoth...
"Khalistanis Infiltrated Farmers' Protest," Government Tells Supreme Court
Tue Jan 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court today put on hold three farm laws that are the cause of protests near Delhi by thousands of farmers. In the hearing, the government argued that ''Khalistanis'' ha...
Serum Vaccines Out Ahead Of "World's Biggest Vaccination Drive"
Tue Jan 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three trucks rolled out of Serum Institute of India's Pune factory early this morning carrying the first batches of its COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield, as India gets reads for the l...
Trump Accused Of 'Coup' As Mob Storms US Capitol, 4 Dead In Violence
Thu Jan 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four people died, including one woman who was shot by a police officer, amid protests and rioting on Capitol Hill by supporters of Donald Trump who swarmed inside the building amid...
US Lawmakers Went To Underground Tunnel As Pro-Trump Mob Stormed Capitol
Thu Jan 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At first, the disruption surrounding the Capitol seemed like a curiosity at best, a nuisance at worst. Thousands of pro-Trump protesters were pushing into the East Front of the Cap...
Farmers Take Out Tractor March Against Farm Laws
Thu Jan 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid tight security, thousands of farmers today started their tractor-march from protest sites near Delhi border points against the three agriculture laws....
Fresh Covid Cases In India Jump 12% In A Day To 20,346
Thu Jan 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of fresh COVID-19 cases in India increased by 20,346 since yesterday, indicating a 12% spike, to hit 1,03,95,278. Of these, a little over 2.8 lakh were active cases. ...
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...