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Saudi Activist Who Campaigned For Women's Right To Drive Jailed For Nearly 6 Years
Tue Dec 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family said, after her conviction in a trial that has dra...
Saudi Extends Passenger Flights Ban By Another Week Over New Virus Strain
Mon Dec 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia has extended its suspension of commercial passenger flights by at least one week and possibly two amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus. Saudi Arabia wil...
Rahul Gandhi Abroad, Congress Defends Absence At Foundation Day Event Amid BJP Taunt
Mon Dec 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is abroad, came under attack from the BJP that took a dig at him over his foreign trip as the party celebrated its 136th Foundation Day today. "Co...
"Had Arun Jaitley Been Alive…": BJP's Sushil Modi Appears To Poke Party
Mon Dec 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP's Sushil Modi had an unusual tribute for the party's late leader and former Union minister Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary. The farmers' protest would not have contin...
Trump Signs Bill To Block China's Interference In Dalai Lama Succession
Mon Dec 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that calls for establishing a US consulate in Tibet and building an international coalition to ensure that the next Dalai Lama ...
"Don't Need National Party As Ally If..." AIADMK's Terse Message To BJP
Mon Dec 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a tough message to the BJP, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has said that it does not need a "national party as ally if it is going to dictate", making it clear that it won't p...
Arvind Kejriwal To Visit Farmers' Protest Site, Second Time In A Month
Sun Dec 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will today visit the Singhu border point between Delhi and Haryana, which is one of the spots where thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and ot...
BJP To Hold 25 Webinars To Push "One Nation, One Election" Plan: Report
Sun Dec 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP will organise nearly 25 webinars over the next few days on the issue of "one nation, one election", as it seeks to build popular support for what has been a strong plank of...
UK Mutant Variant Continues Global Spread Despite Containment Efforts
Sun Dec 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in England had by Saturday been documented in several European countries, as well as Canada, Japan, Australia and...
"We Do Nothing To Prevent Next One": WHO Chief's Warning On Pandemics
Sun Dec 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organiz...
Protesting Farmers Clang Thalis As PM Addresses "Mann Ki Baat"
Sun Dec 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm sector laws clanged thalis and raised slogans as Prime Minister's monthly radio address Mann ki Baat was broadcast this morning. Th...
Farmers To Hold Meet Day After PM Modi's Fresh Appeal
Sat Dec 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Forty farm unions will hold a meeting today at 2 PM to chalk out their future course of action and take a decision on holding talks with the centre as the deadlock continues over t...
After UP, Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Passes Anti-Conversion Bill With 10 Years Prison
Sat Dec 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today passed by a voice vote a bill aimed at curbing forced religious conversions. If passed into law, it will include a maximum punishment of up to 10 y...
Trinamool Supporters Surround Rebel MP's Car Outside BJP Office
Sat Dec 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Trinamool Congress workers showed black flags, shouted slogans and surrounded the vehicle of rebel party MP Sunil Mondal in Kolkata this morning, just as he was arriving at the BJP...
PM Modi Launches Ayushman Bharat Scheme For J&K Residents
Sat Dec 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The P...
"Bomb Is In This Vehicle": Blast In US' Nashville After Chilling Warning
Sat Dec 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A huge blast tore through a section of downtown Nashville early Friday, after police responding to reports of gunfire discovered a parked motorhome reportedly blaring a warning tha...
PM Attacks Mamata Banerjee: "Bengal Blocking Central Benefits To Farmers"
Fri Dec 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released ₹ 18,000 crore to over nine crore farmer families under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) programme. With the push of a b...
Nitish Kumar Loses 6 Arunachal MLAs To BJP In Fresh Embarrassment
Fri Dec 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nitish Kumar, still smarting from the Bihar election that demoted him as junior partner to BJP, has been served fresh humiliation by his long-time ally in a state where his party h...
Dry Run For Covid Vaccine On December 28, 29 In 2 Punjab Districts
Fri Dec 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Government of India has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, said Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Thursday. The district...
AAP Leaders Shout Slogans at PM Modi In Parliament's Central Hall
Fri Dec 25 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two Aam Aadmi Party MPs today shouted slogans inside the Central Hall of Parliament against the farm laws. The commotion broke out when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offering hi...