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Saudi Man Rams Car At Outer Wall Of Mecca's Grand Mosque, Arrested
Sat Oct 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Saudi man rammed a car at high speed into the outer walls of Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, authorities said on Saturday.Guards chased the driver as he crashed throu...
"Apologise For?": Shashi Tharoor On BJP's Attack On Pulwama
Sat Oct 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today dismissed BJP demands for an apology from his party for questions posed to the government after the Pulwama terror attack in February last year. As...
Thai king hands out diplomas at protest movement stronghold
Sat Oct 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thailand's king presided over a university graduation ceremony Friday at a stronghold of a protest movement seeking to reduce the monarchy's powers, after activists issued a call f...
Cong will return to power in MP after assembly bypolls: Nath
Sat Oct 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Kamal Nath, whose 15-month-old Congress government collapsed in March this year and led to the BJP's return to the helm, has expressed confidenc...
"Tell My Children I Love Them," France Attack Victim Said Before Death
Fri Oct 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
French president Emmanuel Macron vowed his country would stand firm against religious extremists after a knife-wielding man killed three people at a church, in the country's second...
India And US Discuss UN Security Council Agenda, Agree To Work Closely
Fri Oct 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India and the US have held wide ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and agreed to work closely given their shared values of democracy, pluralism and rul...
COVID-19 Active Caseload Below 6 Lakh For First Time After 85 Days: Centre
Fri Oct 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The active caseload of coronavirus infection in the country dropped below 6 lakh for the first time in nearly three months and comprises only 7.35 per cent of the total cases, the ...
"Skydropped": Congress Dissents On Top RTI Watchdog Appointments
Fri Oct 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government's decision to appoint new Information Commissioners opposed by the Congress in a dissent note has set up a new political flashpoint. Retired Indian Foreign Service (...
Farooq Abdullah Can't Visit Shrine, Says His Party. Mehbooba Mufti Tweets
Fri Oct 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was stopped by the administration from offering prayers at Srinagar's Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, his...
Third Covid Wave In Delhi? "Early To Say, But Possibility," Says Minister
Thu Oct 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain has said it was too early to say if the record one-day surge of 5,673 cases in the national capital indicated the start of a third wave of COVI...
US Rejection Throws World Trade Body Leadership Race Into Confusion
Thu Oct 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The World Trade Organization's bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade...
Kerala Gold Smuggling: IAS Officer's WhatsApp Chats Cited For Custody
Thu Oct 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar's WhatsApp chats with the key accused in Kerala gold smuggling case - Swapna Suresh - were cited by the Enforcement Directorate today in a specia...
Woman, 21, Allegedly Raped At Gurgaon Hospital, Told Father Using Signals
Thu Oct 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 21-year-old woman, suffering from tuberculosis, was allegedly raped last week in the intensive care unit of the of Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon near Delhi, police said. The patient...
"Who Elected You?" US Senator Grills Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs
Thu Oct 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Democrats and Republicans grilled Facebook, Google and Twitter at a highly partisan congressional hearing Wednesday that exposed differing views and deep distrust about the power o...
US Self-Styled Guru, Guilty Of Leading Sex Cult, Jailed For 120 Years
Wed Oct 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday. ...
"Vicious": Mehbooba Mufti As Activist, Newspaper Raided By Probe Body NIA
Wed Oct 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today carried out searches at nine places, including the premises of a local daily, in Srinagar in connection with a fresh terror funding pr...
Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden
Wed Oct 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the mainstream media and big tech companies for blocking the alleged corruption cases against his opponent Democratic challenger Joe Bi...
Polling begin in first phase of Bihar elections
Wed Oct 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Polling began Wednesday morning in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines in place.Of the total...
"Appalling": Australian PM As Women On 10 Flights From Qatar Searched
Wed Oct 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia revealed Wednesday that female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha were forced to endure "appalling" physical examinations, as Qatar expressed regret for the distr...
DIGIPUB News India Foundation: an initiative in the Digital News space
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
11 digital news organisations came together to launch DIGIPUB News India Foundation on Tuesday. The members of DIGIPUB News India Foundation include news platforms which are solely...