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Reluctance On Free Trade Agreement Talks From EU Side: S Jaishankar
Sat Dec 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said negotiations for a free trade agreement between India and the European Union were stuck for the last six years due to reluctan...
Setback For BJP In Key Polls In Maharashtra, Wins 1 Of 6
Fri Dec 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The BJP today suffered a setback in polls in Maharashtra, where it lost power last year. Of the five seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council where polling was held earlier thi...
Intern In Japan Builds Billion-Dollar Company Inspired by Mom's Comment
Fri Dec 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Everything changed for Yuta Tsuruoka when his mother, who runs a small shop in rural Japan, made a passing comment: She wanted to set up her own online store but didn't know how....
Italy bans Christmas travel between regions
Fri Dec 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Italy is banning travel between its regions from 21 December to 6 January as part of strict coronavirus curbs over the Christmas holidays. A curfew from 22:00 to 05:00 will also be...
Maharashtra Teacher Wins $1 Million, Says Will Share Half With Finalists
Fri Dec 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education an...
Farmers Protest: Transporters to stage 'chakka jam' to block roads; Satyendar Jain to visit Delhi border
Fri Dec 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Another round of talks between the protesting farmers and the central government will be held on Saturday as the marathon talk on Thursday failed to end the standoff between the tw...
Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma award over farm laws
Thu Dec 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Akali stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against the Centre's farm laws....
Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick
Thu Dec 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalises his choice for secretary of defense....
Rajinikanth To Launch Party In January, Promises "Wonder and Miracle"
Thu Dec 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Superstar Rajinikanth will launch his long-anticipated political party in January, five months before the Tamil Nadu election. In a tweet, he said he would announce the launch date...
HDFC Bank Barred From Adding Credit Card Customers After Power Outage
Thu Dec 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred HDFC Bank from adding new credit card customers or launching digital businesses after its digital payment services were hit by technical ...
31,118 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India
Thu Dec 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid caseload to over 94.62 lakh. The number of fresh infections is nearly 20 per cent lower tha...
Farmers sit-in at Noida-Delhi border, key route to Delhi closed for vehicles
Wed Dec 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day on Wednesday, leading to closure of a key route that connects Uttar...
Trump teases 2024 run at White House Christmas party
Wed Dec 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump teased running again for president in 2024 as he hosted a holiday reception at the White House on Tuesday evening. It's been an amazing four years, Trump tol...
UK To Vaccinate People Against Covid From Next Week, Clears Pfizer Shot
Wed Dec 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week....
Days After US Desert Mystery, Another Metal Monolith Found In Romania
Wed Dec 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A metal monolith which mysteriously appeared on a hilltop in northern Romania has sparked curiosity -- and mockery -- online, coming just days after a similar object was found in t...
31,118 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India
Wed Dec 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid caseload to over 94.62 lakh. The number of fresh infections is nearly 20 per cent lower tha...
Farmers Say Will Attend Talks Today, Claim No Conditions From Centre
Tue Dec 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead talks today with the protesting farmers, sources say, adding he met Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP...
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 94.62 lakh; Nov saw over 30 pc decline in cases
Tue Dec 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 94.62 lakh with November registering over 30 per cent decline in both new deaths and cases as compared to October, while total recoveries surged t...
Chanda Kochhar Loses Supreme Court Case Against Being Fired As ICICI CEO
Tue Dec 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar faced a setback today as the Supreme Court rejected her appeal against her sacking as the bank's chief executive and managing director. Ms Koch...
"India's Internal Issue": Sena Leader On Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Tue Dec 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
"Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protest," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, backing Indian farmers who have intensified their agitation aga...