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Trump not conceding is an embarrassment, says Biden
Wed Nov 11 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump not conceding defeat in the just-concluded election is an embarrassment, President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday, asserting that his transition plans have ...
"I Don't Watch His Channel But...": Supreme Court On Arnab Goswami Bail
Wed Nov 11 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Republic TV's Arnab Goswami's petition for interim bail in a 2018 abetment to suicide case is being heard today by the Supreme Court. ...
Online News To Be Regulated By Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting
Wed Nov 11 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government has issued an order bringing online news portals and content providers such as Netflix under the Information and Broadcasting ministry. The notification, signed by P...
Qatar Puts Up "For Sale" Sign With New Property Visas
Wed Nov 11 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Gas-rich Qatar has flung open its property market to foreigners, with a scheme giving those purchasing homes or stores the right to call the Gulf nation home. The scheme, announced...
Bihar Election Results: As Leads Rush In, Nitish Kumar's Party Appears To Concede Defeat
Tue Nov 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Covid and its disastrous economic consequences have left Nitish Kumar and his party gasping for breath, not 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, asserted KC Tyagi, a spokesperson of the Jan...
Republic TV Distribution Head Arrested In Mumbai In Ratings Case
Tue Nov 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Republic TV's distribution head has been arrested in connection with a police case for alleged manipulation of ratings to show the news channel and its programmes as the most watch...
Trump Alleges Pfizer Vaccine Announcement Withheld Before Elections
Tue Nov 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer of withholding the announcement on COVID-19 vaccine before elections to prevent him fr...
Donald Trump Fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper After Election Defeat
Tue Nov 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump's refusal to concede...
Russian Military Helicopter Shot Down, 2 Dead; Azerbaijan Says Sorry
Tue Nov 10 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Azerbaijan admitted on Monday it had shot down a Russian military helicopter on its border with Armenia and apologised....
India records 45,903 new COVID-19 cases
Mon Nov 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 85,53,657 with 45,903 new infections being reported, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 79 lakh, pushing the...
Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fight
Mon Nov 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump never admits defeat. But he faces a stark choice now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House: Concede graciously for the sake of the nation or don't ...
Biden Begins Taking Over White House, Trump Refuses To Concede
Mon Nov 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about ...
Tejashwi Yadav Celebrates Quiet Birthday After Exit Polls Predict Win
Mon Nov 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Tejashwi Yadav, who turns 32 today, is celebrating a quiet birthday a day before the Bihar election results. With most exit polls predicting his victory, his party RJD today warned...
"Americans Corrected Mistake, Said 'Bye-Bye'": Sena's "Namaste Trump" Dig
Mon Nov 09 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
It would be good if India learns something from US President Donald Trump's defeat, said Shiv Sena on Monday while comparing the US Presidential election scenario with Bihar Assemb...
Third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi worst so far
Sun Nov 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the national capital has hit the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases suggests it has been the worst so fa...
President-elect Joe Biden pledges to unite America
Sun Nov 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to unite the country as he called it 'a time to heal in America', after his historic victory over Donald Trump in a bitter and closely-foug...
"We Did It, Joe": When Kamala Harris Called Biden After Win. Watch
Sun Nov 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kamala Harris today shared a video of her phone call with US President-elect Joe Biden shortly after the US Presidential election was called for the Democratic candidate. "We did i...
Tejashwi Yadav-Led Alliance Ahead In Bihar: Bihar Poll Of Exit Polls
Sun Nov 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democr...
Indore Ashram Of Computer Baba, Who Backed Congress In Bypolls, Razed
Sun Nov 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A religious retreat, or ashram, of self-styled godman "Computer Baba", who backed the Congress in Madhya Pradesh bypolls held last week, has been demolished over encroachment, offi...
Biden Says He's Already Meeting Experts While Prepping For White House
Sat Nov 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held o...