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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...
NCP will contest 2022 Goa Assembly polls: Praful Patel
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The NCP will contest the 2022 Goa legislative Assembly polls with full strength and consider an alliance with like-minded parties, party leader Praful Patel said on Tuesday....
Trump's pick Amy Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the 115th justice of the US Supreme Court on Monday night, an hour after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed her nomina...
US Stands With India To Deal With Any Threat: Pompeo On Galwan Clash
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today expressed his country's support for India in its efforts to "defend its sovereignty"....
Video Shows Haryana Woman's Murder Outside Her College, Accused Arrested
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 21-year-old student in Haryana was shot dead in broad daylight just outside her college by a man who first tried to shove her into his car. The woman's murder on the streets, bar...
Actor Stabbed In Mumbai, Allegedly For Rejecting Man
Tue Oct 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
TV actor Malvi Malhotra was attacked with a knife last night allegedly by an acquaintance for turning down his marriage proposal. The actor was stabbed thrice - once in the abdomen...