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BJP Promises 19 Lakh Jobs, Free Covid Vaccination In Bihar Manifesto
Thu Oct 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The ruling BJP today promised 19 lakh jobs and free coronavirus vaccination for all in its manifesto for the Bihar election starting next week. The party also stressed that ally Ni...
COVID-19: India records 55,839 new infections
Thu Oct 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as India's caseload went past 77 lakh, while re...
I will deliver optimism, opportunity; Biden will bring in pessimism, poverty: Trump
Thu Oct 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seeking his re-election, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told Americans that he will deliver optimism, opportunity and hope while his Democratic rival Joe Biden will bring i...
Government Warns Twitter Over Location Settings Showing Leh In China
Thu Oct 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir are "integral and inalienable parts of India governed by the Constitution of India", the government told Twitter after the social media platform's loca...
Maharashtra Ends Blanket Consent To CBI Probes In Clash Over Ratings Case
Thu Oct 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra on Wednesday withdrew the general consent it extended to the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct probe in the state, setti...
COVID-19 cases in India climb to 76,51, 107
Wed Oct 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of new coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the third consecutive day, taking India's COVID-19 caseload to 76,51,107,...
Israel says it uncovers deep militant tunnel dug from Gaza
Wed Oct 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Israeli military said Tuesday that militants in the Gaza Strip dug a tunnel dozens of metres deep that crossed under the security fence around the territory before it was detec...
"Suspicious Activity In Account": Women's Panel Chief In 'Love Jihad' Row
Wed Oct 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A meeting of National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday is being widely criticised as, according to the commi...
Chinese Soldier, Held After He Strayed Into Ladakh, Handed Back
Wed Oct 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Chinese soldier, who was caught by Indian forces in eastern Ladakh after he strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), was handed back to China on Tuesday night. The soldie...
US Sues Google In Biggest Antitrust Case In Decades, Explores Breakup
Wed Oct 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tec...
Next Year Will Be The Greatest Economic Year In US History: Donald Trump
Tue Oct 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has predicted that the American economy will soon recover from the coronavirus-induced economic slowdown and that the next year will be the greatest econo...
"Not Afraid To Quit": Amarinder Singh's 3 Bills Vs Centre's Farm Laws
Tue Oct 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
I am not afraid of resigning," Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today after his government moved a resolution in the state assembly against the contentious farm l...
Australia Mentions Quad's "Deep Trust", As It Joins India-US-Japan Naval Alliance
Tue Oct 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia will participate in the Malabar naval exercise next month involving India, the US and Japan that will bring the four key defence partners and democracies in the region to...
"Phone Hacked, Asleep When Obscene Clip Sent": Goa Deputy Chief Minister
Tue Oct 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Goa Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Babu Kavlekar, accused by the opposition of sending porn clips to a WhatsApp group of social activists, has filed a police complaint alleging ...
In Big Change, India Considers Trade Talks With Taiwan: Report
Tue Oct 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Support is growing within the union government to formally start talks on a trade deal with Taiwan as both democracies see relations with China deteriorate....
Imran Khan incapable and clueless, has betrayed people of Pakistan: PDM
Mon Oct 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Imran Khan is "incapable and clueless", and his government is worse than a dictatorship, leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposit...
As Tejashwi Yadav Supports Chirag Paswan, Double Worry For Nitish Kumar
Mon Oct 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been at the receiving end of barbs from opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav as well as ally-turned-rival Chirag Paswan in the Bihar election camp...
"Political Vendetta": National Conference On Farooq Abdullah Questioning
Mon Oct 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior politician Farooq Abdullah was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate today in connection with alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. His pa...
India Buys Winter Gear From US On "Urgent Basis" Amid China Row: Report
Mon Oct 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has bought high altitude warfare kits from the U.S. on an urgent basis, officials with the knowledge of the matter said, a sign that the country is preparing for an extended ...
'Don't Interfere': BJP Chief's Tough Warning For MLA Over UP Firing
Mon Oct 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA who has been staunchly defending an aide accused of shooting dead a man in public in Ballia last week has been asked by the party chief for an explanation....