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2.2 Million Facebook, Instagram Advertisements Rejected Ahead Of US Vote

Sun Oct 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

A total of 2.2 million ads on Facebook and Instagram have been rejected and 120,000 posts withdrawn for attempting to "obstruct voting" in the upcoming US presidential election, Fa...

COVID-19: 61,871 new infections in country

Sun Oct 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

India's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 74,94,551 with 61,871 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 65,97,209 pushing the recovery rate to 88.03 per c...

Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states

Sun Oct 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

President Donald Trump leaned into fear tactics Saturday as he accused the left of trying to "destroy the American way of life" in a late reelection pitch to voters in Michigan and...

UP Man, Accused Of Killing Man In Presence Of Cops, Arrested

Sun Oct 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

A man accused of shooting another man dead in presence of police in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested. Dhirendra Singh -- who had filed a "surrender application" at a court ...

China Warns US It May Detain Americans Over Prosecution Of Scholars: Report

Sun Oct 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

The Chinese government has warned Washington it may detain Americans in China in response to the Justice Department's prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, the Wall ...

"Something Close" To Genocide In China's Xinjiang: US Security Adviser

Sat Oct 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating "something close to" a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region. "If not a genoci...

India's COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh with 62,212 new cases

Sat Oct 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

India's COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according...

France Teacher, Who Showed Prophet Caricatures In Class, Beheaded: Police

Sat Oct 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

A history teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in class was on Friday decapitated and his assailant shot dead by French police as they tried to arrest him, pol...

"Did Not Fire, Was Attacked": UP Man Wanted For Deadly Shootout On Video

Sat Oct 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

Dhirendra Singh, wanted for allegedly shooting dead a man during an argument at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia in the presence of officials and policemen, emerged in a video l...

BMC withdraws sealing order of BJP MP s office

Sat Oct 17 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday withdrew its order for sealing the office of Bhubaneswar MP and BJP National Spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi with immediate e...

COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 73,70,468

Fri Oct 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 73,70,468 with 63,371 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 64 lakh pus...

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Fri Oct 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

US President Donald Trump has blamed countries like China, Russia and India for adding to the global air pollution and asserted that his country has the best environmental numbers....

Even Pak Handled Covid Better: Rahul Gandhi On IMF Projections For India

Fri Oct 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the centre on Friday over IMF's projection that the Indian economy is set to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year, saying it was...

Brazilian Senator Caught Hiding Money "Between Buttocks"

Fri Oct 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

A Brazilian senator allied to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion of public funds for fight...

"He Fired In Self-Defence": BJP MLA On Aide In UP Shooting That Killed 1

Fri Oct 16 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk

A 46-year-old man was shot dead in the presence of state officials and the police when a fight broke out at a meeting at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia yesterday. The police s...