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Woman gang-raped in Hathras dies in Delhi hospital
Tue Sep 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 19-year-old Dalit woman died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday morning, days after being raped by four men here, a senior police officer said. The family of the girl informed that s...
Pak army resorts to heavy shelling along LoC in J-K's Poonch
Tue Sep 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, ...
Top Afghan negotiator in Taliban talks arrives in Pakistan
Tue Sep 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Afghanistan's top official in negotiations with the Taliban arrived in Pakistan's capital Monday on a three-day trip during which he will meet with the country's prime minister and...
Amnesty Halts India Operations, Alleges Government "Witch-Hunt"
Tue Sep 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amnesty International has halted its operations in India and said it had to let go of its staff after its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of what it called a "witch...
BJP-Ruled Haryana Refuses Crops From States, In Conflict With Farm Laws
Tue Sep 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Haryana government has to care about the farmers of Haryana and "don't have to worry about other states", Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said earlier this month, refusing t...
Tractor Set On Fire At India Gate To Protest Farm Bills
Mon Sep 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A tractor was set on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi this morning during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread protests. The poli...
COVID tally crosses 60 lakh
Mon Sep 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally galloped past 60 lakh on Monday with 82,170 new cases, while the recoveries have surged to 50.17 lakh with 74,893 more people having recuperated, the Health ...
CRPF jawan held for raping 17-yr-old girl in UP
Mon Sep 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A CRPF jawan was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, police said on Monday. According to a complaint lodged by the minor on July 12, CRPF jaw...
Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan
Mon Sep 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has erupted again over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the territory's defence ministry said 16 soldiers and...
Coerced To "Implicate Karan Johar": Arrested Film Executive Kshitij Prasad On Drugs Case
Mon Sep 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Film executive Kshitij Prasad, who was arrested last week by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a widening drugs probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput death, was "harassed and blackmai...
Jaswant Singh dies, PM Modi pays tribute
Sun Sep 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Union minister Jaswant Singh, a close associate of ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died here on Sunday following a long spell of illness. He was 82. Prime Minister N...
India's COVID-19 caseload nears 60 lakh
Sun Sep 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload neared 60 lakh with 88,600 fresh infections being reported on Sunday, while the number of people having recuperated from the disease crossed 49 lakh pushi...
Amid Standoff With China, Video Shows Army Tanks Near LAC
Sun Sep 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A video showing Indian army tanks and armoured personnel carriers in forward locations in eastern Ladakh -- the theatre of the face-off with China since April-May -- has been relea...
"Served BJP For 40 Years For This?": Bengal Leader Dropped In Reshuffle
Sun Sep 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, the BJP's new internal reshuffle has not gone down too well with all troops. Rahul Sinha, one of the longest serving leaders of the party in West Bengal...
"Not Politics": Sanjay Raut, Devendra Fadnavis Meet At Hotel Sparks Buzz
Sun Sep 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A meeting between former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday has set off a huge buzz, though both sides have denied...
28 Trains Suspended In Punjab Amid Farmers' Protest
Sat Sep 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the "Rail Roko" protest against the three new controversial farm bil...
India registers 85,362 new COVID-19 infections in a day
Sat Sep 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past 59 lakh on Saturday with 85,362 fresh cases being recorded in a day, while 93,420 people recuperated from the disease during the same period ta...
Earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hits Jammu and Kashmir
Sat Sep 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A medium-intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any damage or loss of life, officials said. The earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred a...
Deepika Padukone, Sara Khan, Shraddha Kapoor Being Questioned In Drugs Probe
Sat Sep 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan are being questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a widening drugs probe linked to the Sushant Singh Rajput d...
Chinese Drones, Guns Point At New Pak Plot In J&K: Government Sources
Sat Sep 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan has been instructed by China to push large quantities of arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir to sponsor increased anti-India activity and unrest amid the border sta...