
Making its way out of all nasty comments from critics Mamootty-Lal combo's latest "Cobra' has proved to be a hit Malayalam movie. The movie which was completed in a little more than three crores is said to have made more than five crores in its run of two weeks. The movie is sure to make profits when the satellite rights will be added to its theatre collections. Interestingly, Lal who...

12:41 PM, Apr 27, 2012

New Delhi: Ironic it may sound, elite anti-naxal commando squad CoBRA, which was named after one of the most venomous reptiles, is now facing incidence of snake bites among its personnel posted in deep jungles. Ten battalions of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) are deployed in the dense jungles of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar to undertake intelligence based anti-Maoist operations and provide quality assistance to...

05:57 PM, Feb 24, 2012

New Delhi: It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital and surrounding areas, anti-narcotics officials say. "The sale of drugs (like K-72 and K-76) which have cobra venom is increasing at rave parties and in discos. These drugs enhance sensation and boost energy...

03:55 PM, Feb 16, 2012

New Delhi: All the 8 corrupt councillors shown demanding bribes in an IBN Cobrapost investigation have been suspended. This includes 6 BJP councillors and 2 from the Congress. The investigation showed them seeking bribes from builders for illegal construction. After taking action against the councillors, Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta said, "We have suspended all six councillors. We want to send out a message that we will not tolerate corruption....

09:51 AM, Dec 07, 2011

Gaya: A suspected Naxalite was injured after a group of heavily-armed Naxalites attacked a CRPF's CoBRA battalion camp in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Monday. After a three hour encounter, the suspected ultra was arrested last night while he was found lying injured outside the camp under Dumaria police station area, Magadh range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) N Hasnain Khan said. The injured has been admitted to...

04:00 PM, Dec 05, 2011

New Delhi: Former urban development minister KV Singhdeo on Thursday said he was ready to face probe in the land allotment controversy. "There was no ill intention in allotting land to the judges and I am ready for any enquiry," he said. An investigation by Cobrapost and IBN Network has revealed how former and sitting judges of Orissa, police officers and bureaucrats have received flats from the discretionary quota of...

03:45 PM, Nov 03, 2011

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday asked Delhi Police to quash all proceedings against two journalists from the internet portal Cobra Post in a 2006 sting that caught 11 MPs on camera accepting bribes for questions in parliament. Hearing the petition of journalists Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that "charging the petitioner under offence of the Prevention of Corruption Act would amount to travesty of...

12:53 PM, Sep 24, 2010

The state government has now started training an elite group of 200 guards to fight the cobra menace. ...

03:06 PM, Jun 13, 2010

A large cache of explosives has been recovered from the spot. ...

11:43 AM, Sep 20, 2009

The results of the contest are out. Find out if you take home goodies. ...

11:37 PM, Aug 28, 2009

Some toys should remain toys, every toy doesn't deserve a movie. ...

03:43 AM, Aug 22, 2009

The decision came after it raised £15 mn of fresh capital two months ago. ...

07:00 PM, Nov 23, 2008

Indian Cobra, country's most revered reptile and also most mis-understood. ...

04:41 PM, Aug 30, 2008

Bangalore: Australia have already secured their World Cup quarterfinal place and face what should be their easiest game in the group, but captain Ricky Ponting doesn't see any reason to keep his best lineup off the field. Australia meet Canada on Wednesday and will go top of Group A with a win, ahead of Saturday's match against Pakistan that will decide the final placings and the quarterfinal opposition. Ponting insisted...

01:41 PM, Jan 02, 2008