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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: Cobrapost

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Your daily news capsule.

Promoters of housing finance major DHFL swindled Rs 31,000 crore, alleges Cobrapost

Cobrapost exposé accuses three promoters of money laundering through shell companies, DHFL stocks fall more than 6% on Bombay Stock Exchange.

Next polls will be fought between ancient glories & modern science. Apt ‘Scoop’ sequel?

The reportage on the alleged hacking attack to influence the 2016 US presidential election and Trump’s suspected Russian escapades is not far from Evelyn Waugh’s narrative.

Cobrapost sting: Editors Guild of India urges media houses to explain position to readers

Editorial freedoms must be fully respected; paid news, even a suggestion of it, is ruinous for the media’s image, the Guild says in a statement.

Death of Indian media is fake news. But scary, some greedy owners fall for a silly con

Journalists don’t need to wallow in shame as none of them have been caught in the Cobrapost sting.

Last Laughs: When a fuel price cut hit consumers harder than hikes, and bankers on strike

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Modi’s on the road again, and this could be the end for Sterlite Copper in TN

Your daily capsule of the news and views that matter.

The controversial past of the man behind the Cobrapost expose

Pushp Sharma has been arrested twice in two separate cases, including for 'fabricating' a ministry's RTI reply. Sharma has claimed that both were false cases. 

Cobrapost sting ‘exposes’ media houses: All deny charges, Times Group, Zee claim reverse stings

India Today Group has threatened the portal with legal action, while Paytm has assured ‘user data is 100% secure’

India Today and The New Indian Express deny Hindutva push allegations made by Cobrapost

Cobrapost released a series of sting videos, claiming several media houses had agreed to carry Hindutva campaign in return for crores of rupees ahead of 2019 polls.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.