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Wednesday, April 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

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

JD Vance worried Pentagon not giving Trump the full picture of the war—The Atlantic report

Vance, originally sceptical about US launching strikes against Iran, is reported to be worried that the US does not have enough interceptors and offensive missiles, something he has raised with Trump.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.