Special assault rifles for CoBRA to fight Naxals

Last Updated: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 11:42

Sophisticated assault rifles capable of firing 1,000 rounds per minute, currently used by the Army`s Special Forces, have been procured to equip the elite anti-Naxal unit CoBRA.

CRPF constable arrested in Delhi for crimes

Last Updated: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 00:24

A CRPF constable attached with the elite anti-Naxal battalion `CoBRA` was among four persons arrested in Outer Delhi for their alleged involvement in a series of crimes.

Cash-for-query sting: HC dismisses scribes` trial

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 13:33

The Delhi High Court on 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.

Scientists find mechanism behind cobra hood

Last Updated: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 18:23

Solving an intriguing biological mystery, scientists have found the mechanism behind the menacing `hood flare` which cobras use as a defensive display, with the help of just eight muscles.

Pak procures 13 Cobra gunship helicopters from US

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 18:22

Pakistan has procured 13 Cobra gunship helicopters from the US for use as spare parts for its helicopter fleet.

US troops eating scorpions, drinking cobra blood: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 18:36

It`s not hamburger or soft drinks, but US troops have been eating scorpions and drinking cobra blood at a military exercise camp in Thailand, a British newspaper has claimed.

Stung by cheeky slogans, CoBRA force changes name

Last Updated: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 00:00

The anti-naxal force of the CRPF -- CoBRA -- has been rechristened Special Action Force (SAF), the reason being cheeky slogans against the special team in some Maoist-hit areas of Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.

Rugby India to play in Singapore Club 7s, Cobra 10s

Last Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 15:36

Indian Rugby team showed promise in the recently held Asian 7s super series and skipper Nasser Hussain is hoping his side would put up a good show at the Singapore Cricket Club7s and Cobra 10s.

Israel, US rehearse state of the art air defence umbrella

Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 18:13

A massive air defence drill under way in Israel will join Israeli and US systems to create the world`s most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said on Thursday.

Six CoBRA personnel dead in Dantewada encounter

Last Updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 11:12

Five more bodies of anti-Naxal force CoBRA personnel were recovered Saturday, including that of an Assistant Commandant, killed in a fierce gunbattle with Naxals in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.

CoBRA force busts gun factory; guns down Naxalite

Last Updated: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 20:03

In its maiden offensive operation, the elite anti-Naxal force CoBRA on Thursday busted a Maoist arms factory besides shooting down an armed activist in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.