Day: June 11, 2019

Democrats push new strategy for enforcing Russia subpoenas

WASHINGTON — Democrats are pushing a resolution through the House Tuesday that would make it easier to sue President Donald Trump’s administration and potential witnesses, paving the way for legal action against those who defy subpoenas in Congress’ Russia probe and other investigations. The House resolution would authorize […]

Develop better understanding of NDPS Act; Advisor Kumar asks IOs handling narcotic cases

open view news desk JAMMU, JUNE 10: Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar today urged the Investigation officers to familiarize and equip themselves with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act to achieve high conviction rate in crime cases related to it. “The responsibility lies […]

India withdraws export incentive for onion as prices jump

MUMBAI – India withdrew 10% export incentives on onion, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, as prices of the bulb jumped 47% in a month due to dwindling supplies. The south Asian country had doubled export incentives for onion in December following steep drop in prices […]

India to evacuate thousands as cyclone nears west coast

MUMBAI – Indian authorities are preparing to evacuate 300,000 people along the western coast as a severe cyclone is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning in the state of Gujarat. Storm Vayu, which formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cross the Gujarat coast with gust […]

Capital punishment not a deterrent: Javed Akhtar on Kathua verdict

Mumbai, Jun 11:  Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar has said while he understands the disappointment with the verdict in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, he believes capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime. Akhtar admitted that he did not […]

Sri Lanka govt defies Sirisena to resume parliamentary probe into Easter blasts

Colombo, Jun 11: The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday began the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) investigation into the security lapses surrounding the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed 258 people including 11 Indians, despite strong objection by President Maithripala Sirisena. President Sirisena, who is the head of the Cabinet, […]

LOC ought to be used only when person evading probe: HC

New Delhi, Jun 11: A look out circular (LOC)should to be used only when a person is evading investigation as it seriously affects the fundamental rights of a citizen who is restrained from travelling, the Delhi High Court has said. The ruling by the high court came while allowing […]

Even judges have to face brunt of social media, says SC

New Delhi, Jun 11: Even judges have to face the brunt of social media, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the case of journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested for allegedly making objectionable comments on Twitter and Facebook against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “Sometimes even we have to […]

Gunfight breaks out between militants and security forces in J-K’s Baramulla

Srinagar, Jun 11: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, police said. The exchange of firing took place in Sopore during a search operation, an official spokesperson said. He said the cordon has been strengthened […]

Wreckage of AN 32 aircraft found in Arunachal

New Delhi, Jun 11: The wreckage of the AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force was spotted on Tuesday 16 km north of Lipo in Arunachal Pradesh, eight days after it went missing after taking off from Assam’s Jorhat The aircraft had 13 people on board and the […]

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