Month: June 2019

Pentagon still struggles with military kid sex assault cases

To the mothers, the 13-year-old boy appeared largely unsupervised as he roamed among the clusters of townhomes on the U.S. Air Force base in Japan. It would have been unremarkable — the neighborhood was full of kids — except that young girls were starting to report the boy […]

Iran newspaper to Japan: ‘How Can You Trust A War Criminal?’

TEHRAN, Iran — With Japan’s prime minister on the way to Tehran for a historic visit, a hard-line Iranian paper published a front page image Wednesday of a mushroom cloud from a nuclear blast — a reference to America’s bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of […]

Pelosi says Dems ‘not even close’ to starting impeachment

WASHINGTON — Brushing back calls for impeachment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday “it’s not even close” to having enough support in the House, while Democrats pushed forward on other fronts to investigate President Donald Trump. The House voted 229-191 to approve a resolution that will allow Democrats to […]

Hong Kong delays bill debate as protest crowds amass at HQ

HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters blocked entry to Hong Kong’s government headquarters Wednesday, delaying a legislative session on a proposed extradition bill that has heightened fears over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the semiautonomous territory. The overwhelmingly young crowd overflowed onto a major […]

Cyclone Vayu turns “very severe”, advances towards Gujarat

Mumbai, Jun 12: Mumbai and some neighbouring coastal areas of Maharashtra witnessed a windy Wednesday morning as cyclone ‘Vayu’ turned into a “very severe cyclonic storm”, the weather department said. As the cyclone continued to progress towards Saurashtra and Kutch regions of neighbouring Gujarat, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) […]

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 […]

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