Day: June 18, 2019

Kerala CPM leader’s son booked for rape, cheating

3:03 pm June 18, 2019

Mumbai: A Kerala CPM leader’s son has been booked on charges of rape and cheating following a complaint filed by a woman in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. The 33-year-old woman in her complaint alleged that Binoy Vinodini Balakrishnan (37), the son of CPM’s Kerala unit secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, sexually assaulted her on the pretext […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

2 terrorists, 1 jawan killed in Anantnag encounter

2:59 pm June 18, 2019

Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in a gunbattle in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday in which a jawan has also lost his life, a police official said. The terrorists were being identified, he said. Acting on a credible input about the presence of terrorists in Bijbehara area of the south Kashmir district, security […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

Under US pressure, Afghan army starts closing checkpoints

2:56 pm June 18, 2019

Maidan Shar (Afghanistan): Only a tangle of razor wire marks the entrance of a remote Afghan army checkpoint that may soon be shuttered as the government closes vulnerable outposts after years of losses to Taliban fighters and desertions. The post in Wardak province west of Kabul has been hit before, and its sagging blast walls […]

Japan pushes 300 North Korean boats out of fishing grounds

2:52 pm June 18, 2019

Tokyo: The Japanese coast guard says its patrol boats have been pushing back hundreds of North Korean boats trying to poach in fishing grounds rich with squid off Japan’s northern coast. Coast Guard officials said Tuesday they have forced more than 300 North Korean boats out of Japan’s exclusive economic zone near Yamatotai since May. […]

Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid

2:48 pm June 18, 2019

Caracas: Venezuela Monday received a second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid, including 24 tonnes of medical supplies and generators provided by Panama, intended for hospitals to help address the country’s acute health crisis. In a statement, the Venezuelan Red Cross said it had received “medicines, medical supplies and power generators” that will be distributed […]