Day: September 15, 2019

Maha: Elderly man gets 7-yr RI for sodomising minor boy

2:35 pm September 15, 2019

Thane: A court here in Maharashtra has awarded seven years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 76-year-old man for sodomising a minor boy in 2017. Special POCSO court judge S B Bahalkar, in his order issued on September 9, also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on the accused, Kisan Ingale, a jobless man living on a […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Embattled Israeli PM fights for survival in do-over election

2:33 pm September 15, 2019

Jerusalem: A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life as the country heads to national elections for the second time this year. With Netanyahu locked in a razor tight race and facing the likelihood of criminal corruption charges, a decisive victory in Tuesday’s vote may be the only […]

Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector

Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks knocked out half its oil supply

2:23 pm September 15, 2019

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires and halting about half of the supplies from the world’s largest exporter of oil. The attacks were the latest of many drone assaults on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure in […]

China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

No kites, pigeon flying as China preps for 70th anniversary

2:21 pm September 15, 2019

Beijing: China has banned flying kites, drones and captive pigeons over central Beijing as it prepares for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule on October 1. A public notice posted Sunday on the Beijing government’s website said that flying activities that affect flight safety would be prohibited in seven […]

Embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu fights for survival in do-over election

2:15 pm September 15, 2019