Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| US agents faked trail to infiltrate as L | New York, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) US intelligence agents laid a cyber trail all the way to a fake terror camp in Pakistan, mastered idioms and style of Islamic terrorists giving a convincing portrayal of jihadis in a bid to infiltrate a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) recruitment ring. | 12-Mar-2019 |
| Gokhale, Pompeo discuss 'urgency' of Pak | New York, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) In the first high-level face-to-face India-US meeting after the Pulwama terrorist attack, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale discussed on Monday "the importance of bringing those responsible for the attack to justice and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil", State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Trump favours making daylight saving tim | Washington, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he will be fine with a permanent daylight saving time, which ends an annual ritual of changing clocks twice a year. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Chinese carriers, Ethiopian Airlines gro | Beijing/Addis Ababa, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) The Chinese government and EthiÂoÂpia on Monday grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, a day after an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 157 people on board. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate 4 p | New Delhi, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Monday jointly inaugurated four projects, via video conferencing, in the areas of transport, health and education. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Trump to seek $8.6 bn for border wall in | Washington, March 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is expected to seek $8.6 billion for his long-promised wall along the border with Mexico when he submits his 2020 congressional budget on Monday, likely igniting another funding standoff with Congress. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Imran Khan's income drops sharply in 3 y | Islamabad, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's net income has dropped sharply in the last three years from 35.6 million Pakistani rupees in 2015 to only 4.7 million Pakistani rupees in 2017, the media reported on Monday. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Foreign Secretary on 3-day US visit | New Delhi, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Monday began his three-day visit to the US to carry out bilateral consultation and strategic security dialogues with American President Donald Trump's administration. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Guaido calls for blackout emergency decr | Caracas, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled Parliament, Juan Guaido, who has been recognised as the country's interim president by about 50 governments around the world, has announced that he will ask lawmakers to decree a "state of emergency" to deal with the "catastrophe" being experienced by the country as a result of a power blackout that now has lasted some 70 hours. | 11-Mar-2019 |
| Indian voter population is 900 million | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) The number of voters in the Lok Sabha elections will be around 900 million, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced on Sunday, calling the upcoming polls the "largest festival of democracy". | 10-Mar-2019 |
| 149 killed as Ethiopian Airline Boeing c | Addis Ababa, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) All 149 passengers on the Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi in neighbouring Kenya died as the Boeing 737 aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from here on Sunday, the airlines said. | 10-Mar-2019 |
| US, China near deal, Beijing vows not to | Beijing, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) China's top central banker on Sunday signalled that Beijing and Washington were getting close to reaching a currency deal as part of their continuing negotiations to settle a yearlong trade battle. | 10-Mar-2019 |
| China's Long March rockets complete 300 | Beijing, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) China's Long March carrier rocket series completed 300 launches on Sunday after a new communication satellite was put into orbit. | 10-Mar-2019 |
| UK strips 2 more IS brides' citizenship | London, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) Two more Islamic State (IS) brides from the UK, held with their children in Syrian detention camps, have been stripped of their British citizenship, the media reported on Sunday. | 10-Mar-2019 |
| 12 killed in plane crash in Colombia | Bogota, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) All the 12 people aboard were killed in a plane crash in Colombia on Saturday, said the country's Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics. | 10-Mar-2019 |
| Satellite images reveal activity at Nort | Washington, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) Satellite images suggest that North Korea could be preparing to launch a missile or space rocket in the near future, American analysts have said, signaling a potential blow to Washington-Pyongyang relations. | 09-Mar-2019 |
| Trump signs Bibles during Alabama disast | Washington, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump signed Bibles for people affected by a string of deadly storms that ripped through the state of Alabama. | 09-Mar-2019 |
| Pakistani drone crosses Rajasthan border | Jaipur, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) A Pakistani drone attempting to enter Indian territory across the Rajasthan border went back following its detection by the Border Security Forces (BSF), who tried to shoot it down, the BSF said. | 09-Mar-2019 |
| White House Communications Director Shin | Washington, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) White House Communications Director Bill Shine has resigned and will serve as senior adviser on US President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, the White House said on Friday. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| Trump to meet Jair Bolsonaro on March 19 | OWashington, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the White House on March 19, the White House said on Friday in a statement. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| Imran Khan: Won't let armed groups funct | Islamabad, March 8 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that his government would not let any armed groups function in the country amid intensifying crackdown on Islamist groups and their leaders. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| Pakistani women protest against workplac | Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) On the occasion of International Women's Day, women took to the streets across Pakistan on Friday to protest against sexual harassment in the workplace, child marriage 'honour killings, wage inequalities and limited political representation. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| US House of Representatives condemns hat | New York, March 8 (TIWN / IANS) In a controversial resolution that initially split the Democrats before being expansively reworded, the House of Representatives has condemned hate against Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and other minorities and denounced accusations of dual loyalty. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| India calls for UN-led consensus on zero | United Nations, March 8 (TIWN / IANS) India has called for a "UN-led consensus on zero tolerance on terrorism", while condemning Pakistan's use of cross-border insurgency as an instrument of state policy. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| Hafiz Saeed barred from leading prayers | Lahore, March 8 (TIWN / IANS) Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed has been barred from leading prayers at Lahore's Jamia Masjid Qadsia as part of the Pakistan government's crackdown on terror groups, the media reported on Friday. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Trump to | Washington, March 8 (TIWN / IANS) Adult film star Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against US President Donald Trump over a non-disparagement agreement has been tossed out of federal court. | 08-Mar-2019 |
| 121 detained, 182 madrasas seized in Pak | Islamabad, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that law enforcement agencies took 121 people into preventive detention and seized 182 madrasas as part of its continuing crackdown on terror groups. | 07-Mar-2019 |
| Saudi Foreign Minister to arrive in Paki | Islamabad, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir will arrive in Islamabad on Thursday on a day-long official visit to meet the Pakistani leadership and deliver "an important message" of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. | 07-Mar-2019 |
| US intelligence won't report civilian de | Washington, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order according to which American intelligence officials will no longer be required to publicly disclose the number of civilians killed in airstrikes against terrorist targets. | 07-Mar-2019 |
| US spy plane intercepted near Russian ai | Moscow, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) A US reconnaissance aircraft was intercepted approaching the Russian airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Defence Ministry said here on Thursday. | 07-Mar-2019 |
| 471 parents deported from US without the | Washington, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) US authorities have deported 471 parents without their children, according to a court filing. | 07-Mar-2019 |
| India, Pakistan exchange heavy fire on L | Jammu, March 6 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy fire across the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district with defence officials calling it was the third ceasefire violation of the day. | 06-Mar-2019 |
| Tensions with India appear to be de-esca | Islamabad, March 6 (TIWN / IANS) Tensions between India and Pakistan appear to be de-escalating, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday as he thanked the US for playing a role in defusing the crisis through "private diplomacy". | 06-Mar-2019 |
| US-backed forces holding 2,000 ISIS figh | Damascus, March 6 (TIWN / IANS) US-backed forces in Syria are holding more than 2,000 suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters, US defence officials have said. | 06-Mar-2019 |
| Death toll in Indonesia gold mine collap | Jakarta, March 6 (IANS) The number of people killed in the collapse of an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi last week has climbed to 16, authorities said on Wednesday as the search for more victims and possible survivors continued. | 06-Mar-2019 |
| US following up reports Pakistan used F- | New York, March 6 (TIWN / IANS) Washington is taking a close look at reports that Pakistan used US-supplied F-16 fighter jets in the recent confrontation with India, according to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino. | 06-Mar-2019 |
| Indian dossier has no 'evidence', says P | Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) A dossier submitted by India lacks "concrete evidence" linking Pakistan with the suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers, Islamabad said on Tuesday, as it arrested the brother and son of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and 42 others as part of a crackdown on Islamist groups following intense diplomatic pressure. | 05-Mar-2019 |
| Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 president | New York, March 5 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she won't run for President in 2020 but will continue to speak out about politics, saying, "I'm not going anywhere". | 05-Mar-2019 |
| First phase of US missile system sale to | Washington, March 5 (TIWN / IANS) The first phase of Saudi Arabia's long awaited purchase of an advanced US missile defence system has been finalised with the formal awarding of a contract, the media reported on Tuesday. | 05-Mar-2019 |
| Pakistan Minister slammed over anti-Hind | Islamabad, March 5 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan Punjab's Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan of the ruling PTI has come under severe criticism from members of his party for making derogatory remarks about Hindus. | 05-Mar-2019 |
| US judge declines to speed up IS bride's | Washington, March 5 (IANS) A US judge has rejected a request that he should speed up consideration of a lawsuit filed on behalf of an American-born woman who joined the Islamic State (IS) terror group in 2014 and is now stranded in a refugee camp in Syria with her son. | 05-Mar-2019 |
| Kim Jong-un back in Pyongyang after Viet | Pyongyang, March 5 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is back in Pyongyang after concluding his first official state visit to Vietnam and holding his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, state media reported on Tuesday. | 05-Mar-2019 |
| IAF shoots down Pakistani drone on Rajas | New Delhi/Jaipur, March 5 (TIWN / IANS) An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI on Monday shot down a Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Nal sector on the International Border in Rajasthan today morning, sources said. | 04-Mar-2019 |
| Egyptian photojournalist freed after ove | Cairo, March 4 (TIWN / IANS) An award-winning Egyptian photojournalist was freed on Monday after serving more than five years in prison on charges of attending an Islamist protest in 2013. | 04-Mar-2019 |
| Air Force doesn't count casualties: IAF | Coimbatore, March 4 (TIWN / IANS) Amidst a raging controversy over the damage inflicted on the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Balakot, IAF chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said his force does not count human casualties but the airstrike had hit the "target". | 04-Mar-2019 |
| Abhinandan flying fighter plane again de | Coimbatore, March 4 (TIWN / IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be allowed to fly a fighter plane again only if he is found physically fit. | 04-Mar-2019 |
| US House to begin Trump abuse enquiry | Washington, March 4 (TIWN / IANS) A committee of the US House of Representatives is seeking documents alleging obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his aides. | 03-Mar-2019 |
| Trump attacks Mueller probe | Washington, March 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe into the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, and called him an "unelected prosecutor running unchecked". | 03-Mar-2019 |
| US police not charged for killing unarme | San Francisco, March 3 (TIWN / IANS) Two US police officers will not face charges for shooting dead Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, in California last March, prosecutors have said. | 03-Mar-2019 |
| Indian-American teen awarded for inventi | Washington, March 3 (TIWN / IANS) An Indian-American teenager has been conferred with the 2019 National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award for her ground-breaking invention designed to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. | 03-Mar-2019 |