Archive Detail
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Trump to visit Warsaw on World War-II co | Warsaw, July 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will come to Warsaw on September 1 for the 80th commemoration of the start of the World War-II, a spokesperson for the Polish President told media on Tuesday, after receiving confirmation from the White House. | 30-Jul-2019 |
Bangladesh urged to heed UN recommendati | Geneva, July 30 (TIWN) Bangladesh should implement the recommendations made by the UN Committee against Torture to end the widespread practice of torture in the country, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. | 30-Jul-2019 |
Jails don't stop gangsters from operatin | New Delhi, July 30 (TIWN) Jails no more bar the underworld dons and gangsters from carrying out their nefarious activities, including extortions. | 30-Jul-2019 |
British PM pledges 300mn pounds to give | London, July 30 (TIWN) Prime Minister Boris Johnson started a whistle-stop tour of Britain in Scotland on Monday as part of a drive to promote the four regions of Britain he has referred to as the "awesome foursome". | 30-Jul-2019 |
Pakistan PM assures minorities, Hindus p | Karachi/Islamabad, July 29 (TIWN) The minority Hindu Maheswari community in Karachi on Sunday held a protest against the administration's failure in tracing a missing 16-year-old Hindu girl. The family of the girl, who went missing on May 20, has alleged her abduction. | 29-Jul-2019 |
Obama shares African Americans' letter s | Washington, July 30 (TIWN) In an unexpected endorsement, former US president Barack Obama has shared on his Twitter handle a letter by former members of his administration that rebuked racism in American politics and called out President Donald Trump for his racist comments made against four Congresswomen of colour. | 30-Jul-2019 |
Two US teens admit killing Rome officer, | Rome, July 29 (TIWN) Two American teenagers have been arrested in connection with the stabbing to death of a 35-year-old police officer in Rome, according to the local police. | 29-Jul-2019 |
Afghan presidential election campaign ki | Kabul, July 29 (TIWN) Campaign for the fourth presidential elections in Afghanistan slated for September 28 began on Sunday, officials said. | 29-Jul-2019 |
13 dead in a massive landslide in Myanma | Yangon, July 29 (TIWN) At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade minde in Hpakant township, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state on Sunday, a local official said. | 29-Jul-2019 |
Facebook shifting Instant Games from Mes | San Francisco, July 28 (TIWN) Social networking giant Facebook is removing its feature Instant Games out of Messenger and adding it to the Facebook Gaming tab on the main app. | 28-Jul-2019 |
Russia's Far East potential to be on dis | Moscow, July 27 (TIWN) The unique features of Russia's 11 regions of the Far East in terms of their potential, tourist opportunities and cultural traditions will be on display from September 3 to 8 at an exhibition being organised as part of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok. | 27-Jul-2019 |
BRICS urged to back Modi's call for glob | Rio de Janeiro, July 27 (TIWN) India has urged BRICS to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a global conference on terrorism (GCT), made during the informal meeting of the bloc's leaders in Osaka, Japan, last month, saying it would bolster efforts for early conclusion of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism (CCIT). | 27-Jul-2019 |
Trump can use military funds for border | Washington, July 27 (TIWN) The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to use $2.5 billion from the Defence Department funding to construct a wall on the southern border with Mexico that the government calls necessary to protect national security. | 27-Jul-2019 |
London museum acquires objects documenti | London, July 27 (TIWN) The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London has acquired a number of objects that document the movement by Extinction Rebellion (XR) - a global activist group calling for urgent action on climate change through acts of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience. | 27-Jul-2019 |
Pakistani arrested for keeping minor son | Peshawar, July 27 (TIWN) A Pakistani man was arrested for chaining his minor son at his tea shop after pictures of the chained boy, who has now been rescued, went viral on the social media. | 27-Jul-2019 |
Of journalism in a new India, discover t | New Delhi, July 26 (TIWN) Despite the breadth and scope of the Indian media, there is little meaningful literature available about journalism practised in the country today. There have been individual accounts by journalists, some of them pretty eminent, but rarely has an attempt been made to present a holistic picture from the 21st century's perspective. A new book seeks to address the requirement. You can also discover the fascination of India's churches, their history and legends, the early arrival of Christianity, India's first encounters with Europeans and the magnificence of India's church architecture; and finally, there is another book that just lets you - well, chill!. | 26-Jul-2019 |
President, PM, military hail Kargil hero | New Delhi, July 26 (TIWN) The nation on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war to recall the valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay, recapturing strategic heights on the border seized by Pakistani troops and militants. | 26-Jul-2019 |
Pakistan dependent on India for anti-rab | Islamabad, July 26 (TIWN) Pakistan is dependent on India for imports of anti-rabies and anti-venom vaccines as its National Institute of Health (NIH) is incapable of manufacturing the vaccines as per the country's demands, says a report. | 26-Jul-2019 |
North: Missile launches 'warning' to S. | Seoul, July 26 (TIWN) North Korea has called the test of two short-range ballistic missiles, under its leader Kim Jong-un's guidance, a "solemn warning" to the South Korean "warmongers", the state media reported on Friday. | 26-Jul-2019 |
N. Korea fires 2 short-range missiles in | Seoul, July 25 (TIWN) North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea in what appears to be a move designed to put pressure on the US and draw more concessions ahead of Pyongyang's possible nuclear talks with Washington, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. | 25-Jul-2019 |
5 killed, 16 injured as 3 blasts rock Af | Kabul, July 25 (TIWN) At least five people were killed and 16 others injured as three blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kabul on Thursday morning, officials said. | 25-Jul-2019 |
Trump vetoes 3 bills blocking arms sales | Washington, July 25 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has vetoed three congressional resolutions seeking to block the White House from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and other countries without the legislative branch's prior approval. | 25-Jul-2019 |
US says may have downed 2 Iran drones la | Washington, July 24 (TIWN) A US warship may have brought down two Iranian drones in the Gulf last week, the American military has said. | 24-Jul-2019 |
China 'can deploy military in HK to cont | Beijing, July 24 (TIWN) China on Wednesday said it can deploy military to Hong Kong at the request of the city's government to maintain law and order after weeks of pro-democracy protests. | 24-Jul-2019 |
India's crucial contribution in ITER hop | Cadarache (France), July 24 (TIWN) The upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, in which India is a partner, is the hope to energy freedom and also a solution to the world that is gripped with a threat to survival primarily by the use of fossil energy and fast depleting conventional energy | 24-Jul-2019 |
Chinese Army working for peaceful end to | Beijing, July 24 (TIWN) The Chinese Army is working for stability and security along the Sino-Indian border and taking effective measures to create favourable conditions for the peaceful resolution of the Doklam stand-off, a white paper issued by China's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. | 24-Jul-2019 |
Trump sues lawmakers, officials to block | New York, July 24 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has sued the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee and New York State officials, seeking to thwart efforts to obtain his state tax returns. | 24-Jul-2019 |
Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng de | Beijing, July 23 (TIWN) Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng, infamous for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, has died, China's media reported on Tuesday. | 23-Jul-2019 |
Mudslide kills 8, buries 5 houses in Nep | Kathmandu, July 23 (TIWN) Eight people were killed in a mudslide in two remote Nepal mountain villages on Tuesday. | 23-Jul-2019 |
Trump on Kashmir: Another gaffe by US Pr | Washington/New Delhi, July 23 (TIWN) Was Donald Trump's claim that he was approached by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mediate in the Kashmir issue another flub, in a long line of such seemingly thoughtless utterances by the US President? | 23-Jul-2019 |
New Zealand tightens gun laws post terro | Wellington, July 23 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced a new range of legislative measures toughening requirements to obtain and keep a firearms license as the country is still attempting to heal from March's traumatic terror attack in which 51 people were killed. | 23-Jul-2019 |
11 killed in attack near airport in Soma | Mogadishu, July 23 (TIWN) At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured on Monday in a suicide car bomb attack near a checkpoint close to Somali capital Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport, the police said. | 23-Jul-2019 |
India thanks NYPD for arresting Hindu pr | New York/New Delhi, July 22 (TIWN) Senior Indian diplomats in the US have thanked the authorities for the quick arrest of the assailant of a Hindu priest in the Queens, and the two US Congress members for condemning the attack. | 22-Jul-2019 |
'Imran Khan has Saudi Crown Prince to th | Islamabad, July 22 (TIWN) Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's official visit to the US has been made possible by the role played by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - aiming to mend strained relations and attract much-needed investment for the cash-strapped country, the Express Tribune has reported. | 22-Jul-2019 |
China imposes protectionist measures on | Beijing, July 22 (TIWN) China on Monday announced imposing protectionist measures on certain stainless steel products imported from the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. | 22-Jul-2019 |
All crew of captured British oil tanker | Tehran, July 21 (TIWN) All 23 crew members of the seized British oil tanker "Stena Impero" are "safe and in good health", the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran told Iranian state TV on Sunday. | 21-Jul-2019 |
Imran Khan embarks on 3-day visit to US | Islamabad, July 20 (TIWN) Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday embarked on a three-day visit to the US where he will meet President Donald Trump at the White House on July 22. | 20-Jul-2019 |
NAB launches money laundering probe agai | Lahore, July 21 (TIWN) Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog has initiated another probe against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz after the Islamabad accountability court rejected its application seeking legal proceedings against her for using a bogus trust deed in the Avenfield graft case. | 21-Jul-2019 |
China wants joint front with India again | Beijing, July 20 (TIWN) China and India will have to jointly stand up to counter US "ugly" unilateralist and protectionist trade policies to promote a fair and just economic order, Beijings newly-appointed envoy Sun Weidong to New Delhi has said. | 20-Jul-2019 |
Indians aboard British oil tanker seized | New Delhi/London, July 20 (TIWN) Indians are among the 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker that Iran has seized in the Strait of Hormuz, amid fresh escalation of tensions in the Gulf. | 20-Jul-2019 |
Iran seizes British oil tanker, UK vows | Tehran/London, July 21 (TIWN) Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the UK to warn Tehran of "serious consequences" if it did not release the ship, making it the latest confrontation in the increasingly tense standoff in the important shipping route. | 21-Jul-2019 |
Imran Khan will fly to US by Qatar Airwa | Islamabad, July 19 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will fly to the US by Qatar Airways in a bid to save taxpayers' money, one of his close aides, Naeemul Haq, has said. | 19-Jul-2019 |
US warship destroys Iranian drone: Trump | Washington, July 19 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz. | 19-Jul-2019 |
After ICJ rap, Pakistan agrees to grant | Islamabad/New Delhi, July 19 (TIWN) Acting on the International Court of Justice ruling, Pakistan has agreed to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav "according to Pakistani laws", the Pakistan Foreign Office said. | 19-Jul-2019 |
Howdy, Modi! Texas diaspora prepares for | New York, July 19 (TIWN) The Indian diaspora in Houston is getting ready to meet the Indian Prime Minister with a Texan "Howdy, Modi!" greeting on September 22. | 19-Jul-2019 |
World's highest aquarium starts trial op | Xining, July 19 (TIWN) The world's highest aquarium has opened for trial operation in northwest China's Qinghai Province, news agency Xinhua reported. | 19-Jul-2019 |
US move to bar Ankara from F-35 programm | Ankara, July 18 (TIWN) The US decision to exclude Turkey from NATO's F-35 fighter jet programme is a "unilateral" step and might bring "irreparable damage" to bilateral relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. | 18-Jul-2019 |
NAB arrests ex-Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan | Lahore, July 18 (TIWN) Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was arrested by the country's anti-corruption watchdog on Thursday from the outskirts of Lahore. | 18-Jul-2019 |
23 killed in suspected arson attack at J | Tokyo, July 18 (TIWN) At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected arson attack at a renowned animation studio in Japan's Kyoto city on Thursday, officials said. | 18-Jul-2019 |
Plane lands few feet away from tourists, | Athens, July 18 (TIWN) A video of a British Airways flight making a landing at the Skiathos Airport in Greece few yards away from tourists is going viral on the social media. | 18-Jul-2019 |