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On last working day, CJI spent 4 mins in | New Delhi, Nov 15 (TIWN): On his last working day, outgoing Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday spent nearly four minutes in Court No.1 of the Supreme Court. | 15-Nov-2019 |
Meghan Markle 'secretly' invited Hillary | London, Nov 15 (TIWN) Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle had "secretly" invited former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit her at Frogmore Cottage, her home in the UK, earlier this week, a media report said on Friday. | 15-Nov-2019 |
Venice flooded by highest tide in more t | New Delhi, Nov 15 (TIWN) Venice has been hit by its highest tide in more than 50 years, leaving much of the Italian city under water and at least two persons dead, a media report said. | 15-Nov-2019 |
Pakistan trained Saeed, others: Musharra | Islamabad, Nov 14 (TIWN) Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf has admitted that the Pakistan state not only gave a "hero's welcome" to terrorists like Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed but also trained and supported them to fight against India in Jammu and Kashmir. | 14-Nov-2019 |
Mark Zuckerberg has a secret TikTok acco | San Francisco, Nov 15 (TIWN) Probably to crack the TikTok model, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been spotted via a ‘secret account on the Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok which has become a headache for the social networking giant -- from the US to India. | 15-Nov-2019 |
India hits out at Pak propaganda on Ayod | Geneva, Nov 14 (TIWN) India has lashed out against Pakistan's "juvenile propaganda to malign India through fabricated lies" over the Supreme Court judgment on Ayodhya and on Kashmir, and condemned Islamabad's "pathological compulsion" to comment on India's affairs. | 14-Nov-2019 |
Indian-American beauty queen raises fund | Washington, Nov 14 (TIWN) An Indian-American student and anti-bullying activist who was crowned Miss World America Washington, was on a quest to raise $1 million for drug addiction and suicide prevention awareness. | 14-Nov-2019 |
Jadhav appeal in civilian court: Pak arm | Islamabad, Nov 13 (TIWN) The Pakistani military has scotched reports that Pakistan is to amend the Army Act to allow Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appeal in a civilian court. | 13-Nov-2019 |
Pollution woes: Delhi schools shut till | New Delhi, Nov 13 (TIWN) With air pollution in the city again touching 'emergency' levels, the Delhi government on Wednesday ordered schools in the national capital to remain shut till Friday. | 13-Nov-2019 |
Religious bias led to IIT-M student's de | Chennai, Nov 13 (TIWN) Manitheneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) leader M.H. Jawahirullah on Wednesday demanded a probe by Crime Branch Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) into the suicide of Fathima Latheef, a bright first year student of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M). | 13-Nov-2019 |
UK election: Labour promises to outspend | London, Nov 13 (TIWN) UK's Labour Party on Wednesday vowed to spend more on the National Health Service (NHS) in England than the Conservative Party if it wins the upcoming general election. | 13-Nov-2019 |
Labour does U-turn, disowns Corbyn's ant | New Delhi/London, Nov 13 (TIWN) In a move that is surely going to embarrass Jeremy Corbyn, the Chair of the Labour Party Ian Lavery has outrightly disowned Corbyn's views on Jammu and Kashmir. | 13-Nov-2019 |
Modi leaves for BRICS Summit in Brazil | New Delhi, Nov 12 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for Brazil for the BRICS Summit and said he is looking forward to holding discussions with the leaders from the four nations on greater cooperation in a wide range of areas. | 12-Nov-2019 |
Pak Sikh community observes Guru Nanak's | Islamabad, Nov 12 (TIWN) Pakistan's Sikh community on Tuesday observed the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. | 12-Nov-2019 |
Socialists win Spain polls amid far righ | Madrid, Nov 12 (TIWN) The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won most of the seats in the country's fourth general election, but fell short of a majority while right-wing parties made major gains, it was reported on Monday. | 12-Nov-2019 |
Turkey begins deporting foreign IS membe | Ankara, Nov 12 (TIWN) Turkey has started deporting foreign fighters of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, starting off with an American and soon to be followed by seven Germans, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Monday. | 12-Nov-2019 |
Odisha FC youngsters train with Aspire A | Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (TIWN) Four boys from Indian Super League (ISL) side Odisha FC are training at the renowned Aspire Academy in Doha, a statement said on Monday. | 11-Nov-2019 |
Imran takes note of 'mishandling' of Pak | Islamabad, Nov 11 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the mishandling, non-resolution or delayed response on the complaints registered on the Pakistan Citizen Portal, and directed all the ministries to form a dedicated committee to evaluate the performance of the concerned officers. | 11-Nov-2019 |
Bolivian Prez resigns after widespread p | La Paz, Nov 11 (TIWN) Bowing to widespread pressure to resign amid the anti-government protests in Bolivia, President Evo Morales has confirmed that he was stepping down after almost 14 years in power. | 10-Nov-2019 |
Ruling Socialists lead Spain general ele | Madrid, Nov 11 (TIWN) The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was leading in the general election, which also saw the right-wing party Vox make important gains. | 10-Nov-2019 |
Activists demand arrest of Pak Hindu stu | Karachi, Nov 10 (TIWN) Civil society and rights activists have demanded the immediate arrest of the killers of a Pakistani Hindu medical student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room in September, saying she was subjected to criminal assault. | 10-Nov-2019 |
Bangladesh evacuates thousands ahead of | Dhaka, Nov 9 (TIWN) Authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday ordered the evacuation of at least 100,000 people from coastal areas as Cyclone Bulbul was set to make landfall later in the day. | 09-Nov-2019 |
Trump wants whistleblower named despite | Washington, Nov 9 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has called for the whistleblower who triggered the impeachment inquiry to be unmasked, ignoring a cease-and-desist warning. | 08-Nov-2019 |
Around 35 workers rescued after explosio | Berlin, Nov 9 (TIWN) Around 35 workers have been rescued after an explosion in a former potash salt mine in the city of Teutschenthal in eastern Germany, German police reported on Friday. | 09-Nov-2019 |
Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg prepares for pres | New York, Nov 10 (TIWN) Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was reportedly preparing to enter the Democratic race for the 2020 US presidential election, according to American media reports. | 10-Nov-2019 |
HK student dies after car park fall | Hong Kong, Nov 9 (TIWN) A Hong Kong university student who suffered a severe brain injury after he fell from a car park earlier this near an area of confrontation between protesters and police, died on Friday. | 09-Nov-2019 |
SL prez polls: Premadasa hints at new PM | Colombo, Nov 8 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's New Democratic Front's (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa has reiterated that he would appoint a new Prime Minister who could command a majority in Parliament if he was elected to office. | 08-Nov-2019 |
Passport with court, can't accompany Sha | Lahore, Nov 8 (TIWN) PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that she cannot accompany her ailing father, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his treatment abroad as her passport was with the Lahore High Court. | 08-Nov-2019 |
Trump lashes out at Democrats at Louisia | Washington, Nov 7 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Democrats during a rally in Louisiana, as impeachment testimony from a senior US diplomat was released. | 07-Nov-2019 |
Seoul deports 2 N.Koreans for killing 16 | Seoul, Nov 7 (TIWN) South Korea deported two North Koreans after learning that they killed 16 fellow crewmembers on their fishing boat and fled to Seoul, the Unification Ministry said here on Thursday. | 07-Nov-2019 |
Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordo | Tehran, Nov 7 (TIWN) The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Thursday said that it has officially started injecting gas into hundreds of centrifuges at the underground Fordow nuclear plant in Tehran's fourth step to reduce its commitments to the 2015 landmark nuclear deal. | 07-Nov-2019 |
15 killed, 4 hurt in insurgent attack in | Bangkok, Nov 7 (TIWN): At least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand’s violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, the largest death toll in years. | 07-Nov-2019 |
Dengue claims 66 lives, affects 44,000 i | Islamabad, Nov 6 (TIWN) Dengue outbreak has claimed 66 lives and affected over 44,000 people in Pakistan this year . | 06-Nov-2019 |
Terror threat prompts overhaul of Aussie | Canberra, Nov 6 (TIWN) The government of South Australia (SA) has announced the largest overhaul of its criminal justice database in 30 years. | 06-Nov-2019 |
Yemeni parties sign agreement to share p | Riyadh, Nov 5 (TIWN) The internationally-recognised Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council on Tuesday signed in an agreement in Riyadh to form a new government and share the power after the southern separatist carried out a "coup d'etat." | 05-Nov-2019 |
Rajnath in Russia: Urges for joint defen | Moscow, Nov 6 (TIWN) Focusing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Make in India' programme, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday urged Russian Defence Industry to jointly manufacture defence equipment with India to give a massive boost to the nations' export to third countries. | 06-Nov-2019 |
'Pak disappointed by US view on anti-ter | Islamabad, Nov 5 (TIWN) The Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday said it was "disappointed" by a report issued recently by the US Department of State, which had criticised the government for allegedly not doing enough to curb militant outfits, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). | 05-Nov-2019 |
Nepal appoints new Governors in all 7 pr | Kathmandu, Nov 5 (TIWN) Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new governors of all the country's seven provinces following their appointment the previous day. | 05-Nov-2019 |
US 'optimistic' for phase 1 trade deal w | Bangkok, Nov 5 (TIWN) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Tuesday said he was "optimistic" of a phase one deal in trade negotiations with China to calm global jitters over the ongoing dispute between Washington and Beijing. | 05-Nov-2019 |
Maryam Nawaz gets bail in Chaudhry Sugar | Lahore, Nov 4 (TIWN) The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday granted bail to PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, who was arrested on August 8 in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case. | 04-Nov-2019 |
Islamabad HC suspends appointment of EC | Islamabad, Nov 4 (TIWN) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the presidential notification of the appointment of two election commission members till December 5. | 04-Nov-2019 |
45,000 polling booths to be set up for S | Colombo, Nov 4 (TIWN) The Election Commission (EC) of Sri Lanka on Monday announced that it would set up 45,000 polling booths across the country for the November 16 presidential election. | 04-Nov-2019 |
HK 'protest' cake disqualified from UK c | London, Nov 4 (TIWN) A Hong Kong protest-themed cake has been disqualified from a cake decorating competition in the UK, in a move that has been referred to as "political censorship", it was reported on Monday. | 04-Nov-2019 |
Judge blocks Trump immigrant health insu | Washington, Nov 4 (TIWN) A US judge has temporarily blocked a rule proposed by President Donald Trump that would require immigrants to prove they will have health insurance within 30 days of arrival in the country or can pay for medical care. | 04-Nov-2019 |
India, ASEAN for maintaining peace in So | Bangkok, Nov 3 (TIWN) The India-ASEAN summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday saw ASEAN countries appreciate India's contribution towards maintaining peace and stability in the Southeast Asian region as both sides discussed terrorism and the need to maintain peace, security and stability in the Beijing-controlled South China Sea. | 03-Nov-2019 |
China okays sale of first home-grown Alz | Beijing, Nov 3 (TIWN) China has approved the first home-grown drug for the treatment of "mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and improving cognitive function", according to its developers. | 03-Nov-2019 |
India committed to further improving tax | Bangkok/New Delhi, Nov 3 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the NDA government is committed to further improve the tax regime in the country after the government decided to cut the corporate tax rates earlier. | 03-Nov-2019 |
Azadi March: JUI-F chief to take 'hard d | Islamabad, Nov 3 (TIWN) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has hinted at taking a "hard decision" in the next two days to "maintain the flow" of the 'Azadi March' against the Imran Khan-government. | 03-Nov-2019 |
Modi stresses historical ties with Thail | Bangkok, Nov 2 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on the centuries old close, historical and cultural links with Thailand and said that India's northeast is being developed into a corridor to connect seamlessly with Southeast Asia. | 02-Nov-2019 |
India, US discuss trade; resolve to boos | New Delhi, Nov 2 (TIWN) India and the US on Friday discussed trade issues and also resolved to boost cooperation in tackling money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). | 02-Nov-2019 |