Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| IAF develops locust control system for M | New Delhi, June 30 (TIWN) The Indian Air Force has indigenously designed and developed an pesticide spraying tool for Mi-17 choppers -- the Airborne Locust Control System (ALCS) -- to save the country from locust attacks. | 30-Jun-2020 |
| Concerned over ban on Chinese apps, Xi g | New Delhi, June 30 (TIWN) China on Tuesday reached out to India, expressing anxiety about the ban imposed by the Indian government on popular Chinese mobile applications like TikTok and WeChat, among others. | 30-Jun-2020 |
| Global COVID-19 cases top 10.3mn: Johns | Washington, June 30 (TIWN) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 10.3 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 505,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 30-Jun-2020 |
| No tanks in Trump's 4th of July celebrat | Washington, June 30 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump's second annual Fourth of July celebration will not have tanks or other military equipment on static display in the nation's capital, according to defence officials. | 30-Jun-2020 |
| Anti-Twitter conservatives in US push ri | San Francisco, June 30 (TIWN) With Twitter showing no signs of relenting in flagging tweets that violate its policies, including those of US President Donald Trump, several Republican politicians have started pushing the social media platform Parler as an alternative. | 30-Jun-2020 |
| Israel prepared to negotiate with Palest | Jerusalem, June 29 (TIWN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is willing to negotiate with the Palestinians on the basis of US President Donald Trump's Middle East "peace plan". | 29-Jun-2020 |
| Pakistan Stock Exchange comes under terr | Karachi, June 29 (TIWN) Terror gripped Pakistans economic hub Karachi on Monday when terrorists attempted to storm the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) building, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people, including the four militants who were gunned down by law enforcement agencies. | 29-Jun-2020 |
| China continues revision of HK security | Beijing, June 29 (TIWN) The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress on Monday continued with the revision of the controversial national security law for Hong Kong, which can be ratified during the present session that will on Tuesday. | 29-Jun-2020 |
| WH denies Trump briefed on alleged Russi | Washington, June 28 (TIWN) The White House has deniedthat President Donald Trump was briefed on intelligence that Russians offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition troops. | 28-Jun-2020 |
| 'India has given befitting reply to Chin | New Delhi, June 28 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has given a befitting reply to the Chinese transgression in Ladakh and the world has seen India's commitment in safeguarding it's borders. | 28-Jun-2020 |
| Thai low-cost airline NokScoot shutting | Bangkok, June 28 (TIWN) Thailand's low-cost carrier NokScoot has announced that it was shutting down due to mounting economic losses in recent years that became unsustainable after a complete halt in operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. | 28-Jun-2020 |
| Native Americans to protest Trump's Moun | Washington, June 28 (TIWN) Native American groups are planning to protest against President Donald Trump's visit to Mount Rushmore at the start of the Fourth of July weekend, a media report said on Friday. | 28-Jun-2020 |
| Trudeau rejects calls to release Huawei | Ottawa, June 28 (TIWN) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed calls from former parliamentarians and diplomats to release Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, who the US accuses of helping the of Chinese telecommunications giant dodge American sanctions on Iran, and unilaterally end her extradition process, it was reported. | 28-Jun-2020 |
| Strained India-China relations may incre | New Delhi, June 27 (TIWN) Any potential escalation between India and China could increase operational and supply-chain risks in the current economic backdrop, even as economies look to recover from the pandemic, brokerages have said citing the recent border tension between the two countries. | 27-Jun-2020 |
| Biden to accept presidential nomination | Washington, June 27 (TIWN) Former US Vice President Joe Biden is slated to accept the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at a scaled-back convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) said. | 27-Jun-2020 |
| US opens door to new tariffs on China | Washington, June 26 (TIWN) The US has opened the door to the imposition of new tariffs on China to protect its fishing industry, especially the lobster fishermen, which it considers "the crown jewel" of the sector. | 26-Jun-2020 |
| Twitter gives employees paid off on nati | San Francisco, June 25 (TIWN) Twitter which is at the loggerheads with US President Donald Trump over his controversial tweets, has decided to give its US employees off on national election voting day in November, along with offering global workforce paid time off to vote in national elections in their respective countries. | 25-Jun-2020 |
| Bangladesh reports 37 fresh COVID-19 dea | Dhaka, June 25 (TIWN) Bangladesh has registered 37 new deaths due to COVID-19, raising the body count to 1,582, health officials said on Wednesday. | 25-Jun-2020 |
| US restricts India charter flights over | Washington, June 23 (TIWN) The US has restricted charter flights from India, accusing New Delhi of engaging in "discriminatory and restrictive practices", a statement by the Department of Transportation (DoT) said. | 23-Jun-2020 |
| Most Americans fighting pandemic with re | New York, June 23 (TIWN) Social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic has not led to an overall increase in loneliness among Americans as most of them felt more supported by others than before the pandemic, a new survey has revealed. | 23-Jun-2020 |
| S.African president warns against job cu | Cape Town, June 23 (TIWN) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged companies planning to cut jobs to balance the sustainability of business and the livelihoods of workers despite being hard hit by Covid-19. | 23-Jun-2020 |
| UK PM to announce on Tuesday if pubs can | London, June 23 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on July 4 and if the 2-metre COVID-19 distancing rule in England can be relaxed. | 23-Jun-2020 |
| N.Korea reinstalling loudspeakers along | Seoul, June 23 (TIWN) North Korea is reinstalling propaganda loudspeakers in regions along the inter-Korean border after removing them under a 2018 summit agreement with South Korea, military officials said here on Monday. | 23-Jun-2020 |
| Sri Lanka's COVID-19 recoveries surpass | Colombo, June 22 (TIWN) The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka surpassed the 1,500-mark on Monday after 28 patients were discharged from hospital, according to the Health Ministry. | 22-Jun-2020 |
| Trump restarts re-election campaign atta | New York, June 21 (TIWN) Defying the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has re-launched his re-election campaign with sharp attacks on the left and the radicals tying them to the Democratic Party. | 21-Jun-2020 |
| PM must explain if he endorsed China's p | New Delhi, June 21 (TIWN) The Congress on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the statement he made at the all-party meeting and then on the PMO's clarification on the statement, demanding an explanation from him. | 21-Jun-2020 |
| Trump admin's dismissal of prosecutor cr | Washington, June 21 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump administration's removal of the attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) from office has created a political mess. | 21-Jun-2020 |
| 2 killed in US cities shootings | Washington, June 21 (TIWN) At least two people were killed in shooting incidents that took place in the US cities of Minneapolis and Seattle, police said. | 21-Jun-2020 |
| Indonesia volcano erupts, highest flight | Jakarta, June 21 (TIWN) Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash by up to 6 km high, and the highest level of flight alert was issued. | 21-Jun-2020 |
| Climate change as urgent as coronavirus: | Stockholm, June 20 (TIWN) Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has said that the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency. | 20-Jun-2020 |
| US Army to soon deploy drones that chang | New York, June 20 (TIWN) The US Army will soon be able to deploy autonomous aerial vehicles, or drones, that can change shape during flight, thanks to a new research that led to the development of a key tool. | 20-Jun-2020 |
| Mexico City halts reopening due to surge | Mexico City, June 20 (TIWN) Mexico City has delayed a planned reopening of businesses until coronavirus infections drop, its mayor has said, as cases continue to surge nationwide. | 20-Jun-2020 |
| China face-off: Thackeray, Pawar assure | Mumbai, June 20 (TIWN) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and ruling ally Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Friday offered the state's full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing face-off with China, official sources said. | 20-Jun-2020 |
| American Airlines passenger removed for | Washington, June 20 (TIWN) A passenger on an American Airlines flight was removed after he refused to wear a face covering in compliance with its COVID-19 safety policy, it was reported on Friday. | 20-Jun-2020 |
| Philippine journalist sued again for cyb | Manila, June 19 (TIWN) Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has a second cyber-defamation lawsuit pending, filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng on February 13 because of a tweet published a year earlier by the director of Rappler, the outlet reported on Friday. | 19-Jun-2020 |
| EU holds virtual economic recovery plan | Brussels, June 19 (TIWN) European Union (EU) leaders on Friday gathered for a virtual conference to reach a consensus on how to deploy the coronavirus rescue fund amid disagreements over who should bear the brunt of the cost, the bloc or individual member states. | 19-Jun-2020 |
| 3 killed in Pakistan blast | Karachi, June 19 (TIWN) Two Pakistan Rangers officials and a civilian were killed in a blast in Sindh province on Friday, police said. | 19-Jun-2020 |
| Dhaka always for peaceful coexistence wi | Dhaka, June 18 (TIWN) Bangladesh doesn't prefer war and wants peace with all its neighbours, but needs to defend its maritime borders, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday as she commissioned the Bangladesh Navy's latest acquisition. | 18-Jun-2020 |
| London Mayor calls for face masks to be | London, June 18 (TIWN) London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for face coverings to become mandatory in shops and confined spaces, urging the UK government to "act now" to protect the public from the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported on Thursday. | 18-Jun-2020 |
| Sri Lanka prepares to launch global tour | Colombo, June 18 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) is planning to launch a long-awaited multi-million-dollar global tourism promotion campaign in January 2021 if tourism does not bounce back to the pre-COVID level in two years, local media reported on Wednesday. | 18-Jun-2020 |
| 'Bangladesh areas to receive heavy rainf | Dhaka, June 18 (TIWN) The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday forecast that 'heavy' to 'very heavy' rainfall may lash the country's three divisions -- Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet in the next 24 hours. | 18-Jun-2020 |
| People saw decrease in sexual behaviour | New York, June 18 (TIWN) One in five adults in the US have experienced change -- mostly a decrease -- in their sexual behaviour during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers said. | 18-Jun-2020 |
| China's inactivated Covid-19 vaccine sho | Beijing, June 17 (TIWN) An inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate has shown promising results in both safety and efficacy in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials, according to the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). | 17-Jun-2020 |
| Visitors to Japan hit record low for sec | Tokyo, June 17 (TIWN) In a record low for the second consecutive month, Japan again recorded a 99.9 per cent slump in the number of visitors from abroad in May due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country, official sources said on Wednesday. | 17-Jun-2020 |
| Wuhan clears all asymptomatic COVID-19 c | WUHAN, June 16 (TIWN): Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province where the COVID-19 pandemic originated last December, has released the last three asymptomatic patients from medical observation after they tested negative in nucleic acid tests. | 16-Jun-2020 |
| HK's Lam urges oppn not to 'demonise' se | Hong Kong, June 16 (TIWN) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday called on the opposition camp not to "demonise" the new national security law being tailor-made for the city by China, as she promised her government would explain the details of the legislation after it was drafted. | 16-Jun-2020 |
| China to launch new airline despite trav | Beijing, June 16 (TIWN) China's second-biggest airline is set to launch a new carrier despite a severe global downturn in passengers caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Monday. | 16-Jun-2020 |
| 19 killed in China tanker blast | Beijing, June 16 (TIWN) At least 19 people were killed and 172 others injured in a tanker blast in China's Zhejiang province, local authorities said on Sunday. | 16-Jun-2020 |
| Number of unemployed South Koreans hit r | Seoul, June 16 (TIWN) The number of unemployed South Koreans hit a record high in May as the COVID-19 pandemic has hammered the job market, data showed on Sunday. | 16-Jun-2020 |
| China reports 57 new COVID-19 cases afte | Beijing, June 15 (TIWN) China's National Health Commission (NHS) on Sunday said that there were 57 new COVID-19 cases detected in the last 24 hours, of which 36 were recorded in Beijing, following a recent outbreak of the virusin the capital city's main market. | 15-Jun-2020 |