Archive Detail
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US man survives Covid-19, gets a whoppin | Seattle, June 15 (TIWN) An elderly man who battled coronavirus for 62 days at a hospital in the US has been handed over a staggering 181-page bill of $1.1 million (nearly Rs 8 crore). | 15-Jun-2020 |
Pak presidency budget slashed significan | Islamabad, June 14 (TIWN) The overall budget of Pakistan's presidency has been cut by more than 60 per cent for 2020-21, according to the budget document. | 14-Jun-2020 |
Melania Trump moved to WH after getting | Washington, June 13 (TIWN) Melania Trump used her position as the US First Lady to renegotiate her pre-nuptial agreement with husband, President Donald Trump before she moved into the White House after he was elected to office, a new book has revealed. | 13-Jun-2020 |
France to reopen borders to non-Schengen | Paris, June 13 (TIWN) France will reopen its borders to countries outside the Schengen area from July 1, following the recommendation of the European Commission (EC), the government said on Saturday. | 13-Jun-2020 |
UK's Trooping the Colour cancelled for 2 | London, June 13 (TIWN) Trooping the Colour, the traditional celebration of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday, will not take place for the second time during the monarch's 68-year reign. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Laos now COVID-19 free | Vientiane, June 13 (TIWN) The Laos government announced that the country had overcome COVID-19, after discharging the last of its 19 hospitalized patients and not having registered any new cas in 59 days, local media reported Saturday. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Conservationists satellite track red pan | Kathmandu, June 13 (TIWN) Conservationists are satellite tracking red pandas in the mountains of Nepal to find out more about the factors that are driving them towards extinction, a media report said. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Trump retweets call for keeping Microsof | New York, June 12 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump retweeted a call for barring Microsoft from federal government contracts after the software giant said it would not sell its facial recognition technology to US police departments. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Pakistan's exports on downward trajector | Islamabad, June 12 (TIWN) Pakistan's exports, which are an important indicator to measure the current account deficit, were on a downward trajectory, an economic survey has revealed. | 12-Jun-2020 |
'If Al Qaeda remains in Afghanistan, US | Kabul/Washington, June 11 (TIWN) The US Central Commands top general, Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, said that he cannot recommend a full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan unless the Taliban demonstrated that they no longer support Al Qaeda forces, it was reported. | 11-Jun-2020 |
US not looking for conflict with China: | New Delhi, June 12 (TIWN) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will discuss with Nicholas Burns, professor of diplomacy at Harvard's Kennedy School, impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the world order. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Putin, Merkel discuss Libya, Ukraine ove | Moscow, June 12 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced concern over the escalation of hostilities in Libya and examined problems of the intra-Ukrainian conflict settlement in a phone conversation, the Kremlin has said. | 12-Jun-2020 |
'Pakistan govt pursuing holistic strateg | Islamabad, June 11 (TIWN) Prime Minister Imran Khan's top aide on health Dr Zafar Mirza. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Mortal remains of Indian expat in UAE re | Dubai, June 11 (TIWN) The mortal remains of Nithin Chandran, an Indian expat in the UAE who died of possible cardiac arrest here on Monday, were flown back to Kochi late on Tuesday night. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Digvijaya complains of fake Twitter acco | Bhopal June 10 (TIWN) A controversial tweet about former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi through a fake Twitter handle in the name of former Chief Minister and party leader Digvijaya Singh has stirred a row with Singh complaining to the cyber cell and demanding action. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Pakistan resorts to intense shelling on | Jammu, June 10 (TIWN) Pakistan resorted to intense, unprovoked mortar shelling and firing on Tuesday on the line of control (LoC) to violate ceasefire in J&K's Poonch district. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Anti-racism protests subverted by thugge | London, June 9 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the weekend's anti-racism protests were "subverted by thuggery" after some demonstrators clashed with police, it was reported on Monday. | 09-Jun-2020 |
US demands Prince Andrew be handed over | London, June 9 (TIWN) The US has demanded that the UK's Prince Andrew be handed over to American police to be questioned about his links to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports. | 09-Jun-2020 |
Colin Powell endorses Biden, says Trump | Washington, June 9 (TIWN) Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell became the first Republican to endorse Democratic candidate Joe Biden for this year's presidential election, while adding that incumbent President Donald Trump "lies all the time". | 09-Jun-2020 |
Brazil removes COVID-19 data from govt w | Brasilia, June 9 (TIWN) Brazil has removed months of data on the COVID-19 pandemic from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak which has so far infected over 645,700, the media reported on Sunday. | 09-Jun-2020 |
Great white shark kills surfer in Austra | Sydney, June 8 (TIWN) A 10 foot-long great white shark on Sunday killed a surfer in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state, police said. | 08-Jun-2020 |
Thousands turn out for UK anti-racism pr | London, June 7 (TIWN) Thousands of people participated in anti-racism demonstrations, triggered by the May 25 death of the unarmed African-American man George Floyd in police custody, across major cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Cardiff, Leicester and Sheffield. | 07-Jun-2020 |
Malaysia easing more restrictions as COV | Kuala Lumpur, June 7 (TIWN) Malaysia is further easing restrictive measures to allow nearly all social, education, commercial activities to resume since the latest figure suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic was under control, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday. | 07-Jun-2020 |
Brazil removes COVID-19 data from govt w | Brasilia, June 7 (TIWN) Brazil has removed months of data on the COVID-19 pandemic from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak which has so far infected over 645,700, the media reported on Sunday. | 07-Jun-2020 |
More COVID-19 cases in India, China with | Washington, June 6 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has said that with more testing in countries like India and China, there would be more coronavirus cases. | 06-Jun-2020 |
Trudeau takes a knee at anti-racism prot | Ottawa, June 6 (TIWN) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an appearance at an anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill here, showing up unannounced to hear speeches from activists demanding fairer treatment from police for minorities. | 06-Jun-2020 |
United Airlines to close cabin crew base | Hong Kong, June 6 (TIWN) United Airlines will close its cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, as well as Tokyo and Frankfurt, eliminating a total of 840 jobs, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on international air travel, the Chicago-headquartered carrier announced. | 06-Jun-2020 |
Taliban frees 36 Afghan detainees | Kabul, June 6 (TIWN) The Taliban has freed 36 Afghan detainees from its custody in Farah province and handed them over to security forces on Saturday, in the latest round of prisoner swap. | 06-Jun-2020 |
'US playing into China's hands by exitin | New Delhi, June 6 (TIWN) While the world is still battling with the coronavirus pandemic which originated in Wuhan, China is expeditiously taking over international institutions. | 06-Jun-2020 |
America's unemployment rate falls to 13. | New York(CNN Business), June 5 (TIWN): The American economy just got a shocking piece of good news: The job market may be recovering well ahead of schedule. | 05-Jun-2020 |
Ex-top general rebukes Trump's troops th | Washington, June 5 (TIWN) Gen Martin Dempsey, a former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, has denounced President Donald Trump's threat to use troops to suppress the ongoing nationwide protests against the death of African-American George Floyd. | 05-Jun-2020 |
UK Business Secy tests negative for COVI | London, June 5 (TIWN) Alok Sharma, the UK's Indian-origin Business Secretary, tested negative for COVID-19 after fell ill in the House of Commons, the media reported. | 05-Jun-2020 |
Air pollution can pose serious threat to | New York, June 5 (TIWN) Although the impact of inhaling polluted air on the lungs is well known, now the researchers have revealed that it can pose a serious threat to brain health as well. | 05-Jun-2020 |
Mortality rate of critically-ill corona | New York, June 5 (TIWN) Researchers have claimed that the actual mortality rate of adults with critical illness from Covid-19 in the US is less than what was previously reported. | 05-Jun-2020 |
Putin declares emergency after Arctic Ci | Moscow, June 4 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle, the media reported on Thursday. | 04-Jun-2020 |
Get off my grass: Homeowner tells Aus PM | Sydney, June 4 (TIWN) As Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday gathered the media around him to announce the launch of a new government scheme, a homeowner stepped on to his porch and said, "can everyone get off my grass, please". | 04-Jun-2020 |
HSBC, Standard Chartered back China secu | Hong Kong, June 4 (TIWN) HSBC and Standard Chartered have given their backing to China's controversial national security law for Hong Kong. | 04-Jun-2020 |
US braces for big wave of mental illness | New York, June 4 (TIWN) There has been a massive increase in psychological distress among adults in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic. Young adults aged 18-29 years, adults across ages in low-income households and Hispanics across ages have expressed the highest psychological distress, according to a new survey by Johns Hopkins University. | 04-Jun-2020 |
6.8-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no t | Jakarta, June 4 (TIWN) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's North Maluku province on Thursday, but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. | 04-Jun-2020 |
Trump's social media order violates free | San Francisco, June 3 (TIWN) In one of the first lawsuits challenging the executive order on preventing online censorship signed by US President Donald Trump, a digital rights group has claimed that the order violates the rights to free speech of all online platforms and individuals. | 03-Jun-2020 |
12 rescued from burning Mumbai building, | Mumbai, June 3 (TIWN) At least 10 persons, including 2 children, were rescued from the top floors of a 15-storied building in Cuffe Parade where a fire broke out here on Wednesday, officials said. | 03-Jun-2020 |
NYC extends curfew till Sunday to curb v | New York, June 3 (TIWN) New York City will be under a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning till Sunday to curb criminal acts emerging from protests over the death of black man George Floyd, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. | 03-Jun-2020 |
Two killed in Chicago during protests | Chicago, June 3 (TIWN) Two people have been killed during unrest in Chicago's suburb of Cicero as protests continued over the death of African-American man, George Floyd, an official said. | 03-Jun-2020 |
B'desh confirms 1st Rohingya death from | Dhaka, June 3 (TIWN) Bangladesh on Tuesday confirmed the first coronavirus death among the Rohingya Muslim minority amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases among the refugees living in the country. | 03-Jun-2020 |
Nearly 66% Indian give thumbs up to Modi | New Delhi, June 2 (TIWN) A nett 65.69 per cent Indian are satisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says IANS-C Voter State of the Nation 2020 Survey. At a time when the pandemic has plunged approval ratings of many world leaders, 58.36 per cent Indians across all states and union territories maintain they are "very satisfied" with the performance of Modi. | 02-Jun-2020 |
Loknath Baba Temple committee gifted new | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): In a united India’s gestures, Hindu famous saint Lord Loknath’s death anniversary was observed in Agartala. | 02-Jun-2020 |
Man committed suicide at Haradhan Sangha | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): A middle aged man committed suicide by hanging himself in his room at Haradhan Sangha area on June 1. His name is Bholanath Deb. | 02-Jun-2020 |
Tripura CM pays visit to rural parts, t | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): Continuing his efforts to strengthen the fight against COVID19 in the rural parts, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has on Monday paid day-long visits to several parts of Gomati and Khowai districts to take stock of latest COVID19 situation, quarantine status and administrative works. | 01-Jun-2020 |
UK PM's sister 'flouts lockdown' | London, June 1 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister has been accused of breaking the lockdown rules imposed in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, just a week after allegations emerged against his chief adviser Dominic Cumminigs of breaching the restrictions, it was reported. | 01-Jun-2020 |
Turkey partially resumes domestic flight | Ankara, June 1 (TIWN) Turkey on Monday partially resumes domestic flight operations after a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | 01-Jun-2020 |