Archive Detail
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Modi flags off world's first diesel to e | Varanasi, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the world's first diesel to electric converted locomotive here. | 19-Feb-2019 |
US airlines to add more gender options | Washington, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) US airlines will add more gender options for passengers who don't identify as "male" or "female", the media reported on Tuesday. | 19-Feb-2019 |
Israeli private spacecraft shoots for Mo | Jerusalem, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) Aiming to become the fourth country to make a soft landing on the Moon, Israel's non-profit SpaceIL has announced it will launch a spacecraft from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday on board a Falcon 9 rocket. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Four dead in Michigan shooting | Chicago, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) Three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a property in rural northern Kent County in the US Midwestern state of Michigan on Monday afternoon. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Trump talking about John James as frontr | Washington, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump has mentioned former Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James as a leading contender for the role of US ambassador to the United Nations, a source close to White House tells CNN. | 18-Feb-2019 |
24 killed in bus crash in Bolivia | La Paz, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) Twenty-four people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday when a bus collided with a truck in western Bolivia, police told Efe. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Stop blaming China, Pakistan: Chinese me | Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) India must self-introspect its anti-terrorism policy rather than blaming Pakistan for the Pulwama suicide bombing and China for blocking efforts to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist without proof, said a Chinese state-run newspaper. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Shehbaz Sharif indicted in housing scam | Lahore, Feb 18 (TIWN / IANS) An accountability court on Monday indicted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif along with nine others in a housing scandal. | 18-Feb-2019 |
World must take firm steps against terro | New Delhi, Feb 18 (TIWN / IANS) In an apparent message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that the time for talks was over in the wake of Pulwama suicide bombing and said the global community should unite and act firmly against terrorists and those supporting it. | 18-Feb-2019 |
India seeks immediate release of Jhadav | The Hague, Feb 18 (TIWN / IANS) India on Monday contended before the International Court of Justice here the continued custody of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan jail was unlawful and demanded his release saying Islamabad has seriously violated various provisions of the 1963 Vienna Convention and other protocols. | 18-Feb-2019 |
US woman 'deeply regrets' joining IS | Damascus, Feb 18 (IANS) An American woman captured by Kurdish forces after fleeing the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, has said that she "deeply regrets" joining the terror group and has pleaded to be allowed to return to her family in Alabama. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Pakistani who plotted suicide bombing ki | Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) Security forces on Monday shot dead a Pakistani militant of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) who masterminded the suicide bombing of a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir killing 49 troopers, police sources said. | 18-Feb-2019 |
Pakistan will be very important in futur | Islamabad, Feb 18 (TIWN / IANS) Visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has expressed optimism about the economic future of Pakistan, saying his country had been waiting for a leadership like that of Prime Minister Imran Khan to partner with Islamabad in various areas. | 17-Feb-2019 |
India yet to tell us about MFN status wi | Islamabad, Feb 17 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan said on Sunday that it has not yet been informed by India on withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Islamabad in the wake of a bloody suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir. | 17-Feb-2019 |
CRPF warns against fake photos of Pulwam | New Delhi, Feb 17 (TIWN / IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday said some miscreants were putting up fake photographs of body parts of troopers, killed in the Pulwama attack, to spread "hatred", and appealed people to not share or 'like' such posts. | 17-Feb-2019 |
8 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban cla | Kabul, Feb 17 (TIWN / IANS) At least eight policemen were killed and three injured after the Taliban stormed a security checkpoint in Balkh province, an official said on Sunday. | 17-Feb-2019 |
Over 100 students, teachers abducted in | Yaounde, Feb 17 (TIWN / IANS) More than 100 students and teachers of a private college in Cameroon have been kidnapped, according to authorities. | 17-Feb-2019 |
Terrorism must be countered at global an | Kolkata, Feb 17 (TIWN / IANS) Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday condemned the terror attack on a paramilitary convoy in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 49 troopers and said terrorism has to be countered globally and regionally. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Trump's ex-aide faces up to 24 years in | Washington, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump's former election campaign manager Paul Manafort should be jailed for up to 24 years, special counsel Robert Mueller has said. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Terror groups can't hide, will be punish | Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday here said terror groups who perpetrated the Pulwama attack that left 49 CRPF troopers dead, cannot hide and "will be punished" as the security forces have been given a "free hand" to tackle the inevitable. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Nigeria postpones election at last minut | Abuja, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) Nigeria's Electoral Commission has delayed the country's general elections till February 23, making the announcement just five hours before polls were set to open on Saturday. | 16-Feb-2019 |
5 killed in US factory shooting | Washington, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) A man who was terminated from his job fatally shot five people at a factory in the suburbs of the US metropolis of Chicago before being killed by the police, authorities said. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Pulwama fallout: US for India's bid to n | New Delhi, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) US National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton, in a telephonic conversation with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, has extended support for India's bid to designate Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, an MEA statement said on Saturday. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Five killed in US industrial park shooti | Washington, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) Five persons have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police said. | 15-Feb-2019 |
World condemns Kashmir attack; US asks P | New Delhi, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) The international community has strongly condemned the terror attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 45 CRPF personnel, with US President Donald Trump asking Pakistan to "end immediately" the support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on its soil. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Curfew in Jammu as protests turn violent | Jammu, Feb 15 (IANS) Authorities on Friday imposed curfew in Jammu city after mobs protesting against the terrorist strike in the Kashmir Valley turned violent, torching some vehicles and damaging several others. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Now Pakistan reminds India about Jadhav | New Delhi, Feb 15 (TIWN): Pakistan is committed to implementing the decision of the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, a senior Pakistani official said as the country's delegation left for the Hague on Friday for the oral proceedings in the case that will commence at the world court from February 18. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Jaitley to return as Finance Minister, t | New Delhi, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who returned from the US last week after a medical treatment, will resume office as the Finance Minister on Friday. | 15-Feb-2019 |
India scraps Pakistan's 'Most Favoured N | New Delhi, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced that the "Most Favoured Nation" status which was granted to Pakistan stands withdrawn. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Trump to declare 'emergency' over Mexico | Washington, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. | 14-Feb-2019 |
US Congress passes bill to avert governm | Washington, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation on spending and border security to avert another government shutdown, hours after the bill was approved by the Senate. | 14-Feb-2019 |
US lawmakers introduce bill to fund gove | Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan spending and security bill to prevent a second government shutdown days before the Friday midnight deadline. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Trump's confidant defends Saudi Arabia o | Washington, Feb 14 (TIWN / IANS) Tom Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor who is one of President Donald Trump's closest confidants, has defended Saudi Arabia over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, saying that the US does not have the moral authority to criticise the kingdom due to its own record of "atrocities". | 14-Feb-2019 |
Hackers steal over 600 mn account detail | London, Feb 14 (IANS) Hackers have made available on the dark web details of some 617 million accounts stolen from 16 websites including ShareThis, Dubsmash and MyFitnessPal among others, The Register reported. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Novel blood test for pain may help comba | New York, Feb 14 (TIWN / IANS) A one-of-its-kind blood test to measure pain in patients could open the door to precision medicine and help stem the tide of the opioid crisis, say researchers. | 14-Feb-2019 |
New statue of Suu Kyi's father irks ethn | Naypyidaw, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) The Myanmar police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas and water cannon to disperse minority rights activists protesting against the installation of a new statue of General Aung San, father of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and considered the architect of modern Myanmar. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Novel AI-based system to counter online | London, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system to restrict fake profiles designed to con people on dating apps and websites. | 13-Feb-2019 |
#MeTooUyghur: Relatives seek proof-of-li | Beijing, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) Ethnic Uyghurs living in exile have launched their version of the #MeToo social media campaign, demanding information on relatives detained by China at the so-called vocational training camps in the Xinjiang region. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Thai poll body seeks to dissolve party f | Bangkok, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) Thailand's Election Commission announced on Wednesday that it is seeking the dissolution of a political party for nominating Princess Ubolratana Mahidol as its candidate for Prime Minister in the upcoming polls. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Russia to direct Facebook, Twitter to lo | Moscow, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor has said that it will punish Twitter and Facebook if they decline to move the database of Russian users to Russia. | 12-Feb-2019 |
Trump 'not happy' with bipartisan border | Washington, Feb 13 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he is not happy with a bipartisan border security deal reached by lawmakers in a bid to avert a government shutdown as the February 15 deadline is approaching. | 12-Feb-2019 |
Trump supporter attacks BBC cameraman at | Washington, Feb 12 (TIWN / IANS) A supporter of US President Donald Trump attacked a BBC cameraman at a campaign rally in Texas, the news network said on Tuesday. | 12-Feb-2019 |
70 killed or injured in US-led airstrike | Damascus, Feb 12 (TIWN / IANS) A total of 70 civilians were killed or wounded by a US-led airstrike in eastern Syria, state agency SANA reported on Tuesday. | 12-Feb-2019 |
US warns Europe against using Huawei | Budapest, Feb 12 (TIWN / IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European countries that using technology from Chinese tech giant Huawei could hurt their relationship with Washington. | 12-Feb-2019 |
Saudis don't know where Khashoggi's body | Washington, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) Saudi Arabia does not know where murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body is, the Kingdom's Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said, despite having in custody the Saudi team that killed him. | 11-Feb-2019 |
YouTube will no longer recommend conspir | San Francisco, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has announced that it will no longer recommend videos that "come close to" violating its community guidelines, such as conspiracy or medically inaccurate videos. | 11-Feb-2019 |
US warships sail near South China Sea is | Beijing, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) The US on Monday sailed two warships close to disputed islands in the South China Sea, a move that is bound to draw the ire of Beijing. | 11-Feb-2019 |
3 Indian student teams vie for top slot | Sydney, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) Three Indian teams are among the 12 finalists who will vie for the top slot in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Asia Regional Semifinals here and move one step closer to win the grand prize of $100,000 at the world championship in the US. | 11-Feb-2019 |
Iran supports Palestinian groups against | Tehran, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic republic will maintain supports for Palestine's "resistance" groups, official IRNA news agency reported. | 10-Feb-2019 |
Tensions rise on Israel-Gaza border | Gaza, Feb 11 (TIWN / IANS) Tensions have escalated between activists of rallies and protests, better known as the marches of return, and Israeli soldiers on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, eyewitnesses and local radio stations reported. | 10-Feb-2019 |