Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| World War II bomb deactivated in Berlin | Berlin, June 15 (TIWN) Bomb disposal squads on Saturday deactivated a 100-kg explosive dating back to the World War II that had been found in Berlins Alexanderplatz square. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| Russia condemns attack on oil tankers in | Moscow, June 15 (TIWN) The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the attack against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called for refraining from making hasty accusations. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| Trump's birthday celebrated as #JohnMcCa | San Francisco, June 15 (TIWN) Taking a jib at US President Donald Trump on his 73rd birthday, thousands of Twitter users celebrated June 14 as #JohnMcCainDay on the micro-blogging platform. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| Bangladesh risks Sundarbans getting list | Dhaka, June 15 (TIWN) The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of 'natural sites in danger' as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| Indonesian opposition demands annulment | Jakarta, June 14 (TIWN) The legal team of Indonesias opposition leader on Friday demanded the annulment of the April general elections due to alleged irregularities. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| UK Health Secretary quits Tory leadershi | London, June 14 (TIWN) British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday pulled out of the race for the country's next Prime Minister, the media reported on Friday. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| WH Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to step | Washington, June 14 (TIWN) White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders will step down from her position at the end of this month for a possible political future in her home state of Arkansas, US President Donald Trump has announced. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| Pakistan-bound Sikh pilgrims stranded at | Amritsar, June 14 (TIWN) At least 130 Sikh pilgrims heading for Pakistan were left stranded at the Attari railway station on Friday as the Indian government did not grant them permission to cross the international border. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| Attack in Gulf of Oman lifts oil, shale | New York, June 14 (IANS) Shale producers stand to benefit from the oil-market volatility unleashed by an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, as US companies vie with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for global market share, the media reported on Friday. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| Christchurch shooter pleads not guilty o | Christchurch, June 14 (TIWN) The man accused of carrying out the brutal shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city that killed 51 people, on Friday pleaded not guilty on all the 92 charges levelled against him. | 14-Jun-2019 |
| 2 oil tankers hit in Gulf of Oman, all c | Doha, June 13 (TIWN) Two oil tankers were hit in a suspected attack in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and all crew members onborad were evacuated, the media reported. | 13-Jun-2019 |
| Taliban's bid to overrun Afghan district | Herat (Afghanistan), June 13 (TIWN) Taliban's attempts to capture Obe district in Afghanistan's Herat province have been foiled with 20 insurgents killed, the police said on Thursday. | 13-Jun-2019 |
| Pak must take action against terror, PM | Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), June 13 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Pakistan must take concrete action against terrorism affecting India to create an atmosphere for peaceful bilateral relations, as the issue came up during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping here. | 13-Jun-2019 |
| Chinese President awarded Kyrgyzstan's h | Bishkek, June 13 (TIWN) Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov awarded his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the Manas Order of the First Degree, the highest national honour of the Central Asian nation, on Thursday. | 13-Jun-2019 |
| Will accept dirt on 2020 opponent from R | Washington, June 13 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump gas said that he would accept damaging information provided by foreign actors such as China or Russia on his Democratic opponent in the 2020 presidential elections. | 13-Jun-2019 |
| Indian woman among 26 injured in Saudi a | Riyadh, June 12 (TIWN) An Indian woman was among the 26 people injured in a missile attack by Yemen's rebel Houthi militia on Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab coalition involved in the war in Yemen said. | 12-Jun-2019 |
| Nirav Modi denied bail by UK court | New Delhi, June 12 (TIWN) A British court on Wednesday extended, till June 27, the judicial custody of Nirav Modi, while rejecting his bail plea as it suspected that he could "interfere" with witnesses. | 12-Jun-2019 |
| Trump, Polish President to talk on secur | Washington, June 12 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump will meet with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Wednesday to highlight the deepening of the military-to-military relationship between the two sides, the White House has said. | 12-Jun-2019 |
| Japan's Abe departs for Tehran to ease U | Tokyo, June 12 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe departed Tokyo on Wednesday for a two-day trip to Iran, during which he will try to help diffuse rising tensions in the Persian Gulf between Washington and Tehran. | 12-Jun-2019 |
| IAF lead massive ops underway in Arunach | Itanagar, June 12 (TIWN) The Indian Air Force, Army and the civil administration of Arunachal Pradesh started a massive operation on Wednesday to reach the site where the AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force had crashed on June 3, a defence official said. | 12-Jun-2019 |
| Coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha takes offi | Bangkok, June 11 (TIWN / IANS) Coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday took office as the Prime Minister of Thailand in a ceremony at the government headquarters, opening a new phase in the country after five years of a military junta. | 11-Jun-2019 |
| Pompeo to visit Delhi before Modi-Trump | New York, June 11 (TIWN) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will be visiting India later this month to build on "an incredibly important relationship" that is "closely tied economically". | 11-Jun-2019 |
| 16 killed in China rains | Beijing, June 11 (TIWN) Sixteen people were killed and 12 were reported missing after torrential rains caused havoc in China, authorities said on Tuesday. | 11-Jun-2019 |
| Pakistan's MQM founder Altaf Hussain arr | London, June 11 (TIWN) Altaf Hussain, the founder of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was arrested in London on Tuesday over a hate speech in 2016 in which he had urged his followers to take the law into their own hands, the media reported. | 11-Jun-2019 |
| Roadside bombing in Afghanistan kills 6 | Kabul, June 11 (TIWN) At least six people of a family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday, officials said. | 11-Jun-2019 |
| SCO not a forum to target any country: C | Beijing, June 10 (TIWN) China on Monday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is not a forum to target a country, in an apparent reference to India's likelihood to slam Islamabad on terror at the event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | 10-Jun-2019 |
| HK chief to go forward with extradition | Hong Kong, June 10 (TIWN) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday reaffirmed her backing for a new bill allowing extradition to mainland China that has prompted massive protests, although she said the region's government would ensure the protection of suspects' human rights. | 10-Jun-2019 |
| Ex-Pakistan President Zardari arrested b | Islamabad, June 10 (TIWN) Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was on Monday arrested by the country's anti-corruption body in a fake bank accounts case. | 10-Jun-2019 |
| Modi is our Supreme Court: Sena leader o | Lucknow, June 10 (TIWN) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Supreme Court for his party on the Ram temple issue because the country had elected him with an overwhelming majority. | 10-Jun-2019 |
| Don't target Pakistan at SCO summit: Chi | Beijing, June 10 (TIWN) China on Monday said Pakistan should not be targeted on terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this week where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to raise the issue of Islamabad harbouring terrorists. | 10-Jun-2019 |
| Mallya spotted at India-Australia World | London, June 10 (TIWN) Vijay Mallya, facing extradition proceedings in UK, was spotted at the Kennington Oval in London on Sunday watching India's World Cup clash against Australia. "I am here to watch the game," Mallya was quoted as saying by ANI in a video as he walked into the stadium with his ticket. | 09-Jun-2019 |
| Sri Lanka a 'friend', Modi says after ar | New Delhi, June 9 (TIWN): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday from the Maldives as a part of a visit to further strengthen New Delhi's ties with the island nation which he described as a "friend". | 09-Jun-2019 |
| After the Maldives, Modi reaches Sri Lan | Colombo, June 9 (TIWN / IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday from the Maldives as part of a visit to further strengthen New Delhi's relations with the island nation. | 09-Jun-2019 |
| 4 people shot in US drive-by shooting | Washington, June 9 (TIWN) Four people were shot during a drive-by shooting in the US state of Texas, police said. | 09-Jun-2019 |
| Manila slams UN 'interference' over drug | Manila, June 8 (TIWN) A UN request to send a team of rapporteurs to the Philippines to investigate deaths related to the government's war on drugs is an "outrageous interference", presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Saturday. | 08-Jun-2019 |
| Maldives to confer its highest honour on | Male, June 8 (TIWN) The Maldives government has announced that it will confer its highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries -- Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen -- on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first bilateral visit on Saturday after being re-elected for a second term. | 08-Jun-2019 |
| Obamas team up with Spotify to lend voic | San Francisco, June 7 (TIWN) Former US President and First Lady Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have teamed their production company Higher Ground with music streaming giant Spotify to produce and distribute exclusive podcasts in their own voices for Spotify users across the globe. | 07-Jun-2019 |
| Google reveals details about Stadia's No | San Francisco, June 7 (TIWN / IANS) Google's Cloud gaming service Stadia, which is intended to stream games on TVs, computers and smartphones, is set to hit the markets in November. | 07-Jun-2019 |
| 8 Indians among 17 killed in Dubai accid | Dubai, June 8 (TIWN) Eight Indians were among the 17 people who were killed when a tourist bus from Oman rammed into a signboard in Dubai, the Consulate General of India (CGI) here said on Friday. | 07-Jun-2019 |
| Bangladesh pilot caught in Qatar with no | Dhaka, June 7 (TIWN) A Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot, who was en route to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Finland, was caught without a passport in Qatar, the media reported on Friday. | 07-Jun-2019 |
| FB to re-think on policies around artist | San Francisco, June 7 (TIWN) Facebook has agreed to re-think its stance of artistic nudity after an outcry of people protesting naked in front of the social networking giant's New York headquarters against the company's policies against the same. | 07-Jun-2019 |
| US' planned $2 bn arms sale to Taiwan wo | Beijing, June 6 (TIWN) China on Thursday said it was seriously concerned about the US' reported plans to sell arms to Taiwan, an issue that has long plagued Washington-Beijing ties. | 06-Jun-2019 |
| Raids in Germany over online hate speech | Berlin, June 6 (TIWN / IANS) The police in Germany launched raids across the country on Thursday as part of a crackdown on incitement crimes being spread on the Internet. | 06-Jun-2019 |
| Modi, Xi to meet next week at SCO summit | Beijing, June 6 (TIWN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) meet in Bishkek, India's envoy to China Vikram Misri said on Thursday. | 06-Jun-2019 |
| Xi hails Russia, China ties during Mosco | Moscow, June 6 (TIWN) Relations between Russia and China serve as a guarantor of international peace and set a positive example for other nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said. | 06-Jun-2019 |
| 1 killed, 3 injured in New Zealand shoot | Wellington, June 6 (TIWN) One person was killed and three persons were injured on Thursday following a shooting-related incident in New Zealand's North Island, police said. | 06-Jun-2019 |
| Bangladeshi student gets 42-year jail in | Canberra, June 5 (TIWN) A Bangladeshi student was sentenced to 42 years in jail by an Australian court on Wednesday for intentionally engaging in a terrorist act after stabbing her homestay landlord last year in an Islamic State-inspired attack. | 05-Jun-2019 |
| ICC posts illustration of Kohli on thron | New Delhi, June 5 (TIWN) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has raised eyebrows by posting an illustration of India skipper Virat Kohli sitting on a throne with a crown on his head and a bat in hand on Twitter. The picture has seen some cricket fans fuming as they feel that such a post of one captain when all ten teams are fighting it out for the coveted World Cup gives out a wrong impression. | 05-Jun-2019 |
| World Environment Day: Leaders pledge to | New Delhi, June 5 (TIWN) On World Environment Day on Wednesday, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the leaders who expressed their commitment to ensure a cleaner planet. | 05-Jun-2019 |
| Pak PM hails military's 'voluntary' cuts | Islamabad, June 5 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that the military has agreed to slash the defence budget for the next fiscal year in line with broader austerity measures being introduced by the government. | 05-Jun-2019 |