Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates buys Porsche EV, Musk calls h | San Francisco, Feb 18 (TIWN) Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday took a jibe at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after the world's second richest man declared he has bought his first EV -- Porsche Taycan. | 18-Feb-2020 |
| Taj all set to welcome Trump | Agra, Feb 17 (TIWN) The dry and polluted river Yamuna at the rear of the Taj Mahal is the biggest concern for the Uttar Pradesh administration engaged in organising a grand welcome to US President Donald Trump, his wife Melania and delegation members who will arrive at the Kheria airport on February 24. | 17-Feb-2020 |
| B'desh likely to drop Rohingya relocatio | Dhaka, Feb 17 (TIWN) Bangladesh has announced that it may drop its previous plans to move 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island located in the Bay of Bengal. | 17-Feb-2020 |
| 10 killed in attack on church in Burkina | Ouagadougou, Feb 17 (TIWN) In the latest attack on a religious institution in the unstable West African nation of Burkina Faso, armed men killed as many as 10 people. | 17-Feb-2020 |
| Indian Navy chief in Myanmar to bolster | New Delhi, Feb 17 (TIWN) To strengthen relation between India and Myanmar, Indian Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh is on four-day trip to Naypyitaw and other parts of the neighbouring country to bolster the bilateral maritime relationship. | 17-Feb-2020 |
| Journalism is 'attack surface' for those | New York, Feb 17 (TIWN) Journalism is an 'attack surface' for those media consumers and journalists who may sometimes unwittingly amplify bad information, say researchers. | 17-Feb-2020 |
| Air pollution's tiny particles may trigg | New York, Feb 16 (TIWN) Researchers have found that even a few hours' exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a non-fatal heart attack. | 16-Feb-2020 |
| Key NASA science, cargo head to space st | Washington, Feb 16 (TIWN) A Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft has been successfully launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in the US. | 16-Feb-2020 |
| Kim Jong-un makes first public appearanc | Pyongyang, Feb 16 (TIWN) North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un made his first public appearance in three weeks on Sunday to take part in a ceremony marking what would have been the 78th birthday of his late father Kim Jong-il. | 16-Feb-2020 |
| 31 civilians killed in Yemen airstrike: | Sanaa, Feb 16 (TIWN) An airstrike in the Yemeni northeastern province of al-Jawf has killed at least 31 civilians and injured 12 others, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen said in a statement on Sunday. | 16-Feb-2020 |
| Coronavirus: India to send medical suppl | New Delhi, Feb 16 (TIWN) In the wake of outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, India will send a consignment of medical supplies there, Vikram Misri, Ambassador of India to China, said on Twitter on Sunday. | 16-Feb-2020 |
| US to sign peace deal with Taliban, with | New Delhi/Washington, Feb 15 (TIWN) The US government and the Taliban, by the end of this month, are to sign their peace treaty which includes a plan for a week-long ceasefire and withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan over a period of 18 months. | 15-Feb-2020 |
| Pak Taliban under attack since deal with | New Delhi/Kabul, Feb 15 (TIWN) At least three top militants of Pakistani Taliban have been killed in Afghanistan ever since former spokesperson of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan struck a deal for his escape from military custody in Peshawar. | 15-Feb-2020 |
| Egypt confirms coronavirus case, 1st in | Cairo, Feb 15 (TIWN) Egypt has reported the country's first coronavirus case, which is also the first in the African continent, the country's Health Ministry announced in a joint statement with the WHO. | 15-Feb-2020 |
| Buddhist monks lead prayer vigils for Th | Bangkok, Feb 15 (TIWN) Thousands of Buddhist monks across Thailand on Saturday led prayer vigils to honour the 29 people who were killed in a mass shooting incident in a mall last week, deemed as the nation's deadliest. | 15-Feb-2020 |
| US to evacuate its citizens from quarant | Washington, Feb 15 (TIWN) The US has announced that it will evacuate American citizens trapped aboard the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship, Diamond Princess off the coast of Yokohama in Japan. | 15-Feb-2020 |
| SpiceJet to temporarily suspend Delhi-Ho | New Delhi, Feb 14 (TIWN) Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said that it has decided to temporarily suspend its daily Delhi-Hong Kong passenger flight service due to the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic. | 14-Feb-2020 |
| Thai shopping mall reopens after mass sh | Bangkok, Feb 13 (TIWN) A shopping mall in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima that became the gruesome epicentre of a mass shooting that shocked the nation over the weekend, reopened on Thursday with a Buddhist ceremony to honour the victims. | 13-Feb-2020 |
| Turkey kills 55 Syrian troops in Idlib: | Ankara, Feb 13 (TIWN) A total of 55 Syrian government soldiers were killed in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib amid escalation between Turkish and Syrian forces in the region, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. | 13-Feb-2020 |
| Probe into Samsung heir's alleged drug a | Seoul, Feb 13 (TIWN) Prosecutors have launched an investigation into Samsung heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong's suspected drug use, while the top conglomerate has flatly denied the allegation. | 13-Feb-2020 |
| Blazes 'all contained' in Australia stat | Sydney, Feb 14 (TIWN) All of the blazing bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) were now considered contained, fire officials in the Australian state said on Thursday. | 14-Feb-2020 |
| Imran tells FO to help students stuck in | Islamabad, Feb 13 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime MinisÂÂter Imran Khan has directed the Foreign Office (FO) to take every possible step to help Pakistani students stuck in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| UAE-based Indian sustains burns while tr | Dubai, Feb 12 (TIWN) A 32-year-old UAE-based Indian man sustained severe burn injuries while he tried to save his wife from a fire at their apartment in Umm Al Quwain, here, police said on Wednesday. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| China offers classes online amid coronav | Beijing, Feb 12 (TIWN) Chinese students will be able to attend classes online or study via television as schools postpone the start of the new semester due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, education officials said on Wednesday. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| Tai Chi can treat chronic low back pain | New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Practicing Tai Chi at a young age can protect you from developing chronic low back pain in adulthood, a new study suggests. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| Will sign trade deal with India if it is | New Delhi/Washington, Feb 12 (TIWN) Well ahead of his first visit to India, US President Donald Trump said that he is willing to sign a trade deal with India if it is the right one. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| Turkish, Russian prez discuss tension in | Ankara, Feb 12 (TIWN) The Russian and Turkish presidents had a phone conversation and discussed the escalation in Idlib in northwestern Syria, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. | 12-Feb-2020 |
| People of Delhi defeated BJP’s di | AGARTALA, Feb 11 (TIWN): The people of the national capital have defeated the “polarising, divisive, and dangerous†agenda of the BJP. Riding on its development agenda, the Arvind Kejriwal – led Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday set for a resounding victory in the Delhi assembly elections to retain power for a third term. | 11-Feb-2020 |
| Modi’s BJP sees defeat in Delhi s | AGARTALA, Feb 11 (TIWN): India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was facing a stunning defeat by a regional party on Tuesday in elections in the national capital that were seen as a referendum on Modi’s policies, such as a new national citizenship law that excludes Muslims. | 11-Feb-2020 |
| Will work closely with Centre for Delhi: | New Delhi, Feb 11 (TIWN) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal over his victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the AAP chief said he looks forward to working with the Centre for the capital's development. | 11-Feb-2020 |
| Drop CAA, NRC; Bengal will spell your en | Bankura (West Bengal), Feb 11 (TIWN) Demanding the BJP scrap CAA and drop plans for nationwide NRC after its Delhi Assembly poll rout, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the saffron party was now gradually becoming "a stateless entity" and her state will be the one to drive the last nail into its coffin next year. | 11-Feb-2020 |
| Personal data of all 6.5 mn Israeli vote | Jerusalem, Feb 11 (TIWN) In a massive breach, an election app named Elector in use by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party exposed sensitive personal data -- including identity card numbers, full names and addresses of the country's entire national voting registration of about 6.5 million citizens. | 11-Feb-2020 |
| Pelosi says infrastructure bill 'within | Washington, Feb 10 (TIWN) US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that she thought an infrastructure bill was "within range". | 10-Feb-2020 |
| Sydney hit by heaviest rainfall in 30 yr | Sydney, Feb 10 (TIWN) Sydney has been hit by the heaviest rains in three decades after a storm caused flooding along Australia's east coast, but in the process extinguished a number of bushfires that have been raging for months. | 10-Feb-2020 |
| 27 foreign nationals in China diagnosed | Beijing, Feb 10 (TIWN) Twenty-seven foreign nationals have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, among whom three have been cured and discharged from hospital, two died, and 22 others were currently isolated, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. | 10-Feb-2020 |
| Ivanka Trump, Theresa May to address Dub | Dubai, Feb 10 (TIWN) Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, and former UK Prime Minister Theresa May were slated to address a women's forum in Dubai next week, it was reported. | 10-Feb-2020 |
| 2 US troops killed by shooter 'in Afghan | Kabul, Feb 10 (TIWN) Two US troopers were killed when a suspect in an "Afghan uniform" opened fire on the combined American and Afghani force in Nangarhar province, a top official said. | 10-Feb-2020 |
| Iran urges US forces to leave Iraq, Syri | Tehran, Feb 9 (TIWN) A top advisor to Iran's supreme leader said the US forces should leave Iraq and Syria, Tehran Times daily reported on Sunday. | 09-Feb-2020 |
| British Airways records fastest NY-Londo | London, Feb 9 (TIWN) As the worst storm in seven years set its eyes on the UK and Europe, a British Airways (BA) flight utilised the strong tail winds and reached Heathrow airport from New York in a record four hours and 56 minutes -- at a subsonic speed of over 1,290 km per hour. | 09-Feb-2020 |
| China's Great Wall may make Lithium batt | New Delhi, Feb 9 (TIWN) China's largest SUV manufacturer Great Wall Motors is gung-ho on its India prospects, where it will invest an estimated $1 billion in a phased manner for manufacturing of not just cars but also lithium-ion batteries in the future. | 09-Feb-2020 |
| LHC moved against bail granted to Imran' | Lahore, Feb 9 (TIWN) The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the pre-arrest bail granted to Advocate Hassaan Niazi, the nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and seven other lawyers in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) attack case. | 09-Feb-2020 |
| Lahore HC forms new bench to hear Maryam | Lahore, Feb 8 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Saturday dissolved a two-member bench hearing pleas filed by PML-Ns Maryam Nawaz to seek court orders for the return of her passport and to order the government to take her name off the Exit Control List (ECL) to travel abroad and set up a new one. | 08-Feb-2020 |
| Soldier on shooting rampage kills 12 in | Bangkok, Feb 8 (TIWN) At least 12 people have been shot dead and many injured by a Thai soldier in Nakhon Ratchasima city, also known as Korat, police said on Saturday. | 08-Feb-2020 |
| Afghans outraged with delay in prez poll | Kabul, Feb 8 (TIWN) Afghan citizens have expressed their outrage over the repeated delay in the announcement of the final results of the presidential election which was held on September 28, 2019. | 08-Feb-2020 |
| Sri Lankan PM leaves for India state-vis | Colombo, Feb 8 (TIWN) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday embarked on a two-day state-visit to India, during which the two neighbours were expected to finalise an implementation agenda for a $450 million line of credit offered by New Delhi. | 08-Feb-2020 |
| Pak Assembly passes resolution to public | Islamabad, Feb 8 (TIWN) Pakistan's National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution calling for the public hanging of offenders convicted for sexually abusing and murdering children by a majority of votes. | 08-Feb-2020 |
| Pelosi defends tearing copy of Trump's s | Washington, Feb 7 (TIWN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her decision to tear up a copy of President Donald Trump State of the Union address, saying her actions was justified, media reports sai | 07-Feb-2020 |
| Prince Andrew defers military promotion | London, Feb 7 (TIWN) The UK's Prince Andrew has asked to defer an honorary Navy promotion he was due to receive when he turned 60, according to the Buckingham Palace. | 07-Feb-2020 |
| Compound in cabbage helps fight fatty li | New York, Feb 7 (TIWN) A natural compound found in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, kale, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts can help control non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), new research has found. | 07-Feb-2020 |
| China to probe NCoV doc's death as toll | Beijing, Feb 7 (TIWN) The Chinese government governments highest anti-corruption agency is sending an investigation team to Hubei following public outrage over the death of a doctor who sounded an early alarm about the new virus that has killed 636 people in the Asian country as of Friday. | 07-Feb-2020 |