Donald Trump picks 'smart and tough' Pam Bondi as new US Attorney General after Matt Gaetz withdraws

Donald Trump picks 'smart and tough' Pam Bondi as new US Attorney General after Matt Gaetz withdraws

Washington D.C./IBNS: US President-elect Donald Trump has picked his loyalist Pam Bondi, describing her as "smart and tough", as the country's new Attorney General after controversial Matt Gaetz withdrew from the nomination for the post.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 22, 2024

Baba Siddique murder case: Arrested Akashdeep Gill used a labourer's hotspot to evade tracking, say police

Baba Siddique murder case: Arrested Akashdeep Gill used a labourer's hotspot to evade tracking, say police

Mumbai/IBNS: Akashdeep Gill, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique last month, used a labourer's hotspot to evade tracking, said the Mumbai Crime Branch as per media reports.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 22, 2024

Canadian government denies media report that claims PM Modi knew of Khalistani leader Nijjar's killing

Canadian government denies media report that claims PM Modi knew of Khalistani leader Nijjar's killing

The Canadian government on Friday rejected a media report that linked Indian PM Narendra Modi and his top officials to criminal activities in the country.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 22, 2024

Pakistan: 42 Shiites die after gunmen open fire on vehicle in Kurram

Pakistan: 42 Shiites die after gunmen open fire on vehicle in Kurram

At least 42 people, including women and children, died after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle in which they were travelling in Pakistan's Kurram district on Thursday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 22, 2024

PE firm TA Associates' strategic investment in VeeHealthtek

PE firm TA Associates' strategic investment in VeeHealthtek

TA Associates, a global private equity firm, on Tuesday announced the completion of a strategic growth investment in Vee Healthtek, a prominent provider of technology-enabled solutions and services for healthcare organizations.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 19, 2024

Manipur unrest: Civil society sets 24-hr deadline for BJP MLAs to take 'decisive action'

Manipur unrest: Civil society sets 24-hr deadline for BJP MLAs to take 'decisive action'

Imphal/IBNS: The Meitei civil society organisations have set a 24-hour deadline for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to take "decisive action" to control the spiralling violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 19, 2024

Delhi chokes as air quality remains in 'severe plus' category amid curb on several daily activities

Delhi chokes as air quality remains in 'severe plus' category amid curb on several daily activities

New Delhi/IBNS: The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the 'severe plus' category on Tuesday, amid a clampdown on several daily activities to combat the pollution.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 19, 2024

Keir Starmer meets Narendra Modi in Brazil, announces relaunch of UK-India free trade agreement talks

Keir Starmer meets Narendra Modi in Brazil, announces relaunch of UK-India free trade agreement talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced that UK-India free trade agreement talks will be relaunched in 2025.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 19, 2024

Tirumala trust asks non-Hindu staffers to retire or opt for transfer

Tirumala trust asks non-Hindu staffers to retire or opt for transfer

Tirupati/IBNS: The newly-formed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has asked the non-Hindu staffers to take either voluntary retirement or transfer to any other Andhra Pradesh government department, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 19, 2024

Manipur's unabated violence kills 1 more in Jiribam, Amit Shah schedules meeting today

Manipur's unabated violence kills 1 more in Jiribam, Amit Shah schedules meeting today

Imphal: One protester was killed after security forces opened fire in the Jiribam district of Manipur which is witnessing a spate of violence, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 18, 2024

Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joins BJP a day after quitting AAP

Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joins BJP a day after quitting AAP

New Delhi: A day after quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (BJP), former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 18, 2024

Delhi records season's worst AQI, train and flight services hit, schools shifted to online mode

Delhi records season's worst AQI, train and flight services hit, schools shifted to online mode

New Delhi: The Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) experienced the worst Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning as the toxic smog engulfed the union territory causing more worries for the residents, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 18, 2024

Bengal: 17 arrested in clashes between two groups in Murshidabad's Beldanga over Kartik Puja pandal row

Bengal: 17 arrested in clashes between two groups in Murshidabad's Beldanga over Kartik Puja pandal row

Kolkata: Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with clashes between two groups at Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad district as communal tension brewed in the region, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 18, 2024

DRDO conducts successful flight-trial of first long-range hypersonic missile

DRDO conducts successful flight-trial of first long-range hypersonic missile

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-trial of the country's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha late on Saturday.

by Trans World Features November 17, 2024

Kolkata: Rotary hosts World Polio Day with students in Gyan Manch

Kolkata: Rotary hosts World Polio Day with students in Gyan Manch

Rotary International District 3291 and District Polio Plus Committee recently organized a program at Gyan Manch in Kolkata to observe World Polio Day.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 16, 2024

Donald Trump picks former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief

Donald Trump picks former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as the intelligence chief of his administration, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 14, 2024

Tilak Varma's maiden century helps India survive Jansen threat to defeat South Africa by 11 runs

Tilak Varma's maiden century helps India survive Jansen threat to defeat South Africa by 11 runs

Centurion: Young batter Tilan Varma's sensational hundred helped India to survive the late firing by Marco Jansen and defeat South Africa by 11 runs in a high-scoring match in Centurion on Wednesday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 14, 2024

'Welcome back': Joe Biden greets Donald Trump at White House

'Welcome back': Joe Biden greets Donald Trump at White House

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Wednesday welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday ending four years of bitter rivalry and marking the start of a smooth transfer of power.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 14, 2024

ED conducts multiple raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam' case

ED conducts multiple raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam' case

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted multiple raids in Kolkata in connection with the probe into the alleged lottery scam, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 14, 2024

Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth aka 'Collector Bro' suspended for calling senior bureaucrat 'psychopath'

Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth aka 'Collector Bro' suspended for calling senior bureaucrat 'psychopath'

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth, who is famously known as 'Collector Bro', has been suspended on disciplinary grounds after he levelled serious allegations against a senior bureaucrat in public.

by Trans World Features November 12, 2024

A lot of countries are nervous about the US, India not among them: Jaishankar

A lot of countries are nervous about the US, India not among them: Jaishankar

New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal rapport with US President-elect Donald Trump, asserting India is not among the countries that are "nervous" about the political change in Washington, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 11, 2024

Donald Trump urges Vladimir Putin not to escalate war in Ukraine during telephonic conversation: Report

Donald Trump urges Vladimir Putin not to escalate war in Ukraine during telephonic conversation: Report

US President-elect Donald Trump asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the telephone that the ongoing war against Ukraine should not be escalated.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 11, 2024

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

New Delhi/IBNS: Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday took oath as the new Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 11, 2024

Kashmir: Security forces ramp up search operation against militants in Kishtwar after para commando dies in encounter

Kashmir: Security forces ramp up search operation against militants in Kishtwar after para commando dies in encounter

Srinagar: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have ramped up the search operation after a para commando was killed and three soldiers were injured in an encounter with militants in Kishtwar, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 11, 2024

Canadian government cancels its popular student visa scheme

Canadian government cancels its popular student visa scheme

The Canadian government on Friday announced it is discontinuing its Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa program for international students that was launched in 2018.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 09, 2024

Congress wants to return to power dividing castes: PM Modi in Maharashtra

Congress wants to return to power dividing castes: PM Modi in Maharashtra

Mumbai/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed the Congress is keen to create a rift among different castes to take political leverage and return to power.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 09, 2024

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan

Quetta: At least 24 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 09, 2024

Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter Vivian Wilson sees no future in US after Trump's return

Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter Vivian Wilson sees no future in US after Trump's return

Washington D.C./IBNS: Billionaire Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter Vivian Wilson is not happy unlike her father at Donald Trump's massive win in the US Presidential Elections.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 09, 2024

Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again

Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed yet another day of ruckus over the demand of Article 370 restoration on Friday, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 08, 2024

Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to minority status, rules Supreme Court overruling 1967 judgement

Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to minority status, rules Supreme Court overruling 1967 judgement

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday overruled its own 1967 judgement in ruling that the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU is entitled to the minority status as per Article 30 of the Constitution, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES November 08, 2024