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Catholic nun among women achievers honoured at Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav North East Festival 2022

Agartala/Kolkata: A 65-year-old Catholic nun from India's Northeast, Sister Judith Shadap, was honoured by the Tripura state for women empowerment initiatives at the recent Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, North East Festival 2022.

by Trans World Features May 25, 2022

Sona Colleges Fashion Technology team earns patent for sewing machine for people with special needs

Bengaluru: The fashion technology team at Salems Sona College of Technology has earned a patent for modifying industrial sewing machines used by the garment industry that can now be used by people with special needs.

by Trans World Features May 14, 2022

South Indias Sona Group 50:50 JV with Australias Mycelium Biotechnology

Bengaluru: South Indias diversified Sona Group has forged a 50:50 joint venture with Australias Mycelium Biotechnology Group to set up a state-of-the art Mycelium research and production facility in Salem.

by Trans World Features April 22, 2022

Plant Based Foods Industry Association delegation meets Union Minister to enable the plant-based food ecosystem in India

New Delhi: A delegation of the newly-formed Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) met Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State For Food Processing Industries, at his residence here recently.

by Trans World Features March 19, 2022

HireMee features among $5Mn XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling competition top rankers

Bengaluru: Indias skilling, assessment and job platform HireMee has made it to the list of five finalists of the $5Mn XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling competition -- the sole non-US firm to make it to the prestigious global list.

by Trans World Features March 02, 2022

Union Budget: Sona Group of Education Institutions chief welcomes govt's initiative to further strengthen digital education initiatives

New Delhi: FM Nirmala Seetharaman's announcement on further strengthening the digital education initiatives of the government is 'very much welcome', said Chocko Valliappa, Vice Chairman, Sona Group of Education Institutions, Salem.

by Trans World Features February 01, 2022

Sourav Ganguly, others join Pronam virtual meet held by Kolkata CP

Kolkata: Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Vineet Goyal and other police officials, held a virtual meeting with the senior citizens of Pronam.

by Trans World Features January 19, 2022

Top CII Innovative Institution Award 2021 for Thiagarajar Polytechnic College

Bengaluru: Salem-based Thiagarajar Polytechnic College emerged as the winner in the CII instituted Industrial Innovation Awards 2021 among polytechnics, making the 64-year old polytechnic in the country to have won this honour.

by Trans World Features December 29, 2021

Legal Salah envisions expansion in rural India, appoints Ranjan Mistry as Strategic Advisor

Kolkata: Legal Salah, a legal-tech startup, announced the onboarding of Ranjan Mistry, a famous Indian serial social entrepreneur, as it's Strategic Advisor and board member to further the company's expansion plans in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

by Trans World Features December 06, 2021

Legal Salah to inaugurate offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, people facing tech barriers a priority

Kolkata/IBNS: Legal Salah, an online legal solutions provider, is set to mark its physical presence in Bengaluru and Hyderabad with new offices at both locations to provide a diversified mix of legal services in offline mode.

by Trans World Features November 30, 2021

Telecommunication has gone beyond our imagination to build the new world: Sam Pitroda

by Trans World Features November 16, 2021

Interfaith prayer held at Kolkata's Mother House

Kolkata: An interfaith prayer meeting with the theme `To end pandemic and build bridges of peace and to serve suffering humanity with love, compassion and understanding was held at the Mother House in the Missionaries of Charity, here on Monday.

by Trans World Features November 10, 2021

Pakistan-backed Khalistan referendum in London attracts less than '2000' voters

London: The Khalistan referendum, which was held in London on Sunday propped by Pakistan, whose spy agency is trying to revive the anti-India Khalistan separatism cause, has failed to attract much attention of voters, according to media reports.

by Trans World Features November 02, 2021

IT services provider Vee Technologies new delivery centre in Philippines

Bengaluru: New York-Bengaluru co-headquartered IT services provider Vee Technologies has announced the opening of a new delivery centre in the Philippines to expand its global footprint.

by Trans World Features July 23, 2021

Salem Thiagarajar polytechnic student combines the physical and virtual for an entertaining cycle ride

Salem: Parks, gardens and monuments, like everything else, wore a deserted look during the Covid-19 lockdown.

by Trans World Features July 06, 2021

Four churches attacked in Myanmar, Bishops appeal for peace

Yangon: Catholic bishops along with the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar have appealed for peace amid deaths of people who had taken shelter in a Catholic church in Loikaw town of Myanmar besides continuing attacks on the churches in the country now under a military regime.

by Trans World Features June 15, 2021

'One China' policy acts as a deterrent to India-Taiwan relations: Experts

India's support for 'One China' policy- which is the acknowledgement that there is only one Chinese government with no diplomatic recognition of Taiwan - is a deterrent to burgeoning security and political cooperation, according to panelists at a Roundtable on India's Taiwan policy.

by Trans World Features May 23, 2021

Amid a raging pandemic, Kolkata-based The Bengal with Prabha Khaitan Foundation mount extensive effort to aid the distressed

Kolkata: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." As India reels under the devastating second wave of Covid19, these famous Dickensian words come true like never before. Amid the raging pandemic, community organisations rise to the occasion like a shimmering ray of hope for people.

by Trans World Features May 22, 2021

Nine chosen start-ups in Techstars Bangalore for 3rd India Cohort

Bengaluru: Here are the names of nine chosen start-ups for Techstars Bangalores 3rd cohort in India.

by Trans World Features May 21, 2021

Techstars Bangalore selects start-ups for its 3rd Cohort in India

Bengaluru: Techstars Bangalore has announced names of nine Indian startups for its 3rd cohort in India. The Techstars trademark mentorship-driven acceleration program will run virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic. Each selected startup will get an investment of US$120,000.

by Trans World Features May 15, 2021

EII gave me precise mindset, says GATE 2021 Chemical Engineering topper Dhruval Kumar Thakkar

New Delhi: IIT Bombay has released the result of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2021) on 19th March 2021. The test was conducted in February in which nearly 7.1 lakh candidates had appeared.

by Trans World Features March 22, 2021

Arunachal CM inaugurates Don Bosco College stadium near Itanagar

Kolkata/ Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday inaugurated a sports stadium at the Don Bosco College at Jollang near Itanagar.

by Trans World Features March 14, 2021

Twin awards for SriLankan Airlines in Singapore.

Colombo: The Changi Airport Group in Singapore recognised SriLankan Cargo with a Cargo Service Excellence Award at a ceremony during the Lets Talk Cargo 2021 conference held recently in Singapore.

by Trans World Features March 11, 2021

HireMee in top 10 teams in $5 mn XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling

Bengaluru: Bengaluru-headquartered skills assessment developer, Team HireMee has made it to the shortlist of 10 qualified teams in the prestigious $5 million XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling challenge. There were 118 entries from 20 countries.

by Trans World Features March 11, 2021

Power Publishers & Motion Pictures makes documentaries for Haldia Energy Limited

Haldia (WB)/IBNS: Kolkata-based Power Publishers & Motion Pictures were recently commissioned to make six documentary films on various aspects of Haldia Energy Limited, a thermal power plant owned and run by CESC Ltd.

by Just Earth News February 28, 2021

India, Denmark begin to work on Green Strategic Partnership

Kolkata: India and Denmark have begun a new era in the form of a far reaching Green Strategic Partnership that will enable Denmark in delivering sustainable solutions to India.

by Trans World Features February 23, 2021

Politics has given me opportunity to carry out meaningful work in life: Parliamentarian Manoj Tiwari

Kolkata/IBNS: Singer-politician-parliamentarian-actor and icon of Bhojpuri cinema, Manoj Tiwari, feels it is politics that has enabled him to carry out meaningful work in life.

by Trans World Features February 01, 2021

Youth need to take inspiration from young Indian cricket teams recent victory: PM Modi

Guwahati: Hailing the Indian cricket team for its historic victory against Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said youths need to take inspiration from them and urged them to learn from the victory.

by Trans World Features January 22, 2021

West Bengal: Actor Saurav Das joins Trinamool Congress

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor Saurav Das on Friday joined the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, at a time several ruling party members are switching their sides.

by West Bengal: Actor Saurav Das joins Trinamool Congress January 22, 2021

India and World 2020: Annus Horribilis of pandemic and deaths

IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back at the viral life-changing year that is stranger than fiction for both the world and India

by Trans World Features December 31, 2020