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Bengal govt proposes 5 pm meeting with protesting doctors in CM Mamata Banerjee's presence; rejects live streaming demand

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday made a renewed appeal to junior doctors protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female colleague, asking them to attend a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 5 p.m.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 12, 2024

RG Kar rape-murder case: CBI quizzes TMC MLA Sudipto Roy who visited hospital after crime was discovered

Kolkata: A team of three Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Thursday reached the residence and noursinghome of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy for quizzing in connection with the rape-murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 12, 2024

RG Kar: Junior doctors' overnight sit-in protests outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata continues

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who have been on ceasework for more than a month demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim, continued their protests overnight outside state Health and Family Welfare office Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 11, 2024

Trump says Kamala Harris 'hates' Israel during Presidential debate, Vice President hits back

Former US President Donald Trump and her challenger American Vice President Kamala Harris exchanged barbs on numerous issues, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the situation in Gaza, during their fiery presidential debate ahead of the November 5 polls on Tuesday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 11, 2024

American defence firm Lockheed Martin to collaborate with Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture C-130J Super Hercules airlifter

New Delhi: Lockheed Martin, a U.S.-based defence company, has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd to strengthen their collaboration on the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter project, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 11, 2024

Centre sends 2 new CRPF battalions to Manipur after drone attack, internet shut in 5 districts

Imphal: Amid fresh violence in Manipur, the state government has banned mobile internet services in five districts to prevent the spread of fake news and concocted posts following last week's drone attack, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 11, 2024

RG Kar case hearing: Supreme Court directs junior doctors to resume work by 5 pm tomorrow

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed junior doctors, who are on ceasework protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to resume their services.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 09, 2024

Supreme Court asks CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar rape-murder case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report on the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital happened last month.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 09, 2024

People's fear of BJP vanished after Lok Sabha results: Rahul Gandhi in the US

Washington: Leader of Opposition and Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party in his address to the Indian diaspora in Dallas, Texas in the United States claiming people's fear of the ruling party in his backyard faded soon after the Lok Sabha election results.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 09, 2024

Supreme Court dismisses ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging CBI probe into financial irregularities

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s probe into the financial irregularities, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

ED raids ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and others' residences in money laundering case

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residence of Sandip Ghosh, the arrested former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last month, in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

Renukaswamy murder: Victim's parents say photos of their son pleading for mercy left pregnant daughter-in-law shaken

Bengaluru/IBNS: The parents of Renukaswamy, who was allegedly murdered by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his aides, said the disturbing pictures of the victim pleading for mercy left their pregnant daughter-in-law "shaken", media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

Top Rankers Management Club hosts 24th National Management Summit

New Delhi/IBNS: Bringing together over 300 seasoned professionals from various sectors to turn it into a landmark gathering of industry leaders, the Top Rankers Management Club successfully hosted the 24th National Management Summit on Aug 30-31 in the national capital.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja joins BJP, wife shares news

New Delhi: After retiring from T20 internationals following India's T20 World Cup triumph this year, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has now embarked on a political career by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (

by Trans World Features September 05, 2024

Sandip Ghosh ordered renovation work at RG Kar Hospital a day after junior doctor's rape-murder: Report

Kolkata: In a significant revelation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has found documents suggesting that ex-principal Sandip Ghosh ordered renovation to state public works department (PWD) in areas adjacent to the crime scene a day after victim's body was recovered, media reports said.

by Trans World Features September 05, 2024

'Kolkata Police offered us money,' RG Kar victim's father alleges joining massive night vigil

Kolkata/IBNS: The family members of the Kolkata junior doctor brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Wednesday joined the massive protest and have raised serious charges against the Kolkata Police questioning why the body was cremated in such a hurry despite the sensitivity of the case.

by Trans World Features September 05, 2024

Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip trunnel

Jerusalem: Israel military Sunday recovered the bodies of six hostages, held by Hamas, from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where they were killed not long before the troops reached.

by Trans World Features September 01, 2024

Patient molests nurse at Birbhum health centre in West Bengal during night shift

Kolkata: At a time when Bengal is witnessing massive protest and outrage over the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a disturbing news of a nurse being molested by a patient in a Birbhum health centre has come to the fore, media reports said.

by Trans World Features September 01, 2024

Kangana Ranaut meets BJP chief Nadda days after party rebuked her remark on farmers' protest

New Delhi: Actress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday met party president Jagat Prakash Nadda at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday morning, days after the parliamentarian was reprimanded over her controversial remark on the farmers' protests, media reports said.

by Trans World Features August 29, 2024

RG Kar protest: Students' Nabanna march turns violent as police-protesters fight pitched battles; over 200 held

Kolkata: A protest march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna against the RG Kar rape-murder of a trainee doctor turned Kolkata into a battleground on Tuesday as police and mobs of students and demonstrators faced off at multiple locations on the route to the administrative building in Howrah that houses the office of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

by By Deepayan Sinha and Avishek Mitra /IBNS August 27, 2024

Narendra Modi, Joe Biden discuss situation in Ukraine during telephonic conversation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation Monday when they discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine and the current condition of Bangladesh where political turmoil was witnessed that led to the exit of former PM Sheikh Hasina.

by Trans World Features August 26, 2024

CBI raids RG Kar Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh's home, other locations in corruption case

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at 15 locations across Kolkata on Sunday morning in connection with allegations of financial irregularities against RG Kar Medical College's ex-principal Sandeep Ghosh, following the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital premises.

by Trans World Features August 25, 2024

Hezbollah announces large-scale attack, Israel begins preemptive strikes in response

Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel have announced large-scale military operations against each other, media reports said Sunday.

by Trans World Features August 25, 2024

Sona College of Technology among top 50 Innovation Institutes listed by NIRF 2024

The Salem-based Sona College of Technology has earned an impressive position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 results announced on August 12, 2024, making it the only engineering college in the city—home to two dozen government and private engineering colleges—to achieve this distinction.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 21, 2024

Attempt to save accused raises serious questions on hospital and local administration: Rahul Gandhi on RG Kar trainee doctor rape and murder

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday broke his silence on the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and said the incident created an atmosphere of insecurity among the doctors' community and women.