Bengaluru Volvo bus driver loses control and hits several vehicles, video goes viral

Bengaluru Volvo bus driver loses control and hits several vehicles, video goes viral

At least one person was injured after a Volvo bus driver lost control and hit several bikes and cars in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College Hospital, an incident which has sparked massive protest across the nation.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered controversial Dr. Sandip Ghosh, who was appointed as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College head within hours of his resignation as the head of RG Kar Medical College, to go on a long leave, coming down heavily on the state government in the trainee doctor's rape and murder case that has sent shockwaves across the country.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused Sanjoy Roy said 'Hang me if you want' on being arrested

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused Sanjoy Roy said 'Hang me if you want' on being arrested

Kolkata: Sanjoy Roy, the accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old female junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was not a hospital employee, but had frequent access to all buildings on the campus.

by Trans World Features August 12, 2024

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

Kolkata: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has appealed to the West Bengal government for swift action in the alleged rape and murder of 31-year-old medical student at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

by Trans World Features August 12, 2024

'Discredited short-seller, recycled claims': Adani Group on Hindenburg's new report

'Discredited short-seller, recycled claims': Adani Group on Hindenburg's new report

Mumbai: The Adani Group has dismissed the latest report from the US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research, calling it "recycled claims" that had previously been "proven baseless and dismissed by the Supreme Court." The ports-to-power conglomerate stated that the allegations were driven by personal gain, with no regard for facts or the law.

by Trans World Features August 11, 2024

RG Kar Hospital: TMC pushes for new law, BJP corners Mamata govt over PGT doctor's suspected rape and murder

RG Kar Hospital: TMC pushes for new law, BJP corners Mamata govt over PGT doctor's suspected rape and murder

Kolkata/IBNS: Even as massive outrage continues over thesuspected rape and murder of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, politics, like another incident, crept in this one too with the ruling Trinamool Congress now putting the ball in the Bharatiya Janata Party's court, demanding a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases.

by Trans World Features August 11, 2024

RG Kar medical student rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee says 'inhuman crime, no objection to CBI probe'

RG Kar medical student rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee says 'inhuman crime, no objection to CBI probe'

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata "inhuman and deplorable crime" and said she has no objection to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident that led the state government face the heat.

by Trans World Features August 11, 2024

'Either shelter us in India or kill us right here': Over 500 refugees turn up at Bengal border amid Bangladesh violence

'Either shelter us in India or kill us right here': Over 500 refugees turn up at Bengal border amid Bangladesh violence

Kolkata/IBNS: Over 500 refugees, including seniors and children, have turned up at a no-man's land near West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur border area in the hope of getting shelter in India amid reports of targeted violence against minorities in Bangladesh, local newspaper Uttarbanga Sambad has reported.

by Trans World Features August 07, 2024

Interim government to be formed in Bangladesh, confirms Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman as Sheikh Hasina flees nation amid protests

Interim government to be formed in Bangladesh, confirms Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman as Sheikh Hasina flees nation amid protests

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government, with the participation of all parties, will be formed to run the affairs as Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country on Monday in the face of violent protests that spiralled out of control and plunged the South Asian nation into chaos and turmoil. The death toll has risen to 300 with violence that began with an anti-quota movement claiming 98 lives since Sunday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 05, 2024

Kerala: Forest officials rescue four children, their parents who were stranded in a cave in landslide-hit Wayanad

Kerala: Forest officials rescue four children, their parents who were stranded in a cave in landslide-hit Wayanad

A team of forest officials carried out an operation to save four tribal toddlers and their parents from the landslide-hit Wayanad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 03, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: Manu misses medal after finishing fourth in Women's 25m Pistol event

Paris Olympics 2024: Manu misses medal after finishing fourth in Women's 25m Pistol event

India's double medal winner Manu Bhaker missed winning the third after she finished fourth in the  Women's 25m Pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 03, 2024

Middle East Tension: Israeli Mossad spy agency hired 'Iranian agents' to assassinate Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh

Middle East Tension: Israeli Mossad spy agency hired 'Iranian agents' to assassinate Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh

Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 03, 2024

US government files lawsuit against Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy

US government files lawsuit against Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy

The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Chinese-owned TikTok for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 03, 2024

Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Pune, normal life disrupted, 3 electrocuted

Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Pune, normal life disrupted, 3 electrocuted

Pune/IBNS: Heavy rain disrupted normal life, caused waterlogging and battered the city of Pune on Thursday, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 25, 2024

Include North Bengal in North East region: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar proposes to PM Modi

Include North Bengal in North East region: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar proposes to PM Modi

New Delhi: Triggering a row, Union Minister and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar has proposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include North Bengal in the North East region, in a bid to facilitate the state with more funds and development.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 25, 2024

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till Aug 8

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till Aug 8

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody has been extended by the Rouse Avenue court till August 8 in connection with a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the now scrapped excise policy, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 25, 2024

Supreme Court upholds states' rights to levy mineral royalties

Supreme Court upholds states' rights to levy mineral royalties

New Delhi/IBNS: In a 8:1 verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state governments' right to levy royalties on mineral-bearing lands, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 25, 2024

A Boost for Angel Investors, Start-ups, and Real Estate says Laxman Jaiswal on the Union Budget 2024

A Boost for Angel Investors, Start-ups, and Real Estate says Laxman Jaiswal on the Union Budget 2024

Eastern India’s leading Infra and e-commerce start up founder, Laxman Jaiswal said in a statement that the Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2024 has been widely anticipated for its potential impact on various sectors, including angel investors, start-ups, and real estate.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 25, 2024

Bangladesh snaps internet services as anti-quota protests turn violent killing 39

Bangladesh snaps internet services as anti-quota protests turn violent killing 39

Dhaka/IBNS: 39 people have so far been killed in the violent protests against the quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh forcing the state to snap internet services in a bid to control the situation, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 19, 2024

Barack Obama wants Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid: Report

Barack Obama wants Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid: Report

Washington DC/IBNS: Former US president Barack Obama is believed to have told his allies that Joe Biden needs to reconsider his reelection bid, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 18, 2024

Several dead as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails in UP, loco pilot says loud explosion heard

Several dead as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails in UP, loco pilot says loud explosion heard

Gonda (UP)/IBNS: Several passengers are feared dead and 35 injured as eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 18, 2024

Pakistan: 2 children die in Sirarogha blast

Pakistan: 2 children die in Sirarogha blast

A mine blast incident in Pakistan's Si­rarogha area recently left at least two children killed, media reports said.

by Trans World Features July 17, 2024

Pakistan: Armed groups carry out multiple attacks in Balochistan

Pakistan: Armed groups carry out multiple attacks in Balochistan

Three Baloch armed group members have claimed responsibility for several attacks which occurred on Pakistani forces and a rod construction company in different parts of the region.

by Trans World Features July 17, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir: Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, killed during encounter with terrorists in Doda

Jammu and Kashmir: Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, killed during encounter with terrorists in Doda

Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda region on Monday, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 16, 2024

Rahul Gandhi slams 'BJP's wrong policies' after 4 soldiers martyred in Kashmir's Doda

Rahul Gandhi slams 'BJP's wrong policies' after 4 soldiers martyred in Kashmir's Doda

New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has accused the Modi government of taking "wrong policies" when it comes to the matter of Jammu and Kashmir after four soldiers were martyred in Doda on Monday.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 16, 2024

'Media trial proving me guilty is wrong': Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar

'Media trial proving me guilty is wrong': Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar

New Delhi/IBNS: IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, caught up in a massive controversy over alleged misuse of power and privileges, has accused the 'media trial' of proving her guilty and said it is "wrong".

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 16, 2024

Supreme Court serves notice to CBI, ED over Manish Sisodia's bail plea

Supreme Court serves notice to CBI, ED over Manish Sisodia's bail plea

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday served notices to two central probe agencies over the bail plea filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 16, 2024

Pakistani government decides to ban Imran Khan's PTI

Pakistani government decides to ban Imran Khan's PTI

Pakistan's government has decided to ban jailed former PM Imran Khan's  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, just months after Shehbaz Sharif came to power in the country.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 15, 2024

Donald Trump injured in assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally, shooter among 2 dead

Donald Trump injured in assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally, shooter among 2 dead

Butler (Pennsylvania)/IBNS: Former US President Donald Trump received injuries on his right ear during a Saturday election campaign rally at Pennsylvania's Butler, in what is seen as an assassination bid that left the 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate's face streaked with blood with his alert security agents rushing him off the stage even as he pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES July 14, 2024