18 killed in Israeli strike near Gaza church, claims Hamas-run Health Ministry

18 killed in Israeli strike near Gaza church, claims Hamas-run Health Ministry

Gaza: At least 18 Palestinian Christians were killed by an Israeli air strike that took place near a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City on Thursday evening, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

by Trans World Features October 20, 2023

Israeli security forces arrest key Hamas spokesperson Hassan Yousef from West Bank

Israeli security forces arrest key Hamas spokesperson Hassan Yousef from West Bank

A key Hamas spokesperson has been detained by Israeli security forces during overnight raids conducted across the West Bank.

by Trans World Features October 20, 2023

Israel-Gaza conflict: UN chief Antonio Guterres urges ceasefire, region on the precipice

Israel-Gaza conflict: UN chief Antonio Guterres urges ceasefire, region on the precipice

UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

by Trans World Features October 18, 2023

Attack on Gaza hospital seems to be done by other team: US president Joe Biden tells Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits Israe

Attack on Gaza hospital seems to be done by other team: US president Joe Biden tells Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits Israe

US President Joe Biden, who is currently visiting Israel, told country's PM Benjamin Netanyahu that the blast at a hospital in Gaza “appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.”

by Trans World Features October 18, 2023

Supreme Court says 'no' to same-sex marriage, directs Centre to find administrative solutions

Supreme Court says 'no' to same-sex marriage, directs Centre to find administrative solutions

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, which in 2018 decriminalized homosexuality in India nullifying a colonial era law, on Tuesday refused to give recognition to same-sex marriage, but directed the central government to look into the issues of administrative problems faced by the homosexual couples, media reports said.

by Trans World Features October 17, 2023

Narendra Modi discusses AI, UPI while interacting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Narendra Modi discusses AI, UPI while interacting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated popular search engine and IT major Google’s plans to open its global fintech operations center at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar during his interaction with the company's CEO Sundar Pichai.

by Trans World Features October 17, 2023

Middle East on verge of the abyss, UN chief Antonio Guterres alerts as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens

Middle East on verge of the abyss, UN chief Antonio Guterres alerts as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into the Gaza Strip.

by Trans World Features October 16, 2023

Islamic nations grouping calls 'urgent extraordinary meeting' on Israel-Gaza conflict

Islamic nations grouping calls 'urgent extraordinary meeting' on Israel-Gaza conflict

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia): A high-level coalition of Islamic nations has summoned an "urgent extraordinary meeting" in Saudi Arabia to deliberate on the Israel-Gaza conflict, AFP reported.

by Trans World Features October 15, 2023

Israel Defense Forces says top Hamas commander involved in last week's attack killed

Israel Defense Forces says top Hamas commander involved in last week's attack killed

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said a top Hamas commander, who was involved in last week's attacks, was killed when fighter jets struck an operational headquarters used by the group over the past day, media reports said.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

Armed Hamas members are seen playing with abducted Israeli children in IDF-released video

Armed Hamas members are seen playing with abducted Israeli children in IDF-released video

The Israel Defense Forces has released a video which showed Hamas group members, who are armed with rifles, playing with Israeli babies taken hostage by them.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

Israel-Hamas Conflict: IDF strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon

Israel-Hamas Conflict: IDF strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces has said it has hit a Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon after an apparent drone was intercepted on Friday.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza

Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

Israel Defense Forces warns Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City

Israel Defense Forces warns Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday warned civilians in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate the region as it seems it will intensify attacks on terrorist targets in the Gaza City region.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

What is Hamas in the context of Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel

What is Hamas in the context of Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel

Hamas, the Palestine Islamist group which governs Gaza and attacked Israel on Oct 7, 2023, is an offshoot of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s.

by Trans World Features October 14, 2023

Claudia Goldin from Harvard University is the winner of Nobel Prize in Economics for research on womens labour market outcomes

Claudia Goldin from Harvard University is the winner of Nobel Prize in Economics for research on womens labour market outcomes

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Monday announced to confer the Sveriges Riksbank Prize (Nobel Prize) 2023 in Economic Sciences to Claudia Goldin of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.

by Trans World Features October 09, 2023

Over 300 killed as Israel-Palestine war escalates

Over 300 killed as Israel-Palestine war escalates

Tel Aviv: The number of people killed in Israel amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has exceeded 300, and over 1,500 people have been injured, media reports said.

by Trans World Features October 08, 2023

Annual Robotic Surgery Symposium: Three Indians among KS Robotic Surgery Video Contest Top 10

Annual Robotic Surgery Symposium: Three Indians among KS Robotic Surgery Video Contest Top 10

Bengaluru: The annual ‘Humans at the cutting edge of robotic surgery’ academic symposium opened here on Saturday with experts Sherry M Wren of Stanford University and Ahmed Ghazi of Johns Hopkins University, urging surgeons from Asia, Europe and Americas to adopt new approaches in surgical innovation and using simulation in their practice.

by Trans World Features October 07, 2023

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm(Sweden): Renowned Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," announced the Swedish Academy on Thursday.

by Trans World Features October 05, 2023

Pro-Khalistan slogans written on walls in Dharamshala ahead of World Cup matches

Pro-Khalistan slogans written on walls in Dharamshala ahead of World Cup matches

Khalistan supporters have become active before the World Cup matches starting in Dharamshala.

by Trans World Features October 04, 2023

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal as tremors were felt in the Indian national capital New Delhi on Tuesday.

by Trans World Features October 03, 2023

Vee Technologies adds fourth facility in Bengaluru

Vee Technologies adds fourth facility in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: To cater to its growing services business, IT and Tech firm Vee Technologies has added a new development facility at Hebbal, its fourth in Bengaluru.

by Trans World Features September 30, 2023

'Canada harbours extremist elements', S Jaishankar says in US

'Canada harbours extremist elements', S Jaishankar says in US

New Delhi : In another attack on Canada, which was called a safe haven for terrorists by the Centre last week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the country harbours extremist elements and that India has conveyed its concerns in this regard to the United States.

by Trans World Features September 29, 2023

Pakistan: Suicide blast close to religious procession in Balochistan leaves 52 dead

Pakistan: Suicide blast close to religious procession in Balochistan leaves 52 dead

At least 52 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suspected suicide blast close to a religious procession in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Friday.

by Trans World Features September 29, 2023

Father of India's Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan, dies at 98; PM Modi mourns

Father of India's Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan, dies at 98; PM Modi mourns

New Delhi: Eminent Indian agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, who played a pivotal role in India's Green Revolution, passed away on Thursday at the age of 98.

by Trans World Features September 28, 2023

Uzbekistan: Doing business will become easier and more profitable

Uzbekistan: Doing business will become easier and more profitable

Over the past seven years, entrepreneurship has become a priority in Uzbekistan's policy. It is evident how much attention the government dedicates to this area.

by Dilafruz Khusanova September 28, 2023

Lampshade Writers debut poetry reading session brings together avid poetry lovers of Kolkata

Lampshade Writers debut poetry reading session brings together avid poetry lovers of Kolkata

Kolkata: Lampshade Writers, a platform for sharing poems and interactions among poetry enthusiasts, organized its first poetry reading session themed `Earth and Sky’ in Kolkata recently. It was a soulful evening of poetry, musings, and fun.

by Trans World Features September 27, 2023

Google celebrates its 25th birthday today

Google celebrates its 25th birthday today

Mountain View(California): Search engine Google is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special doodle.

by Trans World Features September 27, 2023

Khalistani terrorist Nijjar killing Row: Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair says ties with India is 'important'

Khalistani terrorist Nijjar killing Row: Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair says ties with India is 'important'

Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair has described ties with India as 'important' even after a diplomatic standoff emerged between the two countries following PM Justin Trudeau's allegations that New Delhi was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

by Trans World Features September 25, 2023

FBI agents alerted US-based Khalistani elements of life threat after terrorist Nijjar's killing in Canada

FBI agents alerted US-based Khalistani elements of life threat after terrorist Nijjar's killing in Canada

Washington: America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met Khalistani elements in the US and alerted them that their lives may be at risk after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, according to a report by The Intercept.

by Trans World Features September 24, 2023

Top Rankers Management Club hosts 23rd National Management Summit to facilitate global leadership initiatives

Top Rankers Management Club hosts 23rd National Management Summit to facilitate global leadership initiatives

New Delhi: The 23rd National Management Summit, which saw the presence of leaders and luminary intellects from the corporate sphere to deliberate upon the paradigms of tomorrow, was held in Delhi to offer participants a prospectus for knowledge acquisition, pivotal networking, and the guideline to forge dialogues for global leadership.

by Trans World Features September 22, 2023