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NDRF team rescues six-year-old girl from rubble in quake-hit Turkey

New Delhi: India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team in quake-hit Turkey has rescued an six-year-old girl in Gaziantep city from under the rubble of damaged buildings, Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted.

by Trans World Features February 10, 2023

No 'unparliamentary' words in my Rajya Sabha speech: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president and the party's Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that he did not use any 'unparliamentary' words during his Wednesday's speech in the Upper House, and asked why several of his 'words' were expunged.

by Trans World Features February 10, 2023

PM Modi to launch two new Vande Bharat trains today

Mumbai/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two new Vande Bharat trains from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Friday.

by Trans World Features February 10, 2023

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,000

Istanbul: The death toll due to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has crossed 4,000, media reports said on Tuesday.

by Trans World Features February 07, 2023

Balasaheb Thorat resigns from post of state legislature party leader

Mumbai/UNI: Former Maharashtra minister and senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat has resigned from the post of state legislature party leader.

by Trans World Features February 07, 2023

Nagaland: 124 nominations file for assembly polls

Kohima/UNI: Altogether a total of 124 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the coming 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Elections till Monday.

by Trans World Features February 07, 2023

Supreme Court rejects Rana Ayyub's plea

New Delhi/UNI: In a big setback for journalist Rana Ayyub, the Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday rejected her plea challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case.

by Trans World Features February 07, 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman deserves compliments for prioritising higher education and skilling in Budget 2023-24: Sona Group of Education Institutions Vice Chairman

New Delhi: Sona Group of Education Institutions Vice Chairman Chocko Valliappa has said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deserved complements for prioritising higher education and skilling in the Union Budget 2023-24 through focus on setting up centres of excellence in Artificial Intelligence, creation of labs in 100 engineering institutions for developing smart 5G services-based applications.

by Trans World Features February 04, 2023

Digitizing land records in India and Pakistan reduces conflict, delays and corruption

For Ramesh Gowda, a farmer in the southern province of Karnataka in India, acquiring and maintaining a small piece of land was not easy a few years back. He recalls how he struggled for a year to obtain a land title from the local record keepers.Computerisation seems to be bringing back a smile.

by Laxmi Devi, Shiraz Hasnat, Naveen S. Garewal, and Attiq Ahmad January 30, 2023

Controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi screened at Hyderabad University

Hyderabad/IBNS: The controversial documentary by BBC on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday screened by a group of students at the Hyderabad University, media reports said.

by Trans World Features January 24, 2023

UK supports India's bid to assume permanent seat in UNSC

New Delhi/IBNS: In more power to New Delhi, the United Kingdom has supported India's bid to assume a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, media reports said.

by Trans World Features January 24, 2023

Pakistan: Soldier dies in Bannu IED attack

Bannu: At least one Pakistani soldier died in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

by Trans World Features January 24, 2023

Digvijaya Singh's views are his own: Congress

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Monday said the statement of senior party leader Digvijaya Singh regarding the 2016 surgical strikes is his own and does not reflect the position of the party.

by Trans World Features January 24, 2023

Sona Group of Education Institutions suggests doubling of allocation for education

Bangalore: Chocko Valliappa, Vice Chairman, Sona Group of Education Institutions' has suggested doubling allocation for education over the next three years.

by Trans World Features January 23, 2023

ESOPDhan budget expectations on vested ESOPs of unlisted firms

Bengaluru: ESOPDhan co-founder Nitin Agarwal, an angel investor, has said he expects the upcoming Union Budget to reduce the holding period of ESOP shares of unlisted companies from two years to one year for purposes of capital gain.

by India Blooms News Service January 23, 2023

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation, to step down next month

Wellington/UNI: In a shocking announcement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday said she will step down from the top post and leader of the Labour Party in February as she will not be seeking re-election this year.

by Trans World Features January 19, 2023

Water security challenges must be addressed for nation's development: PM Modi

Yadgir/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if India has to develop, challenges related to water security should be addressed like border, coastal and internal security.

by Trans World Features January 19, 2023

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes minister's son's bail plea

New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.

by Trans World Features January 19, 2023

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sues suspended DMK worker over derogatory remarks

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defamation case against now suspended DMK worker for his derogatory remarks over Ravi’s refusal to read some parts of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month, media reports said citing officials.

by Trans World Features January 19, 2023

Nepal plane with 72 onboard crashes on Pokhara runway, several feared dead

Kathmandu : A plane carrying about 72 people onboard crashed in Nepal's Pokhara enroute from Kathmandu on Sunday morning, Yeti Airlines said.

by Trans World Features January 15, 2023

Brazils prosecutors ask SC to probe Jair Bolsonaro

Brasilia: The Attorney General's Office of Brazil has asked the country's Supreme Court to probe former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the incitement and organization of riots that led to the temporary seizure of government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia.

by Trans World Features January 14, 2023

ESOPDhan to ease owning stock by high growth startup employees

Mumbai: ESOPDhan, a newly founded financial services firm, which seeks to ease the acquisition of stock options by employees of high-growth SaaS start-ups, is all set to unveil its lending offerings.