U.S. airstrikes targeted several locations under the control of the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes hit the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, as well as their stronghold of Saada in the country's northwest.  Watch in for more details!

US-Houthis conflict: US airstrikes spark widespread protests in Yemen

A high drama unfolded in Punjab on Wednesday. Farmers clashed with police personnel in Mohali after talks with the government on the demand for legal guarantees for MSP (Minimum Support Price) remained inconclusive. The Punjab police detained 200 farmers along with farm leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, who were spearheading the protest at the Punjab Haryana borders since February last year. Dallewal, who is in his 70s, has been on an indefinite fast. Earlier on Wednesday, the cancer-stricken farmer arrived in an ambulance for a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other central government ministers.

Farmers clash with Punjab police: Police razes protest site, removes farmers from state borders

Sri Lanka's fugitive police chief has surrendered to authorities and been remanded in custody, weeks after his arrest was ordered over a botched raid that killed a fellow officer. Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon stands accused of authorizing an ill-fated drug bust in 2023, allegedly in violation of internal regulations, which sparked a gun battle between competing police units. He surrendered after police raided his private home on Tuesday, where they seized over a thousand bottles of liquor, his service revolver, and two phones. Earlier, the Court of Appeal had rejected Tennakoon petition to quash the arrest warrant issued against him.

Sri Lanka's police chief Tennakoon surrenders weeks after arrest order

In mid-March, Marina Budiman, President Commissioner of DCI Indonesia, saw her fortune soar to an impressive $7.5 billion. Over the span of three weeks, she became $350 million richer each day as her company’s shares repeatedly hit the daily limit. However, this rapid rise was short-lived. In just three days, DCI’s stock crashed, wiping out half of their combined fortunes. Watch in for more details!

Indonesia's richest woman loses $3.6 bn in 3 days

Tanzania’s economy is growing rapidly, projected to expand by 6% this year, driven by significant infrastructure investments. However, this growth is coming at a cost to the Tanzanian shilling, which has weakened by 8.9% in 2025, making it the world’s worst-performing currency. Watch in for more details!

Tanzania's shilling declines 8.9%, world's worst-performing currency

Elon Musk has issued a stark warning—if the growing U.S. deficit is not controlled, America could face bankruptcy. Speaking in an interview, Musk said the average taxpayer should be "mad as hell" over wasteful spending. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by Musk, has spearheaded major cost-cutting measures, claiming $105 billion in savings from layoffs, contract cancellations, and reduced federal leases. However, experts argue that these cuts make up only a fraction of the government's overall spending, which has already crossed $2.4 trillion since October. Watch in for more details!

Trump & Musk push for spending cuts—can it fix the deficit?

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In an exclusive show on tokenization, Token Money Magnet, the future of finance, let's listen to what Mahesh Murthy, the founder of Pinstorm has to say about tokenization. Watch in for more details!

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The U.S. Department of Labor is set to delete all visa and labor certification records older than 5 years from its Foreign Labor Access Gateway, or FLAG, on March 20, 2025. Employers and legal representatives must download necessary records before the March 19 deadline.

US employers must save visa records before March 19

The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for an action-packed 2025, with a series of landmark missions lined up. Fresh off its 100th launch, ISRO has set its sights on even more ambitious goals. They range from the uncrewed Gaganyaan mission to cutting-edge advancements in space docking and rocket technology.

ISRO Chief Speaks To WION, Shares 2025 Plans

U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that the U.S. could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of Zelensky's bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor. A day after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin for about two hours, Trump held what he described as a very good, hour-long phone call with Zelensky. On the other hand, the Ukrainian president labeled his conversation with his U.S. counterpart as positive, frank, and very substantive. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky says under 'no pressure' from Trump to make concessions

Antigua and Barbuda has said that it will assist India in the legal process regarding fugitive Mehul Choksi. Speaking to WION's Sidhant sibal, Antigua and Barbuda foreign minister Chet Greene said,'we are country of laws, his citizenship is challenged by Indian govt. It is legal process. It is country laws. We will not interfere . Will assist in ensuring legal process continues'

The Mehul Choksi case centers around a massive financial scandal involving the Punjab National Bank (PNB), where Choksi, a prominent diamantaire and the owner of Gitanjali Group, is accused of orchestrating a fraud exceeding Rs 14,000 crore (approximately $2 billion USD). 

Choksi left India on January 7, 2018, claiming it was for medical reasons, and subsequently acquired citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda through its Citizenship by Investment Program in November 2017, taking the oath in January 2018.

Will assist India in legal process, Antigua on Mehul Choksi case | WION exclusive interview

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