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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Dec 18) responded to the opposition criticising Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar.

Imagine a time when you are in a fair, standing in front of a claw machine, your hands on the handle, you are just about to get the picked item into the chute and suddenly, the prize drops into the pile.

"Syria's conflict has not ended" even after the departure of former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN's envoy to the country has warned, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north. Watch this report for more details!

With just a few days left for the Winter Session of the Indian Parliament to conclude, Home Minister Amit Shah faced severe criticism from opposition lawmakers over his remarks on Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar- which he made on Tuesday (Dec 17) during a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha.

NASA has announced that astronaut Sunita Williams' return to Earth has been delayed once again, as the space agency extends the stay of astronauts aboard the International Space Station due to ongoing logistical challenges.

Oman has stopped issuing new import permits for Indian chicken eggs, and its impact is being felt by the poultry industry in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal. Egg exporters in Namakkal say that a consignment of Indian eggs worth at least about 150 million rupees is currently stranded at the Sohar port in Oman. Coming on the heels of a move by Kuwait to impose weight restrictions on Indian eggs, exporters in Namakkal say that their business has significantly declined due to the actions of these two key egg-importing nations. Watch in for more details!

Kenyan single mothers in Saudi Arabia have been "trapped" in the country after being denied visas and birth certificates for their children in order to leave and return to their homeland.

The 15-year-old US girl Natalie Rupnow, who killed two people and wounded six others in a school shooting in Wisconsin on Monday (Dec 16) had a turbulent life at home.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday reached a deal after weeks of fraught negotiations to keep federal agencies funded and operating through mid-March, thus averting a costly government shutdown before the holidays.

The so-called "continuing resolution" -- expected to be the last major bill Congress passes this year -- must be adopted in the Republican-led House of Representatives before heading to the Senate, which must vote before week's end

In a bizarre incident, a Virginia man tragically lost his life after a bear in a tree, who was shot by his hunting partner, fell on him, according to state wildlife officials.

Kenya is initiating a plan to save the northern White Rhino and according to the Kenyan Wildlife service the plan that relies on assistant reproductive technologies will involve developing embryos in a laboratory using the stem cell techniques. Watch in for more details!

India has achieved a major milestone in deep-sea exploration. In December 2024, a team from the national institute of ocean technology and the national centre for polar and ocean research conducted a successful expedition aboard the research vessel Sagar Nidhi. Watch in for more details!

A severe cold wave has swept across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, bringing bone-chilling temperatures that are impacting daily life and causing disruptions in the region. The extreme cold has raised concerns about the safety of residents and infrastructure. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: Imran Khan, wife indicted in corruption case. Watch in for more details!

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday (Dec 18) met with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss the management of peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The two leaders also discussed the restoration of ties between New Delhi and Beijing, which have been frozen for over four years due to the military stand-off in eastern Ladakh.

The director of a school in Noida city of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was arrested for allegedly installing a spy camera in the bulb socket of the washroom which was used by teachers.

Cycling legend Rik Van Looy, renowned for his prowess in the one-day classics, has died at the age of 90, Belgian media reported on Wednesday. Van Looy was rated as the greatest cycling champion Belgium had produced until the arrival of five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx.

The Senate, on Tuesday, passed for first reading a bill to ban the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within Nigerian.