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Sri Lanka's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, after the government agreed to a debt restructure deal with international bond holders.

Amid uproar over corruption charges against the Adani Group, Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) clarified on November 27 that allegations against Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani, and senior executive Vneet Jaain under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) are “incorrect.”

A United Nations study has found that a majority of these influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences. The UN’s scientific and cultural arm, UNESCO, has raised concerns that in doing so, several huge online celebrities are spreading misleading claims.

India’s federal government has launched a fresh investigation into the finances of Byju’s, the struggling EdTech giant, over allegations of financial misreporting and fund diversion. According to Bloomberg, the registrar of companies in Hyderabad has been tasked with probing discrepancies in Byju’s financial statements and determining whether funds were siphoned off. Watch in for more details!

To improve looks and artificially making their features look better, teenagers have been using filters on social media platforms to alter their real look. The billion-user social media company, TikTok, is now imposing several restrictions on the use of beauty filters due to rise in anxiety concerns and falling self-esteem.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued new guidelines to ensure the security of classified information as it expressed concern over the increasing use of third-party platforms like WhatsApp and Gmail for official communication.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) recommended judges Wednesday (Nov. 27) to issue an arrest warrant for Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military regime.

The man who killed a vlogger from Assam spent two days with her corpse in a service apartment in Bengaluru, police sources said on Wednesday (Nov 27). Maya Gogoi was murdered at a service apartment where the accused simply sat smoking cigarettes in front of her body.

After more than a year of hostilities and two months of an allout War, a ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon. The Israeli government has approved a truce with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President Joe Biden for his involvement in securing the agreement. Watch in for more details!

Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth's latest wedding photos look straight out of a fairytale. The couple tied the knot in September. The ceremony was intimate, but they have been sharing stunning photos from it and the pre-wedding festivities on Instagram.

A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was duped of Rs 7.29 lakh ($8,633) by fraudsters, who issued a fake ‘digital arrest’ notice and demanded he pay the money.

Ukraine’s defense ministry said it had opened a probe into defective mortar shells being used against Russian forces and suspended their use after a scandal emerged in the presWatch in for more details!

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, on Wednesday (Nov 27) urged Israel to fully commit to the newly agreed ceasefire deal and withdraw from all the regions and positions it occupied in Lebanon.

In Bangladesh, two more dengue patients died while 934 were admitted to different hospitals in the country in the past 24 hours till this morning. Watch to know more!

South Korea’s capital Seoul experienced its heaviest November snowfall in recorded history on Wednesday (Nov. 27), with 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) of snow accumulating by 7 am.

KL Rahul parted ways with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the two-day IPL 2025 mega auction, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On the first day of the auction proceedings, Rahul was up for grabs as the Delhi Capitals (DC) acquired him for INR 140 million (INR 14 crore) with LSG not using the Right To Match (RTM) card.

The minority army has announced its willingness to hold talks with the junta after a year-long battle along the Myanmar-China border. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army's (TNLA) decision, announced late on Monday, comes as powerful neighbor China puts pressure on rebels. Watch to know more!

Former England captain-turned-commentator Nasser Hussain lauded Jasprit Bumrah following India's historic win in the Perth Test versus Australia. He, however, pointed out how media coverage was less on Bumrah, whom he regards as the 'best all-format bowler in the world', ahead of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) opener in Perth.

Omar Abdullah's government has prohibited officials from using third-party platforms like WhatsApp and Gmail for sensitive communications. Watch to know more!