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Delhi’s air quality has dropped to the ‘poor’ category, urging the authorities to implement Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has enforced the restriction in the entire National Capital Region (NCR).

Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island, official data showed Tuesday, after China held a day of large-scale drills. The aircraft were spotted in the 25 hours to 6:00 am on Tuesday (2200 GMT Monday), the defence ministry said in a statement -- the most for a single day.

The Maha Kumbh 2025 is an important Hindu event attended by millions of devotees worldwide. Maha Kumbh Mela will be celebrated in January 2025 and is scheduled from January 14 to February 26, 2025, at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, where devotees will come together and celebrate tradition, faith, and cultural heritage.

Pakistan: Suicide bombers dressed as women in burqas killed four people as they stormed a remote police base where a funeral was being held and this comes as the capital Islamabad is under strict security lockdown ahead of the gathering of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit this week. Watch in for more details!

The race for the semifinal of the Women’s T20 World Cup is getting intensified as Group B will have a crunch battle on hands with England taking on the West Indies on Tuesday (Oct 15).

A day after the Iran backed group's drone attack on an Israeli base killed four soldiers and wounded dozens Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has wowed to hit Hezbollah without Mercy. Watch in for more details!

An initial investigation of the Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army base during the weekend revealed that the Iran-aligned Lebanese militant group launched two drones that entered Israeli airspace from the sea, The Times of Israel reported on Monday (Oct 14).

Iranian commander Esmail Qaani on Tuesday appeared in public after weeks of absence to attend the funeral ceremony for general Abbas Nilforoushan, who was killed last month in Lebanon.

India announced its decision to withdraw its high commissioner and several "targeted" diplomats and officials from Canada in response to Ottawa's efforts to link them to an investigation into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The UK government is intensifying its focus on establishing robust trade agreements with India and Gulf nations, according to recent statements from the business minister.

Paul George, the nine-time NBA All-Star who joined Philadelphia as a free-agent in the off-season, hyper-extended his left knee in a pre-season victory over the Atlanta Hawks, the team said Monday.

India on Tuesday (Oct 15) inked a mega deal with the US to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost of nearly USD 4 billion to boost Indian military's combat prowess along the contested borders with China.

Where two major rivers have flooded across central Nigeria displacing tens of thousands of people... Rescue workers in Kogi state have been helping residents move away from the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers to displacement camps or nearby villages...

Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands...These wetlands regulate the area's water cycles, --- As sharp water and energy rationing hit both nations...Watch in for more details!

Sri Lanka has closed schools in the capital Colombo and other areas as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation... Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country...

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network ChargeZone has launched its Battery Passport System, a digital record that tracks a battery’s life cycle from battery manufacturing to end of life.

Considering the extremely heavy rainfall predicted over Chennai and its three adjoining districts on Wednesday (Oct 16), the Tamil Nadu Government has requested that 13 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams be on standby for deployment. Accordingly, the NDRF has readied 13 teams, with 30 personnel each, for immediate deployment. Watch in for more details!

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has issued a stark warning about potential unintended consequences. Speaking at the Paris Car Show on Monday, Tavares suggested that these protective measures could paradoxically accelerate plant closures across Europe, exacerbating the region's existing overcapacity issues in the automotive sector.

From Michael Jackson's jackets to Noel Gallagher's guitars, music memorabilia will head to auction next month in a sale estimated to raise around 2 million pounds (USD 2.