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Let’s take a closer look at the financial reality of India's growing gig economy. A new survey sheds light on the challenges faced by gig workers, from low earnings to a lack of financial literacy. Watch for more information

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has demanded the cancellation of agreements signed with India over the past 15 years under deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government.

Hezbollah says it has begun its response to the killing of the terror group’s military commander Fuad Shukr in an IDF strike last month.

Negotiators are gearing up for crucial talks this weekend aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza as fighting continues in the Palestinian territory. Despite the ongoing conflict, Hamas has announced that while it will send a delegation to the Egyptian capital Cairo, it will not participate in the discussions.

The Islamic State group on Saturday (Aug 24) claimed one of its members carried out the deadly attack in Germany in "revenge" for Muslims "in Palestine and everywhere".

Standing opposite a mansion in the elegant English city of Bath, Tegan Shirdon marvelled at the window from where Penelope, one of the heroines of "Bridgerton", would eye her love interest Colin in the hit show.

Citigroup has claimed that performance was the reason for the termination of a former managing director who is suing the bank, rather than attempts by the bank to pass false information to regulators.

Two NASA astronauts who are stranded in space may return to Earth next year on a SpaceX ship, the American space agency announced on Saturday (Aug 24). Astronauts Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore flew to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule in June.

India's steel industry is poised for significant technological advancements, with investments in digital and process technologies expected to reach up to $2.7 billion by 2030.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have come out against European regulations surrounding open-source artificial intelligence, saying the continent risks falling behind because of its complex rules.

Meta said it had discovered possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of US officials—both from the current President Joe Biden and the former President Donald Trump administrations—and was attributing the acts to the very same Iranian hacker group revealed earlier this month to have compromised Trump's campaign.

The impending interest rate cuts to be made by the Fed are "in line" with International Monetary Fund advice that has put a premium on making sure inflation was controlled but now sees risks shifting toward the labour market, IMF economic counsellor Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday.

A member of the Reuters news agency was missing and two others were wounded in a Russian strike on a hotel in the east Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the agency said on Sunday.

In a major decision that will ensure 50 per cent of the salary as pension for 23 lakh central government employees, the Union Cabinet, headed by PM Narendra Modi, approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) on Saturday.

Armand Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen thrilled spectators as they set world records at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Sunday. Duplantis celebrated in his usual exuberant style as he set a new mark of 6.

A 30-year-old man was thrashed to death in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, allegedly by a pastor and eight others in an attempt "to get his body rid of the devil". The deceased, identified as Samuel Masih, a resident of Singhpura village in Dhariwal, Gurdaspur, was suffering from seizures and used to scream, police said.

Bank of Maldives (BML) has announced the suspension of foreign transaction allowances for cards linked to Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR) accounts. WION tells you more insights in this report.

Israel says it attacked southern Lebanon to 'preempt' a Hezbollah attack on northern Israeli towns. Watch to know more.Israel launches pre-emptive strikes on Lebanon

A member of the Reuters news agency was missing and two others were wounded in a Russian strike on a hotel in the east Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the agency said on Sunday.