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United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday (Aug 22) accepted the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago.

In a world-first, lung cancer vaccine trials have been launched in seven countries, which could revolutionise the way the deadly disease is treated, and possibly prevented.

A 48-year-old Indian woman was swallowed up by an eight-metre-deep sinkhole in Malaysia on Friday. Rescuers are working to save the woman who fell into the sinkhole that opened up under the pavement in the Masjid India neighbourhood of Kuala Lumpur.

The last night of the Democratic National Convention was made memorable, and all credit goes to Pink and her 13-year-old daughter Willow. On Thursday night (Aug 22) at the United Center in Chicago, the pop star walked out on the stage with her daughter Willow and together, they gave out a soulful performance on the 2017 hit track "What About Us.

Grammy-winning singer Dua Lipa is set to return to India. The pop star will headline the second edition of Zomato Feeding India Concert (ZFIC) in November this year.

Former England opener and one of their assistant coaches, Marcus Trescothick, admits being undecided over considering the white-ball head coach role. In the absence of Matthew Mott - former ODI and T20I head coach, who parted ways following the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the Americas, Marcus will be England’s interim coach for the white-ball series against Australia starting next month.

The Taliban has issued a new set of laws that have imposed tighter restrictions on women approved by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, putting a ban on their voices and making it mandatory for them to cover even their bare faces in public, according to a government spokesperson. These laws have been issued to "combat vice and promote virtue" in the country also known for declining rights for women.

Afghanistan’s Taliban regime ordered a new diktat for women in the country. The latest crackdown is now on the sound of women’s voices in public as it is considered “intimate” under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws under the Islamist regime.

Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago Friday (Aug 23) and paid tribute to her Indian-origin mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, before a jubilant crowd.

Amid tensions and turmoil, social media in Bangladesh is filled with stories blaming India for causing floods in the country. There are claims that sudden floods in Bangladesh result from India opening a dam. However, the Indian government clarified on Thursday that the flooding in eastern districts of Bangladesh was not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura.

The police are looking for the two dogs responsible for killing a man who was discovered dead back of a home in Birmingham. The 33-year-old man, who was taking care of his brother’s pet dogs, was found dead at the back garden of a home in Rubery on Wednesday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his one-day visit to war-torn Ukraine on Friday (Aug 23). This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Modi's visit also comes as the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on. Visuals showed Prime Minister Modi's convoy arriving in Kyiv. He was also seen meeting the Indian diaspora in Ukraine. Watch in for more details!

A woman has stirred a storm on social media platform X after claiming that playing video games is the most unattractive hobby a man can have. Liz Wheeler made the comment on Monday in response to a graph titled “Least Attractive Hobbies for Men According To Women.

A court in Peru has acquitted the country's former football federation president Edwin Oviedo of the murder of two trade unionists in a long-running case, his lawyer said Thursday.

Bollywood diva Amy Jackson is all set to tie the knot with her fiancé and Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick. The couple has picked Amalfi Coast in Italy as their wedding venue and they are already en route to the beautiful wedding destination.

United States gymnast and Olympics gold medallist Simone Biles made her country proud once again at the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old won three gold medals and a silver at the games, totalling 11 Olympic medals in her entire career to date.

India was shocked and outraged at the brutal murder of the medical student in Kolkata - in what it also saw as a violation of the right to women's security at the workplace... Something they had come to expect as a given in modern India. The Supreme Court called it a failure of systemic safety of doctors across India. Inside South Asia looks at the probe and big ripples

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Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday (Aug 23) he believed that India and the United States (US) had the power to bring peace, prosperity and stability to the world.