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Bangladesh’s interim government has revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russia and Ukraine to find a path to peace "as soon as possible" ahead of his historic visit to Kyiv. WION tells you more insights in this report.

Target has its eye on consumer health and the prognosis is looking brighter than expected. The Minneapolis based retailer just reported its first rise in quarterly comparable sales in over a year, it was driven by strategic price cuts that have lowed Shoppers back. Watch in for more details!

We look at how markets opened this morning. Asian stocks edged higher, tracking a reversal in wall street benchmarks. Investors also brace for pivotal events at the federal reserve and the bank of japan, which will shape the future of global interest rates.

Now, we look at the drama on Wednesday with key US Data delayed by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS). The agency rekindled concerns about the processes for publishing sensitive economic data. The BLS provided three Wall Street businesses with US Jobs data that had been eagerly anticipated but had been delayed on the agency's website. Watch in for more details!

Prawit Wongsuwon, a former Thai army chief and deputy PM, is facing calls for a probe for having 'slapped' a female reporter. But his camp had a different explanation to the whole incident. So what really happened?

The UK’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has given the green light for Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab to be sold in Great Britain.

Now, we turn our focus to the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting. During their meeting on July 30-31, several Fed members recognised a valid argument for lowering interest rates. However, the policy committee of the central bank ultimately decided to keep rates unchanged. Watch in for more details!

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's Stree 2 is enjoying a glorious run at the box office. Released on August 15, the movie has been dominating the box office since day one of its release.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Thursday that Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga title favourites this season, despite his side's incredible league and cup double last campaign.

Was the moon once an ocean? Evidence collected by Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover has added weight to a long-standing claim about the presence of a magma ocean on the Moon. Gravitas brings you the details

US authorities have arrested a Chinese spy in New York. Decades ago, Yuanjun Tang, 67, was one of the protesters calling for pro-democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Why did Tang start spying for the PRC?

China's investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and real estate have paid off in the past and accelerated growth to unprecedented levels. But as economic growth stalls and the realty sector's returns diminish china is forced to explore new ways to stimulate the economy. Take a look at this next report to find out more

Indian football fans will witness the high-voltage clash between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal after the initial postponement of the Durand Cup. The announcement was made on Thursday (Aug 22) after the tournament organisers found a way to arrange the match having originally been scheduled for Sunday (Aug 18).

As per reports, the conflict in West Asia has intensified, with Hezbollah firing over 50 rockets into Israel's Golan Heights following an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. This escalation raises concerns about a broader regional conflict, potentially involving Iran’s strategic interests. As the U.S. positions military assets in the region to deter further aggression, questions linger about the Gaza ceasefire. Meanwhile, the conflict’s impact may have expanded to North America, with bomb threats emailed to around 125 Jewish Institutions in Canada.

Byju’s, once the poster child of India's booming Edtech industry, is now facing significant financial challenges. According to a recent update from the founders, the company has failed to disburse July salaries due to its bank account not being restored to the founders following a supreme court order. This adds to the growing woes of Byju’s, which says its founders infused close to one billion U.S. Dollars crore over the past 2.5 years just to keep the company operational. Byju Raveendran, the face of the troubled Ed tech platform claims he has personally contributed 1,600 crore rupees out of the 3,976 crores paid as employee salaries in the last two years. This financial burden comes after Raveendran sold stakes worth3,600 crore rupees between 2015 and 2022.

TVS Motor Company has launched an all-new version of its popular Jupiter 110 scooter, starting at an ex-showroom price of INR 73,700. It receives a reimagined design, new features, an uprated chassis and performance enhancements with a mild-hybrid system.

Did American mercenaries help Ukraine breach Russia's border? Was it the result of the blunder of one Russian general that left the Russian borders vulnerable to Ukrainian assaults on Aug. 6? Two weeks after Ukrainian troops launched a surprise cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region, Moscow reportedly summoned the U.S. Charge d’affaires in Moscow where she was issued a demarche over the alleged involvement of an American private military company in Ukraine's incursion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeated this is 'not an era of war' peace pitch for Ukraine while addressing a gathering of the members of the Indian diaspora in the Polish capital Warsaw.