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"The Indian Angel" Indian National Nagender Parashar who has been staying In Ukraine for 3 decades has been providing prosthetics to Ukrainian Soldiers. WION's Sidhant Sibal brings you an exclusive conversation with prosthetics doctor Nagender Parashar.

Former US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expressed gratitude to President Joe Biden for one of the most successful presidencies of modern times, adding that Vice President Kamala Harris is ready to take us to new heights.

Chris Woakes has struggled to replicate his home form on England's overseas tours but the fast bowler said he is ready to answer the call if selected for tours of Pakistan and New Zealand later this year.

After taking the suo motu cognisance of the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case of two four-year-old girls, a division bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday (August 22) comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan described the incident as "extremely shocking".

A former poacher is spreading awareness about conservation among his community in Zimbabwe. Once jailed for poaching, he now describes it as selfish and works to change local attitudes towards wildlife...

Ace India seamer Mohammed Shami might miss the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting September 19 in Chennai. Although he has resumed bowling at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru following his ankle surgery, the BCCI decided against accelerating his comeback.

Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian amazon have barely seen sunlight in days and this comes as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city. The concentration of cancer-causing microparticles known as pm 2.5 reached 56.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air in Porto Velho...

Taylor Swift has opened up for the first time about the foiled terror plot at the Vienna leg of her Eras tour which led to the cancellation of the concerts in the Austrian capital.

A Hollister family warns parents to be careful after a restaurant in California mistakenly served wine to their two-year-old child, landing her in the emergency room due to dangerously high blood alcohol levels.

Australia has approved plans for a massive solar hub intended to power millions of homes domestically and supply electricity to Singapore. The project billed as the largest solar precinct in the world is expected to produce 6 gigawatts and begin supplying power by 2030...Watch in for more details!

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden refused to pick a favourite between India and Australia for the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024/25 edition, to be held later this year in Australia.

In war-ravaged Gaza, every drop of water counts last month according to Hamas official in Gaza, Israel's military blew up more than 30 water wells in Gaza. The children face acute water and sanitation crisis. Water and power shortages put children's health at risk but there is one person bringing in a small hope...

The much-anticipated film Girls Will Be Girls, produced by powerhouse duo Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha, is set to close the 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 on August 25th.

A new bug has been identified in Apple iPhones wherein typing a certain set of characters can cause your device to crash. A security researcher on Mastodon revealed the bug on Wednesday.

Blast at Indian pharma factory jolts Andhra Pradesh. At least 15 people were killed in an explosion on Wednesday (August 21) at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. Watch in for more details!

Ten years after Hollywood Director Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994) redefined the meaning of 'hope' for the world — "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies" — a 43-year-old Barack Obama turned up to sell the 'politics of hope' at 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston while endorsing John Kerry on the presidential ticket that year.

Oregon beachgoers were in for a surprise when they saw a weird creature washed up on the shore. The peculiar marine animal is known as a Mola mola or ocean sunfish.

Just six days after taking over the post, the new principal of RG Kar Medical college and Hospital in India's Kolkata has been sacked. On Wednesday (August 21), the West Bengal government sacked Dr Surhita Paul along with the hospital superintendent and the HoD of the chest department after students protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the hospital marched towards the health department headquarters.

At the CEAT Awards, held in Mumbai on Wednesday (Aug 21), India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma won the Men's International Cricketer of the Year award. Post his win, Rohit lauded the 'three pillars', ex-head coach Rahul Dravid, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Secretary Jay Shah, for their constant support and labelled them as the reason behind India's historic 2024 T20 World Cup triumph, in June.