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Qiu Feng, China's "most handsome Shaolin monk" died in a car accident. He was on his way to a charity performance last week when his taxi met with a fatal accident on the Zhejiang Zhuyong Expressway in Zhejiang province in east China.

Hockey India has retired the no. 16 jersey in honour of the legendary PR Sreejesh. The 36-year-old has also been named the head coach of India's junior hockey team. Wion's Esha Hanspal gets you the details.

Throwing the country into a political conundrum, Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Aug 14) removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office in an ethics case.

Former South African speedster Morne Morkel has been officially appointed as the Indian team's bowling coach. He, thus, joins the Gautam Gambhir-led coaching staff before the home Tests versus Bangladesh.

A face-off is brewing between former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the interim government of the country headed by Muhammad Yunus, the point of friction is the national morning day in Bangladesh which which marks the assassination of Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Watch in for more details!

With the US Presidential elections around the corner, billionaire Elon Musk's interview with Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday has irked the United Auto Workers Union. Watch in for more details!

Starbucks on Tuesday (August 13) replaced its incumbent CEO Laxman Narasimhan with former Chipotle executive Brian Niccol amid growing scepticism over the global coffee chain's financial health due to declining sales partly attributed to a broader backlash over the company's alleged links to Israel.

JK Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in an online bullying lawsuit filed by Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif, who has been embroiled in a gender eligibility row. Donald Trump could also be sued.

According to the National statistics report the country's unemployment rate has increased to 33.5% in June from 32.9% in March quarter, this is the highest rate since 2022. Watch in for more details!

In Sri Lanka, Namal Rajapaksa the chief of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party has filed his nomination to contest in the upcoming Presidential elections. The signing took place at the residence of the former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka's Capital Columbo.

India and Australia will lock horns in a five-match Test series, later this year, in Australia. The forthcoming 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is keenly awaited as it will be the first time since the 1991-92 season that the two heavyweights will square off in a five-match Test series.

The researchers for the first time have created a continent-wide map of Antarctica for studying the rampant changes in its ecosystem and spreading plant life. Antarctica has always been expected to be all white with huge icebergs, however, what is shocking is the greens emerging from the mini pockets of the ice-covered land.

The face of King Charles III on the first banknotes has been sold for £914,127 in an auction, confirmed by The Metro. The banknotes, which came into circulation in June, now have a value of £78,000.

A fresh round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations is scheduled to begin on Thursday in Qatar. However, Hamas announced on Wednesday that it will not participate in these discussions, casting doubt on the possibility of a negotiated truce that could prevent an Iranian attack on Israel.

On Wednesday (August 14, 2024), an Army captain was killed and a civilian was injured in an ongoing encounter with militants in the Assar jungles of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.

Just days after the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor in India's West Bengal shocked the nation, a medical college in the state of Assam has advised its female doctors, students, and staff to avoid going out at night and avoid "any undue attention".

Former United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 13) reacted to the claims of his supposed ‘slurring’ during the interview with billionaire Elon Musk on X platform.

The face of King Charles III on the first banknotes has been sold for £914,127 in an auction, confirmed by The Metro. The banknotes, which came into circulation in June, now have a value of £78,000.

Thailand's constitutional court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from Office. The court is in fact ruled against him in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into more turmoil. The real estate Tycoon Thavisin becomes the fourth Thai Premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court after it ruled that he had violated the Constitution by appointing a minister who did not meet the ethic standards. Watch in for more details!