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India’s Vinesh Phogat will likely learn the fate of her Paris Olympics disqualification in the women’s 50kg freestyle category on Tuesday (Aug 13). Vinesh, having been disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams before her gold medal match filed a petition at the Court of Arbitration for Sports(CAS) last Thursday to get a joint silver medal.

Paris Olympics are over but hot gossip from the event continues to make headlines. After Luana Alonso, a Paraguayan swimmer, German athlete Alica Schmidt is in the news for some controversial statements.

Former United States president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who survived an assassination attempt last month, said on Monday (Aug 12) that he would go back in October to the same place where he was shot.

The United Kingdom’s star diver and Olympic flagbearer, Tom Daley, is used to the weight of public opinion. The world remembers a 10-year-old Daley diving gracefully into the pool at the British national junior platform title in 2004, one that he swiftly won.

Daughters, a documentary about young girls and their incarcerated fathers, is both a healing tool for its subjects and a change-maker for communities, its directors say.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has received a letter from former ministry official, EAS Sarma, urging her to push for a judicial investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-seller, Hindenburg Research, in its latest report against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch.

Elon Musk's highly-anticipated interview with former US President Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter) was off to a shaky start due to a possible cyberattack. In other news, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe to ascertain whether Iranian state actors were behind the recent hacking attempt on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

An electronic music festival on a beach in eastern Spain has set up tents where revelers can drug-test their drinks to ensure they do not contain psychoactive substances slipped into the beverages without their consent.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed Ukraine's incursion into Russian soil, the largest since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Ukraine controls around 1,000 square kilometres in Kursk, claims Ukraine's General Oleksandr Syrskyi. Watch in for more details!

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to "expel the enemy" from Russian territory after it was reported that Ukrainian forces had taken control of numerous Russian villages and extensive areas of land just a week into Kyiv's unexpected cross-border incursion.

The postmortem report of the trainee doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital revealed that she was throttled before being smothered to death. Her thyroid cartilage was broken due to strangulation and a deep wound was found in her private parts. Watch in for more details!

Premier League champions Manchester City are set to learn their fate in the 115 alleged financial regulations breach in early 2025 as the independent commission is likely to start the hearing in September.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma intensified his criticism of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), claiming that the building’s architecture resembles 'Mecca,' one of Islam’s holiest sites.

Puerto Rico has activated the national guard and cancelled the start of classes in public schools, as forecasters warn that the US territory will be hit by tropical storm Ernesto which was formed in the Atlantic ocean on Monday.

If you've ever had doubts about the future of the Korean pop girl band BLACKPINK, you can put those to rest. Singer Lisa from the girl band erased all doubts as she spoke to her fans about the group’s future amid all members making solo careers.

A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory. It is believed to be the first reported death from a the wildfire. The inferno has forced thousands to flee their homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe to ascertain whether Iranian state actors were behind the recent hacking attempt on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Storm Maria hit the Northern region of Japan on Monday. It has now turned into a tropical depression. The slow-moving storm dumped intense rains in some areas, disturbing transportation and forcing residents to take shelter.

A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory. It is believed to be the first reported death from a the wildfire. The inferno has forced thousands to flee their homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.