TikTok's possible ban in the United States was blocked by US Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday. Senator Paul, as per Reuters, blocked the bid to fast-track the Chinese-owned social media app's ban, citing concerns about free speech.

Republican Rand Paul blocks TikTok ban, asks if US is 'going to be just like China' and block free speech

Recently, Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar made headlines as he claimed that Urdu belongs to 'Hindustan'. “Urdu hasn't come from any other place...it is our own language.

Explained: Here's why Javed Akhtar said 'Urdu belongs to Hindustan'

TikTok chief Shou Zi Chew on Thursday faced relentless questioning at the hands of US lawmakers over the video-sharing application's alleged ties to China and the danger it poses to teens.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew assures US lawmakers 'legacy' data will be deleted this year

Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, is currently in the spotlight amid growing scepticism of the Chinese app around the world. The app is running the risk of being banned across the United States.

EXPLAINED | Who is Shou Zi Chew? TikTok CEO attempting to save its US operations

In a span of few days, Switzerland’s second-largest bank and one of the world's most influential banks, Credit Suisse, announced its distress sale and was bought out by its domestic rival UBS for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.

Explained | SVB to Credit Suisse: Is world facing a banking crisis?

While investors fretted over the fall in bank stocks, the drop in bond yields caused losses for bond investors, mainly banks. How safe is your money in banks, stocks and bonds in an interconnected financial world?

Explained: How safe are your deposits?

The inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 edition has become a big hit. It has gained mileage as it proceeds towards the business end of the tournament. So far, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) have been on a roll, very much like their men's counterpart in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and remain at the top of the points table with as many as five wins on the trot.

WPL 2023: EXPLAINED! How Smriti Mandhana's RCB can still qualify for playoffs after five successive defeats

China's new premier Li Qiang on Monday sought to reassure the nation's private sector, saying that the environment for entrepreneurial businesses will improve and equal treatment will be given to companies, regardless of ownership type.

China premier Li Qiang says achieving 5% growth target 'no easy task'

Li Qiang, the former Shanghai Communist Party chief on Saturday, took over the nation’s number two post and assumed office as the country's premier. The 63-old-year-old Li faces the daunting task of reviving China’s economy, which has over the past three years been battered by COVID-19 curbs.

Career bureaucrat, Xi Jinping's ally and now China's second most powerful man: Who is Li Qiang?

It was February 23, 1821, when one of the greatest Romantic poets of English literature, John Keats, lying in a small room amid the mild winters of Rome, finally embraced death at the age of 25, ending his suffering from tuberculosis.

Explained | How women emerged as writers in 19th century colonial India

United Kingdom's former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has once again made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. A spate of recently leaked WhatsApp texts has revealed controversial messages by the former government official.

WION Explains | The many colourful controversies surrounding former UK health secretary Matt Hancock

Marianne Williamson has declared her plans to run for president in 2024, making her the first Democrat to take on Joe Biden for the party's nomination. Marianne Williamson, the self-help author and spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey, launched her campaign in Washington on Saturday (February 25).

EXPLAINED | Who is Marianne Williamson? First Democrat to challenge Biden for 2024

Many residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have now returned to their homes, after Norfolk Southern train derailed earlier this month and dumped more than 100,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals into the air and water.

EXPLAINED | Ohio train derailment: What could be the long-term health hazards of the disaster?

Eric Garcetti's candidature is expected to be heard on Tuesday (February 28) by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, more than a year after he was initially considered as a potential American ambassador to India in 2021.

EXPLAINED | What is the controversy surrounding Eric Garcetti? Biden's pick for US envoy to India

Nokia is accelerating and signalling a change in strategy by changing its logo for the first time in 60 years. Rebranding a business to reflect a shift in focus has long been a popular corporate strategy.

EXPLAINED | Why Nokia changed its logo after nearly 60 years?

The United Nations was established in 1945 after the end of World War II, to prevent similar wars in future and maintain international peace between nation-states.

Explained | UN could not prevent Russia-Ukraine war, has it really lost its efficacy

With South Carolina former Governor Nikki Haley's announcement that she is in the run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, the discussion around who will win in the race has deepened further.

Explained: Will Nikki Haley win? The ground realities for the Indian-origin candidate as of now

Around 40 per cent of pregnancies in the US are unplanned. This is partially due to social diktats that hold women unfairly responsible for family planning and pregnancy prevention.

Explained | The quest for male birth control: from vasectomy to condoms to ‘the pill’

Gun Shootings in USA: Unfortunately, shootings in the United States have become frequent, and there have been many incidents in recent years. Mass shootings have become a major problem, with several high-profile incidents resulting in significant loss of life.

Explained: Why gun shooting happens in USA so often? Find out the truth

Bomb-carrying drones hit an Iranian defence factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight on Sunday (January 29), said the country’s officials who have since condemned the attack and called it “cowardly”.

US officials suspect Israel’s involvement in drone attack on Iranian 'workshop': What we know so far

Over the past three decades (circa 1991-2023), the death rate from cancer in the US has declined by a startling 30 per cent. This amounts to about 3.8 million lives saved since 1991, according to research that was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

Explained: How did US cancer rates drop by 33% since 1991?

Chinese mainlanders are flocking to Hong Kong and Macau for Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination as COVID-19 outbreak spreads rapidly throughout the country. This occurs at a time when China has not yet approved mRNA jabs, maufactured by the West, in its mainland.

Explained: Why are the Chinese turning to Hong Kong and Macau for Covid jabs?

Zhu Xiaotong, also known as Tom Zhu, smiled in a vest and a black hat with a white "T" for Tesla in a Twitter post celebrating Tesla manufacturing 3,000 Model Ys a week at its Texas factory last month.

Explained: Who is Tom Zhu, Elon Musk's right-hand man at Tesla?

The Indian senior men's cricket team had an ordinary run in 2022. The year saw them dominate the T20I format enroute to the World Cup but they were whitewashed in three ODIs in South Africa, lost a golden opportunity to win a Test series in SA and England (losing the one-off Test in Edgbaston), didn't qualify for Asia Cup 2022 final and bowed out of the T20 WC in the semi-finals.

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