India's fugitive Nithyananda has fooled everyone with his fictional country "Kailasa". The mock country's representative Ma Vijayapriya Nithyananda got an entry to the 19th United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights meeting. The Mayor of Newark city also invited Kailasa's designation to sign a deal. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: How Nithyananda fooled UN with 'Kailasa'

China, Russia, and Iran are staging a new set of joint drills in the gulf of Oman. The U.S. says it is not concerned about the military drills. Will this joint drill lead to a new triangular alliance in Asia? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: Decoding the joint drills by China, Russia & Iran

Does Joe Biden have a 'Plan B' for Ukraine? American Journalist Seymour Hersh says U.S. could directly delve into the war soon. Is there any merit to his claims? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: Here's America's 'Plan B' for Ukraine

ISRO is planning to send civilians into space for about $700,000 a ticket by 2030. India's premier space agency will now compete with SpaceX in space tourism. Will India be the next big thing in space tourism? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: ISRO pushes for space tourism

Taliban officials are attending a 4-day online programme that is being conducted by IIM Kozhikode. What is IIM-K training the hardliners in? Innovative ways to exclude women from public life? Also, why did IIM accept Taliban participants?

Gravitas: The Taliban attends India's IIM Kozhikode's online programme

Japan has stood out as potentially the most honest country in the world. A place where most stolen items are returned to their rightful owners. So will other countries take inspiration from the Japanese? Mohammed Saleh brings you a report.

Gravitas: Japan represents the epitome of honesty

Olympic boxer Amir Khan's $84,000 Franck Muller watch was stolen at gunpoint. Khan has a collection of one of the most expensive watches in the world. What makes these luxury watches so special? Mohammed Saleh brings you a report.

Gravitas: Boxer Amir Khan's luxury watch stolen

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news, top headlines and international breakings from all across the globe, stay tuned with Gravitas for more!

Gravitas Global Headlines: Poland battles its worst inflation in 25 years

An American MQ-9 reaper drone has gone down in the Black Sea. U.S. says Russian Su-27 downed the drone. But what was an American MQ-9 doing so close to the theatre of conflict? This is the same drone that killed Qassem Soleimani.

Gravitas:  Russian Su-27 downs US MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea

The storm over Israel's planned judicial overhaul has escalated. The protests against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu are intensifying. The situation is so bad that Netanyahu has been forced to delay his visit to Germany. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: The storm over Israel's planned judicial overhaul

India is building a new naval base on the great Nicobar Island. This base will help India keep a check on China's activities along the Malacca Strait. Mohammed Saleh brings you a report.

Gravitas: India is building a naval base on Great Nicobar Island

The weapons that America left behind in Afghanistan have now made their way into Pakistan. Reports say, the TTP is using American weapons to intensify terror attacks in the country. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: How did American weapons fall into TTP's hands?

Has Ukraine become a testing ground for new-age Russian weapons? A viral video shows flaming munitions falling down in Ukraine's Vuhledar. What were they? Mohammed Saleh explains.

Gravitas: Ukraine becomes testing ground for new-age Russian weapons

Pakistan's Toshakhana controversy has exploded. Imran Khan is facing an arrest warrant. PTI officials are trying their best to block the arrest. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas | Toshakhana case: Imran Khan faces imminent arrest

Australia has signed a multibillion-dollar AUKUS deal for nuclear-powered submarines. Washington is selling Canberra 3 Virginia-class attack submarines, but these vehicles will only be delivered in the 2030s, whereas, China's war in Taiwan could start in 3 years. Is the AUKUS deal nothing but an eyewash?

Gravitas: Why the AUKUS deal will fail to protect Taiwan from China's invasion

China is reportedly proposing increasing the retirement age after being faced with the demographic double whammy of an aging population and a declining birth rate. Will this demographic disaster end China's dreams?

Gravitas: After France, China proposes increasing retirement age

1,539 UK police officers have been accused of misconduct and sexual assault in six months. Only 13 were fired; 91% of public complaints were scrapped. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: UK police officers face sexual assault charges

The reel fever is spreading in India. More and more youngsters are shooting reels, turning public spaces into filming sets. Seeing the rise, Delhi Metro has prohibited filming dance reels inside metro coaches. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: Delhi metro bans filming Instagram reels & TikTok

Banks in India have remained insulated from the financial upheaval in U.S. banks. How has this happened? Has the greater regulation by India's Central Bank saved Indian banks from risky loans? Also, has the Silicon Bank closure now resulted in a decade of winter for the start-ups? Mohammed Saleh gets you the details.

Gravitas: Indian banks weather Silicon Valley Bank meltdown

Lack of sleep can affect a vaccine's capability to protect the body. Sleep deprivation lowers the vaccine's ability to reach the immune system. Then how can a person get good sleep? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: Can lack of sleep affect your vaccination?

Restaurants are adding the calorie count to every dish on their menu. Will this make people pay attention to their health? or will foodies continue to care less about what they eat?

Gravitas | Calorie count on menu cards: A bane or a boon?

Amid Britain's severe energy crisis and citizens trying to cut their power usage by more than half, PM Sunak's new heated swimming pool is taking the crisis up a notch. Will the UK premier realise the repercussions of this new move? Will it have a spillover effect on the other problems the UK is facing? Mohammed Saleh gets you more details.

Gravitas: Is Sunak losing empathy for his own people?

India is shining bright at Oscars 2023. The country has bagged awards for best original song and best documentary short for the first time. Will people realise there's more to the Indian film industry than Bollywood? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: Indian regional movies take spotlight at Oscars

Just two days after the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the Signature Bank based out of New York gets shut by U.S. regulators. But what has suddenly sparked this crisis in U.S. banks? Will it have a spill over effect on banks in other parts of the world? Mohammed Saleh gets you more details.

Gravitas: Will collapsing American banks spark recession?

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