India is gearing up for the winter session of the parliament this is going to be the last full-fledged session before the next Lok Sabha elections. The session is starting on Monday, a day after the results of the assembly elections to four states will be out.

India Parliament Winter Session: Starts from December 4-22 | 21 bills likely to be discussed | WION

As Delhi's air quality continues to leave the people gasping for breath, have you wondered how toxic air impacts your mental health? Molly Gambhir tells you.

Gravitas: How does toxic air impact your mental health?

Join us for a detailed analysis of the Indian state assembly polls 2023. Which way is the wind blowing? Will the BJP-led NDA dominate? Or will the Congress emerge as a serious challenger? And how will it influence the opposition India alliance? WION brings you all that you need to know.

India state elections exit polls: Decoding the mood and the mandate

India has pledged $141.63 billion to extend its free food grains program for the next five years. This initiative, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of upcoming elections, aims to secure food and nutrition for 813.5 million people.

India commits $141.63 bn to extend free food programme

An update on the ongoing case of eight Indian Sailors in Qatar who received the death penalty on October 26th. India has filed an appeal on behalf of the sailors on death row according to media reports the hearing is scheduled to take place today.

Qatar court to hear case of 8 Indian sailors on death row

On Race to Power, join us for a detailed analysis of the Indian state assembly polls 2023. Which way is the wind blowing? Will the BJP-led NDA dominate? Or will the Congress emerge as a serious challenger? And how will it influence the opposition India alliance? WION brings you all that you need to know.

Exit Poll Survey 2023: Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, MP, Telangana & Mizoram | Race To Power

When the U.S.-made auger machine failed to drill through the debris, Indian rescuers took matters into their own hands. The last stretch of the drilling was done manually via the rat-hole mining technique. In India's mission deliverance, men defeated machines.

Gravitas: Man defeats machines | Rat-hole mining saved trapped workers when machines failed

The US Mission in India on Thursday surpassed its goal of processing one million non-immigrant visa applications this year. Watch the video to know more.

Highest number of Indian students studying abroad are in US; 140,000 student visas issued to Indians

Rescuers in India have freed 41 workers who were trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for 17 days. Miners drilled the final section by hand to reach the workers in the 4.5 km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: PM Modi praises workers, says 'they showed great courage'

For nearly 2 decades, China has been the preferred location for a range of pharmaceutical research and manufacturing services due to the low cost and speed offered by contract drugmakers there. But increasing geopolitical tensions with China is now prompting more companies to limit their reliance on Chinese contractors. China's loss is now India's advantage.

Pharma firms increasingly prefer India amid tensions with China

Indian rescuers pulled out the first of 41 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue op: Rescuers pull out trapped Indian workers

41 workers who were trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel will be extricated. They will be taken to hospitals for medical checkup for which 41 ambulances are on standby outside.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Ambulances as well as Indian Air Force's Chinook helicopter on standby

Rescuers achieved major breakthrough in Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation, 41 workers trapped in the tunnel since Nov 12 are expected to come out soon. As drilling through the debris is completed.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Bid to save 41 workers trapped for 17 days | World News | WION

Rat-hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow horizontal seams - apart from this - it is a technique which is often employed in India's Meghalaya state where rat-hole mining has been used in the past.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: What is rat-hole mining, used in rescue operation, & how does it work?

A proposed broadcast bill in India could cover accounts and users on social media platforms that put news and current affairs content online on YouTube, WhatsApp or Telegram channels.

A proposed broadcast bill in India could cover accounts and users on social media platforms that put news and current affairs content online on YouTube, WhatsApp or Telegram channels. The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023 also seeks to regulate streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+Hotstar, and other broadcasting services or OTT platforms. The bill will treat anybody broadcasting news and current affairs as OTT broadcasters who will be liable to attract the same obligations, Hindustan Times reported. Streaming platforms and online news organisations, which fell under the category of publishers, will now come under the category of broadcasters. Clause 20 of the new bill says, "Any person who broadcasts news and current affairs programmes through an online paper, news portal, website, social media intermediary, or other similar medium but excluding publishers of newspapers and replica e-papers of such newspapers, as part of a systematic business, professional, or commercial activity shall adhere to the Programme Code and Advertisement code referred to in Section 19." ALSO READ | India weather: Delhi air quality falls to 'severe' category after slightly improving; rains may bring relief Although the meaning of an OTT broadcasting service excludes social media intermediaries and their users, experts cited in the report said clause 20 includes them if they broadcast news and current affairs programmes using these platforms. It implies that independent journalists with YouTube channels and Instagram accounts, where they post news for professional reasons, will have the same obligations as an OTT broadcaster, said the report. Furthermore, citizen journalists will also attract the same obligations if they post news content as "a systematic business, professional or commercial activity," the report said. However, the bill does not cover a person occasionally posting public interest content or streaming a riot live. But there's less clarity about whether the Twitter account of a journalist featuring tweets about the news could attract the obligations of an OTT broadcaster. "You could get included, but that will be determined by how they notify the threshold for OTT platforms and if they will have a lower one for journalists," the report quoted Gowree Gokhale, partner at Nishith Desai Associates, as saying. While financial influencers could attract the obligations of an OTT broadcaster, newspapers and their e-replicas would be exempted. Although YouTube will not comply with the act as it is a social media intermediary, the paid version of YouTube, YouTube Premium, will qualify as an OTT broadcasting service. Under this bill, even the prime minister's WhatsApp channel could attract the same obligations as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, claimed an expert quoted in the report. (With inputs from agencies)

India's new broadcasting bill to regulate not only OTTs but also individuals putting online news content

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni on Sunday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will definitely be implemented in the upcoming months adding that the legislative committee of Rajya Sabha has set the deadline to frame rules by March 30 in 2024.

India Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra says, 'CAA rules will be framed in 2024'

It's been 2 weeks since a major tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand and the rescue operations continue to pull out 41 workers who remain trapped under the Silkyara tunnel. The administration has been on its to since the 12th of November.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Vertical drilling into tunnel still in process | India News | WION

The last phase of the rescue effort has been reached at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site, where 41 workers have been stranded since November 12. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) predicted that by Friday or in the coming hours, the rescue effort would be successful.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A complicated rescue operation in the Indian state

Qatar court accepts Indian sailors` appeal, next hearing expected soon

Another encounter is underway between Security forces and terrorist in India's Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri. Five Indian army Personnel including two officers have been killed in the line of duty. Three other soldiers have been injured according to 16 core Commander unit. The injured have been transported to Army's command Hospital in Udhampur.

J&K encounter: Indian Army and Police pay floral tributes to 5 martyred Army personnel

Indian soldiers' death row in Qatar: Indian govt exploring all legal options | World News | WION

Veteran tunnelling expert Arnold Dix, a rescuer on this operation, speaks exclusively to wion on what vertical drilling is, why the avalanche debris keeps breaking drills, and how this rescue is endangering the lives of rescuers as well.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: 41 workers to be examined medically after they are out of the tunnel

Our relationship we have in India is very strong, very resilient. We see India as a vital partner for us in terms of achieving our core foreign policy objectives, which is essentially to ensure that we are able to tackle and address the biggest global challenges of our time, namely climate change the preservation of multilateralism. The preservation of international law, and we see India as a vital bridge builder to the global south and a country that we are adamant to partner with and that we are able to find good solutions with on a whole host of a topic. So the meetings I've had confirmed the relationship, that the relationship is strong, and that we're both committed. both India and Norway are both committed to preserving and advancing that relationship.

We see India as a vital bridge builder to global south: Andreas Motzfeldt, Deputy FM of Norway

Eight India sailors on death row in Qatar, were arrested in August 2022 | World News | WION

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Workers to be pulled out one by one through big pipe, rescue ops halted

The rescuers have cautiously drilled through debris to reach the 41 trapped workers in the collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas. Ambulances, physicians and chest specialists are among 15 doctors at the site. Watch the story to see how the remaining debris needs to be drilled so that the workers push through a pipe wide enough for them to crawl out. To know more watch this interview with Vaibhav Dange (Policy Expert) and Navin Kumar Bhatnagar ( Former DIG, NDRF).

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers drill three-quarters of way through debris | WION Newspoint

While global market growth forecasts for 2024 remain modest, there's a beacon of optimism in India. According to a recent Reuters poll, the Indian stock market is gearing up for a remarkable surge, with projections indicating a substantial 10% rise by the end of 2024.

Indian stocks to scale new peaks, 10% growth on horizon: Poll | World Business Watch

While election campaigning is at a fever pitch in the Indian state of Rajasthan a day before the close of campaigning for the state polls on Saturday. On Tuesday the Congress party announced his election promises for the state.

Rajasthan polls: Youth puts concerns above party favouritism

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse : Ambulances on standby at Silkyara tunnel; Big news soon: Officials

In the lead-up to the seventh round of the state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress unleash their political artillery in the electoral battleground of Rajasthan, setting off a fierce verbal duel. WION's correspondent Ananya Dutta brings you ground reality of rural Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: Rural Rajasthan still struggling for basic amenities | Ground report

Fresh efforts are underway in the rescue mission to evacuate the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand. Our latest report looks at the multi-pronged strategy being pursued to save them from this harrowing ordeal.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 11: 41 workers trapped for over 260 hours | India News | WION

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