After a highly productive 2023, with the successful launch of the third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3 and the first Sun exploratory Aditya-L1, a buoyant Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will usher in 2024 with the launch of PSLV-C58/X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission on January 1st.

India: ISRO to usher in 2024 with XPoSat mission

Tech industry overshadowed by cloud of layoffs. Around 260,000 people lost their jobs globally, says report. Watch the video to get more insights!

Tech layoffs to continue in 2024?

For the first time in the last many decades of Jammu and Kashmir, New Year celebrations were held at Srinagar's Lal Chowk area.

Kashmir: New Year celebrations held at Lal Chowk

Watch firework displays and New Year's Eve events from around the world live here.

Happy New Year 2024: Firework displays and New Year's Eve events from around the world

Australia's Sydney welcomes the new year 2024 with firework.

Happy New Year 2024: Sydney welcomes new year 2024 with fireworks

As the clock ticks down to 2024, world has been transformed into a dazzling spectacle with vibrant lights and buzz of excited shoppers.

Happy New Year 2024: Indians all set to welcome 2024

New Zealand welcomed the year 2024 with a fireworks display from the Auckland Sky Tower and a light show over the city's Harbour Bridge.

New Year 2024: Australia, New Zealand welcome 2024 with fireworks, celebrations

The Indian Navy has enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in central as well as northern parts of Arabian Sea. This comes amid the rising incidents of attacks on merchant vessels transiting through international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and central/north Arabian Sea.

Indian Navy enhances maritime surveillance efforts in Arabian Sea

New York is getting ready for demonstrations ahead of New Year's Eve celebration. city mayor Eric Adams has announced preparations to secure Time Square. More than a thousand visitors are expected to gather at the venue this Sunday.

New York to be under drone surveillance on New year's eve

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has refused opposition calls for a rerun of disputed elections this comes as the Congo's powerful Catholic church and its Protestant churches Observer Mission reported numerous irregularities that could undermine some results.

DRC: Election commission denies election fraud

China has unveiled its first ocean drilling vessel, the Mengxiang, which is designed to carry out an unprecedented mission: drilling through the Earth's crust.

China's ready to open 'Gate to hell'

Households are preparing for the new year with increased financial strain due to the recently implemented sales tax hikes. The goods and services tax has risen from 7% to 9% in two phases, with the latest increment taking effect this year. This rise adds to the already escalating living costs, prompting some opposition lawmakers to advocate for a delay in the hike.

Tax burden on Singaporeans to rise

In the economic heart of China, signs of strain persist. Recent forecasts indicate a concerning trend. For the third consecutive month, China's manufacturing activity is expected to contract, hovering just above November's figures.

China: Manufacturing sector shrinks for third straight month

After a highly productive 2023, with the successful launch of the third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3 and the first Sun exploratory Aditya-L1, a buoyant Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will usher in 2024 with the launch of PSLV-C58/X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission on January 1.

The central conference on work relating to foreign affairs was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the conference.

China: Central conference on work relating to foreign affairs held in Beijing

Maine’s top election official disqualifies Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year's US Presidential primary election. Shenna bellows cites the 14th amendment's 'insurrection' clause for Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill.

More trouble for Trump Presidential bid; Ghosts of Capitol Hill riots haunt Trump

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe's open-borders Schengen area by air and sea from March 2024, with talks set to continue next year about land borders, the Romanian interior ministry said late on Wednesday.

Romania, Bulgaria set to partially enter Schengen zone in March

A former senior official at the People’s Bank of China has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for taking bribes and leaking state secrets, Caixin reported.

Chinese ex-central bank executive sentenced to 16 years for graft

Top Biden administration officials huddled with Mexico’s president in urgent talks Wednesday to slow the record pace of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border, just as congressional negotiators raced to reach a deal to tighten America’s immigration laws.

US-Mexico agree on slowing down migration

Donald Trump has scored a victory in his fight against challenges to his eligibility to run for the White House again when Michigan's top court declined to hear a case seeking to disqualify him from the state's presidential primary ballot.

US: Trump wins Michigan state court battle to qualify for primary election ballot

US-Mexico migration talks: Mexican President agrees to help control migrant surge

India's Migration and Mobility Agreement with Italy received ex-post facto approval from the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. The pact between the two nations signed on November 2, would ensure temporary residence for Indian students in Italy for up to one year after studies to gather professional experience.

India-Italy move forward in ‘Melodi’ era with approval of key migration and mobility pact

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