The escape of Dalai Lama and his followers to India marked the end of a free Tibet. The event was also the beginning of a dispute that still casts a shadow on India-China relations.

Gravitas: How Tibet has shaped India's relationship with China

Mao Zedong once called Arunachal Pradesh - one of the 5 fingers of Tibet. How serious is China's claim over the Indian state? Is Xi Jinping's visit a sign of things to come?

Gravitas: How India must see Xi's Tibet visit

Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Tibet - the first by a Chinese leader in more than 30 years. He inspected key projects and sites that are barely 16 kilometres away from the Line of Actual Control with India.

Gravitas: Chinese President visits Tibet, sends a message to India

A cold scoop is adding fire to West Asia's most heated conflict. Ben & Jerry's have decided to no longer sell their ice cream in Israeli occupied territories. On The West Asia Post tonight, Ghadi Francis tells you what this move means for the region.

The West Asia Post: Meltdown over ice cream in Israel

The alert was issued for the next 24 hours for the districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in coastal Konkan and also for Pune, Satara and Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra.

Heavy rain causes floods, landslides in parts of Maharashtra

The tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics has seen a number of high-profile pullouts, but there is still plenty of history on the line. Novak Djokovic is chasing the 'Golden Slam', while home-favourite Naomi Osaka is under the spotlight as she returns to action after two months. Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo spoke exclusively to American doubles star and Rio 2016 silver medalist Rajeev Ram to set up the event.

WION Sports: How do Tennis pros feel about the conditions in Tokyo?

One among them is the highly-skilled Saurabh Chaudhary, who will have a few Olympic and world champions standing in his way to glory at sport''s biggest showpiece.

WION Sports: Strong Indian medal contenders in action on day 1

The opening ceremony begins with the stadium being lit and a couple of colourful performances. The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally open in Tokyo on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Less than a thousand people attend opening ceremony

Delighted to meet President-Elect of the 76th UNGA and FM of Maldives H.E. Abdulla Shahid. I wish him all success during his “Presidency of Hope”. Also reiterated India's commitment to Maldives, as a key pillar of our "Neighborhood First" policy, tweets PM Modi.

UNGA President-elect Abdullah Shahid meets PM Modi

The improvised explosive device (IED) contained in it was wrapped in a plastic packet and was likely meant to be air-dropped in a nearby area.

India: Drone carrying 5-kg explosives shot down in Jammu

The data also showed that 212,732,730 adults (above the age of 18) have received at least one dose of the vaccine while 167,310,628 adults have been fully immunised against the coronavirus disease in the EU.

COVID-19: More than 50% people in Europe fully vaccinated, claims EU

Emmanuel Macron is one of a number of world leaders named in a recent leak of 50,000 contacts alleged to have been Pegasus targets, including the prime ministers of Pakistan, Egypt and Morocco and the presidents of Iraq and South Africa.

France's Macron changes phone in light of Pegasus case

India: A Chennai-based musical troupe has organised a unique concert keeping in view the Covid-19 Pandemic norms. The troupe has placed plants as audience in the auditorium. Watch this video

India: Chennai troupe hosts musical concert with plants as audience

There were reports of anti-government protests in Tehran as the country faces the worst drought in 50 years accelerating the water crisis with the economy already hit by US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic.

Violence escalates in water-shortage protests in Iran’s Khuzestan

The head of the International Olympic Committee met with the emperor on Thursday and assured him organisers were doing their utmost not to bring infections into the country.

Tokyo 2020: Japan's Emperor Naruhito to open Olympics, reprising grandfather's role

In Xinjiang, China has built a detention centre that is twice as large as the Vatican City. It is for detaining the Uighur Muslims and can house up to 10,000 detainees. WION's Palki takes you inside China's biggest detention centre.

Gravitas: China gives Uighur detention camps a "makeover"

In Iran's Khuzestan Province, people have taken to the streets for six straight nights now. They are out of water. A violent crackdown has led to the deaths of at least 4 people.

Gravitas: Iranians take to the streets for water

Indian officials have nabbed multiple drug mules carrying heroin - reportedly smuggled by the Taliban. Where are these drugs headed? How did they reach India?

Gravitas: Taliban smuggling heroin via India

Britain's flagship carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail through the South China Sea in August. It has already linked up with the Indian Navy for an expansive military drill. Will this armada of democracies rattle China?

Gravitas: British warship to challenge Beijing in South China Sea

Did Media networks jump the gun on the #PegasusProject? Heads of state have been targeted. Only 37/50,000 phones have proven to be 'compromised'. Amnesty says the rest are 'numbers of interest'. The background of the agencies adds to the doubts.

Gravitas: Pegasus Saga: Did the Media jump the gun?

China has rejected a global demand to probe the possibility of a lab leak. Beijing called the demand "shocking" & "arrogant". China is now executing a 3-step plan to evade blame for the pandemic.

Gravitas : Covid Origins: China won't allow a investigation into Wuhan Lab

Olympics starts in less than a day, 2 athletes have tested positive, a top official has been fired. Tokyo 2020 Chief has not ruled out a last-minute cancellation

Gravitas: Tokyo 2020: Rising Covid cases & mounting controversies

A Covid-positive man in Indonesia boarded a flight in niqab, disguised as his Covid-negative wife. His cover was blown when a cabin crew saw him change at the plane's lavatory.

Gravitas: Indonesia man boards flight disguised as his wife

"I take responsibility for the vaccination programme. I also take responsibility for the challenges we've had. Obviously, some things are within our control, some things that are not."

Australia PM Scott Morrison apologises for slow vaccine rollout

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday reiterated that the media report about the use of Pegasus spyware is a carefully-timed attempt to malign the Indian democracy.

IT Minister reiterates media report attempted to malign Indian democracy

The disclosure that the phones of over 300 people in India were allegedly targeted using spyware Pegasus, supplied by an Israeli company NSO Group, has raised many serious ethical, political and legal questions.

WION visits NSO headquarters in Herzliya, Tel Aviv

A Norwegian handball team embraced fines after ditching their bikini bottoms for shorts. Why are women in sports treated as bait for viewers?

Gravitas: Norwegian beach handball team smashes sexism

Extreme weather has triggered forest fires in Canada, the US and Russia. Even Earth's coldest winter city in Siberia is burning.

Gravitas: Climate change super-charges wildfires

Israel has announced plans to create private Kosher certification agencies. Hardliners have called it an attempt to crush the Jewish identity of Israel.

Gravitas: Israel plans to reform Kosher certification

US Senator Rand Paul accused Anthony Fauci of funding 'gain of function' research at the Wuhan Lab. Did Fauci approve grants for mad science projects at the Wuhan lab?

Gravitas: Did Fauci fund Wuhan lab mad science?

14 current and former Heads of State were apparently listed as potential targets for surveillance through the NSO group's Pegasus spyware. But were they really snooped upon? Who ordered the hacking?

Gravitas: 14 heads of state on Pegasus "hacking list": Who ordered the snooping?

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