India has recorded over 52,000 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total number of Covid-19-positive cases to 1,584,384.

India reports highest single day increase of 52,000+ positive cases in last 24 hours

n its Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed gyms and yoga centres to reopen from August 5 if they follow specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Unlock 3.0: No night curfew; Gyms allowed to reopen | India News | India COVID-19

The United States has imposed fresh sanctions aimed at depriving the Syrian regime of funds and warned that Washington would blacklist anyone doing business with Bashar al Assad's regime

U.S imposes sanctions on Bashar Al-Assad's son

Leander Paes ended India's 16-year wait for an Olympic medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 8 years later was on the cusp of a second medal. Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi had dominated World Tennis as a doubles pairing and reached the No. 1 ranking in 1999. Both won multiple Grand Slams in the 8 years between Atlanta and Athens and entered the draw as one of the favourites for Gold. The Indian Express though would return without a medal in heartbreaking fashion with Bhupathi and Paes losing a titanic Bronze medal match to Croatia's Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Croatians end Indian express' medal hopes

The Athens Olympics proved to be another step in the rise of Indian shooting. India's shooting team had been reliant on mostly wildcards to compete at the Games but a spectacular showing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games led to 8 shooters winning quota places for Athens. Abhinav Bindra broke the Olympic record in qualifying and finished 7th in Men's Air Rifle. Suma Shirur had equalled the World record in the Women's Air Rifle earlier that year and she too reached the Olympic final in her event.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: 2004: The Rise of Indian Shooting

WION in an exclusive conversation spoke to Indian tennis player Leander Paes. Paes is a man who single-handedly put India back on the Olympics podium.

Indian tennis player Leander Paes on WION Broadband Olympics Edition

Bisbee in Arizona was originally build around copper mining but today it was is all about tourism. The Spanish flu took away many lives about over 100 years ago and COVID-19 is now taking away livelihoods. Watch report.

The spectre of a pandemic haunts Bisbee: From Spanish flu to COVID-19

The five Rafale jets left the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux on Monday and arrived in India after covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km.

First batch of Rafale fighter jets land at Ambala air station

In the latest non-human trial for US companies, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protected 16 monkeys against COVID-19. Watch report.

Human trials begins for Moderna vaccine: Successful on monkey

Wrestler KD Jadhav had won India a first individual Olympic medal at the 1952 Olympic Games. The wait for an Indian to get back on the podium in an individual sport lasted 44 years before Leander Paes ended the drought at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Paes beat Brazil's Fernando Meligini in three sets to create history and he takes Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo through the highs and lows of that match and the emotions that followed.That win saw Paes emulate his father Vece Paes who had won an Olympic Bronze in 1972 with the Indian Hockey team. The Paes' are just the second father-son duo from India to win Olympic medals after Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand and his son Ashok Kumar.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Paes' triumph against the odds at Atlanta

Leander Paes gave India hope with a determined run into the semifinals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. At a time when Indian players struggled to win Grand Slam matches, Paes defied the odds by storming into the semis. Paes'charge was eventually ended by top seed Andre Agassi but not before the Tennis great was made to work hard for the win. Paes speaks to Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo on the emotions of that match and how an injury almost derailed his medal hopes.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: How Paes made Agassi work hard for the win

India welcomes the first batch of Rafale fighter jets. The first batch India's five incoming Rafale fighter jets landed at the Ambala Air Force base at around 3.14 PM on Wednesday (July 29, 2020) amid a ceremonial welcome and unprecedented security.

WION Dispatch: India welcomes first batch of Rafale fighter jets

Australia has said that it has no intention of enjoying bilateral relations between China despite repeated efforts by the United States. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Aus-US meet halfway on South China Sea, Both sides condemn China's action

Heavy rains and strong winds have been lashing Australia's eastern coast and housing properties on the beaches stand at the risk of being swept away. Watch report.

Devastating storm lashes Australia's eastern coast

The river Thames has one of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world according to a new piece of research. Watch report.

River Thames impacted by pollution again | World News

Four most powerful men in the tech world will answer pointed questions from the US lawmakers in a crucial anti-trust hearing. Watch report.

WION Fineprint: US tech giants gird for tough hearing, Antitrust hearing in US

President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus

Trump's latest tweet advocates HCQ as an effective COVID cure

he Department of Health (DOH) said in its Monday case bulletin that the 1,657 additional cases were reported

Philippines reports over 1,600 new coronavirus cases

Stephen Cameron, 42, was working for national carrier Vietnam Airlines when he tested positive for coronavirus in March and went on to become seriously ill, spending 68 days on a ventilator.

'Wear face masks, gloves and take pandemic seriously' warns 'Sickest Man of Asia'

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps held “large-scale” military drills off the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday

Iran guard corps holds Military drills at Strait of Hormuz

The first batch of the much-awaited Rafale fighter jets that took off from France on July 27 will reach India today.

IAF Rafale fighters to land at Ambala air base today

Covid-19 has left restaurants bleeding. How can the F&B industry bounce back post-coronavirus? Find out on Hard Reset with Zorawar Kalra, Atul Kochhar, Ranveer Brar, and Ankit Mehrotra.

Hard Reset: Dine out or take out? The future of restaurants

The five Rafale jets left the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux on Monday, and arrived in India after covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km.

First batch of five Rafale enters Indian air space, escorted by SU-30 MKI

A sero-survey conducted in Mumbai showed that more than half the people, or 57 per cent, tested in slums had been exposed to and developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mumbai sero-survey: 57 per cent respondents in slums

Saudi Arabia usually attracts millions of Muslims from all over the world, which makes the Hajj an important source of income for the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia to see just 10,000 Hajj pilgrims this year

Afghanistan's Taliban militants announced on Tuesday that they will observe a three-day ceasefire for the Muslim religious holiday of Eid Al-Adha

Taliban announce Eid Al-Adha ceasefire in Afghanistan

Nearly 3 billion animals have been killed or displaced by the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season

Almost 3 billion animals affected by Australian bushfires: Report

A World Health Organization official on Tuesday described the COVID-19 pandemic as "one big wave".

World Health Organisation says COVID-19 pandemic is 'One big wave'

Indonesia’s government will propose to parliament expanding its 2021 fiscal deficit assumption in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to 5.2% of gross domestic product

Indonesia's 2021 fiscal deficit seen expanding to 5.2% of GDP

Tigers are one of the most beautiful beasts in nature. Every year, July 29 is observed as International Tiger Day with an aim to increase awareness about the need to conserve the majestic big cat, which is a keystone species.

International Tiger Day 2020: India's story of successful conservation of top carnivorous

A leading Hong Kong university has fired its law professor, Benny Tai, due to a criminal conviction over his role in the 2014 pro-democracy protests.

Hong Kong university fires professor Benny Tai who led protests

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