The Reserve Bank of India removed 2,000 rupee notes from circulation on Friday. Until September 30, 2023, the central bank has invited banks to offer 2,000 note deposit and exchange services.

Reserve Bank of India: 'Clean money policy' reason for withdrawal

India's Union Minister of electronics & information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has responded to WION's interview of Japan's digital minister and praised Japan's interest in joining India's UPI payment system. Ashwini Vaishnav spoke to WION's principal diplomatic correspondent, Siddhant Sibbal and shared the road map of how the UPI payment system could become more widely acceptable around the world.

Indian Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw in a conversation with WION

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is attending the Arab League Summit in Jeddah. Iran has hailed the reinstatement of the country into the bloc.

Syria President gets warm welcome from Saudi crown prince

Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, is said to have taken part in a number of bilateral meetings and diplomatic events in Hiroshima. Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, was present at The Summit when the Indian leader met with him.

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023: Indian PM Modi meets Ukraine President for the first time at Summit

In a video, Russia's Wagner Chief asserted that his company had taken full control of the city of Bakhmut, which has endured some of the world's deadliest and fiercest conflicts to date. However, this assertion is still just that—an assertion—and has not yet been verified.

Wagner Group: Russia did not supply with adequate ammunition | Russia-Ukraine War

China has responded to the remarks made at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima very strongly. Late on Saturday, the G7 leaders released a joint statement that included information from China's foreign ministry. China has also filed an official complaint with Japan, the summit's host country, as well as with other relevant parties.

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023: A joint statement from G7 leaders has drawn criticism from China

The parliamentary elections are just a day away. Candidates from both the ruling and the opposition parties have made their final pitch to the voters.

Greece Elections 2023: Opinion polls show results of elections likely to be inconclusive

Italy has allocated 30 million euros to tackle Artificial Intelligence and its increasing threat to jobs. What exactly is this fund going to do and how will it help workers who stand to lose their jobs to AI? Listen in to Vikram Chandra.

What is Italy's cushion against AI?

AI's threat to jobs: Italy sets aside money to help workers

Quad was recently stalled. On 24th May'23, Quad was to take place in Australia. However, the event was called off at the proverbial eleventh hour because US president Joe Biden cancelled his visit. Why did Biden cancel his visit? What went wrong? What does this imply at the global stage? Listen in to Vikram Chandra.

Why does the cancellation of the Quad Leaders' Summit mean for Indo-Pacific?

Massive protests have erupted in Pakistan, leading to a nationwide political unrest. This comes in response to the arrest of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Is it Imran Khan vs Army, again? With the increasing chaos, is Pakistan heading towards a civil war? Listen in to Vikram Chandra.

Why are streets of Pakistan on fire?

Why was Quad called off?

Furious arms race has turned the Western Pacific into a powder keg Israeli Ultra-nationalists march through the Muslims quarter of Jerusalem Over 85 killed in Nigeria in violence between farmers & cattle herders

World at War: United States green signals to pump in F-16 fighter jets to fight Russia

Pakistan: Imran Khan vs The Army

As a result of the May 9 attack on the nation's military institutions and government buildings, Jai Parkash, a well-known Hindu leader and minority member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, resigned on Friday. He is now the newest politician to leave the former prime minister's party.

Pakistan: Hindu leader Jai Prakash latest to quit Imran Khan's party

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents India at Summit

On the margins of the G7 conference in Japan's Hiroshima, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two presidents will meet face-to-face for the first time since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February of last year. They simply exchanged virtual words previously.

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023 | Modi Tells Zelensky: An issue of humanity

Iran's president on Thursday issued a warning to Afghanistan's Taliban leaders not to infringe on Iranian citizens' water rights over their shared Helmand River.

Tehran warns Kabul over violation of its water rights

President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that Washington will support providing advanced warplanes, including F-16s, to Ukraine; and will back efforts to train Kyiv's pilots. The US Move signals a major breakthrough for Kyiv. Ukraine has repeatedly, and until recently, unsuccessfully pushed its Western supporters to agree to provide high-tech jets as it fights to fend off Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian Air Force: Depleted strength and dated aircraft

Two Indians who are believed to be members of an outlawed Sikh separatist organisation have been deported from the Philippines. The Philippines government representatives and the police attach of the Indian Embassy in Manila accompanied the guys onto a Thai Airways flight that was travelling from Manila to New Delhi via Bangkok.

Khalistan separatist group members deported from Philippines

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023: PM Modi meets Ukraine Prez Zelensky for first time since Russian invasion

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023 | Modi Tells Zelenksy: Ongoing war a challenge for the whole world

G7 leaders on Saturday warned China over its "militarisation activities" in the Asia-Pacific region but said the bloc also wanted "constructive and stable relations" with Beijing.

G7 Hiroshima Meet 2023: Resilient supply chains for G7 nations to curb chinese coercion

Dharmic scholar and interfaith speaker Pandit Satish Sharma tells Vikram Chandra that there is no basis and no evidence has been provided in the daily mail article which claims that the Indian ruling party was allegedly responsible for instigating violence and stoking tension in Leicester last year.

Who was behind the 2022 clashes in Leicester?

What does the Karnataka election verdict mean for the 2024 general elections? Vikram Chandra finds out from election experts Yashwant Deshmukh and Yogendra Yadav.

Yogendra Yadav: 2024 is now an open election

Why have foreign institutional investors started to return to the Indian market in a big way? Global investor mark mobius explains.

How are global financial markets fairing?

Karnataka Verdict: Significance for 2024

Why Congress swept Karnataka?

The return of the FIIs

Competing claims surfaced thursday over prince Harry and his wife Meghan's purported involvement in a near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi in New York. However New York police, the city's mayor and a taxi driver who briefly transported the couple have played down the danger and duration of the reported pursuit.

Did Harry-Meghan play the victim card?

U.S. President Joe Biden canceled a historic visit to Papua New Guinea, where he was to meet with Pacific Island leaders. Biden’s meeting with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan in Sydney was scrapped as well. Instead, he’ll focus on crucial debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.

WION-VOA Co-Production: US President Biden cancels Australia, Papua New Guinea visit

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