As India celebrates 75 years of independence, the Make in India initiative seeks to make India a manufacturing hub. It aims to provide an improved business environment for all the sectors.

India@75: Make in India - Massive boost to economy

Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised everyone with his 44 billion dollar bid to buy twitter and more were surprised when he took a U-turn on his Twitter takeover call. Now even when he's in the middle of a legal battle with Twitter, Musk hasn't lost sight of the stock markets. Musk today sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker.

Elon Musk sells nearly $7bn in Tesla shares

In Fiji, rising ocean temperatures have hit harvest now. Inadequate harvest that is threatening livelihoods of fisherwomen in the area.

WION Climate Tracker | Fiji fisherwomen struggle to find Nama seaweed essential in Fijian diet

The 44th chess Olympiad came to an end on Monday in Chennai, the two week long event was held in India for the first time ever and saw a record number of teams take part. Uzbekistan were crowned champions in the open section while hosts India finished with bronze.

44th Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan win Gold in open category

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand's capital on Thursday after fleeing to Singapore on the 14th July via Maldives. Now, fresh protests in Colombo have erupted against the government. Protesters demand fresh elections and release of jailed agitators.

Reports: Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to land in Thailand

After seven years, Domino's pizza bids adieu to Italy. The American pizza franchise has closed all its local stores after it failed to win over Italians with its mass-produced pizzas.

American pizza chain Domino's bids adieu to Italy after 7 years

This week on Inside Xi’s China, we bring details of China’s rise from rags to riches. Deng Xiaoping started the SEZs in China. Deng Xiaoping was also the master mind of the Tiananmen massacre. Gaurie Dwivedi explains how Deng Xiaoping became inspiration for future Chinese Presidents like Xi Jinping to rule with an iron fist.

Episode 3 | Inside Xi's China- The Great Game plan | China from rags to riches | WION special series

India has bone from being underdogs to the dominant force in world cricket. The 1983 World Cup victory was the beginning of a new dawn for Indian cricket.

India@75: A cricket superpower

The episode delves into the legacy of the founder of China, Mao Zedong. His successes like the military victories against India and America in Korea. His failures like the great famine and cultural revolution. Gaurie Dwivedi gives an in-depth analysis of how Mao Zedong shaped present leaders like XI Jinping to rule China.

Episode 2 | Inside Xi's China- The Great Game plan | China under Mao Zedong | WION special series

The year 1991 is a milestone in the history of independent India. The country was facing acute economic crisis and landmark 1991 economic reforms were introduced.

India@75: The landmark 1991 economic reforms

India will complete 75 years of independence on August 15. However, that is not the date that was agreed by the British for transfer of power. Here’s a look at how the date was finally chosen.

India@75: Why August 15 was chosen as Independence Day

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan claimed his close aide Shahbaz Gill was "abducted". The Pakistani government has come out and said that Gill has been arrested on charges of sedition.

High drama in Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran

The first episode of the documentary series takes the viewer through the conditions that led to China's formation in 1949. It explains how the China-Taiwan dispute started. Gaurie Dwivedi takes you through the inside story of what led to the India-China war of 1962.

Episode 1 | Inside Xi's China The Great Gameplan | WION special Series

It has been a year since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Since then the country has witnessed a lot of changes despite making humanitarian promises, the Taliban is sticking to its ways. Many sections of the people in Afghanistan, especially women are facing a range of restrictions some of them very oppressive.

Schools to remain shut for girls in Afghanistan till new rules are drawn up

The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri brings closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 2001 attacks but it has raised several questions. There are questions about the route the US drone used in the attack and the mystery behind the remains of Al-Zawahiri.

Did US drone use Pakistani airspace for Al-Zawahiri killing?

English singer, songwriter, composer and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has faced some flak online for calling Joe Biden a 'war criminal' of Ukraine and saying Taiwan is part of China.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters draws flak for his comments over China & Russia's military aggression

Russia destroyed an ammunition depot which was storing US-made Himars missiles near the central Ukrainian city of Uman.

Russia destroys US-made Himars missiles & M77 Howitzers

The outbound tourism in India is going to surpass 42 billion dollar by 2024. The government of India could bring about certain policy changes to boost the growing market like increasing direct connections to popular and upcoming destinations allowing foreign cruise vessels to operate on Indian waters.

India's international tourism to surpass $42 billion by 2024

Joe Biden's favorability among Hispanics is currently going a downhill slope. According to the survey, only 19% of Hispanics approve of Biden's conduct as President while 70% completely disapproved.

Soaring inflation, Gun violence: 19% of Hispanics approve of Biden as President while 70% disapprove

SoftBank Group Corp is planning to cut headcount at its flagship Vision Fund investing arm, CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday, after a crash in the value of its portfolio pushed his conglomerate to a record quarterly net loss.

SoftBank plans Vision Fund job cuts after record net loss

Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs.

Tech Talk: Apple asks Taiwanese suppliers to follow China custom rules

Ukraine may be a war zone but that is not stopping Hollywood celebrities from visiting the country. On Sunday, this year's Oscar winner Jessica Chastain was in the country's capital her to meet president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Italy's military experts have now carried out what is being described as a controlled explosion of a World War II bomb that was previously submerged in the country's Po river. The bomb was found in the month of July earlier this year by fisherman on the bank of the river due to a decrease in the water levels caused by the drought.

Italy: Dried-up river reveals 450 kg unexploded bomb

After 4-day workweeks, many countries are trialling the 6-hour workday with studies suggesting that it could lead to greater productivity. Molly Gambhir tells you how a 6-hour workday could be the answer to a better work-life balance.

WION Fineprint | Is the 6-hour workday the answer to a better work-life balance?

China and Bangladesh have agreed to expand trade benefit to the inclusion of 383 new products. Bangladesh is said to enjoy duty-free access of 98 percent of its product to China.

China expands trade benefits for Bangladeshi goods

UK's Horniman museum located in south London said it would return 72 artifacts to the Nigerian government including 12 brass plaques known as Benin bronzes. They were looted from Benin city by British soldiers in in 1897.

UK's Horniman Museum to return artefacts to Nigerian Government

After intensive bombardment for three straight days Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have declared a truce but it is the families in Israel and Gaza that live under constant fear and threat.

Israel-Palestine war: Injured Gazan girl shares horrific experience

Before Afghanistan was left at the mercy of the Taliban, the country was promised aid from the Green Climate fund but with the fall of Kabul every channel of cash flow immediately stopped but what did not stop is richer countries contributing to the country's emissions.

WION Climate Tracker | Crippling dry spell grips war-torn Afghanistan

Near the Austrian Swiss border scientists are studying how global warming is causing a glacier to melt at an unprecedented rate. It is just the beginning of the melting season and there is barely any snow.

WION Climate Tracker | Global warming is melting Austria's Jamtalferner glacier

Australia's central bank stated that it was launching a one-year research programme into the case for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia, focusing on potential economic benefits.

Australia's central bank launches digital currency project

It's been 77 years of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki when the world witnessed a new weapon of mass destruction. After nearly eight decades, there are circumstances and a risk of new nuclear confrontation.

77 years of  Nagasaki Bombings | August 9, 1945: 'Fat Man' dropped on Nagasaki

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