A new scandal has hit Buckingham Palace. A new report claims that coloured immigrants and foreigners were banned from working at the palace, and the Queen was exempted from workplace equality laws for more than four decades. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: British Royal Family's racist past haunts Buckingham Palace again

Is the Wuhan virus here to stay? More than 24 rich countries have already bought 6 billion vaccine doses - locking up supplies till 2023. Will vaccine hoarding push this pandemic towards an endemic? WION’s Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Is the Wuhan virus here to stay?

Guns are linked to 38,000 annual deaths in the U.S, but gun control remains taboo. What explains America's obsession with guns? What is the human cost of this obsession? WION’s Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Florida cop shoots 14-year-old girl

WhatsApp tricking users into consent? The Indian govt says the platform is indulging in 'anti-user practices' for its updated privacy policy. WhatsApp says it won't limit user functionality but won't overturn the policy either. WION’s Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Is WhatsApp tricking users into consent?

Xi Jinping wants to give China an image makeover. He wants senior leaders and diplomats to present a China that is "friendly, loveable and trustworthy". How are the wolf warriors responding to the diktat? WION’s Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Xi Jinping seeks "Loveable" image for China

Independent media houses in Russia are winding up operations after being branded as 'foreign agents'. Is Moscow cracking down on foreign funding or free press? WION's Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Russia tags media outlets as 'foreign agents'

How hard should you push your children? When does encouragement become abuse? WION's Palki Sharma tells you how parents & their pursuit of excellence is hurting children.

Gravitas: When parents push their kids too hard

China mocks India as an 'Elephant' who is no match for the 'Dragon'. Now, a herd of 15 elephants have wreaked havoc in the #Yunnan province and caused $1.7 million in losses. Is this poetic justice? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Poetic Justice? Elephants on the loose in China

As the US has started withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the capital city Kabul has become epicentre to the targeted attack conducted by militants. In the latest one, the militants has choosen a bus to spread fear. The blast claimed at least four live on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Kabul bus blast claims four lives

Hong Kong police arrested lawyer and activist Chow Hang Tung for organizing and promoting unauthorized assembly. Authorities had banned the annual vigil to commemorate the victims of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Hong Kong vigil organizer arrested on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to Indian PM Narendra Modi over the phone on Thursday (June 3). During the conversation, Harris conveyed that United States will begin sharing vaccines with India, along with other countries by end of June.

News Alert: Indian PM Narendra Modi talks to US Vice President Kamala Harris

14-year-old girl & 12-year-old boy were involved in a shootout with 8 cops in Florida. Sheriff's office says, kids broke into a house, found guns & opened fire on police. The girl was shot in the abdomen & arm but is stable after surgery. Sheriff's office has released the videos.

Florida: 2 armed teenagers in shootout with 8 deputies

NASA has announced two new missions. NASA is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features.

NASA announces two new missions to Venus

A magistrate court in Dominica will continue to hearing case against fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi.

Mehul Choksi's wife says my husband is an Antiguan citizen

Zee News, one of India's premium Hindi news channels, and WION, the global news and views channel from the Zee Group, have expanded their footprint by integrating their news service into Google Assistant. Over 1 billion mobile and hand-held devices across the world have Google Assistant, which gives unprecedented reach to both the news channels.

Zee News commands a massive and loyal following, especially in the Hindi-speaking regions of the country, while WION is a niche platform for the English speaking audience. With the presence of Zee News and WION on the Google Assistant, the news seeker gets one more opportunity&nbsp;to find about the latest happenings in India and other parts of the world.

For over 25 years, Zee News has been tracking all the twists and turns which India has witnessed. The channel has been unparalleled in its coverage of the colourful Indian elections. Hindi speakers can now access content on Zee News by simply asking their Google Assistant "Zee News ki khabarein sunao".

All the top bulletins, special features and shows of Zee News including Deshhit, Taal Thok Ke and the iconic DNA with Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary will be available through this integration with the Google Assistant.

Similarly, saying "Play news from WION" will play news reports from WION. The news bulletins along with premium shows like Gravitas, Tech it out, Pitstop and Traveller can also be accessed by simply asking your Google Assistant. While WION has been available on the TV since August 2016, we are happy to extend it to users of the Google Assistant.

Moreover, just by asking questions about their favourite shows, the user will be directed to the same and can enjoy the offering according to their schedule and comfort.

With this one more additional step closer to audiences, Zee Group's CEO, Digital Publishing, Rohit Chadda said, “Being one of the largest news networks, our constant endeavour is to maximise the reach of our content. Recent studies suggest that 60 per cent of all smartphone users have tried voice search at least once in the past 12 months. Additionally, the global voice-based smart speaker market is poised to be worth $30 billion by 2024. Given the growth of voice as a medium of content search and consumption, we plan to focus strongly on this new medium to ensure we emerge the leader in the space.”

About Zee Digital

Zee Digital comprises digital publishing and OTT business of the group. The digital publishing business includes websites/apps for 20 brands across 12 languages in various genres like news, entertainment, technology, cricket, health and lifestyle and consists of flagship brands like ZeeNews.com, WIONews.com, DNAIndia.com, ZeeBusiness.in, India.com, Bollywoodlife.com, BGR.in, TheHealthsite.com, CricketCountry.com etc.

The OTT business, Zee5, is one of the leading online video streaming platforms offering an exhaustive array of content to its users with 90+ live TV channels and 1.25 lac+ hours of viewing across multiple languages.

Zee News, one of India's premium Hindi news channels, and WION, the global news and views channel from the Zee Group, have expanded their footprint by integrating their news service into Google Assistant.

Zee News, one of India's premium Hindi news channels, and WION, the global news and views channel from the Zee Group, have expanded their footprint by integrating their news service into Google Assistant. Over 1 billion mobile and hand-held devices across the world have Google Assistant, which gives unprecedented reach to both the news channels. Zee News commands a massive and loyal following, especially in the Hindi-speaking regions of the country, while WION is a niche platform for the English speaking audience. With the presence of Zee News and WION on the Google Assistant, the news seeker gets one more opportunity to find about the latest happenings in India and other parts of the world. For over 25 years, Zee News has been tracking all the twists and turns which India has witnessed. The channel has been unparalleled in its coverage of the colourful Indian elections. Hindi speakers can now access content on Zee News by simply asking their Google Assistant "Zee News ki khabarein sunao". All the top bulletins, special features and shows of Zee News including Deshhit, Taal Thok Ke and the iconic DNA with Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary will be available through this integration with the Google Assistant. Similarly, saying "Play news from WION" will play news reports from WION. The news bulletins along with premium shows like Gravitas, Tech it out, Pitstop and Traveller can also be accessed by simply asking your Google Assistant. While WION has been available on the TV since August 2016, we are happy to extend it to users of the Google Assistant. Moreover, just by asking questions about their favourite shows, the user will be directed to the same and can enjoy the offering according to their schedule and comfort. With this one more additional step closer to audiences, Zee Group's CEO, Digital Publishing, Rohit Chadda said, “Being one of the largest news networks, our constant endeavour is to maximise the reach of our content. Recent studies suggest that 60 per cent of all smartphone users have tried voice search at least once in the past 12 months. Additionally, the global voice-based smart speaker market is poised to be worth $30 billion by 2024. Given the growth of voice as a medium of content search and consumption, we plan to focus strongly on this new medium to ensure we emerge the leader in the space.” About Zee Digital Zee Digital comprises digital publishing and OTT business of the group. The digital publishing business includes websites/apps for 20 brands across 12 languages in various genres like news, entertainment, technology, cricket, health and lifestyle and consists of flagship brands like ZeeNews.com, WIONews.com, DNAIndia.com, ZeeBusiness.in, India.com, Bollywoodlife.com, BGR.in, TheHealthsite.com, CricketCountry.com etc. The OTT business, Zee5, is one of the leading online video streaming platforms offering an exhaustive array of content to its users with 90+ live TV channels and 1.25 lac+ hours of viewing across multiple languages.

Zee News, WION now on Google Assistant

Zee Digital continues to reach new landmarks and strengthen its presence in the digital world by becoming the second largest digital media group in the country as per Comscore India Report for June 2020.&nbsp;

As per the latest figures, Zee Digital reached 186 million unique monthly visitors in June knocking off Network18 from the second spot, according to the Comscore report.

Zee Digital, the online arm of Zee group, has registered the strongest growth in the last one year among top media publishers. Times Internet Limited, Network 18, and India Today Group have grown by only 45%, 21% and 22% respectively over June 2019 while Zee Digital witnessed a massive growth of 123% over the past year.

Commenting on the success, Zee Group's CEO, Digital Publishing, Rohit Chadda said, “The growth journey from number 9 in May 2019 to number 2 in June 2020 has been a remarkable one for us. Our data and technology driven approach to content has helped us become one of the fastest growing digital media groups in the country. Our constant endeavour has been to provide useful and engrossing content to consumers across genres and languages. We shall continue to focus strongly on the same to further amplify our growth and continue our leadership in the Indian Digital landscape.”

The journey for Zee Digital has been a phenomenal one. It achieved its first milestone in the month of Sep 2019 by crossing 100 million unique monthly visitors and was ranked 6th in the news and information category at the time.&nbsp;

Later in the month of Mar 2020 it crossed 150 million unique monthly visitors mark moving to 4th position.&nbsp;

Further in May 2020 it added one more feather to its cap by crossing 185 million unique monthly visitors mark and moving to 3rd position before finally moving to 2nd position in June 2020 in the ComScore rankings among all digital media groups in India.

Zee Digital comprises of Digital Publishing and the OTT business of the group. The Digital Publishing business includes websites/apps for 20 brands across 12 languages in various genres like News, Entertainment, Technology, Cricket, Health &amp; Lifestyle, and consists of flagship brands like ZeeNews.com, WIONews.com, DNAIndia.com, ZeeBusiness.in, India.com, Bollywoodlife.com, BGR.in, TheHealthsite.com, CricketCountry.com etc.&nbsp;

The OTT business, Zee5, is one of the leading online video streaming platforms offering an exhaustive array of content to its users with 90+ live TV channels and 1.25 lakh+ hours of viewing across multiple languages.

Zee Digital continues to reach new landmarks and strengthen its presence in the digital world by becoming the second largest digital media group in the country as per Comscore India Report for June 2020.

Zee Digital continues to reach new landmarks and strengthen its presence in the digital world by becoming the second largest digital media group in the country as per Comscore India Report for June 2020. As per the latest figures, Zee Digital reached 186 million unique monthly visitors in June knocking off Network18 from the second spot, according to the Comscore report. Zee Digital, the online arm of Zee group, has registered the strongest growth in the last one year among top media publishers. Times Internet Limited, Network 18, and India Today Group have grown by only 45%, 21% and 22% respectively over June 2019 while Zee Digital witnessed a massive growth of 123% over the past year. Commenting on the success, Zee Group's CEO, Digital Publishing, Rohit Chadda said, “The growth journey from number 9 in May 2019 to number 2 in June 2020 has been a remarkable one for us. Our data and technology driven approach to content has helped us become one of the fastest growing digital media groups in the country. Our constant endeavour has been to provide useful and engrossing content to consumers across genres and languages. We shall continue to focus strongly on the same to further amplify our growth and continue our leadership in the Indian Digital landscape.” The journey for Zee Digital has been a phenomenal one. It achieved its first milestone in the month of Sep 2019 by crossing 100 million unique monthly visitors and was ranked 6th in the news and information category at the time. Later in the month of Mar 2020 it crossed 150 million unique monthly visitors mark moving to 4th position. Further in May 2020 it added one more feather to its cap by crossing 185 million unique monthly visitors mark and moving to 3rd position before finally moving to 2nd position in June 2020 in the ComScore rankings among all digital media groups in India. Zee Digital comprises of Digital Publishing and the OTT business of the group. The Digital Publishing business includes websites/apps for 20 brands across 12 languages in various genres like News, Entertainment, Technology, Cricket, Health & Lifestyle, and consists of flagship brands like ZeeNews.com, WIONews.com, DNAIndia.com, ZeeBusiness.in, India.com, Bollywoodlife.com, BGR.in, TheHealthsite.com, CricketCountry.com etc. The OTT business, Zee5, is one of the leading online video streaming platforms offering an exhaustive array of content to its users with 90+ live TV channels and 1.25 lakh+ hours of viewing across multiple languages.

Zee Digital ranks second among digital media publishers as per Comscore India report June 2020

A state government in central Nigeria confirmed today that gunmen abducted 136 children from an Islamic school at the weekend, the latest in a string of mass kidnappings in the country.

Northwest Nigeria witnessed another mass kidnapping

Twitter removed a tweet by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari referring to the 1967-70 civil war in southeastern Biafra region that killed 1 million people. Muhammadu Buhari’s office slammed Twitter action.

Twitter removes Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet

France will start vaccinating young adults and children aged 12-18 years from June 15. President Macron has urged parents to allow their children to get vaccinated.

France: 12 to 18- year-olds to be vaccinated from June 15

Boris Johnson said that he would be cautious of lifting the COVID-19 restrictions as it is still unclear how protected the British population is against the new surge of COVID-19 cases.

United Kingdom PM Boris Johnson cautious about lifting lockdown

Newly released e-mails of Dr Antony Fauci have revealed how the U.S botched up its pandemic response in the early months of 2020. From unscientific advice to mixed messages, the Trump-Fauci show was a trainwreck.

Gravitas: Fauci's e-mails reveal U.S pandemic mess

Tesla is recalling 6000 of its electric cars over concerns that their brake caliper bolts might loosen, which could potentially cause a loss of tire pressure and increase the risk of a crash.

Tesla recalls 6,000 cars over risk of loose bolts

“We need to say it loudly and clearly: Iran is working at this very moment to realize its nuclear dream under the cover of international protection,” said Barnea.

'Determined to stop Iran's dream of nuclear arms': Mossad New Chief

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne on Wednesday said that his administration stands by its request for Dominica to extradite Indian-born fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi directly back to India.

Was the opposition briefed by the Dominica govt?

In Tokyo, Karate practitioners, or karatekas, will compete at Nippon Budokan, an indoor legacy venue built to host judo events at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

German karateka sets sights on Olympics

The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,35,102 with 3,207 fresh deaths. The active cases were recorded below 20 lakh for the second consecutive day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

India logs 1.32 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases

Social media has been accused of manipulating the narrative in the Gaza conflict, muffling voices and amplifying fake news. On The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis decodes how Big Tech is controlling this conflict.

The West Asia Post | Big Tech takes sides in Gaza conflict

Biden’s visit Tuesday, in which he will grieve for the more than 300 Black people killed by a white mob a century ago, comes amid a national reckoning on racial justice.

Joe Biden honour forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

The European Commission defended using compulsory licences rather than lifting patents on Covid-19 vaccines in May.

'The focus should be on increasing vaccine production', says EU

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