EAM S. Jaishankar was in UAE this weekend, so was Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. What went down in Abu Dhabi? Are there signs of a thaw between New Delhi & Islamabad? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas | India & Pakistan: Signs of a thaw?

Pakistan is at war with itself. In the name of faith, thousands are running riot. Islamabad has launched a brutal crackdown. The streets are filled with shells & acid. There's complete collapse of law & order. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Pakistan is at war with itself

Amid a devastating second wave, India has decided to open vaccinations to all adults. But, how can India and the world crush this surge? WION's Palki Sharma tells you how some countries managed to beat the Wuhan virus.

Gravitas: India opens Wuhan virus vaccinations to all adults

After Europe, Brazil and Africa - The 'mutant variants' have struck Asia. Deadlier variants of the Wuhan virus are driving the second wave. Now, the Double Mutant has spread to more than 10 countries. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: 'Double mutant' now in at least 16 countries

The Indian government has allowed all adults to get the COVID-19 vaccine from May 1st. Authorities are all set to launch the third phase of vaccination next month.

Coronavirus Update: Indian govt allows all adults to get vaccinated from 1st May

United airlines plans to operate more than half its pre-pandemic capacity in the three-month period, which will be 45% than the same period in 2019

United Airlines reports $2.4 billion loss in Q1

India is battling second wave of Coronavirus. The ailing economy has recently witnessed green shoots but the state govt's are again gradually heading towards the imposition of lockdown to restrict the spread of virus. The Chief Minister of Delhi yesterday imposed a week long lockdown with some guidelines to manufacturing sectors. Is the manufacturing sector is ready to tackle another lockdown? We have today the President of ACMA, Mr. Deepak Jain who says 'The manufacturing sector is hopeful of managing lockdowns'. Watch the full conversation

Indian economy and second wave of Covid-19

Growth in Latin America's biggest economy looks on track for completing a V-shaped pickup in the second quarter

Brazil's economy at crunch time for recovery

Dinder national park is Sudan's biggest biodiversity park, a safe haven for for wildlife, but is now under threat due to the encroachment of humans. The population in the nearby villages has increased that results in the encroachment of humans in search of pasture.

Rangers battle human encroachment in Dinder national park

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, covering recent developments in India's immediate and extended neighbourhood. Jaishankar and Blinken reportedly also discussed issues relating to cooperation in the area of health as well as exchanged views on the agenda of the UN Security Council.

EAM S Jaishankar speaks to US Sec of State Antony Blinken

Pakistan's government will ask parliament to vote on whether to send home the French ambassador after violent anti-France protests by Islamists demanding action over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad.

WION Dispatch: Pakistan parliament to vote on whether to expel French envoy

Colombia's capital is all set to repeat a three-day lockdown this weekend in a bid to slow coronavirus infections.

Your Story: Colombia witnesses deadliest day of pandemic

United States: All adults are now eligible for taking shots of Covid-19 vaccine. Those 16 and older in every state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico are eligible to receive a vaccine as of Monday, which public health experts are labeling as a major win for the country's effort to reemerge from the pandemic.

Now all adults in US eligible for vaccine

Sullivan and Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, agreed in their telephone call "to continue to stay in touch," National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said.

U.S., Russia security advisors discuss presidential summit prospects

According to sources: The meeting was focused on Yemen, where a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been battling the Iran-aligned Houthi group since March 2015

Saudi Arabia and Iran held talks aimed at easing tensions

The European Union announced sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters in their country.

EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials, 2 firms

India's COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly. Experts also identified third mutation in Indian variant.

Coronavirus Update: Triple mutant appears in India’s virus variant

Pizza chain Domino's India has suffered a data leak that included sensitive customer information such as their names, phone numbers, and credit card details has allegedly been breached.

India: Domino’s India data suffers massive data breach

China's President Xi Jinping has called for a more fair and equitable world order in a clear message to the United States.

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the Boao Forum

We get our hands on the latest iRobot Roomba i3+ and here is our full review.

Review: Smart device to clean the house

The European Medicines Agency will be announcing its decision on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine usage today.

Coronavirus Vaccine: Johnson & Johnson rollout suspended in United States

More than 14,000 people have died in seven years of fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine that erupted after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.

EU warns spark could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

The talks include all signatories to the deal — Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, as well as Iran, with the United States participating indirectly.

Officials report progress at Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

Britain on Monday added India to its COVID-19 travel "red list", which effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back to the country.

UK adds India to COVID-19 travel 'red list' amid new variant cases

Space exploration is all about the marvel of human capability. This was reflected in NASA's successful helicopter flight on Mars and India's Aryabhata satellite - launched 46 years ago on the same day. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: NASA flies a helicopter on Mars

Volkswagen AG, China’s biggest foreign automaker which wants to sell over four million vehicles in the country, said the impact of the shortage remains unabated in the second quarter this year.

Chip shortage casts shadow on China's auto industry recovery

In the Covid-ravaged 2020-21 fiscal (April 2020 to March 2021), the economy is projected to have contracted by up to 8 per cent.

Brokerages downgrade India's GDP growth projections for FY'22

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.344 billion during the week ended April 9. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly statistical supplement

India’s foreign exchange reserves increase by $4.34 billion

Eight people were killed and several more injured in a mass shooting incident at a FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center late Thursday Night.

US Sikh group demands probe into FedEx mass shooting

Emotions ran high Monday as excited passengers set off on the first flights to take advantage of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand

Hugs, tears as New Zealand-Australia travel bubble opens

Hospitals across European nation full of people struggling to breathe. France's COVID death toll has surpassed 100,000. Till date, over 5.2 Million has been reported of COVID-19 infection in France.

WION Fineprint: France learns from its past experience, battles another COVID-19 wave

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