WION brings you an exclusive interview with the authors of 'A New Idea Of India'. Harsh Madhusudan and Rajeev Mantri propose their idea of what India is and what India should aspire to be.

Conversation with the authors of 'A New Idea Of India'

Singapore's tradition of communal dining at hawker centres, open air food courts popularised by celebrity chefs and hit films such as 'Crazy Rich Asians', has been recognised by UNESCO for its cultural significance.

Singapore's foodie 'hawker' culture given UNESCO recognition

Two former dancing bears have been removed from a controversial Islamabad zoo, just weeks after the "world's loneliest elephant" was rescued from the institution.

Two bears taken from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue

A scientific expedition high in the Bolivian Andes revealed 20 species new to science, including "lilliputian frog" plus four rediscovered species including the "devil-eyed frog" previously thought to be extinct, Conservation International said.

New and rediscovered species found in pristine Andes of Bolivia

The French-made typecasting machine is over a century old, the Egyptian hieroglyphs 5,000 years. Now, in a Cairo workshop, the mechanical marvel has come to life once again. Out of action for about three decades, a massive Foucher hot metal typecaster built in 1902 has been restored to its former glory.

Cairo restored hieroglyph typecaster tells new stories

Connectivity and paying tributes to Bangladesh's father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the centenary birth anniversary celebration will be the top focus areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina's virtual summit on Thursday.

Prime Ministers To Focus On Connectivity Haldibari - Chilahati Rail Link

To a question, Qureshi said that the ''third force'' in the country did not want to get involved in politics at all and was performing their professional responsibilities.

WION Dispatch: PM Imran Khan wont resign, says Shah Mehmood Qureshi

US congressional negotiators on Wednesday were "closing in on" a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill that will include a new round of stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits, lawmakers and congressional aides said.

US Congress 'closing in' on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Chilahati-Haldibari rail

PM Modi, Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate Chilahati-Haldibari rail link

The new satellite will enhance the country’s communication networks and aid in e-learning, tele-medicine, and disaster management services.

ISRO successfully launches CMS-01 satellite; Likely to boost Disaster management, net connectivity

Amid the India-China standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to secure telecom infrastructure by designating a "trusted source" for the purchase of equipment by service providers.

India: Cabinet approves buying telecom equipment only from 'trusted' sources

Tonga and Fiji were bracing for potentially catastrophic damage as tropical cyclones Zazu and Yasa intensified off their coastlines

Fiji govt announces nationwide curfew as category-5 storm Yasa to make landfall

The girl is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate.

Air pollution listed as cause of 9-year-old’s death in London

US experts will meet Thursday to decide whether to recommend approval of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use.

Moderna vaccine inches closer to emergency use approval in United States

The 42-year-old took a test after developing symptoms and will now self-isolate for seven days, the Elysée Palace said in a statement.

French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19

The Russian President also called for all the citizens to get vaccinated against coronavirus. He also added that Russia needed time to increase capacity for vaccine production.

'Will get COVID vaccine when possible for my age group': Vladimir Putin

A joint rescue operation was launched on Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government.

333 students still missing after gunmen attacked school in Nigeria

Somalia cut diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya on Tuesday, accusing it of meddling in politics as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadishu over delayed elections.

Somalia accuses Kenya of meddling in internal affairs

A French court on Wednesday (December 16) convicted 14 people of crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to Islamist attacks in 2015 against the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket.

French court finds accomplices to Charlie Hebdo attackers guilty

The share of the Spanish population that contracted coronavirus has nearly doubled to almost 10%, or about 4.7 million people, in the second wave of contagion since late summer, results from the latest stage of a nationwide antibody study showed on Tuesday.

One in 10 Spaniards have had coronavirus, antibody study shows

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a "hostile attack" on its sovereign rights and defence industry, and the move was bound to fail.

Erdogan says US sanctions an attack on ally Turkey's rights

The Spanish government has promised an ambitious European Union-funded programme to provide adequate internet connectivity to 100 percent of Spain's population by 2025.

Your Story: 1 in 4 Spaniards do not have access to good internet service

Later that year, they caught up with them in a migrant shelter in The Netherlands, where the couple already had family, as they filed their first asylum claim.

From war to peace, this couple walked on foot across 7 countries

People in France could start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus Pandemic: Europe pushes for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

The fashion industry adjusts to news normal as a Japanese clothing firm introduces pajama suit especially for the peoples doing work from home and have to attend some virtual meetings by wearing formal attires which ends their comfort zone at the home.

Japanese fashion firm introduces 'pajama suit' for work from home

Morocco has become the 4th Arab country to normalise ties with Israel in the last 5 months. The deal comes after U.S. recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the Saharan region.

Gravitas: Moroccan Ambassador to India speaks to WION

Paris has been fined for appointing 'too many women' to top posts in the city hall. The city hall has been slapped with a fine of 90,000 Euros. How absurd is that?

Gravitas: Paris city hall fined for appointing too many women

In Pakistan, rapists will now be chemically castrated. What is chemical castration? Will it work in a country where the Prime Minister himself has been accused of sexual harassment?

Gravitas: Pakistan's new anti-rape law

Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the slain leader of Taliban had life insurance & owned properties worth $200,000. How did a terrorist make this sort of money? How rich is the Taliban? Where does the money come from?

Gravitas: The Taliban's business empire

For more than 5 days, 300+ school boys have been missing in Nigeria. The Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abductions. Is this a crisis that can be put on the back-burner?

Gravitas: Nigeria Jihadist Crisis

The pandemic has accelerated the shift away from oil. Several countries in West Asia are struggling to balance their budgets - due to their over-dependence on oil revenues.

Gravitas: Without reforms, West Asia's Oil Economies face a difficult future

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