An officer of the army and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir

Army officer, civilian killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC

The first football game of this year post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir was held today. BJP National Secretary Ram Madhav also attended the match. Watch this video to know more of the story. #WION #Football #J&K

India: Football makes a comeback in J&K

Cold wave grips North India, Indian Capital Delhi witnessed a foggy morning with the mercury dipping to 5.8 degree Celsius, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In daily weather forecast, IMD also predicted dense to very dense fog over parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. #WION #Winter

Cold wave grips North India

For the last Solar eclipse of 2019 on Thursday (December 26) people gathered at parks and observation centres in India to view the annular solar spectacle which is visible in several parts of the country. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet on Wednesday, "Unfortunately, I could not see the Sun due to cloud cover but I did catch glimpses of the eclipse in Kozhikode and other parts on the live stream. Also enriched my knowledge on the subject by interacting with experts." #WION #SolarEclipse2019 #RingOfFire

Solar eclipse 2019: Sun turns into 'Ring Of Fire'

India's only international English news channel WION is hosting the 'Mission Smart Cities 2020'&nbsp;event in Delhi on December 27, 2019, at 5 pm IST. 
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The '100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life by enabling local development and harnessing technology. 
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The Mission Smart Cities 2020 event by WION will focus on key topics. 'Session 1'&nbsp;of the event will be focused on designing the future of India and unravelling the buzzword “Smart Cities”.

Session 2 will deal with India’s real estate outlook on growth, sustainability, and economy.

From climate neutral cities, technology and transport to government initiatives and co-working spaces, stakeholders and industry stalwarts would discuss the opportunities and challenges of smart cities and real estate at the event. 
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Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation would grace the event as the Chief Guest. Mr Puri would share his views and insights on 'Mission Smart Cities 2020'.

The event would be aired from 5 pm to 6:30 pm IST - Live on WION, its social media pages and on the website.&nbsp;

India's only international English news channel WION is hosting the 'Mission Smart Cities 2020' event in Delhi on December 27, 2019, at 5 pm IST. The '100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life by enabling local development and harnessing technology.

India's only international English news channel WION is hosting the 'Mission Smart Cities 2020' event in Delhi on December 27, 2019, at 5 pm IST. The '100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life by enabling local development and harnessing technology. The Mission Smart Cities 2020 event by WION will focus on key topics. 'Session 1' of the event will be focused on designing the future of India and unravelling the buzzword “Smart Cities”. Session 2 will deal with India’s real estate outlook on growth, sustainability, and economy. From climate neutral cities, technology and transport to government initiatives and co-working spaces, stakeholders and industry stalwarts would discuss the opportunities and challenges of smart cities and real estate at the event. Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation would grace the event as the Chief Guest. Mr Puri would share his views and insights on 'Mission Smart Cities 2020'. The event would be aired from 5 pm to 6:30 pm IST - Live on WION, its social media pages and on the website.

Designing India's future: WION's 'Mission Smart Cities 2020' event to take place in Delhi on Friday

Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has filed a review petition on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure extension and seeks a larger bench to hear the matter. #WION #QamarJavedBajwa

Pakistan: Review plea filed on Bajwa's tenure

Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet and miserable holiday season to millions in the mainly Catholic nation, and forcing thousands to seek shelter at government facilities. #WION #Typhoon #TyphoonPhanfone #Phanfone #Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone brings misery to Philippines on Christmas

A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country. #WION #WestAfricancountry #Burkina Faso #jihadist violence

35 civilians, 87 terrorists killed in militant attack in Burkina Faso

For the first time in over two centuries, Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral was unable to hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve, as reconstruction work continues after the April fire that ravaged ancient structure. #WION #Notre-Dam #Chistmas

No Christmas mass at Notre-Dame for the first time in 200 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while unveiling the statue of India's former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow condemns violent protest over Citizenship Amendment Act and urges citizens to act responsibly and to not damage the public property. #PMModi #WION #CAA #India

PM Modi condemns violence, urges anti-CAA protesters to introspect

As the world gears up for the last Solar eclipse of 2019 on Thursday, people gathered at parks and observation centres in India to view the annular solar spectacle which is visible in several parts of the country. #WION #SolarEclipse2019 #RingOfFire

Last Solar Eclipse of the decade begins, to create a 'ring of fire'

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed offstage as a rocket fired from Gaza towards the city of Israel. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), one rocket was fired from Gaza toward Israel and was intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system.

Benjamin Netanyahu rushed offstage as rocket fired from Gaza into Israel

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on December 25 that the forcible military conscription of one of his allies to a remote air base in the Arctic amounted to kidnapping and illegal imprisonment. #WION #Russia

Russian opposition leader's aide sent to Arctic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the destruction of the public property during the violent protests. He also praised Uttar Pradesh police for the way they dealt with the protesters. #WION #AntiCAAProtests

Anti-CAA Protests: Notice seeking recovery sent to protesters

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on December 26 said that the students in several universities and colleges are leading masses and crowds to carry out arson and violence in the name of protests and this is not leadership. #WION #BipinRawat #AntiCAAProtests

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat slams violent protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin played ice hockey in the Red Square alongside the Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and legendary hockey players on December 25.

Vladimir Putin plays ice hockey in Red Square

Pakistan governments U-turn on Army chief General Bajwa's extension

Yesterday the high-level meeting was conducted over appointing Nation's first CDS. #India #CDS #Defenceministry #PMModi #IndianCDS

India to get it's first CDS; A step towards defence mordernisation

President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons. #WION #Putin #Hypersonicweapons #Vladimir Putin

'Russia; only country in world' with hypersonic weapons claims Prez Putin

As parts of Australia continue to battle bushfires, residents in Sydney celebrated as the city received much-need rainfall on Christmas Eve.

Australia: Sydney, Brisbane residents get rain respite amid wildfire

The Hong Kong protest took to the streets, demanding a greater democracy on Christmas eve. As protestors refused to stop in China's autonomous region the business in Hong Kong are facing the brunt. On the eve of Christmas, many shops have been reported to down trading in this holiday season. #HongKong #HongKongProtest #Christmas

Hong Kong unrest continues, Police fire tear gas at protestors

The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to explore their world. #WION #WIONSpeedNews #Boeing #BoeingCEO #Russia #Moscow #India #NPR #Donald Trump

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - December 25, 2019

Protesters clashed with riot police and plain clothes officers at Harbour City shopping mall in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. #WION, #HongKong #HongKongprotest #Hongkongmall

Hong Kong: Christmas Eve protests grip mall

The Central government is shortly going to announce India's first Chief of Defence Staff. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will be a four-star position, created as part of a defence management overhaul. #WION #India #CDS #PMModi #IndianCDS

Union cabinet gives nod to post of CDS; Sujan Chinoy briefs over the post

The cabinet on Tuesday approved funding for the Census and the National Population Register (NPR), to be conducted next year. #India #WION #NPR #Census

Cabinet approves Census of India 2021 and NPR

Four months after the abrogation of Article 370 that revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status, government sources said a decision has been taken to recall troops in the valley with immediate effect. Around 72,000 troops of the paramilitary has been recalled. The decision was taken after a full security review of the Kashmir situation on December 24. The high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir discussed the security situation in the newly carved out Union Territory besides development matters. #JammuAndKashmir #J&K #ParamilitaryTroops

WION Dispatch: 7,200 para troops recalled from J&K, move after security meet on J&K

Local community members delivered hundreds of Christmas presents to volunteer firefighters and people who recently lost their homes to bushfires on December 24 in New South Wales. Volunteer firefighter Andrew Johnson was brought to tears when he received the gifts. On the other hand four generations of Britain's royal family were filmed getting into festive spirit on December 22 by preparing Christmas treats to support the Royal British Legion.Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George set up shop in the music room at Buckingham Palace to make a special Christmas pudding as part of the British Legion's "Together at Christmas" initiative. #AustraliaBushfires #Christmas #Queen #RoyalChristmas

Christmas presents for Australian firefighters, Royal baking session on Christmas

President Donald Trump has brushed off North Korea’s warning of a “Christmas gift”, saying the United States would “deal with it very successfully”, amid concerns that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile test. Trump on December 24 said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch when the president was asked how he would react to a long-range test. #NorthKorea #ChristmasGift #DonaldTrump #KimJongUnGift

Donald Trump brushes off North Korea's warning of Christmas gift

The federal cabinet on December 24 has decided to give one-time permission for import of polio markers from India and reduce prices of 89 medicines by 15 per cent. The markers, which are used to mark the fingers of children after administering them polio vaccine, are approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). #Pakistan #India #WHO #PolioMarkers #Polio

Pakistan to import polio markers from India, price of 89 medicines reduced by 15%

Rescue kittens got dressed up in festive holiday sweaters on Christmas Eve (December 24) as adoring fans took turns playing and cuddling with them at a Washington cat cafe.

Kittens in festive sweaters bring holiday cheer to Washington cat cafe

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