India, Dec. 31 -- India reached the moon in 2023 by riding on its Chandrayaan programme and even surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation during the year. Outside India, the world witnessed conflicts surging from Ukraine-Russia to the border of Israel when Hamas members crossed the Gaza Strip and launched an attack on the neighbouring nation, triggering a war that is devastating Gaza. The year will once again go down in history as one when several stunning events unfolded reshaping the future. IBNS-TWF correspondent Supriyo Hazra picks twenty mega events which kept the world and India in headlines.

Israel-Hamas crisis

Palestine's Hamas group made a surprise move when its members crossed over from the Gaza Strip and lau...