Aditya Ahuja, Author at DD India

January 30, 2025 10:48 PM

Amit Shah hails PM Modi’s decade of governance as a “turning point in India’s history”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ten years in power as a turning point in India's history, asserting that it marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. Speaking at the launch of the book '...

January 30, 2025 10:45 PM

Virat Kohli meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar amid Ranji Trophy return

Senior India batter Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla met Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, January 30. Shukla took to social media platform X to express his happiness. "Love...

January 30, 2025 10:33 PM

Pentagon probes crash by ‘experienced’ Black Hawk crew, halts flights

The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Washington was being operated on a training flight by a "fairly experienced crew" with night-vision goggles, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, as the Pentagon ordere...

January 30, 2025 9:16 PM

PM Modi, Vice President Dhankhar attend prayer meeting on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar attended a prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on Thursday to commemorate the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. PM Modi was also seen interacting with people present at Gan...

January 30, 2025 8:44 PM

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station

ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), which is set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than spri...

January 30, 2025 8:43 PM

Authorities confirm no survivors in mid-air collision over Potomac river

Following the mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, authorities have announced that they no longer expect to find any survivors. Efforts have now shifted to a recovery mission, according to DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, as re...

January 30, 2025 6:07 PM

Nitin Gadkari to discuss with oil companies to make ethanol rates reasonable

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday said that he will hold a meeting with oil marketing companies (OMCs) after the Delhi elections to discuss bringing ethanol retail prices to a reasonable level. "On February 6...

January 30, 2025 4:32 PM

Usman Khawaja breaks new ground as first Australian to smash double ton in Sri Lanka

Australian opener Usman Khawaja struck his maiden double century in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Day 2 at Galle International Stadium, becoming the first Australian to achieve this milestone on Sri Lankan soil. Khawaja reached his double hund...

January 30, 2025 3:26 PM

105 Colombian deportees land in Bogota from the US

A Colombian Air Force plane landed in Bogota with 105 Colombian nationals deported from the United States, marking the third such flight this week, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said. "Deportees arrived in the morning from San Diego, California," t...

January 29, 2025 4:49 PM

GCCs propel record office leasing in India, set to surpass 2,500 units in 3-4 years

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) drove record-breaking office leasing activity in India, accounting for 36 percent of the total 77.2 million square feet leased in 2024, according to a report released on Wednesday. GCCs are fully owned and integrat...