Aditya Ahuja, Author at DD India

July 2, 2025 1:35 AM

Feeling hot, hot, hot – Swiatek downs Wimbledon debutant to reach round two

Iga Swiatek still has a long way to go to master the art of grasscourt tennis but on Tuesday the Pole took the first step towards what she hopes will be a triumphant run at Wimbledon as she beat Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1 in the first round. Facin...

July 2, 2025 2:01 AM

Starmer wins vote on UK welfare reform but suffers damaging rebellion

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won a vote on his welfare plans on Tuesday at significant political cost as he suffered the biggest parliamentary rebellion of his premiership and was forced to back down on key parts of the package. After his l...

July 2, 2025 2:35 AM

US Senate passes Trump’s sweeping tax-and spending bill, setting up House battle

U.S. Senate Republicans passed President Donald Trump's massive tax-and-spending bill on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, advancing a package that would slash taxes, reduce social safety net programs and boost military and immigration enforcem...

July 2, 2025 2:29 AM

Putin, Macron discuss Iran, Ukraine in first phone call in nearly three years

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Middle East crisis including Iran and the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, their first such exchange since September 2022. In ...

July 1, 2025 11:20 PM

Hardeep Singh Puri highlights India’s economic milestones and reforms at ICAI Foundation Day

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Tuesday outlined India’s remarkable economic transformation over the past eleven years, crediting bold policy reforms, robust governance, and far-reaching social welfare measures ...

July 1, 2025 10:30 PM

Jaishankar urges Quad partners to back India’s zero tolerance policy on terror

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reiterated India's right to defend itself against terrorism and urged the Quad to understand this position, as the foreign ministers of the four-nation group gathered for their ministerial meet...

July 1, 2025 10:05 PM

President Murmu inaugurates and lays foundation stones for key projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University in Gorakhpur. The projects include the inauguration of the University’s Auditorium, Academic Block, an...

July 2, 2025 3:39 AM

Rajnath Singh, US Defence Secretary discuss ways to strengthen defence ties, expand industry collaboration

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and United States Secretary of Defense Mr Pete Hegseth held a telephonic conversation on Tuesday to discuss avenues for deepening defence cooperation between India and the United States. The discussion covered a wide r...

July 1, 2025 8:25 PM

Trump to discuss Gaza, Iran with Netanyahu at Monday meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will discuss the situations in Gaza and Iran when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week, adding that he hopes to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza soon. Trump pl...

July 2, 2025 2:20 AM

India–Ghana relations to get fresh push with PM Modi’s landmark two-day visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Ghana from July 2, marks a landmark moment in India–Ghana relations. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in more than three decades and PM Modi’s first bilateral enga...