Aditya Ahuja, Author at DD India

July 6, 2024 12:39 PM

France beat Portugal in shootout to reach semis and end Ronaldo’s dream

France converted all their kicks in a shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final on Friday, likely bringing the curtain down on Cristiano Ronaldo's international career. ...

July 6, 2024 12:32 PM

Every Indian indebted to Syama Prasad Mookerjee for his effort on national integrity: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary on Saturday. The minister said every Indian is indebted to Mookerjee for “his unique efforts for the integrity of the cou...

July 6, 2024 2:13 PM

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential race, interior ministry says

The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, has won the run-off presidential vote on, as per the interior ministry of Iran. The vote was a tight race between...

July 6, 2024 6:08 PM

New PM Keir Starmer pledges action not words to fix Britain

Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged action to fix the country, not just words, on Friday (July 5), but warned the voters who handed him a massive electoral majority and those who voted against, that improvements would take time. Sta...

July 6, 2024 2:12 PM

‘Half of my life is gone’- Jamaicans grapple with destruction after Hurricane Beryl

The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl has left many Jamaican residents grappling with significant destruction and loss. Glad Powell, whose home was severely damaged, walked through the wreckage of his house, a tree having caved in his roof. "I'm nervous,...

July 6, 2024 10:59 AM

Moulin Rouge lights up its new sails and celebrates with can-can show

Cancan dancers of the Moulin Rouge dazzled spectators in Paris on Friday (July 5), as the newly installed sails were lit up above the famous windmill. The sails of the red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret club in Paris, fe...

July 6, 2024 11:17 AM

Tripura: 47 students die from HIV, 828 test positive

As many as forty-seven students have died from HIV in Tripura, and 828 have tested HIV-positive, according to a senior official of the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS). “We have so far registered 828 students who are HIV positive. Out of...

July 6, 2024 10:37 AM

Biden says only the ‘Lord Almighty’ could oust him from race

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday (July 5) said he did not need a cognitive test to determine whether he had a mental decline and dismissed calls from some Democrats that he should step aside to let a more vigorous candidate take on Republican Donal...

July 6, 2024 10:27 AM

Spain dig deep to earn dramatic extra time victory over Germany

A Mikel Merino goal in the last moments of extra time gave Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over hosts Germany in an enthralling Euro 2024 quarter-final clash on Friday between the tournament's two most successful nations. The game was into the ...

July 6, 2024 10:16 AM

Culprits won’t be spared, says ‘Bhole Baba’ on Hathras stampede, urges people to have faith in government probe

Self-styled godman Suraj Pal Singh or "Bhole Baba" broke his silence on Saturday in connection with the Hathras stampede in which 121 people, mostly women and children, died, stating that "those who created the chaos will not be spared." In a vide...