Aditya Ahuja, Author at DD India

December 8, 2024 1:49 PM

South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defence minister

South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week's martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested. Yoon su...

December 8, 2024 12:49 PM

Syrian army command tells officers that Assad’s rule has ended, officer says

Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first announcement on state television following a lightning offensive that took the world by surprise. Syria's army command notified officers o...

December 8, 2024 10:10 AM

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Manama after Doha engagements

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar landed in Manama on Saturday evening to attend the 20th edition of the IISS Manama Dialogue. His visit, which follows a series of strategic diplomatic discussions in Doha, underscores India’s active rol...

December 7, 2024 7:17 PM

Health minister Nadda launches 100-day TB-free India campaign in Panchkula

Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday launched the "TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan," a 100-day campaign aimed at combating tuberculosis (TB), in Panchkula, Haryana. According to an official statement, the campaign focuses on the rapid detection and...

December 7, 2024 6:30 PM

South Korea’s Yoon survives martial law impeachment move after his party boycotts vote

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 vo...

December 7, 2024 6:12 PM

Idols burnt in another attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh, complaint filed

Amid growing concerns over violence targeting religious minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh, another Hindu temple was allegedly set on fire on the outskirts of Dhaka. The Mahabhagya Lakshminarayan Mandir, located in Dhor village...

December 7, 2024 4:55 PM

PM Modi urges citizens to support Armed Forces Flag Day fund

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to India’s brave soldiers on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day and urged citizens to contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. Sharing his message on X, PM Modi said, "Armed Forces Flag Day is abou...

December 7, 2024 4:52 PM

Trump returns to world stage at Notre-Dame reopening in Paris

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the world stage on Saturday to join leaders for the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, still a private citizen but already preparing to tackle a host of international crises. It is Trump's fi...

December 7, 2024 7:22 PM

Pink ball Test: Ton-up Head and bowlers put Australia on course for victory

Australia rode Travis Head's blistering 140 to post 337 and reduced India to 128-5 to stay on course for a series-levelling victory in the day-night second test on Saturday. Head smashed a swashbuckling hundred to fetch Australia a first innings lea...

December 7, 2024 3:03 PM

ICRISAT trains scientists to model climate-smart solutions for mixed farming systems

Twenty-three agricultural scientists from six countries in Asia and Africa received training in advanced modeling tools from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). This initiative is part of the CGIAR Initiati...