Aditya Ahuja, Author at DD India

October 16, 2024 1:10 PM

PM Modi to participate in International Abhidhamma Divas and Pali recognition ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the International Abhidhamma Divas celebration at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. The event will also celebrate the recognition of Pali as a classical language by the Union government. Abhidhamma Diva...

August 29, 2024 5:38 PM

Study finds how certain diabetes medications might prevent dementia

A study published in 'The British Medical General' suggests that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, may help prevent dementia, with greater benefits observed with prolonged treatment. The stud...

August 29, 2024 4:53 PM

Zambia to take part in Paris Paralympics despite missing opening ceremony

Zambia are expected to take part in the Paris Paralympics despite being omitted from the opening ceremony after they failed to confirm that they were travelling to the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday. The Zambia ...

August 29, 2024 1:36 PM

Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

The streets of a town in eastern Spain were awash in red on Wednesday as revellers flung overripe tomatoes at each other in a high-spirited battle royale during the traditional Tomatina festival. Some 22,000 participants wearing white clothes besp...

August 29, 2024 1:29 PM

ECI issues notification for 2nd phase of polling in J-K

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notification for the filing of nomination papers by candidates for the second phase of elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to start in the third week of September. The last ...

August 29, 2024 1:25 PM

Bangladesh becomes signatory to UN treaty on protection against enforced disappearances

Bangladesh signed the UN instrument title the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances on Thursday. The Chief Advisor of interim government of Bangladesh, Prof. Muhammad Yunus signed the convention on T...

August 29, 2024 1:38 PM

Bangladesh makes a historic win in SAFF U-20 Championship football tournament

Bangladesh has been crowned the new champion of the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-20 Championship football tournament. Bangladesh won the title by defeating hosts Nepal by 4-1 in the final match at the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)...

August 29, 2024 1:18 PM

Dubai to Host Prestigious L’Etape Cycling Race in 2025

Dubai is set to make history as it prepares to host the L'Etape Dubai cycling race, presented by the Tour de France, on February 2, 2025. This marks the first time the prestigious amateur cycling event will take place in the Middle East. Organized by...

August 29, 2024 11:00 AM

Djokovic advances to third round after Djere retires injured

Defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on track on Wednesday after fellow Serb Laslo Djere retired injured while trailing 6-4 6-4 2-0 in their second-round match. Djokovic had needed five sets to ...

August 29, 2024 9:39 PM

Plant4Mother: Over 800 institutions to plant more than 3,000 saplings nationwide

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will participate in a plantation drive in New Delhi on Thursday as part of the #Plant4Mother campaign, also known as #एक_पेड़_मां_के_नाम. The campaign, launched by Prime Min...