Anjali Rai, Author at DD India

December 10, 2025 12:21 PM

Amid rising water demand in Mumbai, BMC steps up construction of three dams, says Dy CM Shinde

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), to meet the growing demand and ensure sufficient water supply, is focusing on comple...

December 10, 2025 12:05 PM

RBI Governor urges banks to lower intermediation costs, improve efficiency

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra has urged Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of public and select private sector banks to reduce intermediation costs and improve operational efficiency, citing the 125 basis points (b...

December 10, 2025 11:48 AM

Vietnam set to make it harder for media to protect sources, to expand state secrets

Vietnam's parliament adopted reforms to the media and state secrets laws on Wednesday which press freedom advocates say will make it harder for journalists to protect the identities of their sources and increase legal risks for reporting. "We are ap...

December 10, 2025 11:40 AM

Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports

Twelve people have been killed in a residential fire in the southern Chinese city of Shantou, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. The blaze broke out on Tuesday at 9:20 p.m. in a four-storey building and was extinguished about 40 minutes...

December 10, 2025 11:23 AM

PM Awas Yojana changed lives, poor families in J&K’s Kishtwar get permanent houses

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), one of the flagship welfare schemes launched by the Narendra Modi-led Union government, has provided a roof over the heads of poor people living in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, as well as lakhs of peop...

December 10, 2025 10:27 AM

Heavy rain pushes Tamil Nadu Puzhal reservoir to full capacity; high alert issued

Following intense rainfall across the catchment areas, the water level in key drinking water reservoirs around Chennai has risen sharply, prompting authorities to issue a precautionary alert to people living along vulnerable low-lying and coastal str...

December 10, 2025 10:13 AM

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

A U.S. trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta has backtracked on several commitments it made as part of the deal, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. "They're reneging on what we agreed to in July," said...

December 10, 2025 9:53 AM

Zelenskiy says he is open to elections if US ensures security

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was prepared to hold elections within three months if the U.S. and Kyiv's other allies could ensure the security of the vote. Wartime elections are forbidden by law but Zelenskiy, whose...

December 10, 2025 9:47 AM

South Korea’s Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and politics

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians, Lee's office said on Wednesday. Lee's order should apply "no matter whether (a politician is from the) r...

December 10, 2025 9:31 AM

Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defence ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strate...