Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

November 6, 2024 4:59 PM

Six Indian Americans elected to US House of Representatives

Six Indian Americans have secured seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, raising their representation in Congress from five to six. Among the elected is Suhas Subramanyam, an attorney and Virginia State Senator, who made history as the first Ind...

November 6, 2024 3:06 PM

How is Lahore, the world’s most polluted city, battling toxic air?

Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities and set up a panel to oversee preventive efforts. Here is a look at what causes the hazardous air, and how the government is...

November 6, 2024 4:18 PM

PM Modi congratulates Donald Trump on “historic victory” in US presidential election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump after the Republican candidate appeared poised for a decisive victory in 2024 U.S. presidential election. As per the latest projections by Fox News, Trump has won 277 electoral vot...

November 6, 2024 1:08 PM

Indonesia to permanently relocate thousands of residents after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruptions

The Indonesian government plans to permanently relocate thousands of residents after a series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano which killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, officials said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, locate...

November 6, 2024 1:46 PM

Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole

At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in mass over time by eating material that wanders too close, reside at th...

November 6, 2024 12:20 PM

Encounter breaks out in Kupwara’s Margi area between security forces and terrorists

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning. The Indian Army's Chinar Corps said that a joint operation involving the Army and J&K Police was launched in the Margi a...

November 6, 2024 4:26 PM

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. Trump, 78, recaptur...

November 3, 2024 6:41 PM

Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire hopes dim

Israeli forces stepped up bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday killing at least 23 people, Palestinian medics said, with over half the deaths in northern areas where the army has waged a month-long campaign it says is to prevent Hamas from regroup...

November 3, 2024 6:36 PM

Harris tops Trump in Iowa in latest Des Moines Register poll

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has surpassed Republican Donald Trump in a new poll in Iowa, with likely women voters responsible for the turnaround in a state that Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020, according to a Des Moines Reg...

November 3, 2024 6:33 PM

J-K: Terrorists hurl grenades at TRC, Sunday market in Srinagar

Terrorists hurled grenades at TRC, Sunday market in Srinagar on Sunday. Further details are awaited. On Saturday, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Vidhi Kumar Birdi said that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encoun...