Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

January 22, 2026 4:34 PM

Three people shot dead in eastern Australia, town in lockdown

Three people have been shot dead in an attack in the Australian state of New South Wales, police said on Thursday, with local media reporting the gunman remained at large and the shooting was a suspected incident of domestic violence. Police said an...

January 22, 2026 4:19 PM

India’s power transmission network crosses 5 lakh circuit km mark

India’s national power transmission network has crossed a major milestone, surpassing 5 lakh circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines at 220 kV and above, along with a transformation capacity of 1,407 GVA, the Ministry of Power said on Thursd...

January 22, 2026 3:54 PM

Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it might be worth $1 billion

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Greenland's ownership was not Russia's concern and that the United States and Denmark - whose historical treatment of the island he criticised - should sort the matter out between themselves. Moscow ha...

January 22, 2026 2:28 PM

NATO’s Rutte says Arctic talks with Trump will focus on keeping Russia, China out

NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said on Thursday that he and U.S. President Trump had discussed in Davos how the transatlantic alliance should best defend the Arctic against Russia and China. Trump has repeatedly said he wanted to acquire Greenland, citin...

January 22, 2026 1:39 PM

ASEAN chair Philippines hosts Myanmar ‘stakeholder meeting’ to push stalled peace bid

The Philippines, the current chair of ASEAN, this week hosted a meeting of "important political groups" from army-ruled Myanmar, officials said on Thursday, in an effort to advance the regional bloc's long-stalled peace plan. Philippine Foreign Affa...

January 22, 2026 12:55 PM

Putin to discuss Ukraine peace with U.S. envoys after Trump says a deal is reasonably close

Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Thursday discuss a possible peace plan for Ukraine with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow after President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war was "reasonably close". The United States ...

January 22, 2026 12:06 PM

Bezos’ Blue Origin to deploy thousands of satellites for new ‘TeraWave’ communications network

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by ...

January 22, 2026 4:44 PM

South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens

South Korea introduced on Thursday what it says is the world's first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen trust and safety in the sector, but startups fretted that compliance could hold them back. Seoul ...

January 22, 2026 10:46 AM

How Syria’s Sharaa captured Kurdish-held areas while keeping the US onside

The Syrian government's rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits t...

January 22, 2026 4:36 PM

NATO chief says allies must step up Arctic security in Greenland deal with Trump

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday that Western allies will need to step up their presence in the Arctic under a framework deal with the U.S., a day after President Donald Trumpwalked back threats to use tariffs or seize Greenland by ...