Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

February 8, 2025 8:54 AM

PM Modi chairs WAVES advisory board meeting to position India as global entertainment hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired an extensive meeting of the Advisory Board of WAVES via video conference to position India as a global entertainment hub in the world. The Prime Minister engaged in a virtual interaction with top profession...

February 8, 2025 8:11 AM

‘India has no role to play’: MEA summons Bangladesh Envoy after Dhaka lodges protest over Sheikh Hasina’s speech

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, expressing concerns over continued negative remarks by Bangladeshi authorities regarding India. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaisw...

February 8, 2025 7:55 AM

Delhi Polls: Election Commission to begin counting of votes at 8 a.m. today

The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election is taking place from 8 a.m. on Saturday, with the top contenders Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoping to form government in the capital city. Voting for all 70 seats of t...

February 7, 2025 5:48 PM

‘PM Modi’s Feb 12-13 US visit valuable opportunity to engage Trump administration on all areas of mutual interest’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be among the first few world leaders to visit the United States following the start of US President Donald Trump's second term in office a few weeks ago, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. T...

February 7, 2025 4:51 PM

Countries staying committed to climate plans after US Paris pact exit, UN climate chief says

Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean energy transition, as the United States plans to exit the Paris climate agreement, the UN's top climate official said in his first speech of the year on Thu...

February 7, 2025 4:09 PM

NDA MPs from Bihar felicitate PM Modi for Budget announcements for State

Around 30 Members of Parliament (MPs) from Bihar, including those from BJP, JD(U), and other parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday to express their appreciation for the provisions ...

February 7, 2025 3:46 PM

Iran’s Khamenei says experience proves talks with US ‘not smart’

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience had proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable", the official IRNA news agency reported. This week U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like ...

February 7, 2025 2:58 PM

China blames US ‘sabotage’ for Panama’s departure from Belt and Road initiative

China is opposed to U.S. "smearing and sabotage" of the Belt and Road Initiative in Panama through "pressure and coercion", its foreign ministry said on Friday, after the South American nation decided to exit the programme. At a regular press briefi...

February 7, 2025 2:46 PM

Budget 2025: How It Can Propel India on The Growth Path

Less than a week after the finance minister announced the budget, the Reserve Bank of India announced a rate cut, reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points. The synchronisation between the government and the central bank ensures that the temporary di...

February 7, 2025 12:53 PM

Kremlin confirms Putin and Trump have yet to discuss a possible meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have yet to discuss a possible meeting, CNN quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. It cited Peskov as saying there had been no initial contacts between the two leaders about...