Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

January 30, 2025 4:42 PM

Palestinian militants begin handover of three Israeli hostages in latest stage of ceasefire deal

Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that halted fighting in the shattered coastal territory earlier this month. An Israeli s...

January 30, 2025 1:17 PM

RBI: Year-on-Year UPI expansion propels India’s digital ecosystem

Digital payments across India recorded a double-digit increase of 11.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) as of September 2024, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) index that measures the adoption of online transactions, as stated in a central ...

January 30, 2025 4:48 PM

Prez Murmu, V-P Dhankhar, PM Modi pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

Tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Smriti Memorial at Rajghat on his death anniversary, honouring his immense contributions to the nation and his unwavering commitment to truth and non-violence. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice Preside...

January 30, 2025 4:48 PM

India-Oman cultural fusion at Republic Day celebration in Muscat

A remarkable cultural fusion marked India's Republic Day celebrations in Muscat as traditional Kerala percussion merged with Omani violin artistry in a unique musical presentation titled 'Sur Sandook.' The event, hosted by the Indian Embassy at Mus...

January 30, 2025 12:45 PM

Where do the legal cases against Trump’s executive orders stand?

Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders has sparked lawsuits seeking to stymie the U.S. president's plans for cracking down on immigration, shaking up the federal bureaucracy and reversing protections for transgender people. Here is a look at the ...

January 30, 2025 11:55 AM

Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a...

January 30, 2025 11:09 AM

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, says source

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector. SoftBank could invest $15 billion to $25 billion directly int...

January 30, 2025 4:48 PM

No vehicle zone, VVIP passes cancelled: UP govt’s key changes after Maha Kumbh stampede

In the wake of a stampede during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, which resulted in the loss of at least 30 lives and left 60 others injured, the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced a series of stringent measures to prevent further tragedies and...

January 30, 2025 11:22 AM

Delhi-NCR air quality slips to ‘severe’, GRAP-3 re-imposed

As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched ‘Severe’ levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday. The AQI o...

January 30, 2025 10:06 AM

Indian stock market opens flat as US Fed pauses rate cut cycle

Indian benchmark indices opened flat on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve meeting voted unanimously to pause the rate cut cycle, which started last September and has delivered 100 bps of cut to date. The Sensex was marginally up 49 points or 0.065 ...