Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

January 3, 2025 11:03 AM

Worked assiduously to secure release of Indian fishermen from Bangladesh: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that the Indian government has "worked assiduously" to secure the release of Indian fishermen detained by Bangladesh for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. On Thursday, 95 India...

January 3, 2025 10:47 AM

Dense fog disrupts flights and trains in Delhi as mercury plummets

A thick blanket of fog covered Delhi on Friday, causing widespread disruption as temperatures plummeted and the city faced a cold wave. The dense fog significantly reduced visibility, slowing down traffic in the early hours and causing delays for co...

January 3, 2025 10:44 AM

Nifty, Sensex open flat as Asian shares rally; experts cautious on FII momentum

India’s benchmark indices started Friday on a muted note, despite a rally in broader Asian markets. The Nifty gained 7.75 points, or 0.03 percent, opening at 24,196.40, while the Sensex rose by 129.28 points, or 0.16 percent, to open at 80,072.99....

January 3, 2025 10:11 AM

Indian village that changed its name to honour Jimmy Carter pays tribute

Thousands of miles from Washington, where the funeral of Jimmy Carter is set for next week, an Indian village named after the former U.S. president fondly remembers his visit almost 50 years ago, paying tribute. A one-term president from 1977, Carte...

January 2, 2025 4:51 PM

In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric

Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed on Thursday, placing the country within reach of its target of only adding cars that are electric on the road by 2025. Fully electric vehicles a...

January 2, 2025 3:50 PM

Sensex climbs over 1200, Nifty gains 369 points in positive market trend

Indian stock market surged by nearly 1.6 per cent in afternoon trade on Thursday as heavy buying was seen in auto, energy, private bank, infra, commodity and IT sectors on Nifty. At around 1.39 pm, Sensex was trading at 79,766.88 after rising 1,259....

January 2, 2025 3:11 PM

Maha Kumbh 2025: A spiritual odyssey awaits in Prayagraj

As the stage is set for the grandeur of the Maha Kumbh festival in 2025, Prayagraj, the sacred city where the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers converge, is poised to become the epicenter of devotion, meditation, and spiritual awakenin...

January 2, 2025 4:03 PM

Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly attacks, Including New Orleans truck incident

The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the truck attack on a New Orleans crowd, which killed 15 people and injured about 30. The suspect, identified a...

January 2, 2025 11:19 AM

PM Modi praises Maharashtra’s efforts in developing Maoist affected areas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Maharashtra government for its initiatives in driving development in Maoist-affected areas of the state. In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, "I laud the Maharashtra Government's efforts to e...

January 2, 2025 10:47 AM

Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV temporarily

The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network's dissemination of "inciting material," the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. The cu...