Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

October 1, 2024 10:47 AM

NPR 1 Billion to Be Released for Disaster Relief Fund for Nepal Flood Rescue and Relief Operation

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held yesterday evening decided to release one billion rupees for the Disaster Relief Fund as part of the government's initiative to expedite the rescue and relief operations for the disaster-hit communities. The...

October 1, 2024 12:19 PM

J&K Assembly Elections: 11.60% voter turnout recorded by 9 a.m. in the third phase of polling

In the third phase of voting for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, a voter turnout of 11.60% was recorded by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). As per ECI data, Udhampur registred the highest turnout at 1...

September 30, 2024 4:45 PM

Trump suspect to appear in court on attempted assassination charge

The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president’s Florida golf courses is due to appear in court on Monday to enter a plea to five federal charges. Ry...

September 30, 2024 4:45 PM

Maharashtra govt declares indigenous cow as ‘Rajya Mata’, launches subsidy scheme

The Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday conferred the title of 'Rajya Mata' to indigenous cows to promote their welfare, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state. In a cabinet meeting chaired by Maharas...

September 30, 2024 4:41 PM

World Cup winner Griezmann announces shock retirement from French national team

France midfielder Antoine Griezmann announced the end of his international career on Monday after being coach Didier Deschamps's most important player for a decade, during which he won a World Cup title. The 33-year-old, who struggled at this year's...

September 30, 2024 4:21 PM

Lebanon’s Hezbollah will pick new leader at earliest opportunity, says its deputy chief

Lebanon's Hezbollah will choose a successor to its slain secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah "at the earliest opportunity" and will continue the fight against Israel, the Iran-backed group's deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Monday. He spoke in...

September 30, 2024 3:46 PM

Epic Games accuses Samsung, Google of scheme to block app rivals

“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic said it would file a lawsuit in U.S...

September 30, 2024 3:45 PM

“We used to hear American players are great”: Rajyavardhan Rathore reflects on progress in Indian sports

Former rifle shooter, Olympic medalist and Rajasthan's Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, praised the central government's efforts to uplift athletes, drawing a comparison between the Khelo India scheme and American col...

September 30, 2024 3:24 PM

Iran will not leave Israel’s ‘criminal acts’ unanswered, says foreign ministry

Iran will not leave any of "the criminal acts" of Israel unanswered, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, referring to the killing of Hezbollah's chief and an Iranian Guard deputy commander in Lebanon. Brigadier Gener...

September 30, 2024 2:58 PM

Which countries have pledged aid to Lebanon as conflict worsened?

Israeli attacks on the Hezbollah group in Lebanon have killed more than 1,000 people and wounded 6,000 in the past two weeks, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Around a million people have fled their homes seeking safety in other parts of L...