Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

September 20, 2024 4:17 PM

Israel and Hezbollah trade fire after heaviest airstrikes yet

U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel's military ...

September 20, 2024 3:51 PM

Congress insults India on foreign land: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke out against the Congress party, highlighting remarks made by its leaders during foreign visits as being disrespectful to the nation. Addressing the National PM Vishwakarma Programme in Wardha, Maharashtra,...

September 20, 2024 7:06 PM

IND vs BAN, 1st Test Day 2: India end Day 2 at 81/3, lead Bangladesh by 308 runs

A fine performance by Indian pacers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, helped the hosts secure a tight advantage at the end of Day Two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday. At the end of Day Two, India was at 81/3, with Shubman Gill (...

September 20, 2024 3:36 PM

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 14 people across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in tank and air strikes on north and central areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as tanks advanced further into northwest Rafah near the border with Egypt. The unrelenting fighting between t...

September 20, 2024 3:07 PM

Tech giants push to dilute Europe’s AI Act

The world's biggest technology companies have embarked on a final push to persuade the European Union to take a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence as they seek to fend off the risk of billions of dollars in fines. EU lawmaker...

September 20, 2024 2:33 PM

As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers

Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk was recently approached by two men, who said they were real estate brokers and want...

September 20, 2024 2:16 PM

Dolphins dying again in Amazon lake made shallow by drought

The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying up in the worst drought on record. Researchers recovered the dead animal on Wednesday and measured water temperatures that ...

September 20, 2024 1:46 PM

PM Modi lays foundation stone for PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Maharashtra's Amravati on Friday. The 1000-acre park is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation...

September 20, 2024 1:31 PM

PM Modi visits exhibition at National ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Programme in Wardha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited an exhibition organised on the sidelines of National 'PM Vishwakarma' Programme in Maharashtra's Wardha on Friday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar an...

September 20, 2024 12:24 PM

Sensex breaches 84,000 mark for the first time; rises 1,000 points in just eight days

The BSE Sensex crossed the 84,000 mark for the first time on Friday, gaining 1,000 points in just eight days after touching 83,000 on September 12. Market experts attribute this strong rally in Indian markets to heightened investor optimism, spurred...