Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

July 11, 2024 1:08 PM

Indian delegation visits Sri Lanka to boost bilateral ties and capacity building

A high-level Indian delegation led by V. Srinivas, Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, visited Sri Lanka to bolster bilateral cooperation and enhance capacity building for senior public officials. During their tw...

July 11, 2024 4:10 PM

IMD issues alerts as heavy rains trigger floods across northern, eastern India

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rains in several northern and eastern states, where flash floods have already claimed several lives, inundated farms, and destroyed residential areas. The weather agency has issued 'ora...

July 11, 2024 4:26 PM

Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit

Joining this week's meeting of NATO leaders in Washington will be some countries far from Europe or North America - Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Who is coming and what is the link between NATO, which was founded to help the N...

July 11, 2024 11:10 AM

South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ laser weapons targeting North Korean drones

South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones this year, becoming the world's first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country's arms procurement agency said on Thursday. South Korea has called ...

July 11, 2024 10:39 AM

Key points from NATO’s Washington summit declaration

Leaders of NATO countries stressed a membership pledge for Ukraine and took a stronger stance on China's support for Russia in a declaration on Wednesday at a summit in Washington. Below are key parts of the summit declaration from the 32-nation tra...

July 11, 2024 10:19 AM

PM Modi’s historic visit to Austria highlights 75 years of diplomatic relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Austria on July 9-10 marked a historic event as it was the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 41 years. The visit also coincided with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between I...

July 10, 2024 1:06 PM

Floods in Assam kill nine one-horned rhinos

More than 150 animals, nine of them rare one-horned rhinoceros, have drowned in floods at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, authorities said. Assam is grappling with flash floods triggered by heavy rain over the past two months. At least 79 peop...

July 10, 2024 12:58 PM

Unnao accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 to injured

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the victims who died in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The injured will receive Rs 50,000. The accident occurred when a double-decker sleeper bu...

July 10, 2024 12:40 PM

Olympics-India defend for the win to fulfil hockey gold dream

India broke a 41-year medal drought in Olympic men's hockey with a bronze in Tokyo three years ago, triggering hopes that a ninth gold medal for the once dominant power in the sport might be on the cards in Paris. The majority of India's titles were...

July 10, 2024 10:54 AM

FLiRT COVID variants: What are they and are they more contagious?

The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations th...