Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

July 22, 2025 12:30 PM

Alcaraz joins list of marquee withdrawals from Canadian Open

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has joined the list of big names skipping next week's Canadian Open in Toronto with the Spaniard saying he needs to focus on recovering from muscle issues after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final. The 22-y...

July 22, 2025 1:44 PM

Venus Williams makes winning return after 16-month layoff

Venus Williams enjoyed a winning return to tennis after more than a year away from the game as the 45-year-old American teamed up with compatriot Hailey Baptiste to win their round of 16 women's doubles tie at the Washington Open on Monday. The seve...

July 22, 2025 1:08 PM

UAE Introduces Sugar-Based Tax on Sweetened Beverages to Promote Healthier Choices

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to implement a paradigm shift in its policy regarding excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from January 2026, announced the Ministry of Finance and Federal Tax Authority (FTA) .The new rule will shift f...

July 22, 2025 11:59 AM

Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation in J&K’s Rajouri; schools closed

A flood-like situation has developed in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers swelled significantly due to incessant rainfall, officials said on Tuesday. As a precautionary measure, the Rajouri District Administra...

July 22, 2025 11:49 AM

South Korea’s Lee orders all-out effort to find missing after floods

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung told public officials on Tuesday to "spare no effort" in the search for missing people and on damage recovery after days of torrential rains left a trail of destruction in various parts of the country. The wet w...

July 22, 2025 11:37 AM

Rain lashes several parts of Delhi; IMD predicts light rain for next seven days

Several parts of the national capital witnessed rainfall on Tuesday, offering much-needed relief from the recent spell of heat and contributing to the ongoing monsoon activity across the region. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)...

July 22, 2025 10:59 AM

GST at Eight Years: Report Highlights Growth in Revenue and growing Women’s Inclusion in Formal Economy

There are over 1.52 crore active Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations and one-fifth of registered GST taxpayers in India now have at least one woman, and 14 per cent of registered taxpayers have all female members (on the basis of the constitut...

July 22, 2025 10:21 AM

Amarnath Yatra sees huge rush of pilgrims, 3.21 lakh had ‘darshan’ in 19 days

The ongoing Amarnath Yatra has witnessed an overwhelming turnout, with more than 3.21 lakh devotees having undertaken the pilgrimage in the last 19 days since it commenced on July 3. On Tuesday, another batch of 3,536 pilgrims departed from Jammu for...

July 22, 2025 12:11 PM

IMF’s Gita Gopinath to step down in August, return to Harvard University

Gita Gopinath, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund, will leave her post at the end of August to return to Harvard University, the IMF said in a statement on Monday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will name a successor t...

July 22, 2025 12:06 PM

Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil rights leader as part of an effort to discredit...