Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

August 25, 2025 1:25 PM

Heavy rain batters Gujarat; IMD issues red, orange alerts in multiple districts

Gujarat continues to witness heavy monsoon showers, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing multiple alerts across the state. Since early Monday morning, several areas of Ahmedabad have reported intense rainfall. The IMD has sounded ...

August 25, 2025 12:55 PM

PM Modi holds delegation-level talks with Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka at Hyderabad House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Fijian counterpart, Sitiveni Rabuka, at the Hyderabad House on Monday and discussed ways to further deepen the long-standing partnership and close ties between the two nations. In a post on X, the Ministry of Ext...

August 25, 2025 4:26 PM

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO aces air drop test

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the Air Drop Test, a key milestone for advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. The first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01), conducted on Sunday at Satish Dhawan Spa...

August 25, 2025 12:07 PM

50% US tariffs unlikely to significantly impact India’s growth: Analysts

As the August 27 deadline for the imposition of 25 per cent US secondary tariffs on Russian oil purchases approaches, analysts and global reports suggest that a cumulative 50 per cent tariff is unlikely to significantly derail India’s growth, thank...

August 25, 2025 11:43 AM

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over ground system issue

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Sunday called off the launch of Starship's tenth mission from Texas over an issue at its launch site, delaying an attempt to achieve several long-sought development milestones missed due to past tests ending in early failures. ...

August 25, 2025 11:36 AM

Cambodia passes law to revoke citizenship of people convicted of treason

Cambodia's parliament passed a law on Monday that will allow people convicted of treason to be stripped of their citizenship, a new measure that comes amid a sustained crackdown on opponents of the long-ruling Cambodian People's Party. The law, appr...

August 25, 2025 11:44 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lead Indian delegation at 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), scheduled to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from October 5 to 12, 2025. In this regard, Birla chaired an inter-ministe...

August 25, 2025 11:04 AM

Israel strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill six, wound dozens

Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86. The strikes are the latest in over a year of direct att...

August 25, 2025 10:47 AM

PM Modi lays foundation stone for Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya in Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of Sardardham Phase-II, Kanya Chhatralaya in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, through a video message, highlighting the importance of education and empowerment of daughters in n...

August 25, 2025 10:33 AM

Rain forecast for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry; fishermen advised against venture into sea

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai has announced that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwestern part of the Bay of Bengal on Monday, bringing widespread weather changes across several regions. In a statement, the RMC...