Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

August 14, 2025 2:05 PM

Could robotics and timber tackle Britain’s housing challenges?

Gigantic robot arms controlled by artificial intelligence glide around a vast factory in Oxfordshire, England, making building frames from timber, one of the world's oldest construction materials. With the British government committed to building 30...

August 14, 2025 2:02 PM

UK economy slows less than expected in second quarter

Britain's economy slowed less than expected in the second quarter of 2025 after a strong start to the year, despite the shock of U.S. trade tariffs and a weaker jobs market, offering some relief to finance minister Rachel Reeves. Official figures pu...

August 14, 2025 1:53 PM

Root plans to use his experience to end Ashes win drought in Australia

England batter Joe Root said his experience of 158 tests makes him better equipped than ever to end a victory drought in Australia, as he ramps up preparations for the upcoming Ashes series. Root, who moved to second on the all-time test run-scorer ...

August 14, 2025 1:44 PM

Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia Holds Cleanliness Drive Ahead of Independence Day

In the run-up to Independence Day 2025, the Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia organised a Shramdaan activity under the Har Ghar Swachhata campaign. Ambassador Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan administered the Swachhta Pledge, after which staff and community members...

August 14, 2025 1:40 PM

Iraq and Syria Explore Revival of Banias Pipeline after two decades

Iraq and Syria have agreed to study the potential reactivation of the Banias pipeline to transport Iraqi oil through Syrian territory. The decision emerged during talks in Baghdad between Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for...

August 14, 2025 12:50 PM

Australia’s Owen out of rest of white-ball series after Rabada blow

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Owen has been ruled out for the remainder of the white-ball series against South Africa due to a concussion after being struck on the helmet by Kagiso Rabada. Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday the Tasmanian passe...

August 14, 2025 12:10 PM

Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo to...

August 14, 2025 10:39 AM

UP Assembly’s first-ever 24-hour debate on ‘Vision 2047’ underway to chart development roadmap

A 24-hour discussion on the 'Vision Document 2047' is underway in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, with senior ministers outlining plans for economic growth, social justice, environmental protection, and infrastructure development. The histor...

August 14, 2025 12:46 PM

Defending champions Sabalenka, Sinner advance in rain-hit Cincinnati Open

World number one Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Wednesday, while men's top seed Jannik Sinner beat Adrian Mannarino following a lengthy rain delay. Fresh off a th...

August 14, 2025 12:49 PM

North Korea says South Korea’s peace overtures a ‘pipedream’

The North Korean leader's powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream." Kim Yo Jong...