Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

August 7, 2025 4:53 PM

Time to move on from South Africa’s WTC win: Kagiso Rabada

South Africa’s leading paceman Kagiso Rabada says it is time to move on from the euphoria of beating Australia in the World Test Championship final wile admitting a belated major trophy success has come as a relief to his team. Rabada will lead So...

August 7, 2025 4:35 PM

Sensex, Nifty absorb tariff shock and rebound to end in green

The Indian stock market settled slightly up on Thursday after witnessing a highly volatile session, sidelining the US President Donald Trump's fresh tariff jitters. However, stocks from textiles, jewellery and auto ancillaries sectors, which have ex...

August 7, 2025 4:21 PM

Cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali dips 14% in July: Crisil report

The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined by 14% and 13%, respectively, in July 2025 compared to the same month last year, driven by softer commodity prices, according to Crisil’s monthly indicator of food plate costs. ...

August 7, 2025 3:55 PM

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 409 rescued so far from flood-hit areas; more rescue personnel deployed to Uttarkashi

Several individuals stranded in disaster-hit areas of Uttarkashi were rescued and brought to Harsil on Thursday, bringing the total number of rescued people to 409, Uttarakhand officials involved in the ongoing relief and rescue efforts confirmed. T...

August 7, 2025 3:30 PM

Soumya Swaminathan lauds PM Modi’s resolve to ensure farmers’ welfare

Soumya Swaminathan, Chair of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and former Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's steadfast commitment to safeguarding the welfare o...

August 7, 2025 3:20 PM

New US tariffs no big problem for India, which has huge domestic market: Mark Mobius

Billionaire investor Mark Mobius on Thursday said that the upcoming 50 per cent tariffs on India, announced by US President Donald Trump, are unlikely to significantly impact the country, thanks to its massive domestic market and relatively lower dep...

August 7, 2025 2:24 PM

Dharali-Harsil road connectivity to be restored within 3 days after cloudburst damage: BRO chief

Following a devastating cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched swift operations to restore road and bridge connectivity to the affected areas of Dharali and Harsil. BRO Director General Lt Gen ...

August 7, 2025 2:14 PM

IMD forecast heavy rainfall in Northeast, eastern India, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a prolonged spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall across Northeast and adjoining eastern India over the next seven days, with extremely heavy showers (more than 21 cm) likely at isolated places i...

August 7, 2025 1:23 PM

Heavy rain with thundershowers to continue across south Bengal: IMD issues yellow alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert for Kolkata and several districts in south Bengal, forecasting light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds (30–40 km/h) through the weekend. A seni...

August 7, 2025 1:00 PM

England’s Woakes ‘gutted’ he could not win single-handedly at Oval

All-rounder Chris Woakes is still processing the shock after England fell agonisingly short of a "fairytale" series victory despite his remarkable act of bravery in the fifth and final test against India. India levelled the five-test series 2-2 on M...