Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

July 18, 2025 12:31 PM

Trump asks for release of grand jury documents in Epstein case

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will ask a court to allow the release of grand jury testimony in the case of deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after some of his supporters reacted in fury to a report concluding there was n...

July 18, 2025 12:44 PM

Amit Shah congratulates Ahmedabad for topping cleanest big cities list in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated the people of Ahmedabad after the city was ranked the cleanest metropolis in the million-plus population category in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. In a post on X, Amit Shah said, "A moment of ...

July 18, 2025 10:51 AM

Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s

A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15...

July 18, 2025 10:36 AM

Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu as 7,908 pilgrims leave for Kashmir

The Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Friday after being temporarily suspended due to inclement weather on Thursday. A fresh batch of 7,908 pilgrims set out for the Kashmir Valley in two escorted convoys. According to officials, over 2.52 lakh pi...

July 18, 2025 10:30 AM

Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi investment minister to boost India-Saudi trade ties

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhanc...

July 18, 2025 10:08 AM

Indian Navy to commission indigenous diving support vessel ‘Nistar’ today at Visakhapatnam

In a boost to India’s maritime capabilities and self-reliance in defence production, the Indian Navy will today commission its first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel (DSV) Nistar at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Defence ...

July 18, 2025 10:01 AM

Torrential rain pounds South Korea for third day as thousands take shelter

More than 5,000 people in South Korea have been forced into shelters as heavy rain pounded parts of the country for a third day, with the deluge killing at least four people and destroying property and infrastructure, the safety ministry said on Frid...

July 18, 2025 9:40 AM

Lula says he won’t take orders from foreigner Trump, calls tariffs blackmail

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and later called the United States' threatened duty "unacceptable blackmail." The commen...

July 17, 2025 5:05 PM

Sensex, Nifty decline as IT and banking stocks drag

India’s benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by selling in information technology and banking stocks amid weak Q1 earnings and concerns over foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows linked to global trade uncertainties. The...

July 17, 2025 4:50 PM

South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said. A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high (33 ft) roadside wall collapsed on top of a movi...