Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

January 20, 2026 3:48 PM

Sydney beaches close after three shark attacks in two days

Beaches in the north of Sydney remained closed on Tuesday after a shark bit a man in his 20s, the city's third shark attack in two days. Emergency services were called to a beach in Manly in the north of the city on Monday evening following reports ...

January 20, 2026 6:08 PM

Uganda’s military chief tells hiding opposition leader to surrender

Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba said he was praying for fugitive opposition leader Bobi Wine's death and gave him 48 hours to surrender to the police following a contentious presidential election. Former pop star Wine said he fled a milit...

January 20, 2026 3:39 PM

Japan inbound tourist numbers hit record high in December despite 45% drop from China

Tourists to Japan from China dropped 45% in December from the year earlier but the total number of inbound visitors hit a record high for the month, the Japanese minister for tourism said on Tuesday. Beijing had in November urged its citizens not to...

January 20, 2026 3:16 PM

New Zealand’s Adam Milne, Michael Bracewell suffer injuries ahead of T20 World Cup

New Zealand's preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup suffered a setback with fast bowler Adam Milne and all-rounder Michael Bracewell sustaining injuries ahead of the global showpiece taking place in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. Milne injur...

January 20, 2026 3:09 PM

UN development programme to move 400 New York-based staff to Europe

The United Nations Development Programme will move close to 400 staff from its New York headquarters to Germany and Spain, it said late on Monday, following funding cuts by the United States. "The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evo...

January 19, 2026 10:59 PM

Record snow fall in Russian far east sows fun, frustration and massive drifts

The biggest snow fall in 60 years on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula created vast drifts several metres tall that blocked building entrances and buried cars, according to Reuters visuals and weather monitoring stations. In some areas more t...

January 19, 2026 11:05 PM

Spain’s high-speed train crash: What happened?

Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway, while one theory pointed to a broken rail joi...

January 19, 2026 10:43 PM

Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital

An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital on Monday, killing a Chinese national and six Afghans and injuring several others including a child, officials said. The restaurant was ...

January 19, 2026 10:42 PM

Dozens abducted in Nigeria church attacks; church leader says more than 160 seized

Armed bandits abducted dozens of worshippers from two churches in Nigeria's Kaduna state, police said on Monday, while a senior church leader put the number of those missing at more than 160. Kaduna state police said gunmen armed with "sophisticated...

January 19, 2026 10:37 PM

Mozambique floods force thousands to flee as rising waters cut off communities

Severe floods from heavy rains have forced thousands to flee homes in Mozambique and left some stranded on roofs as surging waters swamp settlements, aid workers and witnesses said on Monday. The floods have directly impacted more than 620,000 peopl...