Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

May 14, 2024 8:33 PM

China strongly opposes U.S. tariff hikes, pledging measures to defend rights

China strongly opposed the United States' tariff hikes, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday, vowing it will take resolute measures to defend its rights and interests. "U.S. raising Section 301 tariffs violates President Biden's commitment to 'not ...

May 14, 2024 7:17 PM

Eminent Persons’ Group on BIMSTEC Meets in Dhaka

The 3rd Meeting of the Eminent Persons’ Group (EPG) on Future Directions of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held on 12-13 May 2024. The Meeting was held at the BIMSTEC Secretariat in ...

May 14, 2024 6:02 PM

MHA warns against cyber criminals impersonating government officials

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a cautionary advisory regarding cyber criminals who are adopting deceptive tactics such as 'blackmail' and 'digital arrest', posing as officers from various government agencies. These fraudulent individua...

May 14, 2024 5:11 PM

Two-wheeler sales surge 31 percent in April

The Indian automobile industry kicked off the financial year 2024-25 on a positive note, witnessing a remarkable 31% growth in two-wheeler sales in April compared to the same period last year. According to data released by the Society of Indian Autom...

May 14, 2024 4:15 PM

AI, green development to empower global economic growth: leaders

The fast-evolving sectors of artificial intelligence (AI) and green development can serve as major new growth engines to drive the global economy forward, according to attendees at the 2024 Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit in Beijing on M...

May 14, 2024 3:48 PM

Pakistan PM unveils broader plan to sell most state-owned firms

Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, with the exception of strategic entities, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday, broadening its initial plans to sell only loss-making state firms to shore up its shaky finances. The annou...

May 14, 2024 3:35 PM

Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who...

May 14, 2024 3:23 PM

Israeli tanks push into Gaza’s Rafah, as displaced civilians flee again

Israeli tanks forged deeper into eastern Rafah, reaching some residential districts on Tuesday, stepping up an offensive in the southern border city where more than a million people had been sheltering after being displaced in seven months of war. I...

May 13, 2024 11:17 PM

Sushil Modi, Ex-Bihar Deputy CM dies At 72, was diagnosed with cancer

Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on Monday after a long battle with cancer. Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary posted on social platform X,"Humble tribute to former Bihar deputy chief minister and ex-Rajya S...

May 13, 2024 10:02 PM

Lok Sabha Election Phase 4: 62.84% Voter Turnout Across 96 Seats

The fourth phase of General Elections 2024 commenced Today across 96 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) in 10 States and Union Territories (UTs). Polling stations opened at 7 am, witnessing voter turnout of approximately 62.84% by 8 PM. Despite polli...