Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

November 6, 2024 3:22 PM

Kiki Hakansson, first miss world, passes away peacefully at 95

Kiki Hakansson, the pioneering figure who made history as the first-ever Miss World, has passed away at the age of 95. Hakansson, who was crowned in 1951, died in her sleep on Monday, November 4, at her home in California, her family confirmed. The ...

November 6, 2024 3:25 PM

Auto sales up 32% amid festive demand in October: FADA

India’s auto market saw a 32% year-on-year growth across all vehicle categories in October, as reported by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Wednesday. The two-wheeler segment led the charge with a 36% YoY increase in sal...

November 6, 2024 3:10 PM

India’s Services Index surges to 58.5 in October, employment growth hits 26-month high

India’s services sector witnessed a robust performance in October, with the Services PMI index climbing to 58.5, up from a ten-month low of 57.7 in September, according to HSBC India Service PMI compiled by S&P Global. This marks a sharp accele...

November 6, 2024 12:33 PM

Republicans win control of US Senate, make gains in House

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans also posted early gains as they battled to retain cont...

November 6, 2024 12:07 PM

Boarding bridge mishap damages Kuwait Airways aircraft at Dhaka airport

A boarding bridge collapsed onto Kuwait Airways plane, shearing off its door at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early on Wednesday. The incident took place at Kuwait Airways flight KU-283, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft, at about 2:20 AM on...

November 6, 2024 4:26 PM

No relief from pollution, Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’

Delhi’s air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, with thick smog blanketing parts of the city for a sixth consecutive day following Diwali celebrations. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi...

November 6, 2024 11:58 AM

Pakistan’s Punjab sets up ‘smog war room’ to combat hazardous air

Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality in Lahore pushed the capital of the eastern province to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city. Live rankings by Swiss grou...

November 6, 2024 11:36 AM

Nifty, Sensex open higher as U.S. election vote count drives investor sentiment

India’s benchmark indices rose on Wednesday as investors monitored the U.S. presidential election results, with Republican Donald Trump initially leading against Democrat Kamala Harris. The Nifty index gained 95 points, or 0.39%, to open at 24,308...

November 6, 2024 4:21 PM

US likely to remain cautious about global commitments, EAM Jaishankar says

India’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. election is unlikely to change the country’s trend towards caution about foreign commitments and Republican Donald Trump will likely be more articulate in that regard. Speaking at an event...

November 6, 2024 11:32 AM

Florida ballot measure to guarantee abortion rights falls short

A proposal to amend Florida's state constitution to guarantee abortion rights fell short of the 60% vote threshold needed to pass, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, making it the first such measure to fail since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the c...