Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

November 5, 2024 10:45 AM

Kamala Harris’ ancestral village in India to pray for her election victory

Residents of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ancestral village in southern India were preparing to hold prayers on election day on Tuesday in a Hindu temple more than 8,000 miles (13,000 km) from Washington. Harris' maternal gr...

November 5, 2024 10:30 AM

Australia, India say US election result won’t impact Quad group

Australia and India's foreign ministers said on Tuesday they were confident the Quad group of the U.S., India, Australia and Japan would continue to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific region regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Au...

November 5, 2024 9:34 AM

Brampton: Thousands take out solidarity rally against attacks on Hindu temples in Canada

Over a thousand Canadian Hindus gathered outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Canada, on Monday evening (local time) to protest against repeated attacks on Hindu temples across the country. The rally followed an attack by suspected Khalistani ...

November 4, 2024 5:42 PM

Americans hungry for weight-loss drugs grapple with supply and insurance hurdles

Americans are still eagerly seeking prescriptions for Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk's weight-loss and diabetes drugs but cannot always fill them because of supply issues and insurance hurdles, according to their doctors. Those frustrations, along with ...

November 4, 2024 5:24 PM

India condemns violence at Hindu temple in Canada, demands prosecution of perpetrators

India has strongly condemned the violent clashes at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Canada, where an Indian consular camp was attacked on Sunday. In response to media queries regarding violence in Brampton, Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokespe...

November 4, 2024 5:01 PM

Sensex drops nearly 1,000 points amid volatility as U.S. election weighs on investor sentiment

India’s benchmark indices tumbled on Monday, with the Sensex shedding 941.88 points, or 1.18% to close at 78,782.24, while the Nifty dropped 309.13 points, or 1.27%, to 23,995.35. The session was marked by high volatility, as the Sensex briefly pl...

November 4, 2024 3:53 PM

EC reschedules by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rescheduled by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Punjab, shifting the polling date from November 13 to November 20. The decision comes after requests from national and state parties, including INC, BJP, B...

November 4, 2024 5:38 PM

UAE’S ADNOC to deploy autonomous AI in the energy sector for the first time

UAE energy giant ADNOC will apply highly autonomous agentic artificial intelligence in the energy industry for the first time, in partnership with G42, Microsoft and AIQ, its CEO Sultan Al Jaber said on Monday (November 4) at an industry event in Abu...

November 4, 2024 2:42 PM

U.S music supremo Quincy Jones, who worked with Sinatra and Jackson, dies aged 91

Quincy Jones, the man known simply as "Q," was a huge influence on American music in his work with artists ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music in his collaborations with Michael Jackson. Jones died on Sunday at the...

November 4, 2024 1:39 PM

Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures

Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and closing primary schools. The city held the top spot on a real-tim...