Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

September 13, 2024 5:02 PM

Nine European countries protest against IMF resuming missions to Russia

Nine European countries protested on Friday against the International Monetary Fund's plans to resume missions to Russia, saying it would damage the reputation of the Fund to resume dialogue with a country that has invaded another. After Moscow's al...

September 13, 2024 3:54 PM

U.S. reaffirms support for India’s permanent seat on UN Security Council

The United States has renewed its endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, emphasized that India, along with Japan and Germany, is well-deservin...

September 12, 2024 11:53 PM

Ready to resign, want justice for the victim, says CM Mamata Banerjee amid junior doctors’ protest

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged protesting junior doctors to return to work, stating that while she is prepared to resign from her post, her priority remains justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim and ensuring proper medical c...

September 12, 2024 10:58 PM

ECB cuts interest rates as growth dwindles

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday and signalled a "declining path" for borrowing costs in the months ahead as inflation slows and economic growth in the euro zone falters. The ECB lowered its deposit rate by 25 basis poi...

September 12, 2024 10:29 PM

Nepal’s first Salt Trading Corporation Marks 62nd Anniversary

Nepal's first Public Private Partnership establishment, Salt Trading Corporation (STC), celebrates its 62nd anniversary today. On the occasion, Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Minister Damodar Bhandari assured that there would be no shortage of food...

September 12, 2024 9:52 PM

PM announces adoption of Delhi Declaration on Civil Aviation

The 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Delhi Declaration. The two-day event, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from September 11 to 12, was hosted by the Ministry of Civil Aviatio...

September 12, 2024 9:39 PM

Billionaire and engineer conduct first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission

Two astronauts - a billionaire and an engineer - completed the world's first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday outside a SpaceX capsule, wearing a new line of spacesuits in a risky feat previously exclusive to astronauts from national space prog...

September 12, 2024 7:55 PM

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launches genetically improved “Amrit Catla” in Bhubaneswar

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh has introduced "Amrit Catla," a genetically enhanced strain of Catla fish, during an event at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) in Bhubaneswar. This new variety has been transferred to ...

September 12, 2024 9:53 PM

Leading light of Left: Prime Minister Modi mourns Sitaram Yechury’s death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow over the death of Sitaram Yechury, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), describing him as a "leading light of the Left." Yechury, who passed away on Thursday afternoon at ...

September 12, 2024 6:19 PM

What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?

Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly session. The six days of speeches to mark the beginning of the 79th session will start on Sept. 24. WHO SPEAKS WHEN? When the Unite...