Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

July 22, 2024 3:44 PM

Bangladesh students to keep up protests despite scrapping of most quotas

Bangladesh appeared calm on Monday amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms persisted a day after the Supreme Court scrapped some controversial job quotas, as protesters set the government a 48-hour deadline to meet new demands. Clashes...

July 22, 2024 10:59 AM

Sensex, Nifty open lower ahead of Economic Survey and Union Budget

Indian benchmark indices declined in early trade on Monday, weighed down by selling pressure ahead of the Economic Survey later in the day and the Union Budget, which will be presented on Tuesday. Markets were also tracking Asian shares, which slid ...

July 22, 2024 11:36 AM

With Kamala Harris, Democrats would bet against US history of sexism, racism

The Democratic party will be taking a historic gamble if it now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris to become its presidential candidate, betting that a Black woman can overcome racism, sexism and her own missteps as a politician to defeat Republic...

July 22, 2024 9:39 AM

Foreign leaders react to Biden ending reelection campaign

Following are some reactions from foreign leaders and officials to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision on Sunday to end his campaign to seek reelection in November: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a post on social media platform X: ...

July 19, 2024 5:20 PM

Sensex, Nifty end sharply lower

Indian shares fell from record highs to end lower on Friday due to broad-based profit booking ahead of the national budget and a global cyber outage impacting multiple sectors. NSE Nifty 50 dropped 1.09% to 24,530.9, and BSE Sensex fell 0.91% to 80,...

July 19, 2024 5:11 PM

UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for ‘faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts’

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar for allegedly "faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond the permissible limit." T...

July 19, 2024 3:38 PM

UAE responds swiftly to global cyber outage

A global cyber outage today briefly affected some UAE government services and check-in processes at Dubai International Airport (DXB). However, the UAE authorities responded quickly and effectively, minimizing disruptions. Dubai International Airpor...

July 19, 2024 4:38 PM

Microsoft server outage affects airlines and businesses globally

A technical glitch in Microsoft's servers on Friday led to widespread disruptions across various global services, impacting aviation operations in India and other countries, and halting banking functions. The outage also caused the UK’s Sky News...

July 19, 2024 12:19 PM

Havana’s roads change as Cubans adopt electric bikes and vehicles

Havana is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are a popular subject for visitors' photographs. But these days, Cubans are just as likely to be found getting around quickly and quietly o...

July 19, 2024 12:14 PM

Cricket-Pope, Duckett, Stokes give England strong start v Windies

England's Ollie Pope rode his luck to make 121 and lead the hosts to a rapid 416 all out on the first day of the second test against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Dropped on 46 and 54, Pope compiled his sixth test century as the hosts bui...