Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

July 23, 2024 11:09 AM

Union Cabinet meets in Parliament ahead of Budget presentation

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, convened in Parliament on Tuesday to approve the Union Budget before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Parliament this morning to attend t...

July 23, 2024 10:40 AM

Sensex, Nifty erase early gains; all eyes on Union Budget

Indian indices retreated from early gains on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of the union budget announcement at 11 a.m., which is expected to massively impact market trends. The Sensex opened at 80,724.30, gaining 222.22 points, but later declined ...

July 23, 2024 10:12 AM

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, and Maharashtra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted extremely heavy rainfall across Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, and central Maharashtra. According to IMD, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Karnataka, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Arunachal ...

July 22, 2024 2:01 PM

Economic Survey 2024-25: Highlights

The Indian economy continues to expand, demonstrating resilience amid geopolitical challenges, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24. Here are the highlights from the survey, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Monday: ...

July 22, 2024 12:40 PM

Many Democrats back Harris in 2024 race, but Pelosi, Obama silent

Many Democrats on Sunday quickly backed Vice President Kamala Harris to run as the party's presidential nominee against Donald Trump after President Joe Biden's abrupt departure from the race, but some powerful party members, including former House o...

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,...