Sabita Mishra, Author at DD India

September 12, 2024 12:23 PM

Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead

Pop megastar Taylor Swift took home seven trophies on Wednesday at MTV's Video Music Awards, tying her with Beyonce for the most lifetime honors in the 40-year history of the video accolades. Swift snagged the top prize, video of the year, for her b...

September 12, 2024 12:20 PM

Parts of Hanoi remain flooded as landslides hit northern Vietnam

Several Hanoi districts remained flooded on Thursday with the weather agency forecasting little change in water levels of the Red River over the next 24 hours, as floods and landslides continued to affect areas across northern Vietnam. The country i...

September 12, 2024 11:32 AM

India-GCC relations enter a new era with historic strategic dialogue

On September 8, India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, visited Riyadh for a historic event—the first-ever India–GCC Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue. This meeting, co-chaired with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Fo...

September 12, 2024 10:59 AM

India leads in crypto adoption for second straight year, report shows

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year as investors braved the country's tough regulatory stance and steep trading taxes, a report from blockchain analytics company Chainalysis showed on Wednesday. The ...

September 12, 2024 10:33 AM

Sensex, Nifty surge as global markets rebound

Indian stock markets opened on a positive note Thursday, riding the wave of a global market rally triggered by easing inflation in the United States. The benchmark Nifty 50 index surged 0.57% or 141.20 points to 25,059.65, while the BSE Sensex climb...

September 12, 2024 10:20 AM

US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa

The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday,...

September 11, 2024 4:40 PM

Novo Nordisk experimental obesity pill has mild-to-moderate side effects in early trial

Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday that its highly anticipated experimental weight-loss pill amycretin was safe and tolerable for patients in an early-stage trial, with mild-to-moderate side effects. The maker of blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic sai...

September 11, 2024 3:39 PM

Iranian president visits Iraq on his first foreign trip

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment's intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of both Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, ...

September 11, 2024 3:21 PM

When the chips are down, you can bet on India, says PM Modi at SEMICON India 2024 inauguration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2024 at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The three-day conference, running from September 11 to 13, aims to showcase India's ambitious semiconductor strategy and ...

September 11, 2024 1:40 PM

“We want to make India a global hub for the production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen”: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen today, outlining his vision to position India as a global leader in the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen. In his speech, PM Modi called up...