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May 18, 2019 4:29 PM

Throwback to the Elections of 1960s, 70s and 80s with DD and AIR

So now that the results are just round the corner, everyone’s interest in elections has peaked. What could have been a better time and opportunity than this to give you a glimpse of how elections took place and how they were covered by Doordarshan in 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! To give you access to...

May 18, 2019 2:28 PM

General Elections Coverage by Prasar Bharati – DD & AIR

Here’s a glimpse of our extensive coverage of the elections so far and preparations for counting day on May 23rd.  Leveraging the wide network With the campaign for the 2019 General Elections drawing to a close, and one last phase of voting remaining, teams across @DDNewsLive and @airnew...

May 17, 2019 11:20 AM

Debt bubbles could burst as economies slow

They were in Stockholm for the annual meeting of the International Capital Markets Association, an industry body. Speakers on the first day warned about an unsustainable build up of debt and that liquidity would dry up in certain asset classes in stress scenarios, although they did not expect that t...

March 11, 2024 5:07 PM

Sensex cracks over 400 points amid jitters in Chinese equities

In a Tweet on Sunday, Trump turned up the heat by saying he would raise import taxes on USD 200 billion in Chinese products to 25 per cent from 10 per cent on Friday. Reacting to the news, Chinese bourses sank led by Shanghai Composite Index that plunged over 5 per cent. Other indices in Tokyo an...

April 26, 2019 11:56 AM

Glimpses of Lok Sabha Election 2019 – A coverage by DD News and AIR

HImachal Pradesh: 3,200 students from different educational institutions participated to form 'Human Chain' in Kullu district to create awareness on the need to vote. It was organised under EC's SVEEP programme. Rajasthan: Electoral officials demonstrate the functioning of EVM...

April 26, 2019 9:56 AM

Sensex jumps over 150 points in opening trade

The 30-share index was trading 152.41 points or 0.39 per cent higher at 38,883.27, and the NSE Nifty rose 50.90 points or 0.44 per cent to 11,692.70. In the previous session, the BSE bourse slumped 323.82 points, or 0.83 per cent, to close at 38,730.86, while the Nifty declined 84.35 points, or 0...

April 3, 2019 12:09 PM

Mission Shakti – Going Beyond Pokharan

The kinetic kill that saw a low earth orbit satellite being taken down in a matter of few minutes by an indigenously ballistic missile defence interceptor, also saw several shibboleths being taken down both domestically and internationally as India announced its entry into an elite club of handful o...

April 3, 2019 12:00 PM

Disinformation Campaign to Re-Hyphenate

A clinical analysis of the reportage, commentary and related conversations on social media reveal a concerted campaign to dis-inform and discredit but more importantly to re-hyphenate a battered Pakistan with an assertive India. From state media in the extended neighborhood to global news wire agenc...

March 4, 2019 1:27 PM

New India’s Strategic Doctrine

For the first time Pakistan sponsored terror saw a pre-emptive strike from India that imposed costs on the Pakistani Deep State inside its territory to send a loud and clear message across the globe that its pursuit of Jihad under the nuclear shield was no longer tenable.  This shifting of the O...

February 23, 2019 6:47 AM

Zimbabwe launches new currency to fight cash shortage

Zimbabweans awoke to a new currency Friday. An attempt by the Central Bank to ease a crippling lack of cash in the country. It's led to more confusion and fear for residents, who faced years of economic problems under old President Robert Mugabe. "In 2008, we had a crisis. So many people...