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Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority wins National Award; CM Tamang hails achievement

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

Gangtok [Sikkim]: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday congratulated the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority for being conferred the prestigious Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2026, describing it as a proud moment for the people of the Himalayan state. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said […]

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Gold and silver surge up to 1 per cent amid geopolitical uncertainty

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

Mumbai: Gold and silver prices traded higher on Thursday, with prices rising by up to 1 per cent amid a rise in crude oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran peace deal. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (June 5) traded at an intraday high of Rs 1,52,887, up 0.49 per cent or […]

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North Korea not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, KCNA reports

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: North Korea is not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, as Pyongyang continues to reject international pressure and sanctions to dismantle its nuclear programme. Kim Song, North Korea’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said in a statement that the U.S. and some countries […]

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Mumbai Airport to remain shut for six hours today for pre-monsoon maintenance

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi:Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain suspended for six hours today, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., as both its runways will be temporarily closed for scheduled pre-monsoon maintenance work, officials said. The shutdown will affect Runway 09/27 and Runway 14/32, making the airport completely non-operational during the designated period. […]

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, after three people, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated. The MV Hondius, with nearly 150 people on board, is expected to dock in […]

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Promising Revolution Medicines pancreatic cancer drug has high rate of mostly manageable side effects

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

Austin [Texas]: An experimental drug from Revolution Medicines that nearly doubled survival time for patients with advanced pancreas cancer in clinical trials comes with a high rate of mostly low-grade side effects, researchers reported on Wednesday. The report from a first-in-human trial of daraxonrasib is the first peer-reviewed paper to show safety data for what […]

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After decades of violence and broken promises, West Bengal says: Enough

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

(Guru Prakash) There are election results, and then there are verdicts of history. What the people of West Bengal have delivered in this assembly election belongs to the second category. The trends leave little room for ambiguity: Bengal has not merely changed its government, it has altered the direction of its political destiny. This is […]

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Trump signs new counterterrorism strategy that focuses on hemispheric threats

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

Washington D.C.: President Donald Trump has signed a new national counterterrorism strategy that focuses in part on the “neutralization” of hemispheric threats and incapacitating cartel operations, top White House adviser Sebastian Gorka said on Wednesday. Gorka, the White House counterterrorism director, told reporters Trump signed the document on Tuesday “driven by the principle that America […]

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Rajnath Singh to attend Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur today

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur on May 7 and 8, with discussions set to focus on “Military Capability in New Domains” amid the rapidly evolving nature of modern warfare. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will also participate in the conference, […]

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Sensex, Nifty open higher as falling crude, easing geopolitical tension boost market sentiment

May 7, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: Indian markets continued their green streak at the opening bell on Thursday, aided by falling crude oil prices, improved global risk sentiment, hopes of easing geopolitical tensions, and strong domestic liquidity absorption by Domestic Institutional Investor (DIIs). Domestic benchmarks traded with modest gains during the early session. The SENSEX stood at 78,033.90 points, […]