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Roving Periscope: Befuddled, Trump sends Rubio to India to repair ties

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: His threats to NATO and Iran remained empty. His much-publicized visit to China yielded little. His poodle, Pakistan, has been sneezing in hot summer. Few now take him seriously even at home, and his popularity ratings have plummeted to just 37 percent. Even the Supreme Court has junked many of […]

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PM Modi meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, discusses AI, space and strategic cooperation

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

Rome (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Italy partnership across sectors including trade, investment, technology, artificial intelligence, clean energy and culture. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Met President Sergio Mattarella in Rome. We discussed different aspects relating […]

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India to host 68th Asian Productivity Organization Governing Body meeting in New Delhi

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: India is hosting the 68th Governing Body meeting of the Asian Productivity Organization in New Delhi this week, bringing together delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region as countries discuss productivity-led growth, institutional reforms and regional cooperation. The three-day meeting, being held from May 20 to 22 at Bharat Mandapam, will see participation from […]

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MULTILATERAL EXERCISE PRAGATI 2026 COMMENCES AT UMROI, MEGHALAYA

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

Meghalaya: Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 commenced today at Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya, with the participation from 12 friendly nations, namely Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The contingents were accorded a warm and traditional welcome by the Indian Army on their arrival, reflecting India’s rich cultural heritage and hospitality. PRAGATI, which […]

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Trump says US may strike Iran again but that Tehran wants deal

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

Washington D.C: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump made the comments a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new proposal by Tehran […]

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Vice-President pays tributes to former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji in Dehradun

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

Dehradun[Uttarakhand]: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun. Paying homage to the departed leader, the Vice-President said that Major General Khanduri would be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a […]

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Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam emphasising that well-ordered standards must guide human conduct

May 20, 2026 revoi editor 0

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam, noting that righteous conduct is like a lamp that illuminates not only an individual but the entire society. Shri Modi highlighted that adopting this very ideal, the people of our country are engaged in nation-building today with complete restraint, capability, and devotion to […]

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Roving Periscope: UPI the winner; debit cards lose sheen; RTGS the boss!

May 19, 2026 revoi editor 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Within a decade of its launch, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has almost pushed out the ‘traditional’ debit card from general use and the new, QR code-based system now powers 85 per cent of all payments, the media reported on Tuesday. While the UPI dominates daily transactions, debit cards are […]

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The Rupee: External headwinds plunge the Indian currency to Rs. 96.53/USD

May 19, 2026 revoi editor 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: On the sixth consecutive day, as external headwinds continued to roil world markets, the Indian rupee plunged further to a record low of Rs.96.53 per US dollar on Tuesday. Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, starting the poly-crises in West Asia and elsewhere, the Indian currency […]

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What do we know about the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus?

May 19, 2026 revoi editor 0

Geneva (Switzerland): A rare strain of Ebola has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern. Most of the cases have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 100 suspected deaths and nearly 400 suspected infections as of Monday. Here is what we know about this […]