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Banking: Amid border row, RBI nod to Bank of China to open shop

June 11, 2020 Revoi 0

Venkatesh Iyer Mumbai: Amid ongoing border standoff between India and China, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted a license to the People’s Bank of China to operate in the country India as the bank mulls to expands its credit market within the Indian banking sector. The government has allowed the People’s Bank of […]

ROVING PERISCOPE: Xi Jinping may become China’s Gorbachev!

June 10, 2020 Revoi 0

New Delhi: After its theatrics and antics in Ladakh, and then strategically ‘pulling back troops’, Beijing’s next move may well be to force Islamabad to help complete the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and enable the easy flow of cheap Gulfs oil via Gwader port, which alone can prevent the People’s Republic of China […]

Roving Periscope: Is fragile Pakistan on China’s ‘acquisition’ menu?

June 5, 2020 Revoi 0

China needs to keep a lid on domestic unrest, increase consumption Post-COVID-19, it can no longer depend on the export-focused economy For this, it must ensure smooth energy-flow from the Middle East And ‘acquire’ Baluchistan for a safe Gwader port Heavily indebted, Islamabad may ‘mortgage’ Baluchistan to China. New Delhi: Sit back and reflect on […]

COVID-19: INS Jalashwa to evacuate 700 Indians from Sri Lanka on June 1

May 21, 2020 Revoi 0

New Delhi: As part of the ongoing “Operation Samudra Setu”, Indian Navy Ship (INS) Jalashwa will evacuate on June 1 nearly 700 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka. The ship is expected to sail from Colombo on June 1 and arrive at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu the next day, media reports said. This is part […]

Technology: Reliance Jio braces for 5-G rollout

May 8, 2020 Revoi 0

Aditya Hore Ahmedabad: In February, Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani was reported to have told US President Donald Trump in a CEOs’ Roundtable that “We’re the only network in the world which doesn’t have a single Chinese component.” This sums up the recent hectic investments in Reliance Jio, which is keen to […]

COVID-19: No 10th class exam, except in N-E Delhi, says HRD Ministry

May 6, 2020 Revoi 0

New Delhi: The Union Ministry for Human Resource Development (HRD) has said that annual examinations for Class 10 students will not be conducted by CBSE anywhere in India except in the North-East Delhi. Ending speculations regarding holding of examinations for the remaining papers of Class 10, the Ministry said on Tuesday that no board examinations […]

COVID-19: Alarm bells ring as 122 asymptomatic CRPF men test positive

May 2, 2020 Revoi 0

New Delhi: Alarm bells run in the national capital on Saturday when the number of COVID-19 positive cases in a New Delhi-based battalion of India’s largest paramilitary force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), increased over 10 times to 122 within 24 hours. The uniformed men, part of CRPF’s 31st battalion, were on duty in Mayur […]

Economy: Challenges before major job-creating sectors as India awaits reopening

April 27, 2020 Revoi 0

Aditya Hore Mumbai: Amid speculation that the Centre could further relax from May 3 some of the restrictions imposed during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, India may face fresh challenges in major job-creating sectors once the government starts a phase-out of lockdown early next month. The longer the lockdown, the costlier its resultant economic burden could […]

COVID-19: Sewa International launches blood plasma registry in the US

April 25, 2020 Revoi 0

Mukund Patel Chicago (USA): Sewa International has launched a Convalescent Blood Plasma National Registry in the USA for COVID-19 patients, the only 24×7 service that offers a national registry in America. The Sewa Plasma Registry (www.sewacovidplasma.org) is for both donors and recipients under the Convalescent Plasma Therapy program with live phone andsocial media support. “Our mission […]

COVID-19: Coronavirus has taught India self-reliance, says Modi

April 24, 2020 Revoi 0

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said although coronavirus has done a lot of damage, it has also taught India a lesson: that there is no alternative to self-reliance in all matters. Interacting with representatives of village panchayats from across India on National Panchayati Raj Day through a video conference, he said self-reliance […]