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Roving Periscope: With France’s right-turn, Europe tries to correct the Left-led ‘wrongs’

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Italy did it, and elected a hard right, rightist, and populist-nationalist Giorgia Meloni as the new Prime Minister in 2022. France is doing it now and is set to find a rightist replacement for centrist President Emmanual Macron. Some other countries are also following. Europe, for sure, is turning from Left-led […]

Roving Periscope: Terror-nursery Pakistan seeks US arms for ‘anti-terror’ operation

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Everybody knows that a portion of the foreign arms the Pakistani Army imported in the past found their way right into the hands of the terrorist gangs the military itself sponsored, trained, directed, and launched against India, and other countries. Now Pakistan has urged the US to supply arms to help […]

Low-carbon energy: WB approves $1.5 bn for a second operation in India

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 1.5 billion in financing for a second operation to help India accelerate the development of low-carbon energy. The operation will seek to promote the development of a vibrant market for green hydrogen, continue to scale up renewable energy, and stimulate finance […]

China: President Xi’s Communist Party expels two ex-defense ministers

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Continuing the purge of all his potential challengers as China hurtles from one national crisis to another, President Xi Jinping-controlled Communist Party has expelled two former defense ministers over, what else, “corruption charges.” Hundreds of thousands of government employees, even highly-placed bureaucrats, military officials, and ministers have been sacked or jailed […]

Roving Periscope: After his “suicide mission” against Trump, panicked Democrats may replace oldie Biden

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With only about four months remaining for the November 5 Presidential elections, the ruling Democrats are panicked in the United States and wondering if they can replace incumbent Joe Biden, 81, from re-entering the fray for a second term after his ‘disastrous’ TV debate against his predecessor Donald Trump, 78, on […]

Roving Periscope: In a first, an ex-president is sentenced to 45 years in another country!

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in a United States prison for his alleged role in “helping traffick cocaine worth USD 10 billion” into America, the media reported on Thursday. He has also been fined USD 8 million for his role, as US prosecutors accused […]

The Maldives: Climate minister arrested for “black magic” on President Muizzu

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, the Maldives Police arrested the State Environment Minister, Fatimah Shamnaz Ali Saleem, and two others, for allegedly using “black magic” against President Mohamed Muizzu. Although sorcery is not a criminal offense under the Maldivian law, it can result in a six-month jail sentence under Islamic law, the […]

Financial system: RBI chief Das cautions against tech-led disruptions

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said while the Indian economy is exhibiting strength and resilience amid global headwinds, there is also a need for caution against disruptions in the financial system from new technologies. The matrix of financial stability is perhaps at its best, but the real […]

Space: NASA to deorbit, and dismantle the aging ISS with SpaceX’s help

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Launched in November 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) is aging and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has initiated the process to dismantle it after deorbiting with help from Elon Musk’s SpaceX which has been entrusted with designing the deorbiting vehicle by 2030. By then, commercial space […]

Roving Periscope: After key poll outcome, Poilievere challenges Trudeau to order snap poll in Canada

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of next year’s federal elections, Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, headed by its controversial Prime Minister Justine Trudeau, suffered a major setback on Tuesday when it lost a special poll in the Toronto-St Paul’s district, a stronghold of his party since 1993, prompting his chief rival Pierre Poilievere to seek snap […]
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