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Economy

UPI now live in Greece as India’s digital payment ecosystem expands globally: Piyush Goyal

June 30, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is now live in Greece, enabling eligible customers to make instant, secure and seamless money transfers at significantly lower transaction costs than conventional payment methods. The growing global adoption of UPI reflects confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision […]

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Roving Periscope: How their ‘baby wars’ have trapped Russia in Ukraine and the US in Iran?

June 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: They had not bargained for it. When the USA, jointly with Israel, launched a war against Iran on February 28, 2026, it made the same mistake as Russia did in Ukraine on February 24, 2022: the ageing superpowers were self-assured that these ongoing ‘mini-conflicts’ would be a cakewalk for them […]

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Global warming: Hundreds feared dead as worst-ever heatwave umbrella bakes Europe

June 26, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: More than 250 people are reported dead in just four days in Spain alone—the number could be more–as an unprecedented heatwave is baking Europe, forcing Paris to shut sale and consumption of alcohol, as other countries closed schools, the media reported on Friday. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent. The […]

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Economy: Amazon to invest another $48 bn in India by 2030

June 25, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly 10 months after US President Donald Trump claimed that the economies of India—and Russia—are “dead,” American e-commerce behemoth Amazon, Inc. announced on Thursday to invest an additional USD 48 billion in India by 2030, taking its total investment to over USD 88 billion. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made this […]

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Earthquakes: Thousands feared dead as powerful twin temblors hit Venezuela, neighbours

June 25, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Thousands of people were feared killed as back-to-back powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitudes, struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The temblors roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about […]

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Economy

Ambassador Jamieson Greer Leads U.S. Delegation to India for Bilateral Trade Agreement Talks

June 24, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer visited New Delhi from 22–24 June 2026, leading an official U.S. delegation. The visit marked a key step in ongoing efforts to advance a balanced, mutually beneficial India–U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and to finalize an interim deal in line with the joint statement of 7 […]

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Markets: Crude price eases to $77/barrel; Sensex and Nifty rise 1%

June 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the volatile situation in the war-torn West Asia limping back to near-normalcy and crude oil price hovering around USD 77 per barrel, Indian bourses reacted positively on Wednesday, rising nearly 1 per cent, the media reported. Benchmark index Sensex jumped over 900 points, closing 790.54 points higher (1.04 per […]

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Roving Periscope: US Senate refuses more funds, asks Trump to stop Iran war!

June 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: For the first time, the Senate, the Upper Chamber of the US Congress, on Tuesday approved the War Powers resolution in rebuke to President Donald Trump over the Iran conflict, refused to provide any more money, and asked him to end hostilities immediately, the media reported. It was the 10th […]

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“Funeral of democracy:” Pak court’s lifer for Baluch ‘lioness’ Mahrang

June 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Mahrang Baloch, the public face of Baloch freedom fighters, has been sentenced for life in a prison, the media reported on Tuesday. A military-controlled “anti-terrorism” kangaroo court in Quetta handed down the sentence to Mahrang Baloch, and activist Sibghatullah Shah. Both were tried through a video link from Quetta district […]

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Roving Periscope: US senators pooh-pooh V-P Vance, flag Pakistan hiding bin Laden

June 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ridiculing their Vice-President JD Vance’s “love” for Pakistan, senior Republican US lawmakers have flagged the South Asian country’s long history of harbouring terrorists and hiding Osama bin Laden, the chief architect of the 9/11 attacks on American landmarks in 2001, the media reported on Tuesday. Their strong reaction came against […]

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