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The Maldives: President Muizzu’s team signs 5 MoUs with India

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trying to reset the soured relations with India, a delegation led by the visiting Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu signed five MoUs on Monday, the media reported. These MoUs are aimed at fostering bilateral relations between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The Currency Swap Agreement was […]

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Nobel season begins: Medine Prize goes to two US scientists

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The 2024 Nobel Prize season kicked off on Monday with two US scientists—Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkin—winning it for Physiology/ Medicine, the media reported. They jointly received the prestigious award for their discovery of microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation, […]

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Roving Periscope: “There is one India,” says Canada ahead of 2025 polls

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid strained diplomatic ties with New Delhi over the Khalistan issue, Canada on Sunday said “There is one India,” as the fragile government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads for the next parliamentary elections by October 2025. “Canada’s policy is clear that India’s territorial integrity must be respected. There’s one […]

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Hezbollah: Israel kills Nasrallah’s successor Safieddine also in Lebanon

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the relentless ground assault in Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have killed Hashem Safieddine, who succeeded the slain Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah just four days ago, the media reported on Saturday. An Iranian Commander, Esmael Ghani, was also reported wounded in the same attack. According to reports, Safieddine, Nasrallah’s […]

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Pakistan: SCO Summit is multilateral; no bilateral talks, says Dr. Jaishankar

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday ruled out any bilateral meeting with Pakistan where he will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, being held on October 15 and 16. Delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture on Governance here, he made it clear that his upcoming visit to Pakistan this […]

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Roving Periscope: Biden against “all-out war;” Trump favors Israel targeting Iran’s n-facilities

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions, and a month ahead of the US going to the presidential election on November 5, former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump has favored that Israel should “target Iran’s nuclear facilities first and worry about everything later.” The ongoing conflict is expected to be reflected in the […]

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War against Israel: Ayatollah Khameini calls for Muslim unity; Arab states to remain neutral!

October 4, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday urged all the Muslims to unite against Israel, the Arab nations have ‘reassured’ Tehran of their neutrality in the ongoing conflict with Tel Aviv, the media reported on Friday. During their meetings in Doha, Qatar, they emphasized on de-escalation of the […]

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Pakistan: Dr Jaishankar will attend the SCO Summit this month

October 4, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, being held in Islamabad on October 15-16. This will be the first visit of an Indian EAM to Pakistan in the last 10 years. Islamabad had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the […]

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Living standards: India’s per capita income to go up by $2,000 over 5 years

October 4, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It took India 75 years to achieve a per capita income of USD 2,730 but the next step will be much faster, taking only five years to add USD 2,000 to it, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, she expressed confidence in the […]

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Markets: Investors lose Rs. 9.6 trillion as global tensions drag down Indian stocks

October 3, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Global uncertainties and heightened volatility because of geopolitical tensions, the possibility of the Iran-Israel war escalating across the Middle East, dragged down Indian stocks on Thursday. Amid a significant sell-off, the Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp decline. The BSE Sensex plummeted 1,769.19 points (2.10 percent) to close at 82,497.10, […]