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Roving Periscope: Aging Biden has “conceded”, claims NYT; White House denies

July 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Has the beleaguered US President Joe Biden “conceded” defeat, even before his nomination by the ruling Democrats for the November elections? Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are considering signing a letter demanding Biden withdraw from the presidential race, the media reported a senior party official as saying. According to speculations, Vice President […]

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Ukraine: India asks Russia to ensure the safe return of Indians fighting war

July 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday strongly raised the issue of Indian nationals allegedly forced to fight for the Russian Army in Ukraine’s war zone and pressed for their safe return when he met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the […]

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Sleepy Joe: President Biden admits he “fell asleep” during TV debate with Trump!

July 3, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after his disastrous ‘performance’ in a TV debate against his predecessor Donald Trump, a gaffe-prone President Joe Biden, 81, has admitted that he “almost fell asleep because of a jet leg” during the June 27 event. His acknowledgment came amid pressure from Democrats after his poor performance at the debate, […]

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Roving Periscope: Pakistan ’s revamped “counter-terror” move draws popular protests!

July 3, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after its launch with much fanfare—of course, under pressure from an angry China!-Pakistan’s revamped “anti-terror” campaign is facing stiff opposition from the terror outfits as well as the political Opposition, the media reported on Wednesday. Not only tribal councils but Opposition parties have also protested against the relaunch of a […]

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Social media: Struggling for funds, Koo, India’s homegrown challenger to X, shuts shop

July 3, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As India’s answer to X, formerly Twitter, it had great potential. But, on Wednesday, Koo had to shut shop as it failed to garner enough resources to keep going. Founded in November 2019 as a multilingual, microblogging social media platform in Bengaluru by co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, its services […]

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The Endgame: Israel’s ‘final push’ forces thousands to flee Southern Gaza Strip

July 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee their homes in a ‘final push’ of Israel’s intensive military operations in nine months of the war. The deadly war started on October 7, 2023, with Hamas terrorists, based in […]

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Space: Flying PM Modi on Gaganyaan will be a “very proud moment”, says ISRO chief

July 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi fly into space on Gaganyaan? This question did the rounds on Tuesday when Dr. S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), was quoted as saying that it would be a “very proud moment” if the country’s space agency could fly PM Modi into […]

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Roving Periscope: Anxious for the July 4 vote outcome, PM Sunak buys bf for scribes, and mingles with robots!

July 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: When he called for mid-term polls in May, the United Kingdom’s India-born Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may not have bargained for a loss of power at the hands of a revivified Labour Party. Now, as the UK goes to the polls on July 4, he is toiling to keep his chair […]

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Poor Joe: Despite his disastrous debate, the Bidens, and others implore him to fight against Trump

July 1, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: He is 81, and his aging problems are now well-known worldwide. His office said he cannot work properly beyond a six-hour window in sunlight. He has just infamously lost the first presidential hopefuls’ debate against his bete noire Donald Trump, forcing the Democratic Party to wonder if he could still be […]

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Gaza & Lebanon: Wary of Shia Iran, Sunni Arab League removes terror-tag from Hezbollah

July 1, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Wary of a Shia Iran’s influence increasing in the Middle East in case the Tehran-supported Hezbollah militia clashes directly with Israel on the Gaza issue, the Arab League has cautiously decided to remove the Lebanon-based terror outfit from the blacklist, the media reported on Monday. Hezbollah was stripped of its terror […]

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