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Trumpistan: “Unacceptable blackmail,” says Brazil to US tariffs

July 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after he hosted the BRICS Summit (July 6-7), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed his US counterpart Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America’s largest economy as “unacceptable blackmail.” Lula’s comments during a nationally televised speech were the latest in series […]

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Ukraine: EU sanctions to hit Rosneft’s Jamnagar refinery in India

July 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on the India-based oil refinery of Russian energy giant Rosneft at Jamnagar (Gujarat), and lowered the oil price cap, as part of a new raft of measures against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The fresh sanctions package on Russia included new banking […]

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Roving Periscope: Pak woos the US; Washington junks LeT’s TRF!

July 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Desperately trying to salvage its image as a global pariah, Pakistan attempted to lure US President Donald Trump to visit Islamabad, only to end up with egg on its face. To rub salt in its wounds, Washington promptly added The Resistance Front (TRF), responsible for the April 22 massacre of […]

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Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi investment minister to boost India-Saudi trade ties

July 18, 2025 revoi editor

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhancing economic cooperation, promoting mutual growth, fostering innovation, and exploring avenues for long-term strategic collaboration. In a post on X, […]

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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s

July 18, 2025 revoi editor

A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15-minute bidding war between online and phone bidders. “This is an […]

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Pakistan: Ahead of his sons’ arrival to lead protests, Imran blames Munir

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of his two sons’ likely arrival from London to lead protests in Pakistan, Imran Khan is laying the ground for a potential showdown with the Shehbaz Sharif government, seeking his release from jail. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, who is in jail for over two years […]

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Adani Enterprises Signs Rs 7,149 Crore Deal To Sell 20% Stake In AWL To Wilmar

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

Adani Enterprises Ltd. said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to sell a 20% stake in AWL Agri Business Ltd. to Wilmar International’s subsidiary, Lence Pte Ltd, for Rs 275 per share, valuing the deal at Rs 7,149 crore. The sale marks the next step in Adani’s planned divestment of its entire 44% […]

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Baluchistan: Talking merger, BLA and BLF kill nearly 40 Pakistani soldiers

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), discussing a merger while fighting against Pakistan to liberate Baluchistan, on Thursday, targeted Pakistani army soldiers in two separate incidents and killed nearly 40 soldiers, the media reported. The BLA’s Fateh Squad ambushed a military bus going from Karachi […]

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Energy: If US sanctions Russia, India can secure oil from others, says Puri

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India can secure oil for its needs even if the US imposes sanctions on Russian exports over the Ukraine issue, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. “I’m not worried at all. If something happens, we’ll deal with it,” he said at an industry […]

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G20 finance chiefs to meet under tariff cloud in South Africa

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

G20 finance chiefs will meet in South Africa on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and questions over their ability to tackle global challenges together. The club, which came to the fore as a forum for international cooperation to combat the global financial crisis, has for years been hobbled by disputes […]