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Roving Periscope: 20 died as thousands of Moroccans ‘invade’ Spanish enclave in N. Africa

July 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Spain on Friday declared a “migrants’ emergency” after thousands of Moroccans, mostly African Muslims, breached the border, swam through waters, and ‘invaded’ the European country’s autonomous city of Ceuta, on the tip of the continental North Africa, taking towns midway by storm, the media reported. Nearly 5,000 Moroccan Muslims ‘illegally’ […]

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Pakistan: 11 police officers, 15 terrorists killed in K-P as Munir tries to control PoK

July 30, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: At least 11 officers were killed and many others injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a police post in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province while the bankrupt country’s army tried to control the ongoing uprising in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) where it has killed nearly 100 people in recent weeks, the media reported […]

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Raksha Mantri felicitates crew of IASV Triveni for completing first-ever all-women Tri-services circumnavigation sailing expedition

July 30, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on July 30, 2026, felicitated the nine women officers of the three Services, who returned home after successfully completing the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition ‘Samudra Pradakshina’ onboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni. Interacting with the officers in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri praised the team’s […]

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Hormuz: Iran rejects Oman’s proposal for joint management of the Strait

July 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Accusing the US and Saudi Arabia of pressuring Oman to advance the proposal of a regional joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has rejected the “unrealistic” plan, the media reported on Wednesday. Iran said the proposal has no chance of ​success. With this development, crude oil futures traded […]

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Raksha Mantri unveils landmark policy reforms for ICG personnel & their families

July 28, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has unveiled two significant policy reforms for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) aimed at promoting gender parity in the induction & service conditions of officers, and streamlining the administrative procedures for granting ex-gratia to the families of personnel reported missing at sea while on duty. Defence Secretary Shri […]

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Markets: As the US, Iran pause war, crude prices fall; Indian indices end in green

July 27, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the US and Iran taking another shot at a likely ‘ceasefire’ in their five-month-long conflict, crude oil prices fell and markets, including Indian, looked up, ending in the green. According to media reports, crude oil futures traded lower on Monday morning after the US and Iran halted strikes against […]

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Roving Periscope: The US and Iran pause war for another round of ‘ceasefire’ talks

July 27, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With their ongoing conflict since February 28 yielding zero tangible and net results, both the US and Iran paused their war, again, on Saturday for another round of likely diplomatic talks for a ‘ceasefire,’ the media reported on Monday. Since the US has halted attacks for the past two nights, […]

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Roving Periscope: Hormuz, Mandeb blockades push Brent above $100; energy crisis may deepen

July 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Brent oil prices hovered above USD 100 per barrel on Friday while heading for their fourth week of gains, driven by concerns about disrupted energy ​flows in the Red Sea and fears of further escalation in the ​US-Israeli war on Iran to the Bab el-Mandeb, where Tehran-supported, Yemen-based Houthi militants […]

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Energy security: India may face risk with crude prices nearing $100/bbl, says experts

July 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Geopolitical tensions because of the US-Iran war in West Asia and the Russia-Ukraine war, supply risks and OPEC+ production discipline are expected to keep oil prices elevated, posing challenges for India’s growth and corporate earnings, experts said on Thursday. Brent crude was trading near USD 98 per barrel on Thursday, […]

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Roving Periscope: Pak tries to ‘encash’ Iran MoU, seeks $10 bn from the US!

July 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Broke Pakistan does what it can do best: beg or blackmail. It tries to encash everything, everywhere, by whichever means available. This time, Islamabad has targeted Washington, seeking USD 10 billion in return for facilitating the US-Iran ‘peace agreement’, or MoU, which, in any case, is now in tatters with […]

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