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India-Australia Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation

July 9, 2026 revoi editor

Melbourne: We, the Prime Ministers of India and Australia, drawn together by our ever closer bilateral ties, united in our determination to strengthen our nations’ strategic partnership and motivated by a common ambition for an open, peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific, hereby commit to this Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation. We reaffirm the […]

Defence

India backs FATF, rebuts Pakistan’s attacks on anti-terror financing body

June 30, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: India has defended the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering, against criticism from Pakistan, asserting that attempts to undermine the body’s credibility stem from a fear of scrutiny rather than genuine concerns over its functioning. Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the UN’s […]

Business

Trade: India-US deal in ‘final steps,’ says envoy Sergio Gor

June 30, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The much-awaited US-India trade deal is in its “final steps”, with only the last one per cent of negotiations left to be concluded, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Tuesday, expressing confidence that the deal would soon be sealed after nearly 18 months of talks. Addressing the US-India […]

Defence

GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI RELINQUISHES THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF

June 30, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, superannuated today after more than four decades of distinguished service and relinquished the appointment of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). His tenure will be remembered for maintaining a high state of operational preparedness, strengthening jointness among the Services, accelerating the process of transformation and giving focused […]

Business

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 […]

Business

Roving Periscope: After banning the burqa, Denmark to outlaw azaan

June 26, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Watching France, Britain, Italy and other European countries’ changed demography because of a huge influx of Muslims from West Asia and other areas, Denmark, which has already banned the burqa, is planning to ban azaan, the morning Islamic call to prayers in the mosques, the media reported on Friday. Fearing […]

Defence

OFFICER TRAINEES OF MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES CALL ON THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA

June 25, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Officer Trainees of Military Engineer Services (MES), 2023 and 2024 batches, called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (June 25, 2026). Addressing the Officers, the President said that the MES forms the backbone of defence infrastructure in our country. By developing and maintaining strategic installations, it plays a […]

Business

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 […]

Business

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 […]

Defence

Army restores Siliguri-Mirik link with foot bridge

June 24, 2026 revoi editor

Siliguri[West Bengal]: The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps has restored a crucial connectivity link between Siliguri and Mirik in North Bengal by constructing a 34-metre foot bridge across the Balason River at Dudhia after the existing bridge was washed away by incessant rainfall, officials said on Tuesday. The temporary bridge was established following a requisition from […]