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Pakistan: As Munir tries to sell truce to the US and Iran, his army kills 22 ‘terrorists’

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid reports that the army in Pakistan, which is officially trying to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran, but also pushing in Sunni terrorists into a Shia-dominated Iran, has killed 22 ‘terrorists’ in the restive country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district. After the killing of a 10-year-old child, at […]

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The World Bank: IFC to invest $10 billion annually in India by 2030

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, plans to scale up its annual investments in India to USD 10 billion by ​2030, eyeing bets in sectors such as renewable energy, urban infrastructure and ‌financial services, the media reported on Friday. Annual investments in […]

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Markets: Amid global uncertainties, Indian bourses fall over 1 %

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With no positive sentiments emerging in a fluctuating global scenario, Indian markets fell over 1 per cent on Friday with both benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, losing significantly, the media reported. In Friday’s sell-off, investors lost around Rs. 6 trillion, as the total market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies slipped to […]

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IAF opens registration for Mehar Baba Competition-3 on collaborative drone surveillance radars

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched the third edition of the Mehar Baba Competition (MBC-3), inviting participation from Indian industry, start-ups, academic institutions, and research organisations to develop advanced collaborative drone-based surveillance radar systems. Registrations for the competition will open on April 27. The initiative, announced earlier by Minister of State for Defence […]

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Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by three weeks after Oval Office meeting

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following high-level talks held at the White House. Trump hosted Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador to the U.S., Nada Moawad, in the Oval Office for a second round of U.S.-mediated discussions. […]

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Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi inducted into US Army War College International Hall of Fame

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi has been inducted into International Hall of Fame at the U.S. Army War College (AWC) in Carlisle Baracks, United States, the Indian Army announced in Friday. He becomes the third Indian Army Chief to receive this honour, following Gen V. K. Singh and Gen Bikram Singh. In […]

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Trade: India “tough nut to crack,” admits USTR Greer

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India is a “tough nut to crack,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday as a trade delegation from New Delhi wrapped up negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with Washington. The 12-member delegation, led by Darpan Jain, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, held talks […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump lists out NATO’s ‘naughty and nice” allies on Iran war

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Underlining strained relations of the US with its NATO partners, President Doland Trump’s administration has reportedly prepared a ‘hit list’ of “naughty and nice” members of the security alliance, indicating that Washington may take action against those who are unsupportive of America’s efforts in its ongoing Iran war. Implementation of […]

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Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate as Iran Seizes Ships, U.S. Maintains Pressure Amid Fragile Diplomac

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi:  Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply in recent hours as the naval blockade of Iran intensified, with fresh incidents reported across key maritime routes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has seized two container ships for “disrupting order and safety” within a declared exclusion zone. Maritime monitoring agencies also report […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump extends ceasefire; Iran seizes two ships

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump late on Tuesday extended the ceasefire  with Iran indefinitely, while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the US military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, the media reported on Wednesday. The move came as the White House put on hold Vice President JD Vance’s […]

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