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Markets: With W. Asian peace prospects, Indian equity markets jump nearly 4%

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump postponing his “stone age” threat against Iran to two weeks, Indian equity markets jumped nearly 4 four percent on Wednesday, as the Reserve Bank of India held repo rate at 5.25 percent and maintained a neutral stance. Meanwhile, the volatility index declined sharply by 21 […]

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles As Pyongyang Dismisses Seoul’s Diplomacy Hopes

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Pyongyang, 8 April 2026 : North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as Pyongyang doused Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the unidentified short-range missiles were […]

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Martyrdom: Trump threatens extinction; Iran’s 14 mn people ready to die, says Pezeshkian

April 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump’s “48-hour” deadline to Iran—to either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face annihilation—loomed closer, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday declared that 14 million Iranians have signed up to sacrifice their life to defend the nation, the media reported. On Tuesday, Trump wrote on Truth […]

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Roving Periscope: After Hormuz, Iran threatens to shut Bab-al-Mandeb Strait as well

April 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As the inconclusive and intensifying US-Israeli war on Iran entered the 38th day, with attempts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz failing, Tehran has threatened to shut another key waterway, Bab al-Mandeb, the media reported. The Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb is a major global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula […]

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Energy crisis: Moody’s cuts India’s economic growth to 6% in FY27

April 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Due to the current global energy crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Moody’s Ratings has slashed India’s economic growth estimates for FY27 from 6.8 percent earlier to 6 percent now, saying the war will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks. In its credit opinion report on […]

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Roving Periscope: For a 45-day “Islamabad Accord,” Pak waits for US, Iran nod

April 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In the latest diplomatic push amid intensified war in West Asia, Pakistan on Monday anxiously waited to stay relevant in global diplomacy, for a second time in recent days, as the United States and Iran weighed in what the South Asian ‘mediator’ believed would become basis for an “Islamabad Accord,” […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid Iran war, Russia offers more crude to India

April 3, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With no early end likely in the ongoing West Asian war, Russia has offered to increase supply of crude oil and natural gas to India as the two sides agreed to further enhance the overall bilateral ties, the media reported on Friday. As energy crisis is driving volatility in the […]

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Iran war: Hormuz Strait closed due to “illegal action” of the US, Israel, says China

April 2, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Stating that it is communicating “with all parties,” China said on Thursday that the key Strait of Hormuz was closed to an “illegal action” by the United States and Israel, the media reported. China has been the largest buyer of Iranian oil, importing an estimated 1.38 million barrels per day […]

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Indirect taxes: In FY26, govt exceeds targets, collects over Rs. 15.52 trillion

April 2, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Government of India has marginally exceeded the indirect tax collection target for the previous fiscal year (2025-26), the media reported on Thursday. The total indirect tax collection, which includes customs, excise and GST, as per Revised Estimates (RE) was pegged at over Rs.15.52 lakh crores for FY26. This includes […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump dubs NATO a “paper tiger,” says the US may pull out!

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Utterly frustrated, even shocked, at European ‘allies’ rejecting his appeal to join the US-Israeli war against Iran, President Donald Trump has criticised the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “cowards” and a “paper tiger,” and said he was considering pulling out of the military alliance formed in April 1949 primarily […]

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