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Roving Periscope: Dual “miscarriage of justice,” as Biden pardons Trump, and his own son!

December 2, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: What a judicial system a ‘democratic’ America has! Before leaving the White House on January 20, 2025, outgoing President Joe Biden, 82, ‘pardoned’ the incoming President-elect Donald Trump of his perceived sins—and then reversed his earlier decision to pardon his own son, Hunter Biden, as well. While Trump was happy […]

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Trump’s tariff terror: Buffeted Trudeau rushes to grease the US President-elect

November 30, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With Donald Trump’s tariff terror looming on Canada (and China and Mexico, too), a panicked Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau rushed to meet the US President-elect on Friday to enter his good books before his inauguration in January 2025. The buffeted Canadian PM—who, Trump ally Elon Musk has declared, is […]

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Roving Periscope: Ukraine relents, ready for Russia ceasefire if NATO…

November 30, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Unsure of how long the West would continue to support Ukraine—particularly after Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration as the 47th US President on January 20, 2025— Kyiv has relented and said it is open to a ceasefire with Moscow if NATO protects the remaining areas of the war-torn country unoccupied so […]

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Lebanon: Accusing Hezbollah of violating peace deal, Israel strikes back

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As many expected, the short-lived Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire may have collapsed within two days on Thursday with Israel accusing Iran’s proxy terror outfit of violation of the peace deal, and resumed attacking Lebanon to flush out Shia terrorists. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned Lebanese citizens not to return to 60 […]

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Economy: India’s GDP growth falls in Q2FY25 to 5.4%

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Although the Narendra Modi-led NDA government returned to power a third time in June, with a reduced majority, the uncertainty it sparked, as also the unusually hot weather, may have been among the factors that caused the fall in the GDP growth in the second quarter (July-September 2025) of the […]

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Diplomacy: Putin says sorry, denies he used a dog to ‘frighten’ German Chancellor Merkel!

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied he used his pet dog, Koni, to ‘frighten’ the then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2007, and said he had already apologized to her, the media reported on Friday. When they met in Moscow in 2006, she said, Putin respected the request to keep […]

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Roving Periscope: “Trump is experienced and intelligent; not safe now,” says Putin

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised and also cautioned Donald Trump, the US President-elect, that he is “not safe.” Trump, 78, is scheduled to take office as the 47th U.S. President for a second term on January 20, 2025. “I don’t believe Donald Trump is safe now after the assassination […]

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Bangladesh: Hasina supports Chinmoy, as Dhaka HC declines the demand to ban ISKCON

November 28, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Dhaka High Court on Thursday declined to issue a suo motu order to ban Hindu religious body ISKCON’s activities in Bangladesh, citing assurances from government authorities that necessary measures have been taken, The Daily Star reported.  Meanwhile, ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed condemned the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid volatile bourses, shining India story and investors’ trust in Adani stocks continues

November 28, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid mixed global cues and periodic corrections, the shining India story continues as demonstrated by benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, falling over 1 percent on Thursday, but confident investors buying the Adani stocks and lifting the Group’s market capitalization by Rs 1.2 lakh crore or 10 percent in a single […]

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Markets: After untenable US claims, Adani shares bounce back; Sensex, and Nifty climb

November 27, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Despite the outgoing US President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party fervently attempting to discredit the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the impact of the so-called “indictment” of billionaire Gautam Adani and his associates in an alleged bribery case was short-lived on Indian markets which bounced back, the media reported on Wednesday. But […]

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