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Roving Periscope: Fearing ‘Ukrainization’ Poland, Romania to deploy defensive systems

November 6, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed his officials to ‘match’ America’s nuclear arms preparedness, Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, lest the war theatre expand and they become the next Ukraine, the media reported on Thursday. This follows a […]

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Bank fraud: ED summons Anil Ambani again in SBI case on Nov. 14

November 6, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani to depose again on November 14 for questioning in connection with an ongoing money laundering case linked to an alleged loan fraud at the State Bank of India, the media reported. Earlier, the ED had questioned the […]

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US-India: Ahead of potential trade deal, Trump feels “very positive”

November 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of a potential trade deal, US President Donald Trump feels “very positive and strongly” about the future of the India-US relationship, the media reported on Wednesday. His White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was quoted as saying: “I think he feels very positive and strongly about it. As you […]

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Roving Periscope: NY goes the London way—elects first Muslim Mayor!

November 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In September 2025, visiting US President Donald Trump personally asked officials that Pakistan-born London Mayor Sadiq Khan should not be invited to the state banquet hosted in his honour. On Tuesday, he saw Indian-African-American leader Zohran Mamdani—seen as anti-Jewish, pro-Palestinian– being elected as New York’s first Muslim Mayor he had […]

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Terror: India and Israel should work together to weed out the menace, says the EAM

November 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reaffirmed India’s strong ties with Israel, calling their bilateral relationship built on “a high degree of trust and reliability” and said the two countries should work together to weed out the menace of terrorism. He also expressed support for the ongoing, US-sponsored 20-point […]

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Visa fraud: Canada cancelled 74% Indian students’ study permits in August 2025

November 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With Canada tightening immigration rules, the North American country rejected a record 74 percent Indian students’ applications for visa on allegation of fraud in August 2025, the media reported on Tuesday. Canada’s strict cap on student permits and new verification checks led to this drastic step. India is not alone, […]

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Wealth: India’s richest 1% grew their wealth by 62% since 2000, says G-20 study

November 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After India rolled out economic liberalization, privatization, and globalization in 1991, the richest 1 percent saw their wealth grow by 62 percent between 2000 and 2023, the media reported on Tuesday. According to a study commissioned by the South African Presidency of the Group of 20, the richest 1 percent […]

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N-tests: Pakistan, China, Russia, N. Korea testing—so is the US doing, says Trump

November 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trying to justify his recent orders on US resuming nuclear tests, and in an apparent attempt to pressurize India, US President Donald Trump has now claimed that Pakistan is also conducting nuclear test. “Pakistan, China, Russia, and North Korea are conducting nuclear tests. So, the US also needs to,” he […]

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Roving Periscope: Japan to invest $300 mn in Pakistan’s terror-threatened copper and gold mines

November 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With America warming Pakistan up again—if only to keep China at bay—its Western allies are also boarding the bandwagon. Japan became the latest entrant in this pro-Pakistan club, announcing an investment of USD 300 million in the nearly bankrupt and failed state’s biggest copper and gold mines in Reko Diq, […]

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Roving Periscope: ‘80% of Pakistan’s agriculture depends on waters from India!’

November 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Eighty percent of agricultural land irrigation in Pakistan depends entirely on water from the Indus River system, an Australian think tank has said. Australia’s Sydney-based nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), one of the world’s most respected think tanks, just dropped a ‘water bomb’ Pakistan has been fearing for […]