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Roving Periscope: “Mother of All Deals,” India, EU may sign the FTA on Jan. 27

January 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “The Mother of All Deals,” the long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to be signed on January 27, a day after the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, grace the Republic […]

Defence

AQI: Pollution bigger threat than tariffs, says Gita Gopinath

January 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath on Wednesday warned that pollution poses a much bigger threat to India’s economy than the US trade tariffs. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit at Davos, Switzerland, she said pollution is quietly becoming one of the most serious […]

Business

Technology: At WEF, Davos, Vaishnav asserts India in top tier of AI economies

January 21, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday asserted that India remains in the top bracket in Artificial Intelligence (AI) economies and not in a “second category,” as some claimed. Pushing back against comments by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, he rejected her statement that India belongs to […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Chinese youth shun pregnancy; birth rate hits record low

January 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In 2022, China was the world’s most populous country with a headcount of more than 1.4 billion people, boasting of a ‘demographic dividend.’ No longer. Media reports on Monday, quoting official numbers, suggested that births in China fell to a record low in 2025 despite subsidies and policy shifts, as […]

Business

Bilateral deals: India, Germany sign pacts to strengthen ties in defence, energy, etc.

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and Germany signed 19 agreements on Monday during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit, covering sectors such as defence, semiconductors, critical minerals, green energy, health, human resources, and mobility. The deals were inked between the two countries during the India-Germany CEOs’ Forum at Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister […]

Business

Greenland Now: “Trump won’t rule out military force to acquire,” says the White House

January 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump won’t rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, the White House said on Wednesday, ramping up tension with fellow NATO member Denmark over a dispute that’s surged back into public view after the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, the media […]

Business

Economy: India’s GDP growth surpasses projections, expected to grow at 7.4% in FY26

January 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Exceeding the government’s earlier projection of 6.3–6.8 percent, the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 percent in the current financial year (2025-26), ending March 2026, according to the first advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Wednesday, The fresh estimates, released by the Union Ministry […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Trump hurries up on Venezuela; America may repent at leisure!

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Every American knows this timeless lesson by heart—in 2025, nearly 40 percent of Americans’ first marriages ended in divorce! The sculpture of four former US Presidents at Mount Rushmore—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—are helplessly looking at their successors’ escapades. With […]

Business

Agriculture: India overtakes China, becomes the world’s largest rice producer

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said India has become the world’s largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, the media reported on Monday. He said this while unveiling 184 improved varieties of 25 field crops developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research […]

Bollywood

New York City: Zohran Mamdani takes oath as first Muslim Mayor in 250 years

January 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s bete noire Zohran Mamdani, 34, was sworn-in as New York City’s first Muslim Mayor in 250 years at a historic decommissioned subway station at City Hall, Manhattan, the media reported on Thursday. New York Attorney-General Letitia James, his political ally, administered the oath of office to […]