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Roving Periscope: Now, Trump plans to shut down US Department of Education!

March 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has time and again derided the Department of Education as “wasteful” and “polluted by liberal ideology” plans to shut down the department, the media reported on Thursday. However, the dismantling of the US department is likely impossible without an act of US Congress, which created […]

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Roving Periscope: Tulsi Gabbard sees ‘huge opportunities’ in India

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President Donald Trump’s close associate Tulsi Gabbard, now the Director of National Intelligence in the US, has said there is “nothing but opportunity” in the India-US partnership, the media reported. Her observation came a day after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on America’s imports from April 2. She is in India […]

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USAID: Trump admn cuts 83% of programmes globally

March 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United States on Monday announced that it would shut down 83 percent of programs worldwide, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a stronghold of the Democratic Party. The media reported, quoting officials, that these programs did not meet Washington’s interests. Announcing on Monday, Secretary of State […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ may come in April

February 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has said “India has more tariffs than any other country,” is likely to impose ‘reciprocal tariffs’ by April, 2025, which may affect the South Asian country expected to become the world’s third-largest economy in the next few years, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting officials. In […]

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FB in Pakistan: “I was nearly sentenced to death for blasphemy,” says Zuckerberg

February 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “I was nearly sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said, the media reported on Wednesday. On the Joe Rogan Podcast, he spoke on stricter content controls, the growing regulatory pressures on technology firms worldwide, and Meta’s ongoing effort to balance free speech with adherence […]

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AI Summit: PM Modi, Google CEO Sundar Pichai discuss opportunities in India

February 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday discussed the ‘incredible opportunities’ that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring to India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Paris, the media reported on Wednesday. Meeting the PM on the sidelines of the ongoing AI Action Summit in Paris, Pichai also noted the potential […]

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Paris Summit: AI writing the code for humanity in the 21st century, says PM Modi

February 11, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for global collaboration to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for economic growth, social transformation, and sustainable development, stating that AI is writing the code for humanity in the 21st century. Delivering a speech during the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit […]

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Feb 9 the Gulf of America Day: Trump renames Gulf of Mexico

February 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid mounting tensions with his neighbors on the tariff and other issues, US President Donald Trump on Sunday renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” and declared February 9 as the day recalling the new identity. The Gulf of America is an “‘Indelible Part Of USA’, he […]

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Roving Periscope: Tasked with sacking 2 mn, Musk makes DOGE his bedroom!

January 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Taking his dedication to work, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and X, to new heights—by starting living right in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Washington DC, according to the media reports. Tasked by his close ally US President Donald Trump to clean up various government departments by […]

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Economic Survey FY25: Agriculture is the “sector of the future”

January 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Economic Survey (2024-25) has projected agriculture as the “sector of the future,” highlighting its key role in India’s overall economic development, stating that the country’s economy is expected to grow between 6.3 percent and 6.8 percent in FY26. Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the government, […]