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Law and order: Pakistan is the world’s “third worst” country, says WJP

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a dubious distinction, the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Pakistan at number 140, as the “third-worst” nation in terms of law and order, among the 142 countries surveyed. Mali and Nigeria are the only countries ranked lower than Pakistan in terms of law and security. The WJP Rule […]

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Roving Periscope: Arm-twisting Trudeau, Jagmeet demands RSS ban

October 16, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The two principal reasons behind the ongoing India-Canada row appear to be: the USA, unhappy with India refusing to condemn the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 2022, is pulling strings against New Delhi via Canada; and Prime Minister Justine Trudeau, panicked at losing power next year, is now […]

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SCO Summit: Dr. Jaishankar to attend the event in Islamabad

October 14, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid ongoing terrorist attacks in parts of Pakistan and imposition of the prohibitory orders for security, India’s Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, who has captured more media attention in the neighboring country than any other visiting leader, will attend the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit beginning on Tuesday. […]

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Nobel 2024: Three share Economics Prize for work on differential prosperity

October 14, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Three economists—Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson—will share the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2024 for their work on differences in prosperity between nations, the media reported on Monday. The trio will share the cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor (USD 1 million) Nobel Prize for their “studies […]

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Infrastructure: 208 projects, worth Rs. 15.39 trn, proposed under PM GatiShakti

October 12, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a major push to enhance the country’s infrastructure, including the roads and railways, the Network Planning Group (NPG), constituted under the PM GatiShakti initiative in 2021, has recommended for approval 208 big-ticket infrastructure projects of various ministries so far, the media reported on Saturday. These projects are worth a […]

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Nobel Peace: The 2024 Prize goes to N-bomb survivors’ Japanese body

October 11, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 has been conferred on a Japanese organization, Nihon Hidankyo, for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, the media reported on Friday. The Nobel Committee honored atomic bomb survivors for cultivating hope for peace through their experience. The organization is a […]

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The next Tata: Half-brother Noel succeeds Ratan to continue the 156-year-old legacy

October 11, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Noel Tata, 67, a Trustee on the Boards of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, will step into the giant shoes of his illustrious half-brother, Ratan Tata, 86, who breathed his last late on Wednesday. His appointment as Chairman of Tata Trusts came after Ratan Tata’s death […]

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Nobel 2024: South Korean author Han Kang gets the Prize for Literature

October 10, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: South Korean author Han Kang has been chosen for the award of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,” the media reported on Thursday. The Nobel Prize Committee, on its X handle, said that Kang’s […]

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Ongoing wars: India-ASEAN friendship crucial in times of conflicts, says PM Modi

October 10, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the friendship between India and the members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is very important at a time when parts of the world were facing conflicts and tensions. Addressing the 21st India-ASEAN Summit in Laos, he said he had […]

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Tata, the Titan: On Monday, he denied it; on Thursday he passed away

October 10, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: When news went viral on October 7 in the media that he was unwell and admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital, Ratan Tata, 86, promptly denied it. “Thank you for thinking of me,” he humbly wrote in his last social media post, on Monday. “I am aware of recent rumors circulating […]