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Media: Charged with bias, “anti-Trump” BBC’s D-G, Head of News quit

November 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Tim Davie, Director-General of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and Deborah Turness, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BBC News, have resigned after criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump, the media reported on Monday. The public broadcaster was under […]

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Roving Periscope: Ahead of 2026 elections, Trump to dole out $ 2000 per voter!’

November 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Rattled with Democratic Party’s candidate Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory last week to become the new Mayor of New York, ahead of the 2026 elections to the House of Representatives, President Donald on Sunday announced ‘tariff dividend’ for US citizens except those with high-incomes, the media reported on Monday. Each ‘beneficiary’ […]

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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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Ukraine: Trump cancelled Budapest meeting with Putin due to his “maximalist demands”

October 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After their August 15 summit in Alaska, US President Donald Trump had hoped that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take steps to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. Nothing happened. The war continues. Then Trump sought to negotiate a peace deal with Putin at another meeting, expected to be […]

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Roving Periscope: Now sleeping with Israel in Gaza, Pak threatens to ‘obliterate’ the Taliban!

October 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Hours after deciding to send 20,000 troops to Gaza to help Israel and the US keep ceasefire and crush Hamas, Pakistan threatened to ‘obliterate’ the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan if it resumed conflict violating the Durand Line, as it accused Kabul of being New Delhi’s puppet. Analysts say Pakistan is doing all […]

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Civil aviation: India, Russia sign MoU to manufacture commuter aircraft

October 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a significant step to make India self-reliant in manufacturing aircraft for civil aviation, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s UAC on Monday signed an MoU to make SJ-100 passenger jets in India. Marking the first full-scale civil aircraft manufacturing project in the country, HAL and Russia’s Public Joint Stock […]

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AI impact: Amazon cutting 30k corporate staff globally; 1,100 in India

October 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid ramped up investment in artificial intelligence (AI), global e-commerce behemoth Amazon is set to cut 30,000 corporate office jobs in a belt-tightening move, marking its largest workforce reduction since late 2022, multiple media reports said on Tuesday. These job-cuts, starting October 28, will include 1,100 positions in India as […]

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US Visas: New H-1B rules won’t apply to existing visa holders, including students

October 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The US has announced that the new rules of H-1B visas, such as visa fee of USD 100,000, will not apply to the existing visa holders. This new clarification, issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on applicability of the recently-announced H-1B fee, could give hope to […]

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Diplomacy: India, Canada to revive bilateral ties with talks on trade and investments

October 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After months of stress and strains in their relationship. India and Canada on Monday agreed to take a series of measures to revive and deepen their bilateral relationship, the media reported. Their announcement followed detailed discussions between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, who is […]