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Roving Periscope: Befuddled, Trump sends Rubio to India to repair ties

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: His threats to NATO and Iran remained empty. His much-publicized visit to China yielded little. His poodle, Pakistan, has been sneezing in hot summer. Few now take him seriously even at home, and his popularity ratings have plummeted to just 37 percent. Even the Supreme Court has junked many of […]

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Roving Periscope: After Trump’s ‘failed’ China visit, Putin to meet Xi

May 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Four days after US President Donald Trump ended his rather ‘unproductive’ visit to China, Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, the media reported on Monday. Ahead of the Russian President’s two-day visit from Tuesday, Xi and Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday, […]

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ECI announces Phase-III Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 16 states and 3 UTs

May 14, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the launch of Phase-III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 16 States and three Union Territories. According to the ECI, the schedule for the third phase has been planned in coordination with the ongoing Census house-listing exercise, as both activities […]

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PM Modi hails BJP’s strong performance in Haryana civic polls, calls it endorsement of ‘double-engine’ government

May 14, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strong performance in the Haryana municipal elections, describing it as a reflection of the people’s unwavering faith in the BJP’s development agenda and the “double-engine government” model in the state. The BJP registered emphatic victories in several civic bodies across Haryana, including […]

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N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM for record fifth term; PM Modi congratulates

May 13, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: N. Rangasamy was sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister for a record fifth term on Wednesday, as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retained power in the Union Territory following the recent Assembly elections. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Lok Bhavan in Puducherry, where Lieutenant Governor K. Kailasanathan administered the oath of […]

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PM Modi, HM Shah to attend Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in today

May 12, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with top leaders of the Union government, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Assam on Tuesday. PM Modi arrived in Guwahati on Monday night to attend the swearing-in ceremony. The Prime Minister landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi […]

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‘Very big day for Bengal’: Union Ministers, CMs in Kolkata for BJP govt swearing-in

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: BJP leaders from across the country, including Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and Members of Parliament, arrived in Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the first-ever BJP government in Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump to meet ‘frenemy’ Xi next week in Beijing—with little expectations

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid the ongoing geopolitical circus in West Asia, the US imposing huge tariffs on China last year and blockading the Strait of Hormuz chiefly to halt the flow of Iranian oil to China recently, pulling Islamabad away from Beijing, and the Taiwan tensions, President Donald Trump will meet his Chinese […]

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NDA expands Bihar cabinet; top leaders join Samrat Choudhary-led government

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The NDA government in Bihar on Thursday expanded its cabinet with several leaders from the BJP, Janata Dal (United) and allied parties inducted into the Samrat Choudhary-led government at an oath-taking ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan. Among those sworn in as ministers were former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar, Shrawon Kumar, […]

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Assembly polls 2026: UDF crosses majority mark in Kerala

May 4, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a big win in the Kerala Assembly elections, with counting trends indicating a return to power after a decade, ending the rule of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) trends at […]

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