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Roving Periscope: Hasina may return if democracy is restored in B’desh

November 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the ousted former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has said her return to home hinges on the restoration of “participatory democracy,” lifting of the ban on her party, the Awami League, and the conduct of free, fair and inclusive elections. Following a tip off, Hasina, 78, had fled […]

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Ties with Russia: President Putin to visit India on December 5

November 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid fast-changing geodynamics and realignment of countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 5 as the two countries continue to strengthen ties despite the Kremlin’s ongoing war on Ukraine, the media reported on Wednesday. He will participate in the plenary session of the Russia-India Forum taking place […]

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H-1B visas: Trump admits the US doesn’t have enough talent!

November 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: You may like or dislike him, but you can’t ignore him! Now, he has admitted that America doesn’t have enough skilled talent to meet its labour needs and that it depends on immigrants!! In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump defended the need for skilled foreign […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid existential crises, Pakistan to have Munir-led supreme “hybrid govt”

November 11, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Facing threat to its very existence, terror-infested Pakistan is set to adopt a “hybrid” model of government, headed by none other than its self-decorated “Field Marshal” and Army chief, Syed Asim Munir, with his political toadies, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, sheepishly surrendering to this fait accompli for their own […]

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Defence: India, Nepal to hold annual border talks from November 12

November 11, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two months after young anti-corruption protesters—Generation Z—swiftly overthrew the highly unpopular pro-China Communist government in Nepal, led by disgraced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Kathmandu and New Delhi will start their three-day annual border talks from Wednesday. The next parliamentary elections in Nepal are expected to be held in March […]

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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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Roving Periscope: NY goes the London way—elects first Muslim Mayor!

November 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In September 2025, visiting US President Donald Trump personally asked officials that Pakistan-born London Mayor Sadiq Khan should not be invited to the state banquet hosted in his honour. On Tuesday, he saw Indian-African-American leader Zohran Mamdani—seen as anti-Jewish, pro-Palestinian– being elected as New York’s first Muslim Mayor he had […]

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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: Trump begins to MAGA—by adding a massive ballroom to the White House!

October 24, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Fulfilling his election promise to Make America Great Again (MAGA), US President Donald Trump is rebuilding the East Wing of the White House to create a ballroom almost twice the size of the White House itself! And the ballroom’s construction, not legally permitted so far, will be privately-funded!! This will […]