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Roving Periscope: Now, no fixed ‘retirement age’ for the Pakistani Army chiefs!

November 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistanis often joke that their Army has never won a war and never lost an election! So, what’s the latest on this ‘omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent’ force that scared Pakistanis call “namaloom,” the Unknown Entity that runs their country? With the lame-duck Shehbaz Sharif-led government it fully supports, the Chief […]

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Olympics and Paralympics: India formally applies to hold the Games in 2036

November 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Sending a formal Letter of Intent (LoI) to the International Olympics Committee (IOC), India has formally joined the race to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, the media reported on Tuesday. The buzz around India’s bid to host the prestigious Olympic Games 12 years from now has been […]

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Markets: Amid US poll, Fed uncertainties, Sensex, Nifty fall

November 4, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Indian equities saw their worst session in over a month on Monday, driven by heightened uncertainty around the US presidential election and a spike in volatility, which reached a three-month high. The NSE Nifty 50 dropped 1.27 percent to 23,995.35, while the BSE Sensex declined 1.18 percent to 78,782.24, both […]

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Roving Periscope: In a new low, pro-Khalistanis attack Hindu temple in Canada

November 4, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Until a decade ago, the US embarrassed India by hyphenating it with Pakistan. In a payback, a rising India may now be forced to hyphenate America with Canada, given how New Delhi’s relations with Washington and Ottawa are deteriorating in tandem…unless Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House arrests […]

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Canada: India junks pro-Khalistani Trudeau govt’s claims against Amit Shah

November 2, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Saturday strongly refuted Canada’s fresh claims against Union Home Minister Amit Shah as “absurd and baseless allegations” saying these could potentially have serious and long-term consequences for bilateral ties between the two countries. Responding to the references made against Shah by a Canadian minister in the minority government […]

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Roving Periscope: Ahead of the Nov 5 vote, Trump “fires” Kamala!

November 1, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With barely four days to go for the crucial November 5 vote to elect America’s 47th President, Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump has already “fired” his Democratic rival and Vice-President Kamala Harris, the media reported on Friday. “Kamala, you are fired,” he thundered as the race for the […]

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US Polls: Amid electoral tie, consumer spending, economy shines, gold prices peak

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: Amid electoral uncertainties, as the US votes next week to elect the 47th President, its economy is shining. Gold prices reached an all-time high level on Tuesday, ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in November, the media reported. Spot gold was up 0.3 percent to USD 2,748.64 […]

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Roving Periscope: Most Indian-Americans may support Kamala Harris

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: They were both there. The outgoing US President Joe Biden and his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, celebrated the Deepawali festival in the White House on Monday, with several Indian-Americans present. In the nail-biting November 5 presidential elections, the 2.3 million votes of the influential Indian-American community […]

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Roving Periscope: With a $36 trillion debt, the US facing a “financial emergency,”

October 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial November 5 presidential elections in the US, whose outcome is uncertain, Tesla chief Elon Musk has stunned America which, he said, is facing “bankruptcy.” Musk, the world’s second wealthiest man with a net worth of USD 195 billion, has emerged as a key player in the […]

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Bangladesh: Minority Hindus take out massive rally, demand justice

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under relentless attacks and repression from Muslim fundamentalists since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in August, the Bangladeshi minority Hindus on Friday took out a massive rally in Chittagong and demanded justice from the Interim Government led by Chief Advisor Muhammed Yunus, the media reported. Following Sheikh […]