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Ukraine: Amid ongoing war, Russia allocates one-third of the budget for defense

December 2, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the ongoing war against Ukraine enters the third year in February 2025—unless a ceasefire comes into effect by then—Russia has hiked its defense budget by about USD 28 billion to a total of USD 126 billion, which is one-third of the overall budget for the next year, the media […]

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Immigration: Canada caught between the Devil and the Deep Sea

December 2, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With US President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement to deport thousands of illegal immigrants, Canada, whose open-door policy has adversely affected its demography, economy, and international relations, and turned it into a conduit for entry into America, is facing a huge task of dealing with the aliens flooding this North American country. […]

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Roving Periscope: Dual “miscarriage of justice,” as Biden pardons Trump, and his own son!

December 2, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: What a judicial system a ‘democratic’ America has! Before leaving the White House on January 20, 2025, outgoing President Joe Biden, 82, ‘pardoned’ the incoming President-elect Donald Trump of his perceived sins—and then reversed his earlier decision to pardon his own son, Hunter Biden, as well. While Trump was happy […]

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Trump’s tariff terror: Buffeted Trudeau rushes to grease the US President-elect

November 30, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With Donald Trump’s tariff terror looming on Canada (and China and Mexico, too), a panicked Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau rushed to meet the US President-elect on Friday to enter his good books before his inauguration in January 2025. The buffeted Canadian PM—who, Trump ally Elon Musk has declared, is […]

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Lebanon: Accusing Hezbollah of violating peace deal, Israel strikes back

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As many expected, the short-lived Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire may have collapsed within two days on Thursday with Israel accusing Iran’s proxy terror outfit of violation of the peace deal, and resumed attacking Lebanon to flush out Shia terrorists. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned Lebanese citizens not to return to 60 […]

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Economy: India’s GDP growth falls in Q2FY25 to 5.4%

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although the Narendra Modi-led NDA government returned to power a third time in June, with a reduced majority, the uncertainty it sparked, as also the unusually hot weather, may have been among the factors that caused the fall in the GDP growth in the second quarter (July-September 2025) of the […]

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Roving Periscope: “Trump is experienced and intelligent; not safe now,” says Putin

November 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised and also cautioned Donald Trump, the US President-elect, that he is “not safe.” Trump, 78, is scheduled to take office as the 47th U.S. President for a second term on January 20, 2025. “I don’t believe Donald Trump is safe now after the assassination […]

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Bangladesh: Hasina supports Chinmoy, as Dhaka HC declines the demand to ban ISKCON

November 28, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Dhaka High Court on Thursday declined to issue a suo motu order to ban Hindu religious body ISKCON’s activities in Bangladesh, citing assurances from government authorities that necessary measures have been taken, The Daily Star reported. Meanwhile, ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed condemned the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid volatile bourses, shining India story and investors’ trust in Adani stocks continues

November 28, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid mixed global cues and periodic corrections, the shining India story continues as demonstrated by benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, falling over 1 percent on Thursday, but confident investors buying the Adani stocks and lifting the Group’s market capitalization by Rs 1.2 lakh crore or 10 percent in a single […]

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Markets: After untenable US claims, Adani shares bounce back; Sensex, and Nifty climb

November 27, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite the outgoing US President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party fervently attempting to discredit the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the impact of the so-called “indictment” of billionaire Gautam Adani and his associates in an alleged bribery case was short-lived on Indian markets which bounced back, the media reported on Wednesday. But […]