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US-Iran ceasefire talks: Round 2 likely in Islamabad on April 20

April 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The second round of ceasefire talks between Iranian and American negotiators is expected to take place in Islamabad on next Monday, CNN quoted Iranian officials familiar with the discussions on Saturday. The two countries’ delegations are likely to arrive in the Pakistani capital on Sunday. The development comes amid renewed […]

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Russian oil: The US extends ‘sanctions waiver’ for buyers of crude-at-sea until May 16

April 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday ‌issued a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products at sea, for about a month, seeking to control global energy prices that have shot higher during ‌the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, the media reported. A month ago, Washington […]

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Uranium: Iran rejects Trump’s claim on enriched n-material transfer

April 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that it has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium to the United States, the media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran would not allow such a move under any circumstances. “Enriched uranium is as sacred to us as […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump to continue blockade; Iran reimposes Hormuz restrictions

April 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Hours after reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran accused the United States of violating the agreement and, on Saturday, reimposed restrictions on the vessels’ passage through the critical chokepoint, the media reported. Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that its “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to […]

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Market: Sensex, Nifty rise over 1.6% amid US-Iran peace talk hopes

April 15, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid the likely resumption of ceasefire talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan, Indian bourses, facing unprecedented volatility for weeks, reacted positively on Wednesday with benchmark indices rising over 1.6 percent. As US President Donald Trump said the Iran war is ‘close to over,’ the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped […]

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Roving Periscope: After talks collapsed, US-wary Iranians switched aircraft, travelled by bus, train!

April 15, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Their mistrust of the US was so intense that the Iranian delegation to the Islamabad ‘ceasefire talks’ took care to switch aircraft and even travelled by bus and train to return home after the negotiations collapsed abruptly last weekend, according to media reports on Wednesday. The Iranian delegation reportedly faced […]

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 EAM Dr Jaishankar’s UAE Visit: A Major Strategic Breakthrough

April 14, 2026 revoi editor

 By Harsh Pargat  Foreign Minister’s Visit and Impetus on CEPA:  Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar recently visited the UAE and met the president and the Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both sides focused on enhancing energy security cooperation, accelerating the framework of the CEPA, and held deliberations on the current conflict in West […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid fragile ceasefire and Nobel hopes, Israel kills 200 in Lebanon

April 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Everything in West Asia is as clear as slippery mud—from which crude oil is extracted. Suddenly, things take a U-turn, and go topsy-turvy. After the beginning of a two-week ceasefire, peace is fragile; and war is a state of mind. Even as US Vice-President JD Vance heads to Islamabad for […]

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No LPG shortage in country, vessels continuously coming to India via Hormuz: Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal

April 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Thursday said that the LPG supply situation in the country remains normal, with vessels continuing to arrive via the Strait of Hormuz despite recent geopolitical tensions. Speaking with the media, Mittal said there is no shortage of LPG in the country, and domestic […]

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Growth forecast: RBI projects FY27 GDP at 6.9%; hikes retail inflation to 4.6%

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday forecast GDP growth projection for FY27 at 6.9 percent compared to 7.6 percent expected in FY26, the media reported. The central bank also raised the inflation projections for FY27 to 4.6 percent from the earlier 4.2 percent. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said […]

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