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Torrent Pharma launches oral and injectable formulations of Semaglutide

March 21, 2026 revoi editor

First company in India to launch generic oral semaglutide; injectable launched with a starting price Rs. 3,999 per month Ahmedabad, 21 march 2026: Torrent Pharmaceuticals today announced the launch of its Semaglutide brands – Sembolic and Semalix – in India, in both oral and injectable formulations. The launch expands the company’s presence in metabolic disorders such […]

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Afghanistan: India condemns Pak’s attack on Kabul rehab centre that killed 400

March 17, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Tuesday severely condemned Pakistan over its airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul which, the ruling Taliban said, killed more than 400 people and injured over 300 patients on Monday, the media reported. Calling it a “barbaric massacre” and a cowardly and unconscionable act of violence, the […]

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Roving Periscope: Huge cost of raging Mideast war starts biting one and all

March 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the raging war between Iran, on one side, and the US-Israel duo plus their Arab allies, on the other, continued for the sixth day on Thursday, its aftereffects are beginning to bite not only the combatants but also other countries having little to do with regional or global politics. […]

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Bangladesh: ‘Loan defaulter’ garment businessman is new central bank chief!

February 27, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The first major decision by the newly-installed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman kicked off a firestorm on Friday when Dhaka announced the appointment of an alleged loan defaulter garment businessman as governor of the central bank, the media reported. The Tarique government abruptly ended […]

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India AI Impact Summit: Reliance to invest Rs. 10 lakh crores in 7 years, says Ambani

February 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced that Jio Platforms, with Reliance, will invest Rs. 10 lakh crores over the next seven years towards AI transformation and connect India to the ‘intelligence era.’ In a keynote address during the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026, […]

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Roving Periscope: Ailing Imran Khan’s supporters hit the streets again

February 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Fresh protests by Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi’s supporters rocked Pakistan on Wednesday, a week after a Supreme Court-appointed lawyer said the former Prime Minister, lodged in jail since August 2023, was going blind. Thousands of Imran’s supporters, demanding his shifting from jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for specialist […]

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AI Impact Summit: India to add $2 trillion in tech m-cap in next decade

February 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India is now ready to add nearly USD 2 trillion in market capitalisation through technology over the next decade, creating huge companies, which will reshape the country’s economic landscape, leading venture capital firm Accel said on Wednesday. “India is going to add USD 2 trillion of m-cap using technology in […]

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Mine collapse: Over 200 feared dead in DR Congo

January 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: More than 200 people were feared killed in a mine collapse in the Central African country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the media reported on Saturday. Rights groups raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world’s coltan used in advanced electronics. According […]

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Roving Periscope: Chinese youth shun pregnancy; birth rate hits record low

January 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In 2022, China was the world’s most populous country with a headcount of more than 1.4 billion people, boasting of a ‘demographic dividend.’ No longer. Media reports on Monday, quoting official numbers, suggested that births in China fell to a record low in 2025 despite subsidies and policy shifts, as […]

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Bilateral deals: India, Germany sign pacts to strengthen ties in defence, energy, etc.

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and Germany signed 19 agreements on Monday during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit, covering sectors such as defence, semiconductors, critical minerals, green energy, health, human resources, and mobility. The deals were inked between the two countries during the India-Germany CEOs’ Forum at Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister […]