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The Gaza War: Amid acrimony, Colombia cuts ties with Israel

May 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: South American country Colombia on Wednesday severed all ties with Israel, blaming its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the “genocidal war” in Gaza. Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist President since 2022, said his country will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, the media reported. “Tomorrow (Thursday) diplomatic relations with the state of […]

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Movies: Oppenheimer shines with seven Academy Awards

March 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus Oppenheimer, a biopic on the Father of Atom Bomb, triumphed at the 96th Academy Awards, winning seven of the 13 Oscars it was nominated for, at a glittering ceremony held in Hollywood on Sunday. It won Oscars in seven categories, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), […]

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Technology: British PM Sunak faces embarrasment over the use of mobile phones in classrooms!

February 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attempt to ban the use of mobile phones in classrooms may have backfired, the media reported on Tuesday. He found himself at the center of ridicule and criticism after he shared a video on social media promoting the ban on mobile phones in schools. His […]

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The Moment: Millions dance on Shankar-Zakir duo’s Grammy win

February 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For decades, they have mesmerized millions of Indians and foreigners. On Sunday, aficionados worldwide danced with music maestros Shankar Mahadevan and Ustad Zakir Hussain on their winning the prestigious 66th Grammy Awards in the US. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the duo on their achievement. On January 22, Shankar […]

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Wealth: With $97.6 billion, Gautam Adani is again Asia’s richest man

January 5, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s billionaire Gautam Adani has reclaimed the top position on the Asian rich list after the Supreme Court reprieve this week. His net worth rose USD 7.7 billion in a day to USD 97.6 billion, making him reclaim the top spot in Asia from compatriot Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani, whose […]

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Cartoons: The earliest Micky Mouse, 95, becomes free from Disney’s copyright

January 2, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With The Walt Disney Company losing the Micky Mouse copyright along with many others, the world-famous cartoon’s earliest version has entered the public domain as its copyright expired under the US law on the last day of 2023, after an exciting 95-year-long entertaining journey throughout the planet. Micky Mouse’s first […]

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Roving Periscope: China trying to prevent its own entrepreneurs from fleeing!

June 21, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While China is trying to re-attract foreign capital and laid out a red carpet to American investors like Bill Gates and Elon Musk, it is also making efforts to prevent the departure of its own entrepreneurs who have thrown in the towel because of multiple reasons, the media reported. Regarding […]

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Roving Periscope: Vivek Ramaswamy also to contest against Donald Trump in 2024

February 22, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump, who is likely to run for the President’s office in 2024, now has two Indian-American challengers, both from within his own Republican Party—Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy. While Haley, 51, threw her hat in the ring last week, tech entrepreneur Ramaswamy, 37, launched his 2024 […]

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Entertainment: After Natu, Natu, RRR wins the CCA’s Best Foreign Language Film award

January 16, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Act film director SS Rajamouli’s latest magnum opus, “RRR” continued its winning streak as the global blockbuster won two trophies within days — the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Song for Naatu, Naatu — at the Critics Choice Awards (CCA), the media reported on Monday. RRR is an […]

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Cinema: ‘Avatar’ screening speed crashes outdated Japanese film equipment!

December 20, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The speed of screening Hollywood’s latest blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water, is so high that film equipment in some of Japan’s cinema houses crashed, the media reported on Tuesday. According to experts, while the specific cause of the technical issues remains rather unclear, at least one theater in Nagoya […]