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Space: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returning to Earth on Wednesday

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) since the last nine months because of technical reasons, are finally returning to Earth early on Wednesday morning, Indian Standard Time (IST), the media reported. The duo, who flew to the ISS on June 5, 2024 […]

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Roving Periscope: On eve of Trump-Putin talk, Israeli air strikes kill over 400 in Gaza

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the danger of fragile ceasefire breaking, Israel resumed fierce air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least 400 people, even as US President Donald Trump gave finishing touches for a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the three-year-long conflict […]

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Markets: On positive global clues, Indian bourses bounce back

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Reacting to firm global markets, Indian bourses, after a cautious rise in recent days, witnessed on Tuesday Sensex jumping 1,131 points to reclaim the 75,000 mark and Nifty surging 345 points. The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1.53 percent or 1,131.31 points to close at 75,301.26 while the NSE Nifty […]

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Ukraine: Trump to discuss 30-day ceasefire proposal with Putin on March 18

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said he will speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (March 18) about the proposed 30-day interim ceasefire plan to end the ongoing war in Ukraine whose President Volodymir Zelenskyy has already agreed to the proposal, the media reported on Monday. The Kremlin […]

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Roving Periscope: Tulsi Gabbard sees ‘huge opportunities’ in India

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President Donald Trump’s close associate Tulsi Gabbard, now the Director of National Intelligence in the US, has said there is “nothing but opportunity” in the India-US partnership, the media reported. Her observation came a day after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on America’s imports from April 2. She is in India […]

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Tariff challenge: India well-positioned to gain, says SBI Report

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite facing protectionist measures, India is effectively navigating the global trade landscape by exploring alternative markets and supplying chains, particularly between Europe and the US through the Middle East, the SBI Research said, the media reported on Monday. India’s trade strategy includes forging Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with countries like […]

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On April 2: Trump to impose reciprocal tariffs on American imports

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing both broad reciprocal tariffs and additional sector-specific tariffs on April 2, the media reported on Monday. “April 2 is a liberating day for our country,” Trump said. “We’re getting back some of the wealth that very, very foolish presidents gave away […]

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Navi Mumbai airport to be inaugurated in June, says Gautam Adani

March 16, 2025 revoi editor

Mumbai, Mar 16: The upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport will be inaugurated in June, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Sunday. Earlier, it was set for inauguration on April 17. The greenfield airport — the second such facility in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport — is being developed […]

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Canada: Mark Carney takes oath, replaces Justin Trudeau as 24th Prime Minister

March 15, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Replacing highly unpopular Justin Trudeau, Mark Carney, 59, took oath as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on Friday, the media reported. In his first news conference as the new PM, Carney said there has been “progress” in discussions with US President Donald Trump’s administration, which has been at loggerheads on a […]

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Roving Periscope: Zelenskyy done, Trump now pushes Putin for ceasefire

March 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After brow-beating his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymir Zelenskyy to agree to a 30-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin to behave, or else…. On Wednesday, he warned Russian President Putin of “devastating” sanctions if Moscow refused a deal on a ceasefire in the ongoing Ukraine war, the […]