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Man Tries To Shoot Sukhbir Badal At Golden Temple, Arrested

December 4, 2024 revoi editor

A gunman opened fire on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday morning. Badal, who escaped unhurt, was performing guard duty as part of a religious punishment at the time of the attack. The shooter, identified as Narayan Singh Chaura, […]

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RBI MPC Meet Begins, Focus On Inflation Control

December 4, 2024 revoi editor

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its three-day meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Governor Shaktikanta Das. The discussions will conclude on December 6, with the policy decisions scheduled to be announced on the same day. The committee is expected to maintain the current repo rate at 6.5 percent, which has […]

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Senseless, Horrendous: UK MP Priti Patel Condemns Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh

December 4, 2024 revoi editor

UK MP Priti Patel on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, calling it “senseless” and “horrendous.” Patel, a Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary, urged the Bangladeshi government to prioritise the security and religious freedom of Hindus. Patel expressed her concerns over the instability in Bangladesh and the attacks on […]

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Over 43 Lakh Accounts Opened Under Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme

December 4, 2024 revoi editor

The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme (MSSC) has gained considerable traction, with a total of 43.3 lakh accounts opened by October 31. Launched in March 2023 to commemorate the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the scheme is exclusively designed for women and minor girls. It aims to promote financial independence while furthering the government’s goals of […]

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Gaza: “Release Israeli hostages before Jan. 20, or else…” Trump threatens Hamas

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the outgoing Joe Biden administration’s efforts going nowhere to establish peace in the ongoing Gaza War, the incoming US President-elect Donald Trump has directly threatened the terror group Hamas to release all the Israeli hostages forthwith or face the might of the US. “Those responsible will be hit harder […]

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Defense: Outgoing Biden admin clears USD 1.2 bn part of chopper deal for India

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After indirectly attacking India on multiple fronts in the last few months of its rather uneventful term, the outgoing US President Joe Biden’s “Democratic” administration has approved a nearly USD 1.2 billion MH-60R defense helicopter equipment sale to the largest democracy, to deny the incoming Trump 2.0 administration from taking […]

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Canada: “Avoid high tariffs, become the USA’ 51st state,” Trump offers Trudeau!

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Justine Trudeau, Canada’s buffeted Prime Minister preparing for the next year’s parliamentary elections, had not bargained for it. Last week, he air-dashed to Florida for a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump, to keep him humored ahead of his second, non-consecutive inauguration as the 47th President on January 20, 2025. […]

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Roving Periscope: Ahead of Trump 2.0, COVID-19’s “lab-leak theory” resurfaces

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In 2020, then-US President Donald Trump dubbed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic because of a “Chinese virus,” suspected to have leaked from Wuhan in China. Ahead of his second, non-consecutive term beginning next month, the same theory has resurfaced, thanks to his Republican Party’s findings—and hinting at the US’s […]

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Adani Group Gets Bernstein’s Vote — ‘Operational Metrics Better Post Short-Seller Attack’

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

The operational risks in Adani Group have reduced over the years, with a fall in share pledges, and improving leverage among others, according to Bernstein Research. The key concern during the short-seller Hindenburg Research’s allegations was share pledge, which has seen a “dramatic drop” across companies, Bernstein said in a note on Dec. 2. “This […]

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Ambuja Cements moves closer to NET ZERO

December 3, 2024 revoi editor

Ahmedabad, Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material company of the diversified Adani Portfolio, further advances towards its Net Zero goals by leveraging zero-carbon heating technology to decarbonise its cement manufacturing process. The Company has entered into a strategic partnership with Finland-based technology and engineering company ‘Coolbrook’. Ambuja will implement Coolbrook’s proprietary RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) […]