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Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 6 people injured

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Six people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled “Free Palestine” and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado, where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place, authorities said. Six victims aged between 67 and 88 years old were transported to hospitals, the FBI […]

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World Champion D Gukesh stuns former No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess 2025

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh’s first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to […]

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“Will negotiate a fair balance,” Piyush Goyal optimistic of wrapping up FTA with EU by year end

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed optimism that India could finalise its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) ahead of the year-end deadline, citing minimal divergences between the two economic blocs. Goyal emphasised the complementary nature of the Indian and European economies. “There are not too many issues where we have […]

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South Korea’s political crisis from martial law to snap election

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

South Koreans will go to the polls in a snap election on Tuesday, voting for a president to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office in April after his brief martial law attempt sent shockwaves through the country. Here are key events from martial law to Yoon’s impeachment, arrest, and indictment, and election […]

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Ukraine’s Drone-Based Attacks on Air Base in Siberia a Day before Istanbul Peace Talks

June 1, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 1: Ukraine on Sunday launched one of its largest drone-based operations on Russia to date, striking an air base in eastern Siberia, thousands of kilometres from its border. The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack, saying Ukrainian remote-piloted aircraft attacked a military unit in the village of Sridni, the […]

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Sheikh Hasina, Two Others Charged on Crimes against Humanity, Mass Murder

June 1, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 1: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday indicted the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two other senior officials on several charges, including crimes against humanity and mass murder, for their alleged role in the violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. An investigation report found that Sheikh Hasina […]

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Changing Stance: Colombia Withdraws Condolences to Pakistan, Offers Support to India’s “Operation Sindoor”

May 31, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 31: In a major diplomaic win for India, Colombia has withdrawn a statement offering condolences to Pakistan for the loss of lives during the “Operation Sindoor” in response to the Pahalgam terror attack after the Shashi Tharoor-led Indian Parliamentary delegation explained Islamabad’s relentless support to cross-border terrorism. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading […]

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Roving Periscope: Fake news wasted the Army’s 15% time in Operation Sindoor

May 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian Armed Forces lost at least 15 percent of their precious time tackling the flood of fake news during Operation Sindoor early this month, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said. Highlighting the significant challenge posed by misinformation and disinformation during the Operation, he revealed that approximately […]

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Development: ADB to provide $4.5 bn loan to India annually

May 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda on Friday said the multilateral funding agency is ready to provide up to USD 4.5 billion sovereign lending to India each year, the media reported. “Yesterday I met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to deepen ADB’s partnership with India and advance […]

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Bangladesh: Japan to give $1.06 bn support, recruit 100,000 workers in 5 years

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trying to undercut China’s influence in Bangladesh, Japan has said it would give USD 1.063 billion budgetary support to Dhaka, and also recruit 100,000 Bangladeshi workers over the next five years, the media reported on Friday. The aid package includes USD 418 million as a development policy loan to Bangladesh […]