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Economy: India’s GDP grew by 6.5% in FY25; 7.4% in Q4FY25

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s economy grew by 6.5 percent in 2024-25, down from 9.2 percent in the previous fiscal, the government data released on Friday said. India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the fourth quarter (Q4) of financial year 2024-25 (FY25) stood at 7.4 percent, according to data released by the […]

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Roving Periscope: As Tharoor slams Pak on IWT, Munir warns water is a ‘red line’

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day before India conducts the second round of Operation Shield (mock drills) on Saturday in the states bordering Pakistan, as part of preparations during the ongoing Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Islamabad for betraying India’s goodwill on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with state-sponsored terror. The media […]

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Judge blocks Trump ban on Harvard’s international students

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

A federal judge said on Thursday she would extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, a victory for the Ivy League school that is entangled in multiple battles with the administration. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston announced her intention to issue a […]

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Without Musk, DOGE likely to fizzle out, says ex-staffer

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Without billionaire Elon Musk in the Trump administration, his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency project is likely to sputter out, a former DOGE staffer said in his first interview since leaving the team. Tesla CEO Musk announced on Wednesday evening that he was ending his time as a special government employee but vowed that DOGE […]

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Trump aims to exceed first term’s weapons sales to Taiwan, officials say

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump’s first term as part of an effort to deter China as it intensifies military pressure on the democratic island, according to two U.S. officials. If U.S. arms sales to Taiwan do accelerate, it could ease worries about […]

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Nepal’s royalists demand restoration of monarchy dumped 17 years ago

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was abolished 17 years ago, amid rising unhappiness with successive elected governments. Flag-waving protesters marched into the city centre from different directions shouting: “Our king is dearer than lives … king come […]

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Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on Thursday he foresees the futuristic vehicle making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year. Musk presented a detailed Starship development timeline in a video posted online […]

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India’s all-party delegation concludes anti-terror mission in Saudi Arabia

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

An All-Party Parliamentary delegation from India concluded its three-day diplomatic mission to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, emphasising India’s unwavering stance against terrorism in the wake of recent cross-border attacks. Led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, the delegation held extensive interactions with Saudi think tanks and the Indian diaspora as part of a broader global outreach […]

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets business leaders in US, focuses on tech and trade cooperation

May 30, 2025 revoi editor

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Deputy National Security Advisor Pavan Kapoor met with leading U.S. business executives during a roundtable hosted by the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Thursday, focusing on bolstering bilateral cooperation in key sectors. The Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C., described the discussions as “engaging.” “They emphasized the importance of […]

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Harvard given 30 Days’ Time to Reply to Notice Barring Enrolling Foreign Students

May 29, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 29: US District Judge Allison Burroughs extended an order blocking the Trump administration from barring Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. It had already been paused last since last week when the judge had issued a temporary restraining order. After the Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary Kristi Noem sent a letter to Harvard to […]