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Trump administration moves to cut all remaining federal contracts with Harvard

May 28, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to terminate the federal government’s remaining contracts with Harvard University, according to a letter sent to federal agencies on Tuesday. The letter, from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), directs all federal agencies to review and potentially terminate or reallocate their contracts with Harvard, which are valued at about […]

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FIFA@2034: Saudi Arabia denies plans to lift ban on alcohol

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: A Saudi official on Monday denied recent media reports, claiming that the Kingdom, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2034, plans to lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol. The consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia. Rumours about the ban-lifting began to float when a wine blog post last week claimed […]

Business

Defense: Amid China ‘rearming’ Pak, Rajnath approves new fighter jet program

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid reports of China fast-tracking its plan to deliver stealth fighter jets to Pakistan to bolster its arsenal to counter India’s air superiority over its recalcitrant neighbour, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved a framework to make its own stealth aircraft. The initial development cost of the project has […]

Defence

The $22 bn trap: 75 poorest nations face ‘tidal wave’ of China debt in 2025

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: What was an open secret for years, has caused no stir now. The world’s 75 poorest nations face a “tidal wave of debt” as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think tank warned in a new report. China’s ultra-ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)’s lending spree […]

Business

Roving Periscope: In Iran, Shehbaz talks India; Tehran talks Gaza!

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While several Indian parliamentary delegations are travelling the world to expose Pakistan’s cohabitation with terror, Islamabad is also crying hoarse against terrorism, shedding copious tears to prove its ‘innocence.’ The difference is stark. While India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the chiefs of the Army, Air Force, and Navy are […]

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Indian Parliamentary delegation concludes Qatar visit, reaffirms stance on terrorism

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

A multi-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament, concluded its official visit to Qatar. The visit marked the first leg of a four-nation tour undertaken in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and India’s subsequent response, Operation Sindoor. During their two-day visit, the delegation held high-level discussions […]

Education

Dharmendra Pradhan hands over Letter of Intent to University of Liverpool for Bengaluru campus

May 26, 2025 revoi editor

Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, presided over the handover of a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Liverpool in New Delhi on Monday. This marks the second foreign university to receive such an LoI under the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2023, which facilitate the establishment of foreign higher educational institutions’ campuses […]

Business

India now exports trains to the world: PM Modi in Dahod

May 26, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised the transformative growth of India’s railway sector over the past decade, underscoring the expansion of metro services and the introduction of semi-high-speed trains like the Vande Bharat Express. Addressing a public event in Dahod, PM Modi announced the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express connecting Ahmedabad to […]

Business

Trump agrees to delay EU tariffs until July 9

May 26, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump backed away on Sunday from his threat to slap 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union next month, agreeing to extend the deadline until July 9 for talks between Washington and the 27-nation bloc to produce a deal. Trump on Friday said he was recommending a 50% tariff go into […]

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I don’t know what’s wrong with him: Trump says he is not happy with Putin for bombing Ukraine

May 26, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed deep unhappiness at Russia’s weekend bombing of Ukraine, saying of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “I’m not happy with Putin.” “I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that,” Trump told reporters at […]