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Suspension of IWT: Pakistan Staring at Tough Kharif Sowing Season

June 2, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 2: Pakistan’s Punjab province is learnt to be facing a tough kharif (summer crops) sowing season amid a major water shortage in its Indus River system, comprising the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. Islamabad has said two of its key damns– Tarbela on the Indus river and Mangla on the Jhelum river are […]

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Op. Sindoor: CDS Chauhan warns Pak general of the ‘red line’ at Shangri-La

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly 20 days after Pakistan’s panicked Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) requested his Indian counterpart to stop cross-firing in the ongoing Operation Sindoor, India’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan warned a Pakistani general about the ‘red line’ on Sunday in Singapore. According to the media reports, CDS […]

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Roving Periscope: Ahead of ‘peace talks’ Ukraine traps Russia in Op. Spider’s Web

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: To get a bargaining chip on the eve of the second round of ‘peace talks’ in Turkey, Ukraine on Sunday launched a massive drone attack on Russia, claiming to destroying USD 7 billion worth of its aircraft, representing 34 percent of Moscow’s bomber fleet, the media reported. In a post […]

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Bridges collapse in 2 Russian regions bordering Ukraine, 7 dead

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Two bridges collapsed in different Russian regions bordering Ukraine, derailing trains and killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Russian authorities said early on Sunday, while a Russian politician called Kyiv a “terrorist enclave”. Reuters could not independently confirm whether the incidents in the neighbouring regions were related. The areas in Russia’s south have […]

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Study finds common gene variant that doubles dementia risk for men

June 2, 2025 revoi editor

Australian researchers have identified a common genetic variant that significantly increases the risk of dementia in men, potentially paving the way for more personalised approaches to prevention and treatment. The research team from Curtin University found that a variant of the HFE gene, known as H63D, is carried by approximately one in three people in […]

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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 […]