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India@UN: Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 20,000 Indians in four decades

May 24, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed Pakistan for its four-decades-old state-sponsored policy on promoting terrorism which has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 Indians, the media reported. On Saturday, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, said that, despite these extreme violations, India has shown “extraordinary patience and magnanimity” […]

Business

Ukraine: Feared drone attack on Moscow Airport delays Kanimozhi-led delegation

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A parliamentary delegation from India, which went to Russia as part of the country’s diplomatic outreach during the ongoing Operation Sindoor, against Pakistan-backed terrorism, found their flight delayed due to a feared drone attack by Ukraine on Moscow Airport on Thursday. The all-party, high-level delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Rudderless, Bangladesh may slip into a civil war

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Muhammad Yunus has, since he started enjoying political power for the first time in August 2024, at the ripe old age of 84, proved Lord Acton right: that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Secondly, he has also proved that being a Nobel Laureate for Peace—he pioneered micro-financing in […]

Business

Terror funding: India to move FATF in June to revert Pak to “grey list”

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly two weeks after India took exception to the IMF virtually ‘terror-funding’ Pakistan, even amid the ongoing Operation Sindoor, New Delhi will now make a strong case with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its next meeting in June to revert Pakistan to its “grey list” for its failure […]

Business

Rising Northeast: Reliance, Adanis to invest Rs. 75k cr, Rs. 1 lakh cr respectively

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Reliance and Adani Groups will invest Rs. 75,000 crores and Rs. 1 lakh crores, respectively, in developing the northeastern states. Addressing the Rising Northeast Investors’ Summit 2025 in the national capital, Adani said his group was committed to investing an additional Rs. 50,000 crores over the next 10 years […]

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits Japan to deepen strategic ties and reaffirm joint stand against terrorism

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

In a diplomatic engagement aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Japan on Thursday. He held high-level meetings with senior Japanese officials and delivered a keynote address at the 2nd edition of the Raisina Tokyo Dialogue, reinforcing the growing strategic partnership between India and Japan. Foreign Secretary Misri met with Japan’s Vice […]

Education

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, threatens broader crackdown

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the department to terminate Harvard University’s Student and […]

Business

Qatar boosts FIFA Arab Cup prize fund to record $36.5 million

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup will have a record prize fund of more than $36.5 million, Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the regional tournament announced on Thursday. The competition, which features senior men’s national teams from the 22-member Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), representing both Asia and Africa, takes place from December 1 […]

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Death toll in Australia floods rises to four, tens of thousands stranded

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia’s southeast on Friday, raising the death toll to four, after three days of incessant rain cut off entire towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes. Police said the man was found near Coffs Harbour, around 550 km (342 miles) north of […]

English

UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius, India welcomes move

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a London judge overturned a last-minute injunction and cleared the way for an agreement the government says is vital to protect the nation’s security. The multibillion-dollar deal will allow Britain to retain control of the strategically important U.S.-UK air […]