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Terror consortium: Hamas, Chinese support, NATO arms—and more

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even before Pakistan came into existence on August 14, 1947, contours of its terror-centric foundations had surfaced: Muhammed Ali Jinnah’s call for “Director Action Day” on August 16, 1946—also known as the “Week of the Long Knives—instigated Muslim fanatics to massacre some 10,000 Hindus in Calcutta (now Kolkata), under the […]

Defence

Roving Periscope: IWT, Op Sindoor, Baluchs, and IMF…Pak may head to its nemesis

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Broke and cashless Pakistan, braving hunger, poverty, and inbuilt terror threats, has its plate full, as it hurtles from one crisis to another. Daily. Barely had it estimated the huge losses to its faltering economy and agriculture due to India suspending the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on April 23, and […]

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US lawmakers back Indian strikes, urge Pakistan to restore democracy

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

Two U.S. lawmakers of Indian descent on Wednesday commented on the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. One urged Pakistan not to use the current situation as a pretext to further undermine democracy, while the other voiced strong support for India’s retaliatory strikes carried out on Wednesday. “In the wake of last month’s horrific terrorist […]

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UN says ceasefire monitors safe amid India-Pakistan escalation

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

UN ceasefire monitors stationed in Kashmir and in the Pakistan-occupied areas are safe and accounted for following the Indian missile strikes on terror infrastructure and retaliatory shelling by Pakistan, according to a UN spokesperson. “We checked with our colleagues in peacekeeping, and they said everybody was accounted for, and everybody was safe,” said Stephanie Tremblay […]

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine stands by offer of 30-day ceasefire

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia, while the Kremlin had made no response to the proposal. A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, rejected any suggestion that Moscow had opposed or was hindering efforts to introduce a […]

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No impunity for terrorists, India’s strikes justified: Rishi Sunak

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday justified the strikes conducted by Indian defence forces on terror camps operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), asserting that there can be no impunity for terrorists. In a post on the social media platform X, Sunak said, “India is justified in striking terrorist infrastructure. There can […]

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Drone recovered along India-Bangladesh border in Assam, probe on

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

In a development that has heightened alertness along the international border, a drone was discovered abandoned in the Charbazar area near Sribhumi town, close to the India-Bangladesh border in Assam, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred just hours after the Indian armed forces conducted precision strikes on terrorist camps across the Line of Control […]

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If I can do anything to help, I will be there: Trump on India-Pakistan conflict

May 8, 2025 revoi editor

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed concern over the escalating situation between India and Pakistan and said that he would offer any possible help to de-escalate tensions along the India-Pakistan border. Referring to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Trump said both India and Pakistan should work to resolve the crisis peacefully. “Oh, it’s […]

Defence

“Verify facts:” India asks China’s Global Times on disinformation over Op Sindoor

May 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly criticised Chinese state media outlet Global Times for spreading disinformation to mislead the people on New Delhi’s missile strikes on 21 terror infrastructure across nine sites deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). The Chinese government’s mouthpiece, Global Times, had run reports using old images of […]

Business

Aviation: 18 Indian airports shut, over 200 flights cancelled; Pak flips-flops

May 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Hours after India carried out precision strike to destroy 21 terror camos across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, India’s multiple airlines temporarily cancelled over 200 flights as the government shut at least 18 airports in northern and western India, the media reported. The step was taken […]