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Roving Periscope: Now, Trump blocks federal funding for “biased” public radios

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the world focused on his actions and forensic  scrutiny by the media, US President Donald Trump has blocked all federal funding the American public media outlets—PBS and NPR—which he considers are “biased.” In an executive order he signed on Thursday, he alleged that the two organizations—the Public Broadcasting Service […]

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Business

Jugular Vein: Post-Pahalgam massacre, India asks IMF to review Pak loans

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A week before the Pahalgam massacre, when Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir reinvoked Muhammed Ali Jinnah’s” Two Nation Theory”, and said that Jammu and Kashmir was Islamabad’s ‘jugular vein,’ he may not have realized that he inadvertently gave India a clue: that International Monetary Fund (IMF) was, in fact, Pakistan’s […]

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Defence

Trump impact: ‘Made in India’ iPhones to dominate US market in Q2

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Americans buying iPhones this second quarter (April-June 2025) have originated in India, not in China, as Beijing struggles to keep its nose above waters in the ongoing trade war against Washington, which has forced multinational companies to follow the “China+One” policy and shift their operations to other countries. The […]

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WHO set to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

The World Health Organisation plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem. The UN agency also called for strategies to improve access to the treatment […]

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Global Media Dialogue at WAVES 2025: India to host over 60 nations, unveils WAVES declaration

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

India is set to host the inaugural Global Media Dialogue (GMD) as part of WAVES 2025 in Mumbai on May 2, a landmark event organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with support from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Dialogue will bring together delegates from over 60 countries, including the UK, Japan, Russia, […]

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Business

PM Modi will dedicate the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport to the nation tomorrow

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

PM Modi will dedicate the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport to the nation tomorrow. The ambitious project of the Kerala government is being developed under the PPP model. The private partner, the Concessionaire Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited, commenced construction on December 5, 2015. AS Suresh Babu, former MD & CEO of Vizhinjam International Seaport […]

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English

Trump ousts White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, replaces him with Marco Rubio

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump’s inner circle since he took office in January. Trump, in a social media post, said he would nominate Waltz to be the next U.S. […]

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US backs PM Modi, calls for “responsible resolution” amid tensions over Kashmir attack

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

The United States stands firmly with India in the fight against terrorism and fully supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday. “Yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. As President Donald Trump conveyed to Prime […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: After Gaza and Ukraine failures, the US now urges India, Pak to de-escalate

May 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After his efforts to bring peace in Gaza and Ukraine failed to bear tangible fruit so far, US President Donald Trump’s administration has urged Pakistan and India to de-escalate tension that has gripped the two countries after the April 22 massacre at Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Islamabad-backed […]

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Espionage: Iran executes Mossad’s alleged “spy”

May 1, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: Iran on Wednesday executed an alleged spy of Israel’s top agency, Mossad, the media reported. The top-level spy of the Israeli official intelligence agency was identified as Mohsen Langarneshin, convicted by the Iranian government for allegedly providing technical and logistical support to Mossad. He was accused of playing a crucial role in the […]

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