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Markets: Ahead of Trump tariff from April 2, Indian markets tumble

April 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s equity markets tumbled on Tuesday’s midday trading, fearing potential global trade disruptions ahead of US President Donald Trump’s much-dreaded reciprocal tariffs. The benchmark Sensex lost over 1,400 points, and the Nifty was down more than 350 points amid talks that a visiting US panel has flagged India’s high tariffs, […]

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Week’s National Mourning Declared in Myanmar, Death Toll Crosses 2.000

March 31, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 31: Myanmar on Monday declared a week of national mourning as the death toll in the devastating earthquake crossed 2,000 mark and hopes of finding survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings kept fading. National flags will fly at half-mast until April 6 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages” […]

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Chinese Company under Investigation for Collapsed Building in Thailand

March 31, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 31: An anti-corruption watchdog of Thailand has flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper having Chinese link and the police have detained four Chinese nationals allegedly for unauthorised entry and removing some documents related to its construction. The unfinished tower was the only Bangkok building among a large […]

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Eid al-Fitr: Rising costs affect travel and tourism in Indonesia

March 31, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: The festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holidays, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people battled the soaring prices for food, clothing and essential goods. Spending ahead of the biggest Islamic festival, being celebrated on Monday, declined this year as compared to […]

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6th BIMSTEC Summit to convene in Bangkok on April 4, focusing on trade, security and regional cooperation

March 31, 2025 revoi editor

The 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is set to take place on April 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme “Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC,” according to a release from the BIMSTEC Secretariat. The summit, being held three years after the 5th Summit in Colombo […]

Business

Third time lucky? Now, US President Donald Trump explores ways for a third term!

March 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Just 71 days after his inauguration for a second term on January 20, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is ‘not joking’ about seeking a third term, indicating that he may be exploring ways to challenge the constitutional limit of two-terms. According to the media reports, he has […]

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April 2: The new “Liberation Day,” according to US President Donald Trump!

March 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has termed April 2 as America’s (Third) “Liberation Day,” claiming that Wednesday will be a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. His announcements have worried America’s economists about the future […]

Business

Roving Periscope: After praising Putin, Trump threatens Russia!

March 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After praising Vladimir Putin recently, US President Donald Trump has now threatened Russia with oil penalties, saying he was “very angry” at his Russian counterpart! Trump on Sunday threatened “secondary tariffs” on buyers of Russian oil if Putin refuses a ceasefire with Ukraine, adding later that he didn’t think the […]

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India Dispatched 2 More Ships with Relief Materials to Myanmar, Death Toll Crosses 1,700

March 30, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 30: India has dispatched two more Navy ships carrying relief materials to the earthquake-hit Myanmar where the death toll has mounted to over 1,700 with nearly 4,000 people injured. Across the border in Thailand, rescuers in Bangkok worked Sunday to pluck out survivors trapped in a 30-storey skyscraper under construction […]

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Nepal: Two killed as Army out to crush pro-monarchists; dozens held

March 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: At least two persons died during the ongoing pro-monarchy agitation in Nepal, where the increasingly unpopular and pro-China communist government sent out the army to crush former King Gyanendra Shah’s supporters, the media reported on Saturday. The pro-monarchists, demanding restoration of the monarchy abolished in 2008, and restoration of Nepal […]