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Education

Afghanistan: As schools reopen, Unicef urges Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education

March 22, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: The UN’s children’s agency on Saturday urged the Taliban’s rulers of Afghanistan to lift the ongoing ban on girl’s education immediately, to save and secure future of millions deprived of their right to education since the Islamists returned to power in 2021. This appeal came soon after a new school year began without […]

Defence

Williams & Wilmore: “I’ll pay for their overtime work,” says Trump

March 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who returned from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth this week after being stranded there for over nine months, may have another pleasant surprise: although NASA is reported to have denied them payment for overtime work, US President Donald Trump has offered […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Trump revokes parole; to deport 5 lakh back to nearby nations

March 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump revoking their parole, more than half a million people from neighboring countries such as Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela face deportation in the next few weeks, the media reported on Saturday. Effective April 24, this decision will end a two-year “parole” granted by the preceding […]

English

Indonesia: Volcano eruption causes concern

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in South-Central Indonesia erupted thrice on Friday, spewing a huge column of ash, and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano, the media reported. No further information was available immediately. The area around volcano, located on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa […]

Business

Roving Periscope: 3.2 mn Americans, aged 120+, disappear from SS database in 10 days

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian media has often reported dead people ‘voting’ or fake persons receiving benefits of government schemes. Now the US has also discovered 3.2 million people, aged more than 120 years—or nearly one percent of the total US population of 340 million—potentially receiving government benefits, and promptly removed their names […]

Business

INR: At 85.98/USD, Indian Rupee’s best weekly performance in 2 years

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid concerns over the ongoing global economic volatility and the potential impact of Trump tariffs, the Indian rupee strengthened significantly, vis-à-vis the US dollar on Friday, logging its best week in more than two years. The domestic currency closed 39 paise stronger at 85.98 against the greenback after closing at […]

Business

Aviation: Over 1,200 flights disrupted due to Heathrow Airport power outage

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A major fire in an electrical substation at London’s busy Heathrow International Airport on Friday forced the authorities to close the facility for at least 24 hours, disrupting more than 1,200 flights, including 37 from and to India, the media reported. The Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the […]

Business

Cash-strapped, Islamabad plans to legalize cryptos to secure foreign investments

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Pakistan Government, struggling with its cash-strapped economy, now plans to legalize cryptocurrency to secure foreign investments, Bilal bin Saqib, the newly appointed CEO of Crypto Council, has said. According to media reports, quoting him, Pakistan plans to legalize the move, as this can bring financial stability to the economy with integrated blockchain […]

English

Finland again is the “Happiest Country,” India Ranked 118th

March 20, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 20: For the eighth consecutive year, Finland has retained its top spot as the “happiest country” in the world, according to the annual World Happiness Report. Released on the UN’s International Day of Happiness, the report assesses the quality of life in over 140 countries based on resident feedback. The report evaluates […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Now, Trump plans to shut down US Department of Education!

March 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has time and again derided the Department of Education as “wasteful” and “polluted by liberal ideology” plans to shut down the department, the media reported on Thursday. However, the dismantling of the US department is likely impossible without an act of US Congress, which created […]