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Israel – Hamas War: Ceasefire Comes into Effect in Gaza, Exchange of Hostages Begin

January 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 19: The 15-month long Gaza war is finally expected to come to an end as after hours of delay, the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas began to take effect on Sunday afternoon with the hostage release planned later in the day. Gaza ceasefire came into effect after Hamas released […]

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India – Bangladesh Farmers Clash at Border, BSF – BGB resolve Dispute

January 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 18: Tension erupted on the India-Bangladesh border near a BSF border outpost on Saturday morning after an altercation between farmers from both countries escalated into a brief clash, the BSF said. However, prompt intervention by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) ensured that the situation was swiftly brought […]

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Business

Pakistan: For ‘graft,’ Imran gets 14 years, wife Bushra 7 years in jail

January 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A Pakistani court on Friday convicted former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niyazi, who has been in jail since August 2023 and facing around 200 court cases since his ouster, and his wife Bushra, in a landmark case of alleged corruption, and sentenced them to 14 years and 7 […]

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Business

Need a job? After Japan, China’s firm offers “jobs” to the unemployed!

January 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A few years ago, one of the leading Japanese multinational companies was reported to have created separate office space for the surplus employees it could not sack because of stringent rules. These “employees” would attend their “duties” daily—they merely played indoor games all day and got paid their salaries for […]

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Business

Economy: Amid strong tax revenues, India’s fiscal deficit to shrink further, says WB

January 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives the finishing touches to the Union Budget for the next financial year (2025-26), to be tabled on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, the World Bank has said India’s fiscal deficit is expected to shrink further because of growing tax revenues, the media reported […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Israel-Hamas reach “ceasefire” deal—really?

January 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Hours after the outgoing US President Joe Biden announced a “ceasefire deal” between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, at least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes amid a ceasefire deal delay, the media reported on Thursday. Israel airstrikes killed at least 70 people in Gaza overnight and on Thursday, […]

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Book Review

Farewell Biden: Outgoing President hints at Musk and other tycoons, and warns of oligarchy

January 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi:  As he packs his bags to leave the White House before his successor, Donald Trump’s January 20 Inauguration, outgoing US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Joe Biden), 82, on Wednesday warned the people that oligarchy is taking shape in America. In his Farewell Address to the Nation, he indirectly cited […]

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Business

Last laugh: Adani firms’ stocks soar in India as Hindenburg shuts shop in the US

January 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With less than 100 hours to President-elect Donald Trump’s re-entry into the White House, the Democratic Party-supported Hindenburg Research, which the contemporary US’ deep state allegedly misused against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last couple of years, hurriedly shut its ‘financial butchery’ on Wednesday. […]

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Hindenburg, which targeted Adani, shuts shop

January 16, 2025 revoi editor

Washington/New Delhi, Jan 16 : Hindenburg Research, which made international waves with campaigns targeting billionaire Gautam Adani that wiped billions from market value of his group companies, will disband, its founder Nate Anderson announced on Thursday. Announcement by Anderson, 40, who started Hindenburg in 2017, came just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the new […]

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Indian Panel Recommended Action against Ex-RAW agent in Pannun Assassination Plot

January 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: A high-powered enquiry committee set up by the Union government has recommended that legal action be taken against a former Indian intelligence officer, identified as ‘CC1’ in an indictment filed in New York City, for allegedly orchestrating a foiled plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun, who is a dual […]

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