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Bangladesh Police Denies Communal Violence, Most of the Attacks were “Political”

January 11, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 11: The Bangladesh police have rejected the complaints of communal violence in the country in the aftermath of the deposition of the Sheikh Hasina government in August last year and has claimed that most of the incidents reported had political overtones and not communal. The Bangladesh police have filed a report on […]

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Trump Convicted but Not Punished in Hush Money Case

January 10, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 9: The American President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced on Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Mr Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Mr Trump’s […]

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Biographer Claims Elon Musk “Going Mad,” Urges Biden for Action

January 10, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 10: A biographer of one of the richest man in the world Elon Musk has expressed concern over the mental health of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO doubting his decision-making capacity and has urged the outgoing president Joe Biden to take action in his final week in the office to […]

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Sri Lanka: Buddhist monk jailed for ‘insulting Islam’

January 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A Buddhist monk, Galagodaatte Gnanasaram, viewed as a close ally of ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been jailed in the island nation for allegedly “insulting Islam,” the media reported on Friday. The monk, who leads a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist group, was convicted on Thursday for his 2016 remarks […]

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Roving Periscope: LA’s devastating fires cause $60 bn loss as H’wood celebrities flee

January 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Several Hollywood celebrities, whose palatial mansions turned into ashes, are reported to have fled the raging fires in Los Angeles where at least 10 people have died and nearly 20,000 acres of forested land have turned into rubble this week, the media reported on Friday. The fires have displaced nearly […]

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World economy: Growth to remain muted at 2.8%, but India to be the fastest at 6.6% in 2025

January 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The United Nations has warned that global economic growth will remain subdued at 2.8 percent in 2025, the same as in 2024, because of the continuing uncertainties the world over, but India will be the fastest-growing economy. South Asia will remain the fastest-growing region, with a predicted 5.7 percent growth, […]

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Surya Kiran: Indo-Nepal Joint Military Ex Focuses On Urban Warfare, Jungle Survival

January 10, 2025 revoi editor

The 18th edition of the Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise, Surya Kiran, currently underway at Saljhandi, Nepal, highlights the robust partnership between the Indian and Nepalese armies. The exercise, which began on December 31 and will run through January 13, focuses on counterterrorism operations and maneuvers in challenging terrains, further strengthening military cooperation and preparedness between […]

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Roving Periscope: Elon Musk accuses George Soros of “hatred of humanity”

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk has accused highly controversial billionaire and “philanthropist” George Soros, 94, whom the outgoing US President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal for Freedom this week, of “hatred of humanity.” Critics said the outgoing Democratic President selected Soros because he was given the freedom to […]

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Energy: Govt may provide LPG subsidy of Rs. 35,000 cr to IOC, BPCL and HPCL

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Government of India is likely to give subsidies worth Rs. 35,000 crores for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the three state-owned distributors—Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd—to make up for losses they incurred on selling the fuel in the current financial year, the […]

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Inflation: Ahead of parliamentary polls, prices soar in Germany

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: As Germany braces for a general election to the Bundestag, the Lower House of Parliament, on February 23, after the recent collapse of its “traffic-light” coalition of social democrats, liberals, and greens, Europe’s biggest economy is struggling to cope with spiraling inflation. German annual inflation rose more than the expected forecast in December […]

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