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Post-Trudeau: Canada court grants bail to all four Indian accused in Nijjar case; trial in Feb

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Hours after Justin Trudeau quit as the Canadian Prime Minister, a court granted bail to all four Indian accused arrested in May 2024 in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case, which soured the North American country’s relations with India. Since September 2023, Trudeau has been accusing “Indian agents” of involvement […]

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FOREIGN SECRETARY MISRI MEETS ACTING AFGHAN FM; AFFIRMS INDIA’S SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE, DISCUSSES CHABAHAR

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai on Wednesday to discuss various aspects of bilateral relations and regional developments. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared a picture of the meeting, saying, “Foreign Secy @VikramMisri met Acting Foreign […]

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Los Angeles Wildfires Spread To Hollywood As 100,000 Ordered To Evacuate

January 9, 2025 revoi editor

Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after other fires in the area killed at least five people, destroyed hundreds of homes and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit. More than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighting operations and spread the […]

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Wildfire in Los Angeles, over 30,000 People Flee

January 8, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 8: More than 30,000 people are reported to have evacuated their homes as wildfire ripped through an upscale coastal area of Los Angeles overnight on Wednesday with Hollywood celebrities among those fleeing by car and on foot as flames engulfed homes and set hillsides ablaze. Weather conditions were expected to deteriorate further […]

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WHO Monitoring China over Reports of Unusual Outbreak of HMPV Cases

January 8, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 8: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is in contact with Chinese health officials and has not received any reports of unusual outbreak patterns, the WHO noted in its latest disease outbreak report on HMPV. It said the Chinese authorities report that the health care system there was not overwhelmed and that there […]

Business

Greenland: From ‘frying pan to fire’, its PM rushes back to Denmark’s monarch

January 8, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President-elect Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration announcements have created a peculiar situation for Greenland: Its left-wing leader, who was trying to get freedom from Denmark, has been forced to go back to the same Danish monarch for protection! According to the media reports, Greenland Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede will meet the […]

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Roving Periscope: “Oh Canada!”, Trump says the ‘golden age’ of America to begin

January 8, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Attempting China-like cartographic diplomacy, President-elect Donald Trump, just 12 days before his January 20 inauguration, published a ‘new map’ of America including Canada as the 51st state of the USA, setting the cat among the other pigeons—Mexico, the Panama Canal, and Greenland—he may annex during his upcoming four-years in the […]

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US Congressman challenges Biden administration’s decision to investigate Adani

January 8, 2025 revoi editor

Washington, Jan 8 : Challenging the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners. In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, a member of the […]

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Roving Periscope: As Canada celebrates Trudeau exit, Trump ‘renews’ 51st state offer

January 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While many Canadians ‘celebrated’ the anticipated resignation of their highly unpopular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 53, on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump renewed his offer to Canada to become the United States’ 51st state and enjoy prosperity and security, the media reported on Tuesday. Many people heaved a sigh of relief […]

Defence

Temblor: Tibet earthquake, measuring 7.1, kills nearly 100; shakes Nepal

January 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, rocked Tibet on Tuesday morning, killing nearly 100 people and injuring as many, while the aftershocks also shook Nepal and some other Himalayan areas, the media reported. The high magnitude temblor struck a remote mountainous region in Tibet, in western China, […]