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WHO: Trump team to withdraw the US from global health watchdog

December 24, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President-elect Donald Trump’s team is preparing to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) which may cripple the global health watchdog’s resources and finances, the media reported on Tuesday. Washington may make this decision on the day of the new President’s inauguration, which is scheduled for January 20, […]

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India Offers No Comment on Bangladesh Demand for Extradition of Sheikh Hasina

December 23, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 23: India has refused to make any comment as of now on the request received from Bangladesh for the extradition of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina who is living in India since her government was overthrown in August by a violent mob. “We confirm that we have received a […]

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Trump 2.0: Another Indian-American joins Don’s team

December 23, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday announced the appointment of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author, as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Earlier, Indian-origin Americans Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard had joined the Trump 2.0 team Trump said on Sunday that Tamil Nadu-born Krishnan will serve […]

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Hasina: Bangladesh asks India to extradite the deposed PM to Dhaka

December 23, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under pressure from Islamist outfits, who now control the interim government led by “Chief Advisor” Muhammed Yunus, Bangladesh on Monday officially asked India to send back the deposed Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who has been staying in the country since August. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest […]

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Family-as-State: Now, Bashar’s British-born wife files for divorce in a Russian court!

December 23, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For a former medical practitioner Bashar al-Assad, the ophthalmologist-turned- Syrian dictator, it may be a double whammy. He not only lost power and pelf in Damascus two weeks ago, and fled to Russia for asylum, he may now lose even his family: his wife of 24 years has filed for […]

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Roving Periscope: ‘I, not Elon Musk, will be the POTUS,’ asserts Donald Trump!

December 23, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Who have the Americans elected as their 47th President? Donald Trump, of course, who was elected for a second non-consecutive term of four years (2025-28) in November and is now preparing to return to the White House on January 20, 2025. His assertion that he will start inauguration next month […]

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India – Kuwait Relationship Raised to Strategic Partnership Level, Modi Conferred Kuwait’s Highest Civilian Award

December 22, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Yielding fruitful results during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current two-day visit to Kuwait, India and Kuwait on Sunday elevated their relationship to “strategic partnership” level after Mr Modi held extensive talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In their discussions, the two leaders focused on boosting […]

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Modi in Kuwait: PM Meets Arabic Translator, Publisher of Two Indian Epics

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived on a two-day visit to Kuwait, on Saturday met Abdullah Al Baroun and Abdul Lateef Al Nesef, the individuals behind the Arabic versions of India’s two iconic epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Abdulla Al Baroun has translated both Ramayana and Mahabharata in Arabic […]

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Norwegian Diplomat Slams US for Indictment of Adani Group

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: A veteran Norwegian diplomat has slammed the United States indictment of the Adani Group as nothing but an “American overreach” and said it was time the Western nations stopped acting like the arbitrators and judges of the world. Mr Erik Solheim, a former Minister of Environment of Norway, said […]

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Christmas: Pope Francis reprimands staff for ‘gossip, an evil’

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the countdown to December 25 began, Pope Francis, 88, in his annual Christmas message, reprimanded his staff for ‘gossiping,’ the media reported on Saturday. During the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Italy, in June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Pope and invited him to visit India. […]