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Roving Periscope: Most Indian-Americans may support Kamala Harris

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: They were both there. The outgoing US President Joe Biden and his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, celebrated the Deepawali festival in the White House on Monday, with several Indian-Americans present. In the nail-biting November 5 presidential elections, the 2.3 million votes of the influential Indian-American community […]

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Roving Periscope: With a $36 trillion debt, the US facing a “financial emergency,”

October 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial November 5 presidential elections in the US, whose outcome is uncertain, Tesla chief Elon Musk has stunned America which, he said, is facing “bankruptcy.” Musk, the world’s second wealthiest man with a net worth of USD 195 billion, has emerged as a key player in the […]

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Ambuja Cements delivers a steady performance in Q2 FY’25

October 28, 2024 revoi editor

Ahmedabad, 28 October 2024: Ambuja Cements, the most trusted legacy cement brand, one of India’s largest cement and building materials company and part of the diversified Adani Group today announces steady financial performance for Q2 and first half-year(H1) of FY’25. This performance is supported by healthy volume growth, increasing scale of operations, value extraction of […]

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Bangladesh: Minority Hindus take out massive rally, demand justice

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under relentless attacks and repression from Muslim fundamentalists since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in August, the Bangladeshi minority Hindus on Friday took out a massive rally in Chittagong and demanded justice from the Interim Government led by Chief Advisor Muhammed Yunus, the media reported. Following Sheikh […]

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Law and order: Pakistan is the world’s “third worst” country, says WJP

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a dubious distinction, the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Pakistan at number 140, as the “third-worst” nation in terms of law and order, among the 142 countries surveyed. Mali and Nigeria are the only countries ranked lower than Pakistan in terms of law and security. The WJP Rule […]

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Roving Periscope: Two weeks before the US polls, Israel starts ‘softening’ Iran

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Expecting a favorable Republican nominee Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the November 5 presidential election, Israel on Saturday started ‘softening’ the Shia-ruled Iran before a likely full-scale war, with tacit support from the Sunni Arabs around the Gulf of Persia. Before escalating the war three weeks ago, […]

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Disengagement: India and China start pulling out soldiers in East Ladakh

October 25, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two days after the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, India and China started troops disengagement in East Ladakh, which is expected to be completed by next week, the media reported on Friday. Patrolling will begin at the two friction points once the disengagement […]

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Roving Periscope: PM Modi cautions BRICS-Plus not to turn ‘anti-West’

October 25, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the global organization representing emerging economies, the BRICS bloc, heads to its 20th anniversary in 2026, it will have to decide whether it remains an economic bloc, or turns into a political one. Aware that some of the members of the BRICS group might ‘misuse’ the bloc to turn […]

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Canada Cuts down Immigration Targets

October 24, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Alarmed by the influx of immigrants, Canada on Thursday announced that it was “significantly curbing” immigration targets in an effort to “pause population growth.” The announcement comes after the Canadian population surged to 41 million, a rise largely fuelled by an unprecedented wave of new arrivals. The immigration ministry had previously […]

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Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran’s wife Bushra gets bail, released, in Toshakhana case

October 24, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Bushra Bibi, the controversial wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, was released from prison nearly nine months after the couple was sentenced in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, the media reported on Thursday. While Khan has remained behind bars since August […]