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Russia’s 9/11: Towering infernos as Ukraine’s drones fly into Kazan buildings

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even as Russians started preparing to welcome Christmas, US President-elect Donald Trump hoped for a ceasefire, and Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a ‘positive response’ to it, Ukraine allegedly shot off at least eight drones in rapid succession into Kazan City’s residential towers on Friday, setting some of them on […]

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Roving Periscope: Now, even Raghuram Rajan slams UPA govt for NPAs; praises Jaitley

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the ongoing season of discontent against India’s Grand Old Party (GOP), even former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, known for his proximity to the Congress leadership, has slammed the UPA government (2004-14) for corruption and mounting debts, and applauded the next Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for endorsing clean-up measures in […]

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India Repeated Charge on Canada: “No Evidence Whatsoever” on Nijjar Murder

December 20, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 20: The Centre has informed the Parliament on Friday that Canada has presented “no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations” claiming that Indian citizens were involved in crimes committed in that country. Congress MP Manish Tewari had asked the government in the Lok Sabha whether it has taken note of […]

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26/11: The US may extradite Tahawwur Rana to India to face the law

December 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the US government urging the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by Tahawwur Rana, a key mastermind convict in the November 26, 2008, terror attack in Mumbai, the likelihood of his extradition to India has brightened, the media reported on Friday. Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, […]

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Roving Periscope: Open to Ukraine talks, compromise with Trump, Putin says

December 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Already war-fatigued and with the universal law of diminishing returns making his own stay in power vulnerable, Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to climb down on Ukraine and make a ‘compromise’ after a potential meeting with Donald Trump, whose second non-consecutive term as the 47th US President will begin […]

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16 Indian Workers Held “Captive” in a Libyan Factory

December 19, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Sixteen Indian workers have said they were being held in “prison-like conditions” at the Libyan Cement Company’s Benghazi plant for the past four months, ever since they protested long work hours, erratic pay and the flouting of contractual agreement by their employer. The workers are from various parts of Uttar Pradesh […]

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Remittances: India tops the world with a $129 billion inflow in 2024

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With an estimated inflow of remittances worth USD 129 billion in 2024, India has topped the world, the World Bank said on Thursday. The growth rate of remittances this year is estimated to be 5.8 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in 2023, the media reported. India was the topmost recipient […]

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Law: French pervert gets 20 years in jail for plotting his aged wife’s mass rape

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A French court on Thursday sentenced Dominique Pelicot, 72, the perverted former husband of mass rape case victim, his ex-wife Gisele Pelicot, to 20 years in jail, the media reported. Pelicot was convicted of drugging and inviting dozens of strangers online for nearly a decade to rape his ex-wife, Gisele […]

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Automobiles: After four years, Sri Lanka lifts vehicle import ban

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Sri Lankan government has decided to lift the ban on the import of vehicles from February 2025, the media reported on Thursday. Four years ago, Colombo prohibited imports of vehicles because of the foreign exchange crisis in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the world. Its Ministry of Finance said […]

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Markets: Post-US Fed rate cuts, global, Indian stocks sink more than 1%

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the US Federal Reserve cutting its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, to a target range of 4.25 to 4.50 percent, several stocks in global markets sank on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty shares losing 1.2 and 1.02 percent of their values in India. Amid the […]