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India-EU trade deal: “Its Mother of All Deals,” says Piyush Goyal

January 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated that the much-awaited India-European Union trade deal is likely in the coming weeks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said it would be the “mother of all deals.” Since 2014, India has finalized seven trade agreements. The proposed India-EU free trade […]

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Roving Periscope: As he prepares for war (s), Trump ‘gets’ Peace Prize!

January 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Finally, he got it, through a circuitous route though, even as he reportedly prepares for American wars in Iran, Greenland et al. As in other matters, he scarcely cares for the Nobel Institute of its Committee which recently said the Peace Prize cannot change hands. “Wonderful gesture,” an overjoyed Donald […]

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Economy: IMF calls India a global growth engine, may upgrade outlook soon

January 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s General Budget for the fiscal 2026-27, to be tabled in Parliament on February 1, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called India a key growth engine for global growth as it prepares for a likely upgrade of the South Asia nation’s outlook by January-end. […]

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Four Astronauts Return from ISS before Schedule

January 15, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: After the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab’s history, four International Space Station crew members splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed. A video feed from NASA showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut […]

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Top LeT Operative Admits its Muridke Headquarter Destroyed in Operation Sindoor, being Re-Build

January 15, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: In a stunning public admission that cuts through years of denials and diplomatic doublespeak, the commander of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hafiz Abdul Rauf, has acknowledged that India’s Operation Sindoor delivered a devastating blow to the terror group’s nerve centre in Muridke, razing what he described as its headquarters at […]

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Sikhs Recover Teenager Abducted, Raped by Pakistani Grooming Gang in London

January 14, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 14: In an unsettling incident in Hounslow, West London, 200 members of the Sikh community gathered chanting, “Jo Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akal,” to rescue a 16-year-old girl held captive by a man in his late 30s. The teenager was raped by 6 other men belonging to a Pakistani grooming gang. […]

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Quick commerce: No more deliveries ‘within 10-minutes,’ now!

January 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: There will no longer be any delivery of grocery etc “within 10 minutes” to the customer’s doorstep. With several gig workers’ unions’ requests and after an intervention by Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, delivery platforms Blinkit, Zepto, Zomato, and Swiggy have decided to remove the 10-minute delivery promise from their […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump mounts pressure as turbulent Iran may descend into a civil war

January 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Mounting pressure on the theocratic regime of Iran, President Donald Trump said the US will impose 25 percent tariff with immediate effect on countries trading with the Islamic Republic whose violent crackdown on anti-government protestors has reportedly left more than 600 people dead since December 28, 2025 when the ongoing […]

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Diplomacy: Ukraine’s envoy applauds PM Modi for global peace efforts

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ukraine’s Ambassador to India Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying he is playing a global role to establish peace. Addressubg the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Kutch and Saurashtra Region in Rajkot on Sunday, he said, it is a great example of how from […]

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Bilateral deals: India, Germany sign pacts to strengthen ties in defence, energy, etc.

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and Germany signed 19 agreements on Monday during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit, covering sectors such as defence, semiconductors, critical minerals, green energy, health, human resources, and mobility. The deals were inked between the two countries during the India-Germany CEOs’ Forum at Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister […]