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Disaster: Bamboos, foam caused HK’s worst fire in a century; 55 dead, 3 arrested

November 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Extensive use of traditional bamboo scaffoldings and foam may have worsened the biggest fire in more than a century in a Hong Kong building, which has claimed 55 lives so far, with hundreds still missing, while officials arrested three persons for ‘manslaughter.’ Bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique traditionally ubiquitous in […]

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Roving Periscope: To arm-twist it, Trump shuts out S. Africa from next G-20 Summit

November 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday described as “regrettable” the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would not be invited to take part in next year’s G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Florida, USA, the media reported. In a social media post, Trump complained South Africa had refused […]

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Economy: India’s growth to be robust; GST 2.0 to cushion US tariff impact, says IMF

November 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India’s economy is estimated to grow at 6.6 percent in the current financial year (2025-26) and the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms are likely to help cushion the country from the adverse impact of the 50 percent tariffs imposed by the US, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said […]

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Operation Sindoor: Munir claims the conflict ‘enhanced’ Pak’s global stature!

November 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi:  Trust Pakistan, and its shameless officials, to lie through their teeth, with a straight face. Pakistan’s Army chief, General Syed Asim Munir, also known as Mulla Munir and Jihadi General, is their guiding light. He has now claimed that Operation Sindoor, which India launched this year (May 7-10) after the […]

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Roving Periscope: Russia playing a cat-and-mouse game with Ukraine, Europe, the US—and China!

November 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With high hopes, US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on August 15, but failed to elicit any response on how to close the ongoing war in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Trump then announced another summit with Putin in Hungary, and soon cancelled it, […]

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Green investments: India may attract Rs. 360 trillion by 2047, says CEEW

November 26, 2025 revoi editor

  Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India could potentially attract USD 4.1 trillion (nearly Rs. 360 trillion) in cumulative green investments over the next two decades through 2047, according to a study launched on Tuesday by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a non-profit policy research organisation. The report, which identifies 36 green […]

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Markets: After weeks of uncertainties, Sensex, Nifty zoom over 1%

November 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After several weeks of volatility, Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 zoomed over 1 percent and ended near record highs on Wednesday, supported by broad-based buying across sectors because of positive global cues like Fed rate cut hopes. At the close, the BSE Sensex stood at 85,609.51, up 1,022.5 points […]

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Doctors’ terror: Netanyahu postpones December visit to India

November 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Citing “security concerns,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to India in December has been postponed, according to a report by Israel’s I24News. His last official visit to India was a six-day trip from January 14 to 19, 2018. This was the second visit by an Israeli PM to […]

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Roving Periscope: As Putin visits India, its Russian oil import may stop in December

November 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the US-led sanctions taking effect, and a likely ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ahead of Christmas next month, India may halt its purchases of Russian crude during the month President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi. Ahead of his December 5 New Delhi visit for a bilateral event, India has […]

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New Labour Codes: 77 lakh new jobs; consumption could go up by Rs.75k crore, says SBI

November 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The rollout of India’s four new labour codes, as part of ongoing reforms, could sharply lift employment, accelerate formalisation, and push up household consumption, according to an SBI Research report released on Tuesday Proper implementation of the four labour codes could generate employment for 77 lakh people and boost domestic […]

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