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Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors and members of the media, according to a proposed government regulation issued on Wednesday, part of a broader crackdown on legal immigration. President Donald Trump, a Republican, kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after taking office in January. The latest […]

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Europeans to initiate UN sanctions process on Iran, diplomats say

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, two European diplomats said. The trio, known as the E3, met Iran on Tuesday to try to revive diplomacy over the nuclear programme before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on […]

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The ‘land swap’ that wasn’t: Inside Trump’s frantic dash for Ukraine peace

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Shortly after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 6, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered major news to Donald Trump: The Russian president was prepared to offer significant territorial concessions to end his war in Ukraine. Following Witkoff’s readout to the U.S. president, described by two people briefed on the matter, Trump hailed his […]

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Roving Periscope: America’s conscience keepers, India Inc. against Trump’s tariffs

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Crises test one’s resilience. Braving a piqued US President Donald Trump’s unilateral and discriminatory tariffs, a resurgent India, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is showing its mettle, with strong support from India Inc., and even the sectors most affected. Worried at the adverse outcome of his erratic decisions, several […]

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Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend Chinese parade in show of defiance to the West

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure. No Western leaders will be among the 26 foreign heads of state and government attending the […]

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Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

An assailant armed with three guns fired through stained-glass windows into a Catholic church where parish school students were attending Mass on Wednesday, killing two children and wounding 17 other people, officials said. The shooting ended when the lone suspect, identified as Robin Westman, 23, “took his own life” at the rear of the church, […]

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Business

Trump tariffs ‘small slice’ of Indian economy, opportunity to broaden markets: expert

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Richard Rossow, a leading expert on India-US economic ties and the Chair of India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has said that Washington’s punitive measures would not have a considerable impact on India’s growth but still present the country with a “unique opportunity” to diversify its markets […]

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Worsening Relations: Modi Refuses to Take Trump’s Calls as New Tariff Rates Come into Force

August 27, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 27: As the India – US ties slumped to a new low with the President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariff on Indian exports becoming a reality on Wednesday, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is claimed to have refused to respond to at least four calls from his “friend” Trump in […]

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Business

Greenland: As Americans ‘infiltrate’, start ‘covert ops’, Denmark summons US envoy

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After remaining on the back burner for weeks as US President Donald Trump was busy firing his tariff missiles left, right, and centre, Greenland bounced back to hit the headlines again as Denmark summoned the US envoy to protest against Americans’ ‘infiltration’ into the Danish territory. According to media reports […]

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Tariff terror: Despite trade costs, India Inc. bonds resilient, says Barclays

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: On the day that 50 percent US tariffs on imports from India became effective, leading consultancy firm Barclays Research said on Wednesday that while India Inc. will face margin compression, it will be supported by strong leverage, liquidity, and domestic demand as the American tariffs hit USD 55 billion worth […]

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