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Protests against Pakistani Government in PoK Intensifies

September 30, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Sept 30: The demonstrations against the Pakistani government by the people in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) further intensified on the second day on Tuesday as the defiant civilian protesters tossed massive containers into a river in the PoK. Pakistani forces had installed the containers this morning to stop the protesters from moving forward, a day […]

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US State Dept flags Sri Lanka’s difficult investment climate, cites policy inconsistency

September 30, 2025 revoi editor

Colombo, Sep 30 : Sri Lanka’s foreign investment policy is inconsistent and is marred by unnecessary regulations, legal uncertainty and poor bureaucratic responsiveness, the US Department of State said, citing Adani group’s pullout of a USD 400 million renewable energy project in the island nation. In its 2025 Investment Climate Statements, the department said Sri […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s visa curbs may push companies’ key work to India

September 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown may hasten American firms’ shift of critical work to India, spurring the growth of Global Capability Centres (GCCs), which handle critical operations from finance to research and development, the media reported on Tuesday. Current trends like growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) […]

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Weather: Amid fresh rains, IMD says monsoon season “ends” with 8% higher rainfall!

September 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even as some states continue to receive rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the four-month monsoon season came to “an end” on Tuesday with the country recording eight percent more than normal rainfall. IMD’s Director-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said India saw a “very successful” monsoon season, although it was marked […]

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Swadeshi WhatsApp: With govt backing, Zoho app Arattai downloads skyrocket

September 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Within a week after Union Minister for Information Technology and Electronics Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on September 24 that he is moving to Indian firm Zoho’s instant messaging app Arattai, and many others followed him to push local goods and services, the downloads of the Swadeshi company’s app has skyrocketed from […]

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2 Killed in Firing during Anti-Pakistan Government Protests in PoK

September 29, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 29: At least two persons were killed and 22 injured on Monday after violent clashes broke out during protests against the Pakistan government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Muzaffarabad, official sources said. Armed thugs backed by the Pakistan Army and the ISI-backed Muslim Conference were seen firing on civilians demanding basic […]

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Canada: Lawrence Bishnoi gang declared terrorist outfit

September 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Canada has officially designated dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his criminal network, implicated in murder, extortion, and arms and drug trafficking in India and overseas, as a terrorist entity, the media reported on Monday. Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree made an announcement on this after calls from Conservative […]

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FTA: India-EFTA to roll out the deal on October 1

September 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing negotiations between New Delhi and Washington on the proposed bilateral trade deal, the India-EFTA agreement is set to be launched on October 1, the media reported on Monday. India’s first European trade deal ensures USD 100 billion in investment and tariff cuts, and has the potential to […]

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Palestine: Will Trump’s 21-point “peace plan” really end the Gaza War?

September 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: When US President Donald Trump claimed in April 2025 that the war between India and Pakistan is “1,000-year-old”, he may not have known that Pakistan came into existence only in 1947. But, being a Christian, does he know that the ‘Palestine problem’ is over 3,000 years old—and its roots may […]

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Roving Periscope: Despite Trump’s “dead economy” slur, India’s global rating goes higher

September 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Only two months ago, the mercurial US President Donald Trump had denounced Indian economy as “dead.” Ironically, he is still negotiating with India on trade and tariffs issues. But global rating agencies are not waiting for his ‘commandments,’ and praising the South Asian nation’s fast-growing economy. On August 14, S&P […]