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Tariffs: Trade is being weaponized, says Nirmala Sitharaman

December 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised” through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully. She said that the overall strength of the economy will give the country an added advantage, the media reported her as saying […]

Business

Media: With his $10 bn demand on BBC, Trump’s multiple lawsuits in focus

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a fresh defamation suit against the media, US President Donald Trump has demanded USD 10 billion from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the media reported on Tuesday. His contentious relationship with news organizations has led to a host of disputes and legal battles, the latest a lawsuit accusing the […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Russia demands frozen assets worth USD 229 bn from Europe

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Russia has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion rubles (USD 229 billion) in damages from Europe’s largest securities depository, Euroclear, the Interfax news agency said. The legal move comes as the European Union (EU) debates how to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to support war-ravaged Ukraine. Euroclear holds around 185 billion euros (USD […]

Business

Depreciation: Indian rupee falls 23 paise to close at 91.01 per US dollar

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian rupee fell 23 paise against the US dollar to settle at a new all-time low of 91.01 (provisional) on Tuesday, weighed down by relentless foreign fund outflows, the lack of a breakthrough in the India-US trade deal, and persistent US dollar buying. During the Tuesday session, the rupee […]

Business

Trade: Despite steep US tariffs, Indian exports grow, says govt

December 15, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Driven by a fall in gold, oil, and coal imports, and despite steep US tariffs, India’s trade deficit narrowed from USD 41.68 billion in October to USD 24.53 billion in November 2025, according to the official data released by the government on Monday. Trade, including merchandise and services, recorded exports […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Chinese billionaire fathers ‘hundreds’ of US-born kids!

December 15, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For decades, the media reported how those aspiring for an American green card or citizenship employed various tactics to sneak into the USA. But this Chinese billionaire may have used weaknesses in surrogacy laws to create his own progeny in the USA! Is it China’s silent coup in the US, […]

Business

H-1B visa: California, other states challenge Trump’s steep fee hike

December 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: California and 19 other US states filed a fresh lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers, the media reported on Saturday. The states joining California in the lawsuit include New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington. […]

Business

Roving Periscope: How a US firm smuggled out Venezuelan woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

December 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It may become the stuff of a Hollywood movie: an American company, with support from the US military, smuggling out a Nobel Peace Prize awardee from Venezuela, against which President Donald Trump is waging a war! Even after months of multiple ceasefire claims, manipulated nominations, and an active campaign, Trump […]

English

Sanskrit Studies Back in Pakistani Classroom! Scholars Hope Languages to Become Bridges, not Barriers

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Sounds strange, but for the first time since partition of the country, Sanskrit surprisingly has made its way back into classrooms in Pakistan. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has launched a four-credit course in the classical language, an initiative that grew out of a three-month weekend workshop which saw […]

Defence

Pakistan: With gains fragile, IMF tightens noose, slaps 11 more conditions

December 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan under its USD 7 billion bailout programme to crack down on corruption in the South Asian country. The move raised the total compliance requirements on Pakistan to 64 over 18 months, according to the Fund’s staff-level report for […]