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Thailand records Job Growth: The jobless rate improves to 0.91% in Q2.

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: Thailand employment growth remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, which supported marginal growth in the non-agricultural sector, reports Xinhua, citing official data from the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Thailand’s employment rate stood at 1.07%, down from the same period last year and representing […]

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South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the impact of heavy social media use among the young. The ban, which will take effect from March next year, makes South Korea the latest country to restrict the […]

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Roving Periscope: To absorb US tariffs, India to diversify textile exports to 40 countries

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Indian exports to America became effective on Wednesday, New Delhi has planned an outreach to 40 key countries to boost textile exports, the media reported. The significant move is expected to position India as a reliable supplier of quality, sustainable, and […]

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Taiwan’s denial of communist role in World War Two is ‘blasphemy’, China says

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

China said on Wednesday Taiwan was “blaspheming” the sacrifices of those who died fighting Japan in World War Two by denying the pivotal role of the communist party and denounced Taipei’s call for Taiwanese to stay away from Beijing’s commemorations. This year’s 80th anniversary of the end of the war, preceded in China by Japan’s […]

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Trump says he is working with Republicans on ‘comprehensive crime bill’

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, both Republicans, on a “comprehensive crime bill.” “Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill. It’s what our Country needs,” Trump said […]

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Antisemitism: Australia expels Iran’s Ambassador, three others

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after the new US Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, accused Paris of tolerating antisemitism, which France rejected, Australia on Tuesday announced it would expel Iran’s Ambassador. Canberra has given seven days to Tehran’s Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other officials to leave Australia, following the withdrawal of its […]

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Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 boosts India’s Olympic aspirations

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

India’s first national-level, open-age Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) 2025 concluded at Dal Lake, Srinagar, highlighting the country’s growing talent in kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and other water sports. The festival, held from August 21 to 23 under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), also provided a platform for coaching and exposure […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump tariffs may fizzle out like sanctions after the Pokhran-II n-tests in 1998

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Some sections in the Indian economy are concerned with the 50 percent tariffs the mercurial US President Donald Trump has imposed on India, effective Wednesday, but these ‘sanctions’ may likely be diluted or phased out the way Washington did when it clamped sanctions against New Delhi after the 1998 nuclear […]

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French minister won’t rule out snap election after PM Bayrou’s confidence-vote gamble

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

France could find itself heading for another snap parliamentary election, a government minister suggested on Tuesday, after opposition parties said they would vote to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, coinciding with a decline in French markets. Bayrou jolted the political establishment out of its summer slumber on Monday with his unexpected move to seek a September 8 confidence vote on […]

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Suzuki to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over next 5-6 years

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Tuesday announced that it will invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next five to six years. The investment will be used to increase production, introduce new car models, and protect its leadership position in India, world’s third-largest automobile market. The announcement was made by Suzuki Motor Corporation […]