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Roving Periscope: EU, China bought over 50% of Russian energy; Venezuela to couph up 50m barrels to the US

January 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Donald’s trumped-up claims and allegations notwithstanding, Venezuela will have to ‘handover’ 30-50 million barrels of oil to the US, its President himself said on Tuesday! The US President’s assertion came amid reports that, since the Ukraine war began, China and the European Union (EU) imported over half of the Russian […]

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Mosque Vandalised, Communal Unrest in Nepal, India-Nepal Border Sealed

January 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 6: Communal tension has flared in parts of Nepal bordering India, triggering a high-security alert. Protests started in Birgunj town of Nepal’s Parsa district after a video went viral on social media with alleged religious content. The demonstrations soon turned violent, with the Parsa district administration imposing a curfew in Birgunj city, […]

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Pakistan Launched Extraordinary Lobbying Blitz in US for Intervention to Stop “Operation Sindoor”

January 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 6: Amidst tall claims of its military prowess, Pakistan, which saw in 2025 its deadliest year in a decade in respect of conflict-related deaths, had launched an extraordinary lobbying blitz in Washington, exposing the scale of diplomatic pressure Islamabad unleashed as it struggled to blunt India’s military response during Operation […]

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Two More Hindu Men Killed in Bangladesh, Police Charge-Sheet in Osman Hadi Murder Blame Awami League

January 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 6: Amidst rising violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh police on Tuesday formally filed the charge-sheet against 17 accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case claiming that the student leader was killed due to “political vengeance” at the behest of the Awami League, the erstwhile ruling party of […]

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Opportunity in crisis: China looks at Venezuela as ‘template’ for Taiwan!

January 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While US President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, kidnapping its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have come a blow to China, the Dragon also sees in it a ‘silver line’: a justification to potentially carry out the long-pending annexation of Taiwan. Ironically, hours before the US invaded Venezuela, China’s […]

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Roving Periscope: Is western media ‘embedded’ in the West’s geopolitical propaganda?

January 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A section of the ‘embedded’ American media appears to be justifying US President Donald Trump’s blatant invasion of oil-rich Venezuela, in violation of all international laws, by counting the alleged sins of its kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro who, along with his wife, is being “brought to justice” by parading him […]

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Hindu Woman Raped, Harassed in Bangladesh

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: A 40-year-old Hindu widow has allegedly been gang-raped by two men who also tied her to a tree and cut off her hair in central Bangladesh’s Kaliganj, a sub-district of Jhenaidah. In her police complaint, the woman said she purchased three decimals of land along with a two-storey house for 2 […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump hurries up on Venezuela; America may repent at leisure!

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Every American knows this timeless lesson by heart—in 2025, nearly 40 percent of Americans’ first marriages ended in divorce! The sculpture of four former US Presidents at Mount Rushmore—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—are helplessly looking at their successors’ escapades. With […]

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Agriculture: India overtakes China, becomes the world’s largest rice producer

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said India has become the world’s largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, the media reported on Monday. He said this while unveiling 184 improved varieties of 25 field crops developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research […]

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Mobile phones: Apple exported $50 bn worth of India-made iPhones in 2025

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite multiple issues at work, the “Make in India” initiative registered a significant achievement in 2025 when the US behemoth Apple’s India facility exported iPhones worth USD 50 billion in 2025, the media reported on Tuesday. Marking a significant milestone for India’s manufacturing sector, Union Minister for Railways, Information & […]