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The UK: British economy shrinks again in October

December 13, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: The United Kingdom’s economy shrank again in October 2024 for a second consecutive month, a first since 2020, the media reported. It shrank for a second month in a row in the run-up to the new Labor government’s first back-to-back falls in output since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump 2.0 may launch pre-emptive strikes to ‘de-nuke’ Iran

December 13, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President-elect Donald Trump, whom Time Magazine has selected as the Person of the Year 2024,” is weighing options, including “pre-emptive strikes,” to stop Iran from going nuclear, the media reported on Friday. The report came when Israel is also said to be drawing up plans for a potential attack on […]

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Colombo Port: Adanis’ funding to continue, says Sri Lankan minister

December 13, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Sri Lanka’s Ports Minister Bimal Rathnayaka has said the Adani Group will continue to fund the Colombo Port as the island nation has no issues with the Indian conglomerate, the media reported on Friday. The Sri Lankan government wanted to go ahead with the development of the deep-water container terminal […]

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Human rights abuses: Canada sanctions Chinese officials

December 12, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: On International Human Rights Day (December 10), Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced sanctions under the Special Economic Measures against eight former or current senior Chinese officials, the media reported. These sanctions targeted Chinese officials allegedly involved in major human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang, and Tibet, and against practitioners of […]

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Inflation: CPI-based retail inflation was down to 5.48% in Nov

December 12, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation slowed down to 5.48 percent in November from a 14-month high of 6.21 percent in October, data released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said on Thursday, indicating persistent price pressures across sectors. The media reported that the data […]

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East Pakistan: Under global pressure, Dhaka admits 88 attacks on Hindus

December 11, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As pressure on Bangladesh mounted on the issue of ongoing atrocities on the Hindu minorities, Dhaka has confirmed at least 88 attacks on the community, its shrines, and properties, since August 5 when Islamists ousted elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed and installed Mohammed Yunus as “chief advisor” to the […]

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Crude: Oil prices surge as China’s monetary policy changes, demand may rise

December 11, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with market players expecting demand to rise in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, after Beijing announced that it would relax monetary policy to stimulate economic growth. The OPEC+1’s recent meeting led to a 1 percent price hike amid oil dynamics in a fast-changing geopolitical scenario because of […]

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RBI: Stability, trust, and growth to be in focus, says new Governor Malhotra

December 11, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former Union Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra, who took charge as the 26th Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, said, the central bank, in its mandate, has given itself the theme of stability, trust, and growth. “All these three are very important pillars which we need to continue […]

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Nearly 400 animals rescued by HSI/India and PFA from the Gadhimai sacrifice find forever homes at Vantara wildlife center

December 11, 2024 revoi editor

JAMNAGAR: Nearly 400 buffaloes and goats rescued by animal charities Humane Society International/India and People for Animals from the mass animal sacrifice at Gadhimai in Nepal, have found forever homes at Vantara, a wildlife and rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar. The 347 goats and 74 buffaloes were among more than 750 animals rescued by HSI/India and […]

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The Syrian effect: Putin ‘supports’ Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire

December 10, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Call it the impact of the sudden collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, a worried Russia may agree to an early ceasefire in its almost three-year-old ongoing war in Ukraine, as Moscow also sought to blame Kyiv for “rejecting” peace proposals, the media reported on Tuesday. After US […]