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Russian airstrikes on prison, hospital kill 19 in southeastern Ukraine

July 30, 2025 revoi editor

Russian airstrikes on a prison and hospital in southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people, officials said on Tuesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would start imposing punitive measures on Russia within 10 days if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its war in Ukraine. Sixteen of the people were killed when Russia […]

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Indian consulate in San Francisco issues advisory amid tsunami threat after Russia quake

July 30, 2025 revoi editor

The Consulate General of India in San Francisco on Wednesday said it is closely monitoring the potential tsunami threat following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The advisory urged Indian nationals in coastal areas to follow instructions if a tsunami warning is issued. In a post on X, the consulate said, “The […]

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Eminent economist Lord Megnadh Desai passes away at 85

July 30, 2025 revoi editor

Renowned economist, author, and member of the UK House of Lords, Lord Meghnad Desai, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 85, leaving behind a rich legacy of scholarship, public service, and enduring contributions to India-UK relations. Born in 1940 in Vadodara, Gujarat, Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai studied economics at the University of Mumbai, earning […]

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ISRO-NASA earth-observing ‘NISAR’ satellite to lift off today from Sriharikota

July 30, 2025 revoi editor

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite today at 17:40 IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This highly anticipated mission marks a major milestone in Indo-US space collaboration, with over a decade of planning and a joint investment of more […]

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India backs two-state solution, calls for ceasefire and aid to Gaza

July 30, 2025 revoi editor

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and called for urgent humanitarian aid in Gaza. Speaking at the High-Level International Conference on ‘The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution’ in […]

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Flight Scare again in Boeing, this Time of United Airlines

July 29, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 29: A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by United Airlines, experienced a mid-air scare last week due to a critical engine failure. The Munich-bound United Airlines Flight UA108 was climbing out of Washington Dulles Airport on its scheduled transatlantic journey on July 25, when its left engine failed, prompting the crew to declare […]

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Global hunger falls but conflict and climate threaten progress, UN says

July 29, 2025 revoi editor

The number of hungry people around the world fell for a third straight year in 2024, retreating from a COVID-era spike, even as conflict and climate shocks deepened malnutrition across much of Africa and western Asia, a U.N. report said on Monday. Around 673 million people, or 8.2% of the world’s population, experienced hunger in […]

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Kremlin says it ‘noted’ Trump’s statement on shorter deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine

July 29, 2025 revoi editor

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had “taken note” of a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to sign up to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face sanctions. Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward […]

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EU proposes curbs on Israel research funding over Gaza crisis

July 29, 2025 revoi editor

The European Union’s executive body recommended on Monday curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding programme after calls from EU countries to increase pressure on Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Multiple EU countries said last week that Israel was not living up to its commitments under an agreement with the European […]

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Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heat

July 29, 2025 revoi editor

More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red alert for fires after weeks of hot weather. In the Arouca area, some 300 km (185 miles) north of Lisbon – where the largest […]