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Russia strikes on Kharkiv kill three, injure 17, Ukraine says

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

A Russian air attack overnight on a residential area in Kharkiv killed three people, including a toddler, and injured 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, as the United States presses Kyiv to take a quick deal to end a war Moscow started. A drone attack killed the two-year-old boy in Ukraine’s second-largest city early on […]

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Flash floods devastate Buner, Pakistan after rare cloudburst kills hundreds

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan, said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud he thought the “end of the world had come”. Water, rocks and trees were swept down the mountainside after two days of intense monsoon rains, burying people and homes in their path. “You can say that […]

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British actor Terence Stamp dies at 87

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

British actor Terence Stamp passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday morning. His family confirmed the news but did not reveal the cause or place of death. Stamp, with a career that spanned six decades, was best known for playing General Zod in the Superman films. The actor first rose to fame with […]

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Ukraine: India hails Trump-Putin Summit, says efforts “highly commendable”

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Saturday applauded the Summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, held in Alaska, and called their efforts towards making peace in Ukraine “highly commendable.” In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “India welcomes the Summit meeting in Alaska between US […]

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Lightening robbery: In 90 seconds, robbers loot valuables worth $2 mn!

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: In a mid-day daring crime, four masked robbers broke into a family-owned jewelry store in Seattle, USA, on Thursday and made off with diamonds and other items worth USD 2 million (Rs. 17.53 crore) in just 90 seconds, the media reported on Saturday. Videos from the West Seattle store’s CCTV surveillance cameras showed […]

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Roving Periscope: No ceasefire, no deal in Alaska, but ‘great progress’; “Next time in Moscow!”

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It wasn’t quite unexpected. After preaching fire and brimstone, US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Anchorage, Alaska, for three long hours on Friday. The self-appointed, lifelong dealmaker could reach no deal at all, not even a ceasefire in Ukraine—indeed, his ‘peace talks’ with Putin had […]

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US Threatens to Further Hike Secondary Tariffs on India if Trump – Putin Talks Fail in Alaska

August 14, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 14: The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if “things don’t go well” during talks between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Last week, Donald Trump imposed tariffs totalling 50 per cent on India, […]

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Anti-India Rhetoric by Pakistani Leaders: India Warns of “Painful Consequences,” Unrest in PoK

August 14, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 14: As India warned Pakistan against continued “hateful” rhetoric against New Delhi and cautioning it that any “misadventure” would have “painful consequences,” tension escalated in Rawalakot, a major town in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with thousands of civilians taking to the streets on Thursday demanding freedom from Pakistan. In one of […]

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Roving Periscope: India readying for the Aug 25 round of US trade negotiations

August 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much anticipated address from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi, marking the 78th Independence Day, India on Thursday asserted that it remains “fully engaged” with the US on trade negotiations, the media reported. A US trade delegation is scheduled to […]

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Exports: Indian exports jump 7.29% in July; trade deficit at $27.35 billion

August 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid global uncertainties and Trump tariff tantrums, India’s exports shot up by 7.29 percent to USD 37.24 billion in July 2025, while trade deficit stood at USD 27.35 billion in the month, official data released on Thursday showed. Exports were worth USD 34.71 billion in July 2024. Imports also increased […]