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NASA’s Perseverance Rover is ready to complete a Martian marathon

May 21, 2026 revoi editor

Washington (USA): For NASA’s Perseverance Rover, life on Mars has been a marathon, not a sprint. For more than five years, the six-wheeled robotic explorer has been steadily traversing the Martian surface seeking signs of ancient life, studying its geology and climate, and collecting rock samples for possible return to Earth. The rover has now […]

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Raksha Mantri and Minister of Patriots & Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea inaugurate Indian War Memorial in Seoul

May 21, 2026 revoi editor

Seoul[South Korea]: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Patriots & Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea (RoK) Mr Kwon Oh-eul jointly inaugurated the Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Park, Seoul on May 21, 2026. Constructed as part of the commemorative events marking the 75th anniversary of the Korean War, the memorial stands as a tribute […]

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PM Modi arrives in Delhi after concluding five-nation tour

May 21, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning after successfully concluding a five-nation diplomatic tour covering the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The overseas visit, which began on May 15 in the UAE and concluded in Italy on May 20, focused on strengthening India’s strategic partnerships, enhancing […]

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Putin in China: Xi may do unto Vladimir what he did to Donald!

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after US President Donald Trump returned from China rather ‘disappointed’ Chinese President Xi Jinping may be doing to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit on Tuesday, as well. In recent months, America and Russia have come closer than before; Washington no longer […]

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Economy: The UN lowers India’s growth to 6.4%; still among fastest growing economies

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Citing global uncertainties and economic shocks arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis, the United Nations has revised downward India’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.6 per cent, but the South Asian nation remains among the fastest-growing major economies, the media […]

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Roving Periscope: Befuddled, Trump sends Rubio to India to repair ties

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: His threats to NATO and Iran remained empty. His much-publicized visit to China yielded little. His poodle, Pakistan, has been sneezing in hot summer. Few now take him seriously even at home, and his popularity ratings have plummeted to just 37 percent. Even the Supreme Court has junked many of […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Italian President

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PM Modi meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, discusses AI, space and strategic cooperation

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Rome (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Italy partnership across sectors including trade, investment, technology, artificial intelligence, clean energy and culture. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Met President Sergio Mattarella in Rome. We discussed different aspects relating […]

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Trump says US may strike Iran again but that Tehran wants deal

May 20, 2026 revoi editor

Washington D.C: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump made the comments a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new proposal by Tehran […]

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Krishan Nagar, Sant Nagar, Jain Mandir Chowk, Ram Gali in Lahore, Pakistan reverting to Hindu, Sikh, Jain Names

May 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 19: In sharp contrast to India shedding off Mughal and colonial era names of streets and places replacing them with the names of the national heroes, Pakistan nearly 80 years after its creation through partition is reverting back to the old Hindu, Sikh, Jain and colonial names of the streets, […]

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Roving Periscope: UPI the winner; debit cards lose sheen; RTGS the boss!

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Within a decade of its launch, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has almost pushed out the ‘traditional’ debit card from general use and the new, QR code-based system now powers 85 per cent of all payments, the media reported on Tuesday. While the UPI dominates daily transactions, debit cards are […]