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Defence

Afghanistan: Taliban no longer on terror list; Russia first to recognize its regime

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The wheel of history has turned the full circle. The Taliban—meaning the “Islamist students’ organization”—was born in the early 1990s primarily against the Soviet Union, with support from the US and Pakistan. After losing thousands of Russian soldiers in the nine-year-long war, the then USSR exited Afghanistan in February 1989, […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Trump’s ‘BBB’ wins; crises ahead as national debt to mount to $40 trillion

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: For once, he can sleep in peace. After re-entering the White House on January 20, President Doland Trump—after several ups and downs, and twists and U-turns—tasted his first legialstive victory in the US Congress on Friday when the House of Representatives also passed, though with a thin majority, his controversial […]

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July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address to the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, announced that sixth-generation members of the Indian diaspora in the country will now be eligible for Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards. “Today, I am happy to announce that OCI cards will now be given to the sixth […]

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No progress at all, Trump says after phone call with Putin

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while a Kremlin aide said the Russian president reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing to solve the conflict’s “root causes”. The two leaders […]

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PM Modi presents Ram Mandir replica, holy water from Saryu river to Trinidad & Tobago counterpart

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, along with holy water from the Saryu river and the Mahakumbh held in Prayagraj, during a dinner hosted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday, underscoring the enduring cultural and spiritual ties between India and the Caribbean nation. “At […]

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Business

World’s biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

The world’s biggest multilateral climate fund said it will make its largest-ever series of investments and speed up dealmaking as it looks to help poorer nations respond to global warming. The Green Climate Fund’s plan to release about $1.2 billion for 17 projects mostly in Asia and Africa follows approval by shareholders including the United […]

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PM Modi hails Indian Diaspora for their role in shaping modern Trinidad &Tobago

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome as he addressed a large gathering of the Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday during his historic visit to the Caribbean nation. The event, attended by over 4,000 people, featured a vibrant Indo-Trinidadian cultural programme and was graced by Trinidad and Tobago PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar, […]

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PM Modi attends traditional dinner hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a traditional dinner hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during his visit to the Caribbean nation. PM Modi arrived in Port of Spain on Thursday on a two-day visit to Trinidad & Tobago. Highlighting the gesture in a post on X, PM Modi said, “At the dinner […]

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Trinidad & Tobago PM praises Narendra Modi, to confer nation’s highest civilian honour

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday praised Indian PM Narendra Modi’s leadership and announced that the country’s highest civilian honour, “The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago”, will be conferred upon him on Friday. The award is being bestowed in recognition of PM Modi’s global leadership, his deep engagement with […]

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Civil society leaves UN development summit feeling unheard

July 4, 2025 revoi editor

When over 1,000 civil society representatives flocked to Seville this week for a U.N. conference on development financing, their expectations were already low, but the four-day event left many frustrated and feeling their voices were stifled. The once-in-a-decade summit promised to marshal resources that could narrow the estimated $4.3 trillion financing gap needed to help […]

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