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Roving Periscope: Two weeks before the US polls, Israel starts ‘softening’ Iran

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Expecting a favorable Republican nominee Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the November 5 presidential election, Israel on Saturday started ‘softening’ the Shia-ruled Iran before a likely full-scale war, with tacit support from the Sunni Arabs around the Gulf of Persia. Before escalating the war three weeks ago, […]

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Disengagement: India and China start pulling out soldiers in East Ladakh

October 25, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two days after the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, India and China started troops disengagement in East Ladakh, which is expected to be completed by next week, the media reported on Friday. Patrolling will begin at the two friction points once the disengagement […]

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Roving Periscope: PM Modi cautions BRICS-Plus not to turn ‘anti-West’

October 25, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the global organization representing emerging economies, the BRICS bloc, heads to its 20th anniversary in 2026, it will have to decide whether it remains an economic bloc, or turns into a political one. Aware that some of the members of the BRICS group might ‘misuse’ the bloc to turn […]

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Canada Cuts down Immigration Targets

October 24, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Alarmed by the influx of immigrants, Canada on Thursday announced that it was “significantly curbing” immigration targets in an effort to “pause population growth.” The announcement comes after the Canadian population surged to 41 million, a rise largely fuelled by an unprecedented wave of new arrivals. The immigration ministry had previously […]

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Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran’s wife Bushra gets bail, released, in Toshakhana case

October 24, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Bushra Bibi, the controversial wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, was released from prison nearly nine months after the couple was sentenced in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, the media reported on Thursday. While Khan has remained behind bars since August […]

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Roving Periscope: “Quit by Oct 28… or else,” angry Liberals MPs’ ultimatum to Trudeau

October 24, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the continuing crisis with India, and after last week’s reports that several Liberal MPs asked Justin Trudeau to resign, a fresh rebellion broke out in the ruling party on Wednesday when at least 24 of his party lawmakers, panicked at the prospects of losing power next year—or even before—demanded the […]

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Modi Stress on Border Peace and Mutual Trust with Jinping

October 23, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 23” The Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at Kazan in Russia Wednesday for the first bilateral meeting since 2019 when the ties between the two countries had taken a severe hit since the military stand-off in Ladakh due to Beijing’s “unilateral” actions of violating the Line of […]

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4 Killed in Terror Attack in Ankara

October 23, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 23: At least four persons were killed and 14 others wounded in a terror attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said on Wednesday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was holding talks in Russia with Vladimir Putin at the time, confirmed the toll, and condemned […]

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Bank of America-in India’s Kaku Nakhate Accepts U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence

October 23, 2024 revoi editor

Mumbai, President and Country Head Kaku Nakhate accepted the prestigious Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on behalf of Bank of America in India in the field of Women’s Economic Security. This recognition underscores her remarkable contributions to empowering women through economic initiatives, financial inclusion, and leadership development. On behalf of the U.S. […]

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Cautious optimism: PM Modi and President Xi meet for the first time since 2019

October 23, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after China acknowledged the border patrolling agreement with India, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ongoing BRICS Summit at Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday, the media reported. While details are awaited, it is their first bilateral meeting since 2019 […]