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PM Modi, Croatian President Milanović hold talks to boost ties in trade, culture, defence

June 19, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Croatian President Zoran Milanović in Zagreb on Wednesday and held wide-ranging discussions aimed at deepening India-Croatia relations. The talks focused on enhancing cooperation in commerce, culture, defence, and innovation. “Met Zoran Milanović, the President of Croatia. Had extensive discussions on the full range of India-Croatia friendship, including ways to boost […]

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Captain Gill to bat at number four as India look to fill Kohli void

June 19, 2025 revoi editor

India’s new test captain Shubman Gill will drop down one spot in the order to take Virat Kohli’s old position at number four, vice skipper Rishabh Pant said on Wednesday ahead of their series opener against England. Kohli, who scored 9,230 runs in tests, including 30 centuries, followed former captain Rohit Sharma into retirement from the format […]

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Fed keeps key rates steady; cites ‘meaningful’ inflation, cautious path ahead

June 19, 2025 revoi editor

The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday, and policymakers signalled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting too much weight on that view and said he expects “meaningful” inflation ahead as consumers pay more for goods due to the Trump administration’s […]

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Israel Strikes Iran’s Police Headquarters as Conflict Enters Seventh Day with Mounting Casualties

June 19, 2025 revoi editor

The Israel-Iran conflict has intensified dramatically as it enters its sixth day, with Israeli forces conducting three waves of airstrikes across Iran while Iranian authorities report mounting casualties from the sustained bombardment. The latest escalation came as Israel targeted Iran’s national police headquarters, injuring several people, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA, while Israeli […]

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G-7 Summit: To reset India relations, Canadian PM sidesteps Nijjar case

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Attempting to restore historically close ties with India, the new Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on Wednesday, almost sidestepped the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023, that spoiled relations between the two democracies in the last two years. Declining to say anything as the case is […]

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Economy: Amid global uncertainties, India a rare “bright spot”

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the world struggles against multiple uncertainties, India remains a rare “bright spot,” Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday, pointing to the country’s steady economic performance despite ongoing global challenges over the last few years. While conflicts and disruptions have been part of the global scene […]

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After Op. Sindoor: Trump accepts Modi’s Quad Summit invite, says India

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although he is busy with the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, the Gaza War, and the now-on-backburner Russia-Ukraine hostilities—and keeping Pakistan army chief Asim Munir firmly in Washington’s check—US President Donald Trump has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to the Quad Summit in India later this year. Announcing this acceptance, India’s […]

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Roving Periscope: For a smooth Iran plot, Trump detains, fetes Munir ‘pre-emptively’!

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: All governments do it the world over. For a peaceful conduct of a major event, they ‘pre-emptively’ detain miscreants to prevent them from messing up. That’s what Donald Trump may have done before he unveiled his Iran plans: the US invited, then uninvited, Pakistan’s self-proclaimed army chief, “Field Marshal” General […]

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PM Modi wraps up ‘productive’ Canada visit after G7 Summit, heads to Croatia

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday concluded what he described as a “productive visit” to Canada, where he participated in the G7 Summit at Kananaskis and held several high-level bilateral meetings with global leaders. He has now departed for Croatia, the final stop of his three-nation tour. “Concluding a productive Canada visit. Thankful to the […]

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Tehran Command Hit, Shadmani Killed: Iran-Israel War Enters Sixth Day

June 18, 2025 revoi editor

Israel’s military has confirmed the killing of Ali Shadmani, Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff and a close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an airstrike on a command centre in Tehran. Shadmani had recently assumed leadership of Iran’s Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters following the death of his predecessor during Israel’s initial offensive on […]