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ECI Appoints SROs in Eight States for Smooth SIR

December 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 13: In order to ensure that draft electoral rolls published during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voters’ lists are largely error-free, the Election Commission has appointed special roll observers (SROs) in eight States. The commission has also asked Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories to share the list […]

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Hyderabad Fans Enjoy Messi’s “Goal” against CM Revanth Reddy

December 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 13: While the Kolkata fans were thoroughly disappointed and resorted to vandalism out of frustration, the Hyderabad crowd was on cloud nine as Argentinian football superstar Lionel Messi attended the GOAT Cup exhibition match, an event that was part of his three-day tour to India. Messi reached Hyderabad in the evening on […]

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Goa Nightclub Fire: Stepping out for a Meal Proved their Undoing

December 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Stepping out of their hotel room briefly for a meal proved to be their undoing. Gaurav and Saurav Luthra, soon to be deported to India in connection with the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people, stepped out of their hotel in Thailand for a meal on December 9 […]

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UDF Surges Ahead in Kerala Local Body Polls, BJP Clinches Victory in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

December 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Causing major setback to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the Kerala local body polls on Saturday delivered a tale of two contrasting political currents with the Congress-led UDF emerging as the dominant force across the state, consolidating its hold over a majority of panchayats and municipalities, while the […]

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Violence in Kolkata Stadium after Lionel Messi’s Brief Appearance Disappointed Crowd

December 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a public apology to Lionel Messi and his fans in Kolkata over the chaos that unfolded at his event at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning after thousands of football fans who had gathered at the stadium for a glimpse of […]

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H-1B visa: California, other states challenge Trump’s steep fee hike

December 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: California and 19 other US states filed a fresh lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers, the media reported on Saturday. The states joining California in the lawsuit include New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington. […]

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Roving Periscope: How a US firm smuggled out Venezuelan woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

December 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It may become the stuff of a Hollywood movie: an American company, with support from the US military, smuggling out a Nobel Peace Prize awardee from Venezuela, against which President Donald Trump is waging a war! Even after months of multiple ceasefire claims, manipulated nominations, and an active campaign, Trump […]

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Sanskrit Studies Back in Pakistani Classroom! Scholars Hope Languages to Become Bridges, not Barriers

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Sounds strange, but for the first time since partition of the country, Sanskrit surprisingly has made its way back into classrooms in Pakistan. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has launched a four-credit course in the classical language, an initiative that grew out of a three-month weekend workshop which saw […]

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Framework Strengthened to Check Fake News, Deepfakes in Media

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The government has strengthened the framework to combat fake news and deepfakes across media platforms, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In response to the questions asked by Mohammed Nadimul Haque (Trinamool Congress), the Union Minister said free speech was protected under […]

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Union Cabinet Approves Bill to Set up Higher Education Regulator

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: A bill to set up a higher education regulator which will replace bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday, officials said. The proposed legislation which was earlier […]