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Rajasthan becomes first state to implement Supreme Court order on stray dogs

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Following the Supreme Court’s directive on stray dogs, the Rajasthan government has taken the lead in managing the animals more systematically. The Department of Autonomous Governance has issued strict instructions to all municipal corporations, councils, and municipalities, making compliance with the Stray Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules 2023 mandatory. Under the new guidelines, feeding points […]

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for higher wheat, barley productivity, lower farm costs

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that while India is self-reliant in wheat and rice production, the focus must now be on reducing cultivation costs and boosting per-hectare productivity to make farming more profitable. Addressing the 64th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Workshop at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia […]

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56 Former Judges Vs 18 Former Judges on Amit Shah Attack on Reddy

August 26, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 26: As many as 56 former judges including some former chief justices on Tuesday slammed the statement if 18 former judges who had defended the opposition INDIA bloc’s vice-presidential candidate, a former judge of the Supreme Court B Sudershan Reddy, against Home Minister Amit Shah’s criticism, suggesting that it amounted to misusing the […]

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11 Killed in Landslides in Jammu, Vaishno Devi Route Closed

August 26, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 26: At least 11 people have been killed, including seven on the Vaishno Devi shrine route, and several people have been injured due to heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday. A landslide occurred on the route to the Vaishno Devi shrine earlier in the day that also injured […]

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India Commissions Two Multi-mission Stealth Frigates, Navy Strengthened to Face China’s Challenges

August 26, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 26: The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday commissioned two multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy at Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The two ‘made-in-India’ warships are a part of the Project 17 Alpha (P-17A). Udaygiri and Himgiri come from […]

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Mamata Lash out at Modi for Calling the People of West Bengal “Thieves”

August 26, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 26: The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly calling the people of her state “thieves” and also hit out at the BJP’s claims of good performances by the “double engine” governments in the saffron party-ruled states. Launching a […]

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Antisemitism: Australia expels Iran’s Ambassador, three others

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after the new US Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, accused Paris of tolerating antisemitism, which France rejected, Australia on Tuesday announced it would expel Iran’s Ambassador. Canberra has given seven days to Tehran’s Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other officials to leave Australia, following the withdrawal of its […]

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Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 boosts India’s Olympic aspirations

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

India’s first national-level, open-age Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) 2025 concluded at Dal Lake, Srinagar, highlighting the country’s growing talent in kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and other water sports. The festival, held from August 21 to 23 under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), also provided a platform for coaching and exposure […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump tariffs may fizzle out like sanctions after the Pokhran-II n-tests in 1998

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Some sections in the Indian economy are concerned with the 50 percent tariffs the mercurial US President Donald Trump has imposed on India, effective Wednesday, but these ‘sanctions’ may likely be diluted or phased out the way Washington did when it clamped sanctions against New Delhi after the 1998 nuclear […]

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Centre releases over ₹284 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

The government on Tuesday said it has released more than ₹284 crore for rural local bodies in three states during the financial year 2025–26. The funds were released under the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants. Mizoram has received ₹14.2761 crore for 827 eligible village councils as part of the 2023–24 grants, while Odisha […]