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Opposition Criticised for Disrupting Proceedings to Honour Astronaut Shukla

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The government on Monday hit out at the Opposition for disrupting Parliament proceedings, even as the Lok Sabha was set to hold a special discussion on the recent space odyssey of Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s who has just returned from a historic mission to the International Space […]

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Heavy Rains Hit Normal Life in Mumbai, Other States

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Schools and colleges have been shut, several areas are waterlogged and massive traffic jams have been reported as the country’s economic capital Mumbai and its surrounding areas continued to be lashed by relentless heavy rainfall on Monday. Mumbai and several other parts of Maharashtra remained waterlogged. The weather department, […]

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INDIA Bloc Planning Impeachment Motion against CEC

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Amid its face-off with the Election Commission with the opposition leaders claiming that the statements made by the chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in reply to “vote chori” allegations had raised more questions than providing answers, the INDIA Opposition bloc is considering bringing an impeachment motion against the CEC. […]

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Tap water for every rural household

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

In Jhalariya, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, fetching water was once an exhausting daily chore. Women walked long distances to collect it. Sometimes the wait took hours, and in summer, when sources ran dry, the search became even longer. The water was not always clean, but there was no choice. Sitabai, a lifelong resident, […]

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Fit India Sundays on Cycle: Nationwide movement pedals towards health and sustainability

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday urged citizens to adopt a healthier and more eco-friendly lifestyle through the “Fit India Sundays on Cycle” initiative. Organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India (CFI), Raahgiri Foundation, My Bikes and MY Bharat, […]

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China: FM Wang’s Delhi visit may advance key bilateral agreements

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: China on Monday said its Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to India, beginning Monday, was aimed at working with New Delhi to deliver on important understandings reached between the leaders of the two sides and decisions taken during the previous round of border talks. Wang is on a visit […]

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GST reform buzz lifts markets: Sensex jumps 676 points, Nifty crosses 24,800

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Indian equity markets closed on a strong note on Monday, lifted by heavy buying in auto, banking, and consumer durable stocks, as investor sentiment turned positive on the back of upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms. The Sensex ended at 81,273.75, gaining 676.09 points, or 0.84 per cent. The 30-share index opened with a […]

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Weapons Today Are Algorithms, Not Guns: Gautam Adani

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

he wars nowadays are often invisible and technology-driven, industrialist Gautam Adani said on Monday evening, asserting that algorithms are today’s weapons and not guns. Our ability to prepare for these wars will decide the country’s future, the chairman of Adani Group said, highlighting the need to become self-reliant in all sectors. “From conventional wars to […]

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Roving Periscope: On Ukraine, Trump may face Alaska-type fiasco in Washinton, too!

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With President Donald Trump ‘directing’ Ukraine to give up on its quest for a NATO membership, or retrieving Crimea from Russia, ahead of the visits of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a European delegation, there is little hope of any breakthrough on the Ukraine war imbroglio. President Zelenskyy and his European […]

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Myanmar: After the bloody coup in 2021, military junta to hold phased elections from Dec 28

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly five years after it toppled a democratically-elected government, China-supported Myanmar’s military junta, fighting a long civil war, on Monday announced the first phase of general elections to begin on December 28 which, however, critics have already derided as a sham, the media reported. The National League for Democracy, led […]