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Racism Rising in New Zealand, Sikh Religious Procession Briefly Halted

December 22, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: A Sikh religious procession “Nagar Kirtan,” was briefly halted in South Auckland on Saturday after members of a far-right group blocked its route, prompting concerns over religious freedom and public order in New Zealand. Despite the provocation, Sikh participants, including Nihangs, remained calm and did not respond to the aggression, the […]

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Hundreds of H-1B Visa Holders Stranded in India

December 22, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Hundreds of H-1B visa holders, who travelled back to India to renew their work permits earlier this month, have been stranded as their appointments were abruptly postponed to next year amid the US State Department’s new social media vetting policy. The workers had the appointments for interviews scheduled between December 15 […]

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Protests against Doctor Allegedly Assaulting a Patient in Shimla Hospital

December 22, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: A video of a doctor allegedly assaulting a patient at Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Medical College made viral on the social media on Monday has triggered protests demanding strict action against the doctor. Rahul Rao, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said action against the accused doctor has been initiated and a report […]

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“Save Aravalli” Row: Environmentalist Approach SC to Reconsider “100 Metre” Decision

December 22, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Even as the Centre rejected allegations that a revised definition of the Aravalli range would open the door to large-scale mining threatening the ecological balance in the region, lawyer and environmental activist Hitendra Gandhi has written to the Chief Justice of India requesting for reconsidering the ‘100-metre’ decision about […]

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Yogi’s Jab at Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav as “Namoones,” SP Hits Back: “Confession of an Internal Strife”

December 22, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Without taking any names, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a sharp political attack on opposition leaders with an indirect swipe at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav by remarking that there were “two namoone” (two specimens) who choose to leave […]

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East Pakistan: Another “student leader” shot at as B’desh sinks further

December 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Either Muhammad Yunus may be hand-in-glove with Islamists ruling the streets and barging parliament, or he is losing control of Bangladesh, ahead of the February 2026 parliamentary elections, which are likely to go down as the bloodiest in the erstwhile ‘East Pakistan’s history. Indications are emerging of what the shape […]

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Ukraine war: Senior Russian general killed in car blast

December 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a significant development as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict heads into its fourth year in February 2026, a senior Russian general was killed in a car blast on Monday, the media reported. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the “murder” of Lieutenant-General […]

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Trade deal: New Zealand to invest $20 bn in India over 15 years; they also conclude the FTA

December 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday announced the conclusion of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, aimed at boosting bilateral trade in goods and investments. Their trade talks, which started in May, have been completed in seven months, the media reported. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday that […]

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Bangladesh Turmoil: BNP Leader’s Daughter Burnt Alive, India Suspended Chittagong Visa Centre

December 21, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Amidst the on-going unrest in Bangladesh caused due to the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi forcing India to indefinitely suspend visa operations at Chittagong , a 7-year-old daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Belal Hossain was burnt to death after an angry mob attacked his house […]

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President Gives Assent to VB – G RAM G Bill

December 21, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) Bill, which replaces the erstwhile Congress-led government’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The new Act brings structural changes to the rural job scheme while increasing the […]