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Rohit, Kohli Stays in ODI Squad, Shreyas Iyer Becomes Gill’s Deputy in ODI, KL Rahul in Test

May 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 19: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been picked subject to their fitness in the India ODI squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan while Rishabh Pant has been dropped as vice-captain of the India Test squad to be replaced by KL Rahul for the one-off test against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli, who […]

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Krishan Nagar, Sant Nagar, Jain Mandir Chowk, Ram Gali in Lahore, Pakistan reverting to Hindu, Sikh, Jain Names

May 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 19: In sharp contrast to India shedding off Mughal and colonial era names of streets and places replacing them with the names of the national heroes, Pakistan nearly 80 years after its creation through partition is reverting back to the old Hindu, Sikh, Jain and colonial names of the streets, […]

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Vijay’s Tribute to Slain LTTE Chief Triggers Controversy, BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi

May 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 19: The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay paying tributes on Monday to the banned Sri Lankan outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’s founder, V Prabhakaran, has expectedly triggered a massive controversy as his organisation was responsible for the assassination of the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi while the […]

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TMC Candidate Retires from Inconsequential Falta Re-poll, Party Resolves to Continue to Fight against BJP

May 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 19: The Trinamool Congress candidate for the Falta state Assembly constituency in West Bengal, Jahangir Khan, on Tuesday announced retirement from the inconsequential re-poll which the party said was his “personal decision” and re-iterating its resolve to continue to fight against the “Bangla Birodhi BJP” relentlessly both in the state […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: UPI the winner; debit cards lose sheen; RTGS the boss!

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Within a decade of its launch, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has almost pushed out the ‘traditional’ debit card from general use and the new, QR code-based system now powers 85 per cent of all payments, the media reported on Tuesday. While the UPI dominates daily transactions, debit cards are […]

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The Rupee: External headwinds plunge the Indian currency to Rs. 96.53/USD

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: On the sixth consecutive day, as external headwinds continued to roil world markets, the Indian rupee plunged further to a record low of Rs.96.53 per US dollar on Tuesday. Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, starting the poly-crises in West Asia and elsewhere, the Indian currency […]

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India and Norway Deepen Strategic Science & Innovation Partnership Through New Bilateral Agreements

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: As India and Norway deepen bilateral engagement during the visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Norway, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), GoI signed a series of important agreements with leading Norwegian research, academic and industrial organizations in Oslo on 18 May […]

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Defence

Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Vietnam Defence Minister, reaffirms commitment to strategic partnership

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

Hanoi (Vietnam): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held bilateral talks with Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, with both sides reviewing defence cooperation and regional security amid growing strategic ties between India and Vietnam. In a post on X, Singh said “Held a productive bilateral meeting with Gen. Phan Van Giang, […]

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Prime Minister condoles the demise of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.)

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today expressed deep grief over the passing of the former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.). The Prime Minister noted that Major General Khanduri made invaluable contributions spanning from the armed forces to the political sphere, for which he will always be remembered. Shri […]

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Indian Railways approves Rs 238 crore safety upgrade works on Jammu-Katra rail section

May 19, 2026 revoi editor

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Railways has approved ₹238 crore worth of slope stabilisation, tunnel rehabilitation and bridge protection works on the Jammu-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra section of Northern Railway to enhance safety and strengthen the resilience of the strategically important rail route. The sanctioned works include slope stabilisation measures, tunnel seepage treatment, bridge protection […]

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