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SC Pulls up DDA Seeking Permission to Cut More Trees for Road Construction

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which sought permission to cut 473 trees in the Delhi Ridge area to complete a road leading to the Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice […]

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MP Dev, Cricketer Mohammad Shami Summoned for Hearings for SIR

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Dev and the well-known cricketer Mohammad Shami have been called for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings in Kolkata. The TMC leaders have criticised the hearing notice sent to the two people and their family members. “This is another example of unpreparedness and absolutely inappropriate procedure of SIR enforcement. In the hurried implementation of the SIR process, the Election […]

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Hindu Woman Raped, Harassed in Bangladesh

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: A 40-year-old Hindu widow has allegedly been gang-raped by two men who also tied her to a tree and cut off her hair in central Bangladesh’s Kaliganj, a sub-district of Jhenaidah. In her police complaint, the woman said she purchased three decimals of land along with a two-storey house for 2 […]

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Mustafizur Fallout: Bangladesh Bans Telecast of IPL Matches, has Sought Change of T20 World Cup Venues

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 5: In an expected retaliatory move, the Bangladesh government on Monday banned the telecast of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches after petitioning the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift all the Bangladesh matches in the Men’s T20 World Cup from India to Sri Lanka after the Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman […]

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BJP Opposes TMC Constructing Bridge to Connect Famous “Gangasagar Mela” Venue with All-Weather Road

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The opposition BJP in West Bengal has taken strong objections to the chief minister Mamata Banerjee laying the foundation stone of the proposed “Gangasagar Setu” to provide all-weather road connectivity to Sagar island where the annual Gangasagar Mela, the world’s second-largest human congregation after the Kumbh mela, is held. […]

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SC Refuses Bail to Delhi Riots Accused Khalid, Sharjeel

January 5, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the February, 2020, Delhi riots “larger conspiracy case” registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) citing the gravity of the allegations and the “central” role attributed to them by the prosecution. […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump hurries up on Venezuela; America may repent at leisure!

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Every American knows this timeless lesson by heart—in 2025, nearly 40 percent of Americans’ first marriages ended in divorce! The sculpture of four former US Presidents at Mount Rushmore—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—are helplessly looking at their successors’ escapades. With […]

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Agriculture: India overtakes China, becomes the world’s largest rice producer

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said India has become the world’s largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, the media reported on Monday. He said this while unveiling 184 improved varieties of 25 field crops developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research […]

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Mobile phones: Apple exported $50 bn worth of India-made iPhones in 2025

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite multiple issues at work, the “Make in India” initiative registered a significant achievement in 2025 when the US behemoth Apple’s India facility exported iPhones worth USD 50 billion in 2025, the media reported on Tuesday. Marking a significant milestone for India’s manufacturing sector, Union Minister for Railways, Information & […]

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Trump @ it again! PM Modi is “very good,” knows the US President is unhappy!

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ever since he became a politician in the 1980s, Donald Trump has never ceased to amuse those who cared to listen to him. Attention-seeker, he is currently busy preparing for or fighting wars, after he failed to secure a Nobel Peace Prize for himself in 2025, despite causing “eight ceasefires!” […]