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India-Bound Vessel among Three Ships Targeted by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

April 22, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 22: An India-bound ship was among two vessels seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, amid looming uncertainty about the US-Iran ceasefire and proposed peace talks. In total, three container ships, including the one which was headed to India, were attacked by Iran’s security forces in the […]

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ECI Issue Notice to Kharge on “Terrorist” Remark, INDIA Bloc Termed West Bengal Election between EC and TMC, BJP Sidelined

April 22, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 22: Even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notice to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his “terrorist” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi within hours of a BJP delegation complained to him on Wednesday, several opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc expressed the sentiment that the […]

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Amit Shah Claims Congress will Suffer its Biggest Defeat in the Current Elections

April 22, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 22: For the first time in the current election campaign in West Bengal, the union home minister Amit Shah made any reference to the Congress, a party considered to be a non-starter in the state, only to emphasise that the party would not be able even to open its account […]

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SC Severely Reprimands Mamata Banerjee for “interfering” in ED Investigation against I-PAC

April 22, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 22: The Supreme Court on Wednesday severely reprimanded the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a day before nearly half of her state going to the polls in the first phase of the state Assembly elections on Thursday. “No, no, It’s not okay,” a division bench of Justices Prashant Kumar […]

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Elections

Nepal: In the 26-day-old Balen Shah govt, second minister resigns

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In less than a month of coming to power, Nepal’s second minister in the Balen Shah-led Cabinet resigned on Wednesday, even as the new government tried to grapple with a mountain of problems affecting the Himalayan state, the media reported. The Balen Shah government took oath on March 27. On […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Trump extends ceasefire; Iran seizes two ships

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump late on Tuesday extended the ceasefire  with Iran indefinitely, while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the US military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, the media reported on Wednesday. The move came as the White House put on hold Vice President JD Vance’s […]

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MP’s Dhar selected under ‘Safe Cities’ project; govt says major boost for women safety infrastructure

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday announced that the historic city of Dhar has been selected under the Centre’s ‘Safe Cities’ project for 2026, aiming to strengthen women’s safety and urban security. The development comes amid heightened political attention on women-focused policies, including the “Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam”. According to an official statement […]

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Kedarnath Temple opens for devotees, PM Modi calls yatra a ‘divine celebration of faith’

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greetings to devotees as the doors of Kedarnath Temple reopened, marking the start of the annual pilgrimage season in Uttarakhand. In a letter addressed to pilgrims shared on X, the Prime Minister described the  journey to Kedarnath  and the broader Char Dham Yatra as a […]

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Business

Gold: ‘Idle yellow metal worth $700 bn can drive India’s development’

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Gold worth USD 700 billion, lying idle as ice in Indian households, can fund the country’s growth, Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, has said. This gold could become a powerful engine to fund India’s quick growth, he said, as he called for a stronger push towards […]

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Maharashtra launches Centre of Excellence to combat extreme heat, promote sustainable cooling

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

Mumbai: In a major move to tackle the escalating challenges of climate change, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, through video conferencing, inaugurated the ‘Centre of Excellence for Heat Resilience and Sustainable Cooling’ (CoE-HRSC) at IIM Nagpur on Tuesday. The Chief Minister announced that this centre will eventually operate as a permanent wing of the State […]

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