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148 Gujarat talukas receive heavy rainfall in 24 hours

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Several parts of Gujarat received heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, with showers reported in 148 talukas across the state. The highest rainfall was recorded in Umarpada, Surat district, which received 7.5 inches, followed by Idar in Sabarkantha with 6 inches and Meghraj in Aravalli with 5 inches. Several other areas also saw significant […]

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Missile attacks in Ukraine leave 23 dead, EU HQ damaged

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that the U.S. special envoy on Ukraine said undermined President Donald Trump’s peace efforts. At least 23 people were killed in the capital, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram. As of 11 p.m. (2000 GMT) rescue efforts […]

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J&K floods: Water recedes in Jammu division, relief and rescue operations continue

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

With water levels in all rivers of the Jammu division dropping below the danger mark on Friday, relief and rescue operations continued as the Army, Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police, and other agencies joined forces to assist people affected by the unprecedented floods over the past five days. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast […]

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Nifty, Sensex open with modest gains, experts say a sharp rebound from current levels cannot be ruled out

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Indian equities opened with gains on Friday as the benchmark indices rebounded after the heavy selling pressure witnessed a day earlier. The Nifty 50 index was trading with modest gains in the opening session at 24,546.25, up by 45.35 points or 0.19 per cent. The BSE Sensex also opened in positive territory at 80,227.21, gaining […]

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UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission ‘for a final time’

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended “for a final time” a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long “orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal.” The decision was taken on Thursday. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon’s southern […]

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BSF Flags “Delay and Denial” By Bangladesh in Taking Back its Nationals Caught in India

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The Border Security Force (BSF) has flagged “denial and delay” by Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in accepting apprehended “illegal Bangladeshi entrants” along the eastern border at the three-day Director General-level conference in Dhaka. At the meeting, the BSF stressed upon the need for early construction of a single row fence, without […]

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Over 1,95 Lakh Applications for Inclusion/ Exclusion in Bihar Draft Rolls

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said over 1.95 lakh demands from individuals have so far been received for inclusion and exclusion of names from the draft electoral roll in Bihar. Out of the total claims, about 25,000 have been disposed of. The CPI (ML) Liberation has filed 79 […]

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RSS Chief Bats for Three Kids per Couple

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat has advocated for every Indian couple to have at least three kids pointing to the replacement-level birth rate of 2.1 children per woman. Answering questions on demographic change and population control during a press conference organised on Thursday on the occasion of the […]

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Tariff War: “If India Does Not Budge, Trump will Not Soften up”

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Even as some top US officials have warned that unless India was prepared to curb its purchase of Russian crude, President Donald Trump was unlikely to soften his stand on the 50% highest tariff on Indian exports, the government sources continue to express the confidence that the discord between […]

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After Bihar, ECI Preparing for SIR Exercise in West Bengal

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Despite the controversy raised over its “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) exercise of the voters’ role in Bihar and the Supreme Court seized with the matter, the Election Commission of India (ECI) seems to be setting the stage for a similar exercise in West Bengal which will also be going […]

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