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SCO Summit: After 7 years, PM Modi to meet President Xi for bilateral meetings

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 and Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 1, in Tianjin on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, the media reported on Thursday. Their engagements will be closely watched by the […]

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Latest Trump buddy: Finland’s President Stubb calls PM Modi on Ukraine, India-EU FTA!

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Facing brickbats at home and abroad, is US President Donald Trump now using a backchannel via his latest European Union friend, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, to ‘reconnect’ with New Delhi? For, a week after attending an EU-NATO meeting with President Trump at the White House on the Ukraine issue, […]

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PM Modi hails 11 years of Jan Dhan Yojana; 56 crore accounts, ₹2.68 lakh crore deposits

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the world’s largest financial inclusion programme, has completed 11 years, with more than 56 crore bank accounts opened under the scheme and deposits crossing ₹2.68 lakh crore, the finance ministry said on Thursday. Launched on August 28, 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scheme has transformed access […]

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US reaffirms Greenland’s right to self-determination amid political sway allegations

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

The United States’ top diplomat in Denmark has reaffirmed Greenland’s right to determine its own future, following Danish intelligence reports alleging that private U.S. citizens attempted to sway political sentiment in the Arctic territory. Chargé d’Affaires Mark Stroh met with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Denmark summoned him in response to a […]

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Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors and members of the media, according to a proposed government regulation issued on Wednesday, part of a broader crackdown on legal immigration. President Donald Trump, a Republican, kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after taking office in January. The latest […]

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Rahul – Tejashwi Voter Adhikar Yatra: Controversy over Raising Abusive Slogan against PM’s Mother

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The BJP on Thursday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar had crossed all “limits of insult, hate and tastelessness” after a massive controversy erupted over some opposition leaders hurling abusive slogans against the late mother of the Prime Minister Narenda Modi when the rally […]

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Europeans to initiate UN sanctions process on Iran, diplomats say

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, two European diplomats said. The trio, known as the E3, met Iran on Tuesday to try to revive diplomacy over the nuclear programme before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on […]

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off ‘U-Special’ buses for college students

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off buses for college students under the ‘U-Special’ (University Special) scheme on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Gupta said, “The U-Special service was closed for years, which neither the AAP government nor the Congress government prioritized. I am happy that the BJP government, in its short tenure, has once again […]

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Domestic air passenger traffic likely to touch 176 million in FY26: ICRA

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

India’s domestic air passenger traffic is projected to rise to 172–176 million in FY26, marking a growth of 4–6 per cent over the previous year, according to a report released on Thursday by rating agency ICRA. The moderation in growth comes even as aircraft deliveries are increasing. In Q1 FY26, passenger traffic grew 4.4 per […]

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The ‘land swap’ that wasn’t: Inside Trump’s frantic dash for Ukraine peace

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Shortly after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 6, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered major news to Donald Trump: The Russian president was prepared to offer significant territorial concessions to end his war in Ukraine. Following Witkoff’s readout to the U.S. president, described by two people briefed on the matter, Trump hailed his […]