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Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 boosts India’s Olympic aspirations

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

India’s first national-level, open-age Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) 2025 concluded at Dal Lake, Srinagar, highlighting the country’s growing talent in kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and other water sports. The festival, held from August 21 to 23 under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), also provided a platform for coaching and exposure […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump tariffs may fizzle out like sanctions after the Pokhran-II n-tests in 1998

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Some sections in the Indian economy are concerned with the 50 percent tariffs the mercurial US President Donald Trump has imposed on India, effective Wednesday, but these ‘sanctions’ may likely be diluted or phased out the way Washington did when it clamped sanctions against New Delhi after the 1998 nuclear […]

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Centre releases over ₹284 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

The government on Tuesday said it has released more than ₹284 crore for rural local bodies in three states during the financial year 2025–26. The funds were released under the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants. Mizoram has received ₹14.2761 crore for 827 eligible village councils as part of the 2023–24 grants, while Odisha […]

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Make in India initiative has created a favourable environment for both global and domestic manufacturers: PM Modi

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Make in India initiative has created a favourable environment for both global and domestic manufacturers in the country. He made the remarks while inaugurating a series of green mobility initiatives at Suzuki Motor Corporation’s plant in Hansalpur, Gujarat, marking a milestone in India’s clean energy and […]

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Incessant rainfall in Himachal Pradesh raises water levels in Pong, Bhakra dams

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Incessant heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has significantly raised the water levels in the Pong and Bhakra dams, forcing authorities to release excess water. The discharge has led to flooding in several villages downstream, officials of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) said on Tuesday. Located on the state’s border with Punjab, about 250 km […]

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IMD forecasts heavy rainfall over northwest India; Delhi to see cloudy skies till Aug 29

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across northwest India, with extremely heavy showers likely over the Jammu region and northwest Punjab. Rainfall intensity is expected to reduce thereafter, although scattered heavy showers may continue over the next five days. The IMD said that under the influence of a […]

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French minister won’t rule out snap election after PM Bayrou’s confidence-vote gamble

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

France could find itself heading for another snap parliamentary election, a government minister suggested on Tuesday, after opposition parties said they would vote to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, coinciding with a decline in French markets. Bayrou jolted the political establishment out of its summer slumber on Monday with his unexpected move to seek a September 8 confidence vote on […]

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Suzuki to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over next 5-6 years

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Tuesday announced that it will invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next five to six years. The investment will be used to increase production, introduce new car models, and protect its leadership position in India, world’s third-largest automobile market. The announcement was made by Suzuki Motor Corporation […]

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India, Japan to strengthen strategic partnership during PM Modi’s Japan visit: Foreign Secretary Misri

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

India and Japan will reaffirm their shared commitment to peace, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan later this week, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi will travel to Japan from August 29–30 to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit at the invitation […]

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J-K: Water level of Chenab river increases to 899.3 meters

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

The water level of the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 899.3 metres on Tuesday following heavy rainfall. Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh said that apart from the swelling of the Chenab, reports of cloudbursts were also received, which led to the washing away of National Highway 244. He added that three people had […]

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