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Centre Approves Proposal to Acquire 97 More LCA Mark 1A Fighter Jets

August 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 19: In a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for Make in India in defence projects, India on Tuesday cleared the project for buying 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The final approval for the acquisition of 97 LCA Mark 1A fighters was given by […]

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China Strikes Note of Reconciliation, India Responds Positively

August 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 19: Striking a note of reconciliation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that the bilateral relationship between India and China now faces an “important opportunity.” Speaking at the 24th meeting between Special Representatives on the India-China boundary question, Mr Wang indirectly referred to the negative impact of the 2020 Galwan […]

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SC Begins Hearing on Presidential Reference on Fixing Timeline for Clearing Bills

August 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 19: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Tuesday began hearing the Presidential Reference on the apex court’s April 8 judgement fixing the timeline for the President and the Governors for clearing bills passed by the state legislatures. The […]

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Two Faces from South India to Fight for the Vice-President’s Post

August 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 19: Like the NDA attempted to embarrass the opposition bloc by picking a BJP leader from Tamil Nadu as its vice-presidential choice, the opposition INDIA block likewise on Tuesday announced the candidature of a former Supreme Court judge from Andhra Pradesh as its nominee for the second highest constitutional post […]

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Fresh Political Showdown over Deletion of Posts by Psephologist, Congress Sticks to its Guns

August 19, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 19: Even as the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued his tirade against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged “vote chori” to help the ruling BJP, political analyst and psephologist Sanjay Kumar’s public apology for misreading voter data in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has triggered a massive political showdown. […]

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Education: Foreign student arrivals to the US plunge 46% as visa woes mount

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the Trump administration’s controversial policies wreaking havoc within the US and without, the number of visitors to America arriving on student visas plunged sharply in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month, the media reported on Tuesday. The declines were most pronounced from Asia, the largest international education […]

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Fire at illegal oil well in Indonesia kills three, hundreds evacuated

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Firefighters in Indonesia are struggling to contain a three-day-old fire at an illegal oil well that has killed at least three people and injured two others, a disaster relief official said on Tuesday. Some 750 people have been evacuated from the densely populated areas around the site, located in Central Java province’s Blora region, Agung […]

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India’s GDP growth projected at 6.7% in Q1 FY2026, higher than RBI target of 6.5%: ICRA

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

India’s GDP growth projection is at 6.7 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year, which is higher than the RBI’s estimate of 6.5 per cent, according to rating agency ICRA. The agency noted, however, that GDP expansion has eased from 7.4 per cent in Q4 FY2025, while it outpaces the Monetary […]

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Ukraine: No breakthrough, yet—Trump proposes, but Putin unwilling to dispose!

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It wasn’t unexpected, after all, given what happened in Alaska on August 15. US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, delighted after meeting his ‘old friend,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin. And Putin—some claimed it was one of his multiple body doubles!—also returned home without yielding an inch and, […]

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Delhi CM Gupta takes stock of flood-affected areas, assures all possible help

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the flood-affected areas on Tuesday to assess the situation and review preparedness measures. The visit came as rising water levels in the Yamuna continue to flood parts of the national capital. Dozens of families have been forced to abandon their homes, seeking refuge in makeshift tents or on rooftops […]