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Gautam Adani declares India is going through its “second freedom struggle”

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Kharagpur: Speaking at IIT Kharagpur’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani declared that India is in the midst of its “second freedom struggle” — a battle for technological self-reliance and national sovereignty. Mr Adani warned that while India attained political freedom in 1947, true independence today requires freedom from dependence on foreign semiconductors, energy, […]

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Modi Sets Next-Generation Reforms Rolling

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set the ball rolling on next-generation reforms by chairing a meeting with top ministers, secretaries and economists to discuss the roadmap to achieve the promised goal. The Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Piyush Goyal, among […]

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Radhakrishnan Looks Certain to be Elected VP

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The election of the Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as the next vice-president to replace Mr Jagdeep Dhankhar is expected to be a foregone conclusion given the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has the requisite number of votes, with nearly three dozen to spare, in the two Houses of Parliament to get […]

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ECI Publish List of Names Removed from Bihar Draft Electoral Roll

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (August 18, 2025) published the list of the names of the 65 lakh odd people who were removed from the draft electoral roll of Bihar prepared as part of the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) exercise, officials said. The development came in the backdrop […]

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Opposition Criticised for Disrupting Proceedings to Honour Astronaut Shukla

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The government on Monday hit out at the Opposition for disrupting Parliament proceedings, even as the Lok Sabha was set to hold a special discussion on the recent space odyssey of Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s who has just returned from a historic mission to the International Space […]

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Heavy Rains Hit Normal Life in Mumbai, Other States

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Schools and colleges have been shut, several areas are waterlogged and massive traffic jams have been reported as the country’s economic capital Mumbai and its surrounding areas continued to be lashed by relentless heavy rainfall on Monday. Mumbai and several other parts of Maharashtra remained waterlogged. The weather department, […]

Business

Mahabal Cement is not related to, owned by or connected with the Adani Group in any manner whatsoever: Adani Group

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

An Adani Group spokesperson said, “It has come to our notice that certain news reports, social media posts and clips from court hearings are being circulated, claiming that the Assam Government has allotted 3000 bighas in Dima Hasao to the Adani Group for a cement plant. We categorically state that these reports and references are […]

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INDIA Bloc Planning Impeachment Motion against CEC

August 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Amid its face-off with the Election Commission with the opposition leaders claiming that the statements made by the chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in reply to “vote chori” allegations had raised more questions than providing answers, the INDIA Opposition bloc is considering bringing an impeachment motion against the CEC. […]

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Tap water for every rural household

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

In Jhalariya, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, fetching water was once an exhausting daily chore. Women walked long distances to collect it. Sometimes the wait took hours, and in summer, when sources ran dry, the search became even longer. The water was not always clean, but there was no choice. Sitabai, a lifelong resident, […]

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Taiwan ‘issue’ is an internal matter, China says in response to Trump

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Taiwan is an internal matter for China, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Monday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he will not invade the island while Trump is in office. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks in Alaska with Russian […]