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India’s Energy Pivot Is Pragmatism, Not Pressure

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

As the global energy and trade chessboard shifts toward year end, India is likely to confront a familiar battle, not over policy substance, but over narrative. Expect a wave of commentary portraying routine economic recalibration as political capitulation. The facts tell a different story. For the better part of two years, Russian crude offered India […]

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Global shares scale fresh tops in Asia, oil slips on truce talks

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday ahead of what is likely to be an eventful week for U.S. interest rate policy, while oil prices slipped as risks to Russian supplies seemed to fade a little. A general risk-on mood saw indices in Japan and Taiwan make record peaks, while Chinese blue chips reached […]

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to arrive in India today for key talks with EAM Jaishankar, NSA Doval amid Trump tariffs

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he is scheduled to hold a crucial bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and engage in boundary talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. The visit is seen as part of ongoing efforts […]

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Nifty, Sensex rally in opening trade on GST cuts and S&P sovereign rating upgrade for India

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Indian stock markets opened with a strong rally on Monday as investor sentiment improved following the government’s announcement of GST cuts and the sovereign rating upgrade for India by S&P Global. The benchmark Nifty 50 index opened at 24,938.20, up 306.90 points, or 1.25 per cent, while the BSE Sensex gained 727.24 points, or 0.90 […]

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Deep Ocean Mission: India’s gateway to ocean floor

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

India’s Deep Ocean Mission, launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on September 7, 2021, aims to develop technologies for exploring and sustainably utilising the deep ocean’s living and non-living wealth. With an overall investment of ₹4,077 crore spread across five years, this mission isn’t a one-time endeavour. It will unfold in phases and […]

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National Anubhav Awards 2025 to be conferred today

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, today will confer the National Anubhav Awards 2025 in New Delhi. The awards honour retired and retiring government employees for documenting their experiences and contributions through the Anubhav portal, launched in 2015 to preserve administrative history through personal memoirs. This year, 15 […]

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Russia strikes on Kharkiv kill three, injure 17, Ukraine says

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

A Russian air attack overnight on a residential area in Kharkiv killed three people, including a toddler, and injured 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, as the United States presses Kyiv to take a quick deal to end a war Moscow started. A drone attack killed the two-year-old boy in Ukraine’s second-largest city early on […]

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Flash floods devastate Buner, Pakistan after rare cloudburst kills hundreds

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan, said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud he thought the “end of the world had come”. Water, rocks and trees were swept down the mountainside after two days of intense monsoon rains, burying people and homes in their path. “You can say that […]

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British actor Terence Stamp dies at 87

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

British actor Terence Stamp passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday morning. His family confirmed the news but did not reveal the cause or place of death. Stamp, with a career that spanned six decades, was best known for playing General Zod in the Superman films. The actor first rose to fame with […]

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Heavy rainfall lashes Mumbai, waterlogging affects traffic movement

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Mumbai on Monday, leading to waterlogging in many areas and causing severe traffic disruptions across the city. Traffic on the Western Express Highway near Vile Parle slowed to a crawl, while waterlogging was reported in Sion’s Gandhi Market area. The downpour brought normal life to a halt in several […]