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Roving Periscope: Russia demands frozen assets worth USD 229 bn from Europe

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Russia has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion rubles (USD 229 billion) in damages from Europe’s largest securities depository, Euroclear, the Interfax news agency said. The legal move comes as the European Union (EU) debates how to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to support war-ravaged Ukraine. Euroclear holds around 185 billion euros (USD […]

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Depreciation: Indian rupee falls 23 paise to close at 91.01 per US dollar

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian rupee fell 23 paise against the US dollar to settle at a new all-time low of 91.01 (provisional) on Tuesday, weighed down by relentless foreign fund outflows, the lack of a breakthrough in the India-US trade deal, and persistent US dollar buying. During the Tuesday session, the rupee […]

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Adani Foundation’s Bhagwat Katha Draws Massive Crowd in Kutch; Dr. Pritiben Adani Stresses Human Development

December 16, 2025 revoi editor

Siracha, 15 December 2025: The second day of the seven-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha, organized by the Adani Group with the sacred objective of “Sarvajanhitaya Sarvajansukhay” (for the welfare and happiness of all), witnessed an overwhelming response. The massive turnout caused the Kathamandap (dome/pandal) to fall short of space. Adani Foundation Chairperson Dr. Pritiben Adani began her […]

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Deteriorating Air Quality in Delhi: Classes up to Class V Back to Online Mode

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 15: As Delhi continues to reel under dangerously high air pollution levels, the government has directed schools to move from a hybrid system to fully online classes for students up to Class V, an official order said. The latest directive comes a day after authorities announced strict anti-pollution curbs under Stage 4 […]

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Pakistan’s Involvement in Pahalgam Terror Attack Exposed in NIA Charge-sheet

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Exposing Pakistan’s involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 innocent tourists were done to death, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) named Sajid Saifullah Jutt, a Pakistani national, as the main conspirator behind the carnage in the charge-sheet. Jutt, a resident of Pakistan’s Kasoor, heads Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) […]

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Doklam, Cho-La are Now Tourist Spots

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Eight years after witnessing a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops, Sikkim’s Doklam was on Monday ceremonially opened for tourists under the Centre’s Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan initiative. Cho-La, a site of conflict between the two countries from September to October 1967, was also opened for tourists under the project to promote […]

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Elections for BMC and Other Civic Bodies in Maharashtra on January 15

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 15: The Elections for the civic bodies in Maharashtra, including the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), pending since 2022, will finally be held on January 15. Elections will be held for 29 municipal corporations, 32 district councils, and 336 panchayat samitis. The votes will be counted and the results declared the next […]

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Nitin Nabin Takes over as BJP National Working President

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 15: The 45-year old Bihar minister Nitin Nabin on Monday took over as the national working president of the BJP signalling a generational shift in the ruling party. Son of a veteran BJP leader, Nabin was received by the union home minister Amit Shah, the union health minister and the […]

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UPA Government’s Flagship Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to be Replaced by VB-G RAM G

December 15, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Setting the stage for a political face-off during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Centre on Monday introduced a Bill that will replace the previous UPA government’s flagship project “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)” with the new named “The Viksit Bharat Guarantee For Rozgar And […]

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Trade: Despite steep US tariffs, Indian exports grow, says govt

December 15, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Driven by a fall in gold, oil, and coal imports, and despite steep US tariffs, India’s trade deficit narrowed from USD 41.68 billion in October to USD 24.53 billion in November 2025, according to the official data released by the government on Monday. Trade, including merchandise and services, recorded exports […]