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Maharashtra Portfolio Allocation: Set-back for Shinde, Fadnavis Keeps Home

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Nearly two weeks after the Devendra Fadnavis cabinet in Maharashtra was expanded with swearing-in of 39 ministers, the cabinet portfolios were announced Saturday with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister in the last government, landing three ministries – Urban Development, Housing and Public Works – but not the Home […]

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Modi in Kuwait: PM Meets Arabic Translator, Publisher of Two Indian Epics

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived on a two-day visit to Kuwait, on Saturday met Abdullah Al Baroun and Abdul Lateef Al Nesef, the individuals behind the Arabic versions of India’s two iconic epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Abdulla Al Baroun has translated both Ramayana and Mahabharata in Arabic […]

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Congress, BSP to Step up Protest against Amit Shah’s Remarks on Ambedkar

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: With the controversy erupted over the union home minister Amit Shah’s alleged derogatory remarks against the framer of the constitution Babasaheb Ambedkar reusing to die down, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has called for a nationwide protest on December 24 while the Congress has announced stepping up its protest […]

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Amendment of Election Rules Sparks Political Row

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: The centre has amended some election rules at the recommendations of the Election Commission of India to restrict some election documents from public viewing sparking a political row with the opposition accusing the union government of “eroding integrity of the electoral process. The Union Law Ministry on Friday amended […]

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Norwegian Diplomat Slams US for Indictment of Adani Group

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: A veteran Norwegian diplomat has slammed the United States indictment of the Adani Group as nothing but an “American overreach” and said it was time the Western nations stopped acting like the arbitrators and judges of the world. Mr Erik Solheim, a former Minister of Environment of Norway, said […]

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LG Gives ED Sanction to Prosecute Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Case

December 21, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Ahead of the upcoming 2025 Assembly elections, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena has given sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case, sources at the LG’s office said on Saturday. The ED […]

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Christmas: Pope Francis reprimands staff for ‘gossip, an evil’

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the countdown to December 25 began, Pope Francis, 88, in his annual Christmas message, reprimanded his staff for ‘gossiping,’ the media reported on Saturday. During the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Italy, in June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Pope and invited him to visit India. […]

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Russia’s 9/11: Towering infernos as Ukraine’s drones fly into Kazan buildings

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even as Russians started preparing to welcome Christmas, US President-elect Donald Trump hoped for a ceasefire, and Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a ‘positive response’ to it, Ukraine allegedly shot off at least eight drones in rapid succession into Kazan City’s residential towers on Friday, setting some of them on […]

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Roving Periscope: Now, even Raghuram Rajan slams UPA govt for NPAs; praises Jaitley

December 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the ongoing season of discontent against India’s Grand Old Party (GOP), even former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, known for his proximity to the Congress leadership, has slammed the UPA government (2004-14) for corruption and mounting debts, and applauded the next Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for endorsing clean-up measures in […]

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India Repeated Charge on Canada: “No Evidence Whatsoever” on Nijjar Murder

December 20, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 20: The Centre has informed the Parliament on Friday that Canada has presented “no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations” claiming that Indian citizens were involved in crimes committed in that country. Congress MP Manish Tewari had asked the government in the Lok Sabha whether it has taken note of […]