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Greenland: After Trump’s threats, global markets tumble

January 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Global markets, especially in Asia, slid on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats linked to Greenland as Europe and other regions weighed on risk sentiment, according to media reports. In India, benchmark Sensex fell 1.28 percent or 1065 points to close at 82,180, while Nifty50 fell 1.38 […]

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Roving Periscope: The Trump-led Gaza “Board of Peace” triggers unease!

January 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi:  French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr famously observed in 1849 that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Nothing epitomises this better than reactions of some of the invitees to US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Gaza, where things are unlikely to change much, especially when […]

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Nitin Nabin to be Elected BJP President Unopposed

January 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Five-time legislator from Bihar Nitin Nabin is set to be formally elected the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday after he emerged as the sole candidate for the top party post. Thirty-seven sets of nomination papers, each endorsed by top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

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SC Stays Rajasthan HC Order to Remove Liquor Shops in 500 Metres from National, State Highways

January 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Even while acknowledging the increasing incidents of highway accidents reportedly caused by drunken driving, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Rajasthan High Court order directing the State Government to remove 1,102 liquor outlets located within 500 metres of highways within a period of two months. A Bench […]

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UAE President Pay a Brief but Crucial Visit to India, was Received Personally by Modi at the Airport

January 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 19: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi for a brief, yet crucial visit, on Monday and was received at the airport by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared visuals of the gesture, where both leaders were seen hugging each other. Mr Modi […]

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BCB Denies ICC has Set January 21 as Deadline to Decide on T20 World Cup Participation

January 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 19: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday refuted a report that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has set January 21 as the deadline by which it must take a decision on participating in the T20 World Cup in India beginning from February 7. A BCB spokesman on Monday claimed […]

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SC Directs ECI to Release List of Names who were Issued Notices for “Logical Discrepancy” under SIR in WB

January 19, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 19: In a sort of mini victory for the West Bengal ruling party the Trinamool Congress, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to release the names of voters who have received notices under the “logical discrepancy” category under the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of […]

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India’s Economy: Ahead of the FY27 Budget, IMF revises GDP growth to 7.3%

January 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives finishing touches to the General Budget for 2026-27, to be tabled in Parliament on February 1, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday upped India’s growth estimates by 70 basis points to 7.3 percent for 2025. This is […]

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Roving Periscope: Chinese youth shun pregnancy; birth rate hits record low

January 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In 2022, China was the world’s most populous country with a headcount of more than 1.4 billion people, boasting of a ‘demographic dividend.’ No longer. Media reports on Monday, quoting official numbers, suggested that births in China fell to a record low in 2025 despite subsidies and policy shifts, as […]

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Seven Soldiers Injured in Encounter with Terrorists

January 18, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 18: Seven soldiers were injured while engaging terrorists holed up in harsh terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, police said. An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Singhpora area of Kishtwar district in J&K on Sunday, police said. Intermittent firing is going on as three terrorists of the […]

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