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SAD – BJP Re-union Buzz in Punjab, NCP Cautioned by BJP in Maharashtra

August 7, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 7: Even as the BJP is learnt to be wooing the Shiromani Akali Dal for a reunion in the coming Punjab Assembly elections, the party has cautioned its Mahayuti partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of taking any step that could cause rift in the three-party ruling alliance in Maharashtra. A […]

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Business

Iran war: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign defence pact

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Three major Sunni-majority nations–Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan—signed a joint defence agreement on Friday, the media reported. Of them, Pakistan has been “mediating” between the US and the Shia nation, Iran, which have been at war since February 28 this year. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had already signed a defence […]

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Social media: After India debacle, Meta faces US fine of $567 mn for harming kids’ health

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: While it is still struggling in New Delhi to protect its multi-billion-dollar market driven by millions of users of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, Meta is facing a heatwave not only in Australia and Europe but also its home ground: the United States. A New Mexico court has ordered the Instagram […]

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Roving Periscope: US to screen social media of foreign journalists applying for visas

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Given that a section of activists, under the garb of journalism, drive their own agendas and misuse social media as a force-multiplier to achieve their ends, the US State Department has decided to vet the social media accounts of foreign ​journalists applying for visas to work in the United States, […]

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India successfully Carry out Medium Range Agni-4 Ballistic Missile Test

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 6: India on Thursday successfully test-fired the medium-range Agni-4 ballistic missile from the integrated test range in Odisha’s Chandipur. According to the Ministry of Defence, the test-firing of the missile was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command. “Medium Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-4’ was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur […]

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UPI Transactions may become Dearer

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Making small payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may become a luxury soon. Amidst continuous sloganeering by the opposition, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the “Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007” authorising the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy […]

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Mohan Bhagwat Calls Gen Z Grievances “Genuine,” CJP Plans Nation-wide People’s Contact Campaign

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Even as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is planning a new campaign from next month to interact with people all over the country to get to know their issues, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the grievances of the Gen Z protesters were genuine […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s n-powered “Golden Fleet” could cost up to $275 billion

August 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Fleet, comprising nearly 15 nuclear-powered battleships, could cost a whopping USD 275 billion to develop and acquire through the year 2056, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the media reported on Thursday. The CBO pegged its preliminary estimate at USD 23 billion […]

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Environment: Google’s $15 bn data centre in Andhra faces water, wildlife issues

August 6, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The proposed data centre of tech behemoth Google in Andhra Pradesh, being raised at an investment of USD 15 billion, is facing environmental concerns, including water scarcity and protection of wild life, the media reported on Thursday. Initial ground work to build Google’s planned Indian data centre hub is in […]

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Raksha Mantri chairs meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee for MoD on Territorial Army

August 6, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on August 6, 2026, with discussions focusing on the ‘Territorial Army’. During the meeting, senior officials presented a detailed briefing on the Territorial Army’s mandate, role and key achievements to the committee […]

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