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Setback for BJP in Thiruvananthapuram as it Fails to Win a Byelection

January 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 13: The BJP which for the first time had secured a historic victory in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, Kerala’s capital city, in a triangular contest during the recently held civic body elections in the southern state, suffered a major setback on Tuesday when its candidate failed to clinch Vizhinjam seat in […]

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Rahul Gandhi’s Support to Vijay’s Film give Twist to Tamil Nadu Political Alliances

January 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Even as the Supreme Court is slated to hear on January 13 a plea by the producer of the actor-turned-politician Vijay-starrer Tamil film “Jana Nayagan,” the support extended by the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the release of the film has added a new twist to the future […]

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Quick commerce: No more deliveries ‘within 10-minutes,’ now!

January 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: There will no longer be any delivery of grocery etc “within 10 minutes”  to the customer’s doorstep. With several gig workers’ unions’ requests and after an intervention by Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, delivery platforms Blinkit, Zepto, Zomato, and Swiggy have decided to remove the 10-minute delivery promise from their […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump mounts pressure as turbulent Iran may descend into a civil war

January 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Mounting pressure on the theocratic regime of Iran, President Donald Trump said the US will impose 25 percent tariff with immediate effect on countries trading with the Islamic Republic whose violent crackdown on anti-government protestors has reportedly left more than 600 people dead since December 28, 2025 when the ongoing […]

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DRDO Successfully Flight-Test Indigenously Developed MPATGM

January 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 12: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target at the KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra. According to Ministry of Defence, the flight test was conducted by DRDO’s Defence Research & […]

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Railways Restricts Non-Aadhaar Authenticated Passengers from Online Ticket Booking on First Day of ARP

January 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 12: Indian Railways has introduced a new restriction on online ticket bookings from Monday limiting access on the opening day of the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) to Aadhaar-authenticated IRCTC users only. Under the revised system, passengers whose IRCTC accounts are not linked and verified with Aadhaar will no longer be able to […]

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ICC Unlikely to Concede Bangladesh Demand for Shifting its T20 Cricket Matches from India

January 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 12: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has called it a “complete lie” the Bangladesh sports advisor Asif Nazrul’s claim that the cricket body has acknowledged his country’s specific security concerns if it played matches in India in the coming T20 World Cup. The ICC instead indicated on Monday that it […]

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Major Setback for ISRO with Second Consecutive Failure of PSLV

January 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 12: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday suffered a major setback on Monday after its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C62) encountered a critical anomaly during the rocket’s third stage presumably leaving all the 16 satellites on board virtually lost in space. The 44.4-metre-tall PSLV lifted off at 10.18 […]

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Annamalai Sparks Controversy over Mumbai’s True Status, Fadnavis Comes to his Aid

January 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 12: The Tamil Nadu BJP voce-president K Annamalai has come at the centre of controversy in the elections for the country’s rickets civic body the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) where his rhetoric has turned the civic elections campaign into a contest over who is a true Mumbaikar and who is […]

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Diplomacy: Ukraine’s envoy applauds PM Modi for global peace efforts

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ukraine’s Ambassador to India Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying he is playing a global role to establish peace. Addressubg the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Kutch and Saurashtra Region in Rajkot on Sunday, he said, it is a great example of how from […]

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