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Remittances: India tops the world with a $129 billion inflow in 2024

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With an estimated inflow of remittances worth USD 129 billion in 2024, India has topped the world, the World Bank said on Thursday. The growth rate of remittances this year is estimated to be 5.8 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in 2023, the media reported. India was the topmost recipient […]

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Law: French pervert gets 20 years in jail for plotting his aged wife’s mass rape

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A French court on Thursday sentenced Dominique Pelicot, 72, the perverted former husband of mass rape case victim, his ex-wife Gisele Pelicot, to 20 years in jail, the media reported. Pelicot was convicted of drugging and inviting dozens of strangers online for nearly a decade to rape his ex-wife, Gisele […]

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Automobiles: After four years, Sri Lanka lifts vehicle import ban

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Sri Lankan government has decided to lift the ban on the import of vehicles from February 2025, the media reported on Thursday. Four years ago, Colombo prohibited imports of vehicles because of the foreign exchange crisis in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the world. Its Ministry of Finance said […]

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Markets: Post-US Fed rate cuts, global, Indian stocks sink more than 1%

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the US Federal Reserve cutting its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, to a target range of 4.25 to 4.50 percent, several stocks in global markets sank on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty shares losing 1.2 and 1.02 percent of their values in India. Amid the […]

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Adani Unveils a Bold, Narrative-Driven Approach to take forward the “Hum Karke Dikhate Hain” Campaign

December 19, 2024 revoi editor

19 Dec 2024, Ahmedabad: The Adani Group, India’s largest and fastest-growing integrated infrastructure portfolio of companies, has announced a powerful new chapter in its “Hum Karke Dikhaate Hain” campaign. Building on the success of its previous edition, this multi-media, multi-platform campaign moves beyond the conventional corporate strategy of emphasizing statistics and figures to focus on […]

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Return of Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Further Delayed

December 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore’s to Earth will be further delayed until at least late March 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Wednesday. The agency said Williams and Wilmore would return to Earth along with astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksander Gorbunov […]

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India – China SRs Discuss Issues to Maintain Peace along LAC

December 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India, China Special Representatives for the border mechanism, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing on Wednesday and discussed a range of issues including management of peace and tranquillity along the LAC and restoration of bilateral ties frozen for over four years due to the military […]

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Navy Speedboat Rams into Ferry off Mumbai Coast, 13 Killed

December 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: A ferry boat carrying 110 people capsized on Wednesday off the Mumbai coast after a Navy speedboat crashed into it killing 13 people with three others in critical condition while the remaining 94 have been rescued. The ferry named Neelkamal, was carrying passengers from the Elephanta Islands, a popular tourist destination […]

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Ace Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Retires from International Cricket

December 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India’s ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday after the end of the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane as a drawn game. The announcement was made during the post-match press conference after the Gabba Test he addressed along with captain Rohit Sharma. […]

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Amit Shah Claims his Statement on Ambedkar “Distorted” by Congress

December 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 18: Members from the opposition parties carrying photographs BR Ambedkar staged protests outside Parliament building on Wednesday demanding resignation of Mr Amit Shah for “insulting” the framer of the constitution even as the union home minister claimed that his statement in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday was “distorted” and hit […]