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Benefits of digitalization: Drive removes 58 million fake ration cards from PDS

November 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s massive digitization push has transformed the South Asian country’s Public Distribution System (PDS), setting new benchmarks for food security programs globally, the Union Food Ministry said on Wednesday. The overhaul of the PDS, which serves 80.6 crore beneficiaries, has led to the removal of 5.8 crore fake ration cards […]

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Economy: GDP growth may slip in Q2FY25 but pickup later, says ICRA

November 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s rating agency ICRA, an affiliate of Moody’s, on Wednesday said the country’s real GDP growth in Q2FY25 is likely to decline to 6.5 percent because of heavy rains and weaker corporate performance during the second quarter (July-September) of 2024-25. The agency, however, maintained its overall FY25 growth estimate at […]

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Roving Periscope: Bibi offers $5m for the release of each Israeli hostage from Gaza

November 20, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two months ahead of Donald Trump retaking the White House and potentially changing the contours of the ongoing war in the Middle East (and Ukraine), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced a USD 5 million reward for the release of each of the remaining Israeli hostages, still held captive […]

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Vladimir Putin: the Russian President may visit India “soon,” says the Kremlin

November 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the Russia-Ukraine war marked its 1,000th day on Tuesday, Russia said President Vladimir Putin may visit India “soon” to attend the bilateral meeting between Moscow and New Delhi. If the dates are confirmed, he will attend the third bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the start of […]

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New Zealand: “The Maori nation has been born,” as natives march to parliament

November 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Tens of thousands of the Maori community members, native people of what later became known as New Zealand, on Tuesday marched to parliament in the capital Wellington to protest against a controversial bill striking at the core of the country’s founding principles and diluting the rights of Māori people. Hīkoi […]

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Roving Periscope: Moscow alters nuclear doctrine as Biden digs the pitch for Trump

November 19, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Having lost the Democratic Party’s nomination to his deputy Kamala Harris in July—who also lost the presidential election this month—and left with no second shot at the White House he could rule from only four years, the outgoing US President Joe Biden may now be digging the pitch for his […]

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Roving Periscope: Post-Trump comeback, G-20 meet may look lackluster

November 18, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Being held in the shadow of Donald Trump’s return to the White House in two months, the upcoming Group of 20 Summit in Brazil, beginning on Tuesday, may appear lackluster and discuss the ‘new situation’ besides pending issues like fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that could […]

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Education: As Indian students shun them, UK varsities face cash-crunch

November 16, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With a drop of more than 20 percent Indian students’ enrolment in the United Kingdom universities, these institutions are facing financial crises, the media reported on Saturday. Starry-eyed Indian students are now avoiding UK universities, adding to their financial woes at a time when education institutions are already coping with […]

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Technology: Google’s AI assistant Gemini advises a student to “Please Die!”

November 16, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “Please die,” Gemini, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot of Google, ‘advised’ a shocked student who sought assistance with homework in the United States, the media reported on Saturday. “You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a drain on the earth. You […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid Trump-scare worldwide, China treads cautiously

November 16, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Expect a paradigm shift in geopolitical discourse after January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump becomes the US President again. While Europe is trembling with fear, a scared China is treading cautiously. “China has no plan to surpass or replace the United States,” Beijing’s Ambassador to Washington Xie Feng said in […]