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Neighbourhood: India has right to defend itself against ‘bad neighbours,’ says EAM

January 2, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours.” A neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country, he said in Chennai, the media reported. At […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: “We are locked, loaded, and ready to go,” Trump warns Tehran

January 2, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Iran descends into likely anarchy due to the increasing killings during the ongoing popular agitation against hyperinflation, unemployment, currency crash, acute water crisis, and the Ayatollah’s dictatorship, US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Tehran that America is “locked, loaded, and ready to go,” against the Islamist regime. Indirectly […]

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Business

N-power: India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations

January 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid their strained ties and after Operation Sindoor in May 2025, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged a list of their respective nuclear installations and facilities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The list exchange took place under the provisions of a 1988 bilateral agreement on the prohibition of […]

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Bollywood

New York City: Zohran Mamdani takes oath as first Muslim Mayor in 250 years

January 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s bete noire Zohran Mamdani, 34, was sworn-in as New York City’s first Muslim Mayor in 250 years at a historic decommissioned subway station at City Hall, Manhattan, the media reported on Thursday. New York Attorney-General Letitia James, his political ally, administered the oath of office to […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Hawking peace, even China claims role in Op. Sindoor ‘ceasefire’

December 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: If this trend continues, even Pakistan-based terrorist groups may compete with each other to claim they negotiated with New Delhi for a ‘ceasefire’ with Islamabad during the Operation Sindoor in May 2025! After America, which stayed flummoxed, even China, which covertly assisted Pakistan during India’s highly successful military operation after […]

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Business

Op Sindoor: Trump awards Indian-American for “peace negotiation” that never was!

December 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Despite India’s multiple warnings that its Operation Sindoor (May 7-10, 2025) was merely suspended at Pakistan’s request and could resume if Islamabad-sponsored terrorists carried out another Pahalgam-type attack, both America and Pakistan have been boasting about their ‘victory’ in their own ways. In May, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine […]

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Business

Bangladesh: Former PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80; PM Modi mourns her death

December 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with former premier Sheikh Hasina shaped the country’s politics for decades, passed away on Tuesday, aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said. As the country’s first woman PM, she played a pivotal role in restoring democracy after years of military rule […]

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Business

Bye, bye 2025: India to welcome 2026 on strong economic footing, high growth, low inflation

December 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Outgrowing concerns expressed in some quarters because of Trump tariffs and geopolitical uncertainties, India is on track to conclude 2025 as one of its most significant years of economic performance, with key macroeconomic indicators reflecting strong growth, low inflation, expanded exports and improved labour market conditions, the government said in […]

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Defence

Nepal: Will rapper Shah become India’s next-door Zelenskyy?

December 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former TV stand-up comedian and entertainer, became the sixth president of Ukraine in 2019. Since February 2022, his government has been struggling for existence against Russia. Now, amid mounting challenges from Gen Z agitation and political uncertainties, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician, has been […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Ukraine seeks 50 years of US security against Russia

December 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In their Sunday meeting in yet another attempt to thrash out a peace plan, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to provide 50 years of security guarantees, saying meeting with Russia to end the ongoing war is still possible. The current 20-point peace plan, floated by […]

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