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Roving Periscope: Now, Cambodia also supports Trump’s Nobel quest!

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: It appears that some nations have discovered the trick to humor US President Donald Trump and get concessions —support his long-cherished quest for a Nobel Peace Prize! Self-nominations are not allowed, something Trump has been doing indirectly by using lawmakers in other countries. While none of his democratic Western partners, […]

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Shibu Soren was grassroots leader: PM Modi condoles passing away of ex-Jharkhand CM

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on the passing of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, describing him as a “grassroots leader” who dedicated himself to public service with unwavering commitment to the people. Founding patron of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Shibu Soren’s passing was announced by his son, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump has sown the wind; he may soon reap the whirlwind!

August 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade and tariff policies have scared industries, businesses, and investors not only in other countries but also at home where the unemployment rate has increased to 4.2 percent as labour participation weakened, the media, quoting the US Labour Department, reported on Saturday. Panicked […]

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South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol lay on floor of cell and refused to be questioned, prosecutors say

August 2, 2025 revoi editor

South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in detention while on trial and facing various criminal probes, lay on the floor of his cell on Friday and refused to leave it for questioning, a spokesperson for a special prosecutor said. Yoon was removed from office in April by the Constitutional Court over his […]

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Putin, facing Trump deadline, signals no change in Russia’s stance on Ukraine

August 2, 2025 revoi editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose new sanctions on Moscow and countries […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s tariff terror hits many nations, but markets resilient

August 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s latest wave of import duty on exports from several trading partners, including India, Brazil, Canada, and Taiwan, on Friday slightly impacted markets on Friday as some countries tried to clinch better deals, the media reported. His new tariff rates include a 35 percent duty on many […]

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Crude: With low discounts, India reducing Russian oil imports

August 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump slapping high tariffs left, right, and centre, and Russian discounts on crude falling, India is gradually reducing imports from Russia, indicating a calibrated move to look for other resources. Russia is the largest oil supplier to India, accounting for about 35 percent of India’s overall […]

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Pakistan jails more than 100 members of ex-PM Imran Khan’s party for 2023 riots

August 1, 2025 revoi editor

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday sentenced more than 100 members of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party to prison terms on charges related to riots that targeted military sites in 2023, a court order said. Fifty-eight of the defendants, who included parliamentarians and senior officials, were sentenced to 10 years in prison, and […]

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The oil deal: Sharif thanks, Balochs warn on America’s ‘oil discovery’ in Pakistan!

July 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Although Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked Donald Trump for a “landmark deal,” many are scratching their head in disbelief on the US President’s claims of “massive oil reserves” in the South Asian country, which America plans to help it tap. Ironically, it is only an oil deal, not […]

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Roving Periscope: Livid, Trump clashes with ‘friend’ India, embraces frenemy Pakistan!

July 31, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: His problem is that nobody—neither on Earth nor in the rest of the Universe—now takes his Commandments seriously.  Why? On January 24, 2021, for example, The Washington Post fact-checked, compiled, and found that Donald Trump had, during his first US Presidency (2017-20), lied more than 30,000 times! “By the end […]

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