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INR: At 85.98/USD, Indian Rupee’s best weekly performance in 2 years

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid concerns over the ongoing global economic volatility and the potential impact of Trump tariffs, the Indian rupee strengthened significantly, vis-à-vis the US dollar on Friday, logging its best week in more than two years. The domestic currency closed 39 paise stronger at 85.98 against the greenback after closing at […]

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Aviation: Over 1,200 flights disrupted due to Heathrow Airport power outage

March 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A major fire in an electrical substation at London’s busy Heathrow International Airport on Friday forced the authorities to close the facility for at least 24 hours, disrupting more than 1,200 flights, including 37 from and to India, the media reported. The Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the […]

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Ukraine: The US and Russia to talk on a ceasefire deal, in Jeddah on Sunday

March 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid Russia’s ambivalent reaction over the US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war—so as to grab as much land as it could before heading to the negotiating table—Washington has said talks on a ceasefire deal “with begin on Sunday in Jeddah.” It is not clear whether the two countries have […]

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Roving Periscope: Now, Putin plays hardball with Trump and Zelenskyy!

March 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Republican candidate Donald Trump, who had boasted last year that, if elected as the US President, he would end the Ukraine war in two days, may now be doing a reality check—indeed, he recently claimed his statement was in a ‘lighter vein’—after his telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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Space: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returning to Earth on Wednesday

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) since the last nine months because of technical reasons, are finally returning to Earth early on Wednesday morning, Indian Standard Time (IST), the media reported. The duo, who flew to the ISS on June 5, 2024 […]

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Roving Periscope: On eve of Trump-Putin talk, Israeli air strikes kill over 400 in Gaza

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the danger of fragile ceasefire breaking, Israel resumed fierce air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least 400 people, even as US President Donald Trump gave finishing touches for a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the three-year-long conflict […]

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Markets: On positive global clues, Indian bourses bounce back

March 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Reacting to firm global markets, Indian bourses, after a cautious rise in recent days, witnessed on Tuesday Sensex jumping 1,131 points to reclaim the 75,000 mark and Nifty surging 345 points. The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1.53 percent or 1,131.31 points to close at 75,301.26 while the NSE Nifty […]

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Ukraine: Trump to discuss 30-day ceasefire proposal with Putin on March 18

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said he will speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (March 18) about the proposed 30-day interim ceasefire plan to end the ongoing war in Ukraine whose President Volodymir Zelenskyy has already agreed to the proposal, the media reported on Monday. The Kremlin […]

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Tariff challenge: India well-positioned to gain, says SBI Report

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite facing protectionist measures, India is effectively navigating the global trade landscape by exploring alternative markets and supplying chains, particularly between Europe and the US through the Middle East, the SBI Research said, the media reported on Monday. India’s trade strategy includes forging Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with countries like […]

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On April 2: Trump to impose reciprocal tariffs on American imports

March 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing both broad reciprocal tariffs and additional sector-specific tariffs on April 2, the media reported on Monday. “April 2 is a liberating day for our country,” Trump said. “We’re getting back some of the wealth that very, very foolish presidents gave away […]