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Obituary: Eminent economist Dr. Bibek Debroy, 69, passes away

November 1, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the last 10 years, when he shone like the sun at noon, Dr. Bibek Debroy (1955-2024), eminent economist and author, became the voice of a rising India’s ongoing economic reforms and its future. In his passing away on Friday, India has lost one of its most outspoken and visionary […]

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Energy: Adani Power cuts power supply by half to Bangladesh over arrears

November 1, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Adani Power Jharkhand Ltd (APJL) has cut by 50 percent the power supply to Bangladesh which has failed to clear the dues of USD 846 million, the media reported on Friday. APJL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Power, on Thursday night, stopped half of its power supply to Bangladesh […]

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East Ladakh: Sino-Indian troops disengagement ‘complete;’ patrolling to resume

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The eyeball-to-eyeball military deployment by the Chinese and Indian Armies in East Ladakh, since mid-2020, was reported relaxed on Wednesday with the competition of disengagement, which may lead to a de-escalation, the media reported on Wednesday. The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week, […]

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US Polls: Amid electoral tie, consumer spending, economy shines, gold prices peak

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

New Delhi: Amid electoral uncertainties, as the US votes next week to elect the 47th President, its economy is shining. Gold prices reached an all-time high level on Tuesday, ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in November, the media reported. Spot gold was up 0.3 percent to USD 2,748.64 […]

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Roving Periscope: Most Indian-Americans may support Kamala Harris

October 30, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: They were both there. The outgoing US President Joe Biden and his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, celebrated the Deepawali festival in the White House on Monday, with several Indian-Americans present. In the nail-biting November 5 presidential elections, the 2.3 million votes of the influential Indian-American community […]

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BRI: Like India, Brazil also snubs China on transcontinental infra project

October 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Brazil has backed away from joining China’s transcontinental infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the second BRICS bloc nation after India to refrain from joining the over USD 200 billion plan, which is already floundering in many countries, including Pakistan. China hoped to make the flagship BRI’s expansion […]

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Roving Periscope: With a $36 trillion debt, the US facing a “financial emergency,”

October 29, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial November 5 presidential elections in the US, whose outcome is uncertain, Tesla chief Elon Musk has stunned America which, he said, is facing “bankruptcy.” Musk, the world’s second wealthiest man with a net worth of USD 195 billion, has emerged as a key player in the […]

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Bangladesh: Minority Hindus take out massive rally, demand justice

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under relentless attacks and repression from Muslim fundamentalists since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in August, the Bangladeshi minority Hindus on Friday took out a massive rally in Chittagong and demanded justice from the Interim Government led by Chief Advisor Muhammed Yunus, the media reported. Following Sheikh […]

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Law and order: Pakistan is the world’s “third worst” country, says WJP

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a dubious distinction, the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Pakistan at number 140, as the “third-worst” nation in terms of law and order, among the 142 countries surveyed. Mali and Nigeria are the only countries ranked lower than Pakistan in terms of law and security. The WJP Rule […]

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Roving Periscope: Two weeks before the US polls, Israel starts ‘softening’ Iran

October 26, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Expecting a favorable Republican nominee Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the November 5 presidential election, Israel on Saturday started ‘softening’ the Shia-ruled Iran before a likely full-scale war, with tacit support from the Sunni Arabs around the Gulf of Persia. Before escalating the war three weeks ago, […]