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Roving Periscope: Israel urges the Labanese and Iranians for ‘regime change’

October 9, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soften up Lebanon and Iran ahead of the decisive assault, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘encouraging’ the citizens in the two countries to throw out their terror infrastructures and reclaim their countries. On September 30, directly addressing the Iranians, Netanyahu conveyed both a warning […]

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Curbing inflation: For the 10th time, RBI keeps the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

October 9, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With a majority of five members out of six, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent in its tenth consecutive bi-monthly meeting. After its three-day meeting, starting on Monday, the MPC, however, unanimously decided to […]

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Durga Puja: Ahead of presidential polls at home, the US urges Bangladesh to protect Hindus’ rights

October 8, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under pressure from the influential Hindus, and their widespread protests ahead of the presidential elections on November 4, the United States has urged Bangladesh to protect the rights of the minority community whose largest annual festival, Durga Puja, began on Monday. It said “it wants to see the rights of […]

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Nobel Physics: Canadian and US physicists share the 2024 Prize for AI research

October 8, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their foundational contributions to artificial intelligence (AI) through the development of machine learning with artificial neural networks, the media reported. “This year’s two Nobel Laureates in […]

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Pakistan: Baloch separatists kill 2 Chinese, injure 8 others at Karachi Airport

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistan’s separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Monday claimed responsibility for killing two Chinese nationals and wounding eight others in an attack on Karachi Airport, the media reported. The BLA owned responsibility for the late-night bombing, which targeted a convoy of Chinese people outside Pakistan’s largest airport. Two Chinese nationals […]

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The Maldives: President Muizzu’s team signs 5 MoUs with India

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trying to reset the soured relations with India, a delegation led by the visiting Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu signed five MoUs on Monday, the media reported. These MoUs are aimed at fostering bilateral relations between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The Currency Swap Agreement was […]

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Roving Periscope: “There is one India,” says Canada ahead of 2025 polls

October 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid strained diplomatic ties with New Delhi over the Khalistan issue, Canada on Sunday said “There is one India,” as the fragile government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads for the next parliamentary elections by October 2025. “Canada’s policy is clear that India’s territorial integrity must be respected. There’s one […]

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Hezbollah: Israel kills Nasrallah’s successor Safieddine also in Lebanon

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the relentless ground assault in Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have killed Hashem Safieddine, who succeeded the slain Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah just four days ago, the media reported on Saturday. An Iranian Commander, Esmael Ghani, was also reported wounded in the same attack. According to reports, Safieddine, Nasrallah’s […]

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Pakistan: SCO Summit is multilateral; no bilateral talks, says Dr. Jaishankar

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday ruled out any bilateral meeting with Pakistan where he will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, being held on October 15 and 16. Delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture on Governance here, he made it clear that his upcoming visit to Pakistan this […]

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Roving Periscope: Biden against “all-out war;” Trump favors Israel targeting Iran’s n-facilities

October 5, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions, and a month ahead of the US going to the presidential election on November 5, former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump has favored that Israel should “target Iran’s nuclear facilities first and worry about everything later.” The ongoing conflict is expected to be reflected in the […]