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Roving Periscope: Russia playing a cat-and-mouse game with Ukraine, Europe, the US—and China!

November 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With high hopes, US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on August 15, but failed to elicit any response on how to close the ongoing war in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Trump then announced another summit with Putin in Hungary, and soon cancelled it, […]

Bollywood

France: The Louvre Museum in Paris reopens 3 days after $102 mn heist

October 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris, central to novelist Dan Brown’s blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, and a Hollywood film of the same title, reopened on Wednesday, three days after a sensational, daylight robbery in which criminals stole eight of the nine targeted items, worth USD 102 million, and disappeared […]

Business

Energy: India ‘rejects’ Trump’s claims on stopping Russian oil import

October 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him of cutting the procurement of Russian crude oil, India on Thursday said that New Delhi is broad-basing and diversifying the sourcing of petroleum products to meet market conditions. India prioritises its consumer in an energy-sourcing scenario, […]

English

148 Gujarat talukas receive heavy rainfall in 24 hours

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Several parts of Gujarat received heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, with showers reported in 148 talukas across the state. The highest rainfall was recorded in Umarpada, Surat district, which received 7.5 inches, followed by Idar in Sabarkantha with 6 inches and Meghraj in Aravalli with 5 inches. Several other areas also saw significant […]

Business

SCO: Amid ‘complex global situation’, Dr. Jaishankar for “open dialogue” with China

July 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on Monday and said New Delhi sought an “open dialogue” with Beijing amid a ‘very complex’ global situation. He also noted the improvement in bilateral ties and expressed confidence that discussions during his […]

English

Roving Periscope: Has America discovered its own Jinnah/Kejriwal?

June 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “Get behind Zohran Mamdani,” Bernie Sanders asked Democrats as anti-Muslim hate surged online this week in the USA, the media reported on Saturday. Sanders, the influential US Senator from Vermont, said the New York City mayoral candidate is just what the Democratic Party needs. “He is 100 percent Communist, lunatic; […]

Business

Roving Periscope: ‘Enlightened,’ Elon Musk quits Trumpistan!

May 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: From the word go, they seemed a mismatch. One was intent on making Earth Great and making humans land on Mars in 2026, while the other was running backward to merely Make America Great Again. In just four months, therefore, as his term ended, a disillusioned Elon Musk decided enough […]

English

PM Modi holds roadshow in Vadodara, kicks off two-day Gujarat visit to inaugurate key projects

May 26, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led a vibrant roadshow in Gujarat’s Vadodara as part of his two-day visit to the state, where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for several developmental projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and economic growth. During the roadshow, PM Modi was seen warmly interacting with enthusiastic […]

English

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Gujarat’s Bhuj airbase today

May 16, 2025 revoi editor

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit the Bhuj airbase in Gujarat for a two-day visit on Friday. The Defence Minister will also visit the India-Pakistan border region. During his visit, Singh is expected to evaluate the operational preparedness of the Indian Armed Forces in the region and examine the effectiveness of strengthened security […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Trump insists tariff talks on; but China denies it!

April 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It is becoming queerer by the day. While China has declared it will not have any tariff talks with the US until the latter withdraws the unilaterally imposed import duty, President Donald Trump insists that talks for a deal are in progress! Trump, his flip-flops and all, claimed his administration […]