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Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects ‘garbage’ Iran proposal

May 12, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as “garbage”. Iran has called for an end to the […]

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Elections

PM Modi, HM Shah to attend Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in today

May 12, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with top leaders of the Union government, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Assam on Tuesday. PM Modi arrived in Guwahati on Monday night to attend the swearing-in ceremony. The Prime Minister landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi […]

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Business

Sensex, Nifty End Lower Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

May 11, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Indian benchmark equity indices ended lower on Monday as investor sentiment weakened amid rising concerns over the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on global growth and inflation. At the closing bell, the Nifty was down by 360.3 or 1.49 per cent at 23,815.85, and the Sensex ended 1312.91 points or 1.70 […]

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Business

Trump’s crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom

May 8, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China could disqualify them from clean-energy subsidies, according to industry executives and documents reviewed by Reuters. The shift, driven by new Trump administration policies, […]

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English

Zelenskiy says Russian war commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange logic’

May 8, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia’s proclamation of a limited ceasefire for its World War Two commemorations exposed the “strange and inappropriate” logic of its leaders. Speaking in his nightly video address in the final hours before the Russian ceasefire went into effect at midnight (2100 GMT), Zelenskiy said Moscow […]

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English

Energy crisis front and centre as ASEAN leaders start summit

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Conflicts far beyond Southeast Asia are expected to dominate discussions of leaders of the regional ASEAN bloc meeting in the Philippines, with the Middle East crisis posing significant challenges for its fuel import-dependent economies. The meetings on the island of Cebu on Thursday and Friday will include leaders and foreign and economic ministers […]

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English

North Korea not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, KCNA reports

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: North Korea is not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, as Pyongyang continues to reject international pressure and sanctions to dismantle its nuclear programme. Kim Song, North Korea’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said in a statement that the U.S. and some countries […]

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English

Op Sindoor Anniversary: India Continues Indus Water Curbs, Calls Treaty ‘Unfair’

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: One year after Operation Sindoor, India has kept the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, reinforcing its position that terror and cooperation cannot coexist, while experts say the move marks a strategic shift and highlights long-standing concerns that the pact had limited India’s rightful utilisation of water resources for regional stability and development. The […]

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English

Son of Hamas Gaza chief injured in Israeli strike, five others killed

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Israel struck and critically wounded the son of the Hamas militant group’s top negotiator on Wednesday in air strikes that also killed at least five people across the Gaza Strip, according to medics and Hamas sources. Azzam Al-Hayya, son of Khalil Al-Hayya, Hamas’ exiled Gaza chief who had been leading indirect talks with […]

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English

Iran reviewing US proposal to end war, though key demands remain unaddressed

May 7, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving unresolved the key U.S. demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson cited by Iran’s ISNA news agency said Tehran would convey […]

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