UNCERTAINTY ENDS, PAK. DECIDES TO HOLD NATIONAL ELECTION IN JAN. 2024 Pakistan will hold delayed elections in January next year, the Election Commission announced on Thursday, as the country grapples with overlapping political, economic and security crises. A caretaker government has
VOG FROM TAAL VOLCANO AFFECTS SOUTHERN METRO MANILA; HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED Volcanic smog, known as vog, originating from Taal Volcano has impacted southern areas of Metro Manila, leading to the suspension of classes in some localities. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
VOG FROM TAAL VOLCANO AFFECTS SOUTHERN METRO MANILA; HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED Volcanic smog, known as vog, originating from Taal Volcano has impacted southern areas of Metro Manila, leading to the suspension of classes in some localities. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL APPROVED IN RAJYA SABHA TOO The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeking to reserve 33% of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women, was passed unanimously by Rajya Sabha yesterday, a day after it sailed through Lok S
G7 STATEMENT OMITS MENTION OF CANADA'S NIJJAR CASE ALLEGATION The G7 bloc, including countries like the US, the UK, and Australia, has refrained from including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim of "credible links" between the assassins of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the
PBBM CERTIFIES PROPOSED 2024 NATIONAL BUDGET BILL AS URGENT President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent the passage of the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. In a letter addressed to Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, Mr. Marcos said the immediate enactm
LOK SABHA CLEARS WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL Clearing the decks for a landmark legislation on 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, the Lower House Wednesday passed the women’s reservation Bill with near unanimity: 454 votes in favour and two from the AIMIM a
HOUSE APPROVES MILITARY PENSION REFORM ON SECOND READING MANILA — The House of Representatives has given its second reading approval to a proposed reform of the military and uniformed personnel's (MUP) pension system. Economic managers argue that this reform is crucial for stabilizing
BIDEN URGES GLOBAL STAND AGAINST RUSSIA'S AGGRESSION AT UNGA U.S. President Joe Biden made a resounding plea at the United Nations, rallying the international community to confront what he termed "Russia's blatant aggression." Biden warned against appeasing Russia and emphasized that Moscow
WOMEN’S BILL INTRODUCED, PM MODI CALLS HIMSELF THE ‘CHOSEN ONE’ The Narendra Modi govt yesterday introduced the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, to bring in 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Legislative Assemblies. The Bill extends the quot
