MODI ADDRESSES THE NATION ON FREE RATIONS TO POOR The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, providing free ration to 80 crore people, will be extended till November, involving Rs 90,000 crore expenditure. The scheme has been in operation for the past three months so that the poor and
PROJECT ARK VOWS TO HELP IN CEBU COVID-19 RESPONSE MANILA - The business community through the Go Negosyo Project Antibody Rapid test Kit (ARK) initiative and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) have vowed to help the provincial government mitigate the increasing cases of co
KEY MEETING FOCUSES ON CPC RULES A key Party meeting on Monday stressed the need to improve the quality of intraparty elections and come up with higher criteria for candidates to ensure that highly qualified delegates are elected.
ABS-CBN 'FULLY COMPLIANT' WITH LABOR STANDARDS: DOLE EXEC Two former workers testify vs ABS-CBN on labor issues MANILA -- ABS-CBN Corp. complied with Philippine labor standards following a routine inspection by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), an official told congressmen h
US ENDS SENSITIVE DEFENCE EXPORTS TO HONG KONG; CHINA WARNS OF VISA BANS The United States said Monday it was ending the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, no longer treating the financial hub separately from China.
TIKTOK AND 58 OTHER CHINA APPS BANNED IN INDIA In its exercise of coercive diplomacy with China amid the tense standoff in Ladakh, the government has, for now, picked up a low-denomination item - mobile apps, given their limited impact on Indian businesses but one that has a disproportio
XI CALLS FOR ALL-OUT EFFORTS IN FLOOD RELIEF President Xi Jinping has underlined the importance of putting people and life first in an instruction given on the country's flood control and disaster relief work.
IRAN EXPERIENCING ITS TOUGHEST YEAR DUE TO SANCTIONS, VIRUS: ROUHANI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that his country is experiencing its toughest year because of US sanctions coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic.
PHILIPPINES ADDED TO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHLIST DUE TO MEDIA CLAMPDOWN, ANTI-TERROR BILL MANILA — The Philippines was added to a watchlist of countries which have seen worsening civic space conditions due to attacks on press freedom and the controversial anti-terrorism bill.
GAVE BEFITTING REPLY IN LADAKH: PM "Those who cast an evil eye on Indian soil in Ladakh have got a befitting response. India honours the spirit of friendship. she is also capable of giving an appropriate response to any adversary, without shying away, said PM Narendra Modi yesterday, dur
