PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS DEBATE IN LOK SABHA TURNS INTO A SHRILL DELHI POLL CAMPAIGNThe Lok Sabha witnessed an acrimonious start to President’s Address debate yesterday with the Opposition Congress walking out in protest after the government fielded controversial Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma to
PALESTINIANS HAVE CUT SECURITY TIES WITH U.S. AND ISRAEL: ABBASThe Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the U.S. and Israel,including security relations after rejecting a West Asia peace planpresented this week by U.S. President Donald Trump, Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas said on Sa
REPUBLICANS PREPARE TO DEFEND TRUMP'S EXPECTED ACQUITTALRepublicans prepared to defend their expected acquittal of President DonaldTrump, on Sunday's TV talk shows, after their Senate votes to reject witnesstestimony at his impeachment trial sparked criticism they were aiding acover-up and abdi
THOUSANDS DENIED ENTRY AT NAIAMANILA — Thousands of incoming passengers of various nationalities who camefrom China, Hong Kong and Macau were prevented by immigration officials fromentering the country yesterday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)after Malacañang issued a direc
FINMIN CLARIFIES; NO WORRY FOR SEAFARERSThe government on Sunday clarified that the proposed tax on NRIs will notapply on bonafide Indians working in tax-free foreign countries and isintended to tax only those seeking to escape tax by exploiting theirnon-resident status.
CHINA'S MILITARY WILL SEND 1,400 MEDICS TO HUOSHENSHAN HOSPITAL Approved by President Xi Jinping, China's military will dispatch 1,400 medical workers to the newly-built Huoshenshan hospital specialized in treating novel coronavirus patients in Wuhan.
DOJ CHIEF VOWS FAIR IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON VFA TERMINATIONMANILA — The Cabinet cluster assigned to make an impact assessment on thetermination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United Statesvowed to be fair in its recommendations to President Duterte.
UNION BUDGET 2020-21: LITTLE ROOM TO SPEND, GOVT PLAYS SAFE ON FISCFacing one of the steepest slides in growth and just into the first year ofits second term, the NDA-2 government decided to play safe when it came toimparting a positive impulse to the economy. Union Budget 2020-21, presentedby Finan
CHINA VOWS COORDINATION AS VIRUS GROWS China vowed on Friday to work with the international community to uphold regional and international health security, and reiterated it has the confidence and capability to win the battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic, which has claimed 213 l
BREXIT DONE: UK LEAVES EU AS BORIS JOHNSON HAILS NEW DAWNThe UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership -and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum.
