PUNJAB FARMERS MARCH TODAY, GOVT CALLS FOR PEACE, TALKS Haryana and Delhi brace for the march today by the agitating Punjab farmers. As farmer tractor trolley numbers swelled at the Punjab-Haryana border points despite the High Court pointing out that tractor trolleys are not allowed on hig
THE SHARIF SHUFFLE: SHEHBAZ'S SURGE AND NAWAZ'S STEP BACK IN PAKISTANI POLITICS Shehbaz Sharif's emergence as the likely Prime Minister of Pakistan, representing the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), has stirred both surprise and speculation within his party. Many had anticipated that
78 PASSENGERS, 7 CREWMEN OF DISTRESSED BOAT IN TAWI-TAWI RESCUED COTABATO CITY — The Navy and local government units on Tuesday rescued 78 passengers of a distressed boat and its seven crewmen in the territorial seas of Tawi-Tawi, now in the custody of the Bangsamoro social
SC STRIKES DOWN ELECTORAL BONDS AS 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL', ORDERS DISCLOSURE OF DONORS In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court yesterday scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding, calling it 'unconstitutional' and ordering disclosure of the bond's donors, amou
SHEHBAZ SHARIF NOMINATED AS NEXT PAKISTAN PM Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is poised to become Pakistan's next prime minister. This surprising development means that Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, despite winning the most seats in t
US TELLS MARCOS: ASK AND WE ARE HERE MANILA — The United States is ready to assist the Philippines during times of need, US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson assured President Marcos on Tuesday, as the envoy highlighted how the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between
FARMER LEADERS TO HOLD TALKS WITH CENTRE TODAY, PROTESTERS STILL AT BORDER DAY 2 of the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march by Punjab’s farmers, under the umbrella of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, ended on a note of hope on Wednesday, with the farmer leaders accepting another invitation for t
'WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES': COMELEC UNFAZED BY CHINA CHALLENGE IN PAG-ASA The Commission on Elections on Tuesday said it remained unfazed after Chinese authorities challenged the poll body's historic visit to Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan town, Palawan to kick off the nationwide voter's regi
'WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES': COMELEC UNFAZED BY CHINA CHALLENGE IN PAG-ASA The Commission on Elections on Tuesday said it remained unfazed after Chinese authorities challenged the poll body's historic visit to Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan town, Palawan to kick off the nationwide voter's regi
TALKS INCONCLUSIVE, PUNJAB FARMERS TO SET OUT FOR DELHI TODAY Two years after they forced the Centre to repeal three farm laws before ending their year-long protest at Delhi’s borders, Punjab farmer unions announced late Monday night that farmers would set out for the Capital at 10 am