US TRACKING SUSPECTED CHINESE SURVEILLANCE BALLOON A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted in US airspace but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down as it could cause harm to people on the ground. The floating 'spy' balloon has caused further strain on US-China relations. A
US EXPANDS ACCESS TO PH BASES The Philippines on Thursday said it has agreed to let the United States expand its military presence here, giving American troops access to four new sites in the country against the backdrop of aggressive Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea. I
GOVT WANTS REP IN SEARCH PANEL FOR JUDGES APPOINTMENT, MoP FINALISED The government on Thursday said it has suggested to the Supreme Court that the search-cum-evaluation committee for the appointment of judges in the apex court and chief justices of high courts should consist of a
PHILIPPINES TO EXPAND US ACCESS TO MILITARY BASES: OFFICIAL MANILA — The United States and the Philippines are expected to announce a deal Thursday that will give US troops access to another 4 military bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to deter
PAKISTAN INFLATION RISES TO 48-YEAR HIGH AS IMF VISITS Karachi: Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the country's statistics bureau.
UNION BUDGET 2023: GOVT GOES ON SPENDING SPREE FOR GROWTH Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hiked capital expenditure by a massive 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore and provided direct tax concessions worth Rs 35,000 crore while presenting the last full Budget before next year’s
SUICIDE BOMBING AT PESHAWAR MOSQUE KILLS 61 An explosion at a mosque in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar killed at least 61 people, including an imam, and injured over 150 others on Monday. Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called the blast a suicide attack. The deadly b
MARCOS ROLLS OUT 5-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order (EO) approving and adopting the Philippine Development Plan for the period 2023-2028, which provides a five-year roadmap for the country’s economic recovery and aims to make the Phili
RAHUL GANDHI TAKES ON MODI, SHAH, DOVAL: ‘THEY INSTIGATE VIOLENCE… WON’T UNDERSTAND THE PAIN’ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi marked the end of his 136-day Bharat Jodo Yatra Monday with a rally at Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir stadium. In his remarks, Rahu
NETANYAHU ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ARM ISRAELIS AFTER JERUSALEM ATTACK Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to make it easier for Israelis to get firearms amid escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, a move seen as “collective punishment” and one th
