DUTERTE BACKS OUT OF SENATE RACE MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has backed out from the Senate race, formally withdrawing on Tuesday his candidacy for senator in the 2022 elections.
SUPREME COURT ALLOWS WIDENING OF ROADS UNDER CHAR DHAM PROJECT The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed construction of all-weather 10-meter wide road under the Char Dham Road Project in Uttarakhand in view of its strategic importance for armed forces. A Bench led by Justice
BRITONS RUSH TO GET SHOTS IN BOOSTER BLITZ AFTER OMICRON 'TIDAL WAVE' WARNING British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed the UK’s first death from the Omicron variant, probably the first known fatality from the highly transmissible variant of Covid in the wor
PHILIPPINES, US SET MORE HIGH-LEVEL MEETS TO STRENGTHEN ALLIANCE MANILA — The Philippines and the United States have discussed ways to further strengthen the alliance between the two countries with more high-level visits, meetings and defense-related activities in the firs
PHILIPPINES, US SET MORE HIGH-LEVEL MEETS TO STRENGTHEN ALLIANCE MANILA — The Philippines and the United States have discussed ways to further strengthen the alliance between the two countries with more high-level visits, meetings and defense-related activities in the firs
PM MODI INAUGURATES KASHI VISHWANATH CORRIDOR Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated the first phase of his dream project Sri Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, amid traditional ceremonies, chants and much symbolism in the way of a dip in the Ganga, lunch with worker
G7 READY TO EXPAND SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA The Group of Seven richest democracies, or G7 nations, on Sunday warned Russia of “massive consequences” if it launches military offensive against Ukraine, news agencies reported citing a draft statement. The continued mili
COMELEC WORKING TO RESOLVE CASES VS PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS BY DECEMBER 15 MANILA - The Commission on Elections looks to resolve the pending cases against presidential aspirants by December 15, its spokesperson said Monday.
PRIYANKA AND RAHUL SLAM MODI GOVT AT A RALLY IN JAIPUR Attacking the Narendra Modi govt at the Centre, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday charged that the BJP govt wants to sell to its industrialist friends whatever her party had built in 70 years.
NO EVIDENCE YET THAT VACCINES WON'T PROTECT AGAINST OMICRON - WHO AFRICA Although Covid cases with Omicron are rising rapidly signalling its high transmissibility, the variant of concern is not causing severe disease or hospitalisations. There is also no current suggestion that
