ARREST OF PAKISTAN’S FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN WAS ILLEGAL, TOP COURT RULES Pakistan’s supreme court has ruled the arrest of the former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal and ordered for him to be released. The chief justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial, declared tha
AMID TENSIONS WITH CHINA, PHILIPPINES GETS BOLDER Tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea — a key shipping route that sees trillions worth of global trade transiting each year — have recently increased. The Second Thomas Shoal, also known as the Ayungin Shoal
GOVERNOR ERRED IN CALLING FLOOR TEST, BUT CAN'T RESTORE UDDHAV GOVT: SC Eknath Shinde will continue as the chief minister of Maharashtra, with the Supreme Court holding on Thursday that it cannot restore the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray as he res
GOVERNOR ERRED IN CALLING FLOOR TEST, BUT CAN'T RESTORE UDDHAV GOVT: SC Eknath Shinde will continue as the chief minister of Maharashtra, with the Supreme Court holding on Thursday that it cannot restore the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray as he res
IMRAN KHAN SENT TO 8-DAY REMAND AMID VIOLENT PROTESTS ACROSS PAKISTAN Chaos prevailed for the second straight day in Pakistan since the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday, 9 May. An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent Khan on a
PHILIPPINES Q1 GDP SLOWS TO 6.4%, BUT FASTER THAN FORECAST MANILA— The Philippine economy expanded 6.4% in the first quarter from a year earlier, the statistics agency said on Thursday, topping expectations. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth slowed to 1.1% from the earlier r
Karnataka delivered its highest voter turnout of 73% in seven decades in the assembly elections Wednesday, eclipsing the previous record of 71.1% in 2018, the best since the first-ever state polls in 1952. Bengaluru Urban was the laggard in the voting stakes with 54.5%, even lower than the 56%
OTTAWA DECLARES CHINESE DIPLOMAT 'PERSONA NON GRATA' IN CANADA The Canadian government has expelled a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat who was allegedly involved in a scheme to intimidate a member of parliament. China is accused of seeking to target lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives i
PBBM TO PUSH SECURITY ISSUES AT ASEAN MEET President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will leave for Labuan Bajo, Indonesia today (Tuesday afternoon) for the 42nd ASEAN Summit, where he is expected to push for regional security, food and energy security, efforts toward economic recovery,
A CHARGED UP KARNATAKA POLL CAMPAIGN COMES TO AN END Campaigning wrapped up last evening for the bitterly contested Karnataka Assembly elections, polling for which takes place tomorrow (May 10). With stakes high and the contest close between ruling BJP and a resurgent Congress, w
