99%TURNOUT IN PRESIDENTIAL POLL Parliamentarians and legislators across the country voted Monday to elect the next President and by the time voting concluded, there were enough indications that NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu was set for an emphatic win against Opposition candida
SUNAK 4TH IN CONSERVATIVE POLL Indian-origin Rishi Sunak was pushed to fourth place as Conservative top choice to succeed Boris Johnson as UK PM in a poll of party members that gave wild card candidate Kemi Badenoch, a former equalities minister, the lead. It could be a setb
CARPIO: CHINA’S CONSENT NOT NEEDED TO ENFORCE SOUTH CHINA SEA RULING MANILA — China does not need to recognize The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the Philippines to enforce sovereignty in the area, retired s
PRESIDENTIAL POLL TODAY Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote today to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition's Yashwant Sinha as over 60 per cent votes are expected to be cast in her favour.
SRI LANKA'S PM RANIL WICKREMESINGHE SWORN IN AS SRI LANKA’S INTERIM PRESIDENT Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president after the speaker of the parliament accepted a resignation letter sent by embattled President Gotab
US HOUSE AGREES TO BLOCK AID TO PNP UNTIL PH MEETS BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS MANILA — The House of Representatives of the United States has agreed on an amendment to a defense spending measure blocking aid, including equipment and training, to the Philippine Nationa
INDIA ON TRACK FOR SANCTIONS WAIVER FROM US FOR BUYING RUSSIA’S S-400 The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a legislative amendment seeking to exempt India from a law that sanctions nations for purchasing military hardware from Russia.  
INDIA ON TRACK FOR SANCTIONS WAIVER FROM US FOR BUYING RUSSIA’S S-400 The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a legislative amendment seeking to exempt India from a law that sanctions nations for purchasing military hardware from Russia.  
GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA RESIGNS; PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation to the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, a spokesperson for the speaker said, hours after he fled to Singapore. Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore earlier
NEED TO SCRUPULOUSLY FOLLOW EXISTING PACTS: INDIA ON EASTERN LADAKH ROW India on Thursday once again pressed China for "scrupulously" following the existing agreements on the management of the LAC, three days ahead of the 16th round of military talks on the eastern Ladakh bo
