UDDHAV THACKERAY RESIGNS AHEAD OF FLOOR TEST Outnumbered after a rebellion in his own party and realising he will not be able to prove majority on the floor of the Assembly, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned Wednesday night, shortly after the Supreme Court
G7 LEADERS WANT PRICE CAP ON RUSSIAN OIL The Group of Seven (G7) leader on Tuesday agreed to develop a price cap mechanism for Russian oil, aiming to cut Kremlin’s avenues of funding the war on Ukraine.
SC JUNKS PLEAS VS MARCOS JR. CANDIDACY, CLEARS PATH TO INAUGURATION MANILA — The Supreme Court has junked petitions challenging the candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., clearing the path to his oath-taking as the 17th president of the Philippines.
PRE-PACKAGED FOOD UNDER GST, 12% TAX ON HOTELS WITH TARIFF UP TO RS 1,000 Bringing pre-packaged and labelled food items such as wheat flour, puffed rice, curd/ lassi/ buttermilk and paneer under the GST net, withdrawing exemption for hotels with rent below Rs 1,000 a day and
RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE HITS CROWDED SHOPPING MALL IN UKRAINE Russian long-range bombers struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk with a missile on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an “unimaginable&rd
METRO MANILA TO REMAIN UNDER ALERT 1 UNTIL MID-JULY: PALACE MANILA — Metro Manila and dozens of other areas nationwide will remain under the lowest level of the 5-tier COVID-19 Alert system until July 15, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
SC GRANTS INTERIM RELIEF TO SENA REBELS Shiv Sena rebel MLAs, who had been asked by Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal to reply by Monday evening to notices on pleas seeking their disqualification from the Assembly, got interim relief when the Supreme Court said they
BORIS JOHNSON WINS VOTE BUT SUFFERS LARGE TORY REBELLION Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the backing of a majority of Tory MPs in a confidence vote despite a significant revolt against his leadership. The PM won 59% of the vote, meaning he is now immune from a
INFLATION QUICKENS FURTHER TO 5.4 PERCENT IN MAY MANILA - Inflation further accelerated in May as oil and other commodity prices remained elevated, government data released Tuesday showed.
INFLATION QUICKENS FURTHER TO 5.4 PERCENT IN MAY MANILA - Inflation further accelerated in May as oil and other commodity prices remained elevated, government data released Tuesday showed.