New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) As the Middle East crisis continues to impact retail fuel prices, India had one of the smaller percentage increases, and sits on one of the lower absolute price levels among non-subsidising economies.Through the 78 days from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, to the oil marketing companies’ (OMCs) revisions of May 15, 19, 23, and May 25, India held petrol and diesel prices essentially unchanged, while the rest of the world raised prices by 10, 20, 50, an…
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Manila, May 25 (IANS) Four people were confirmed dead after a building collapsed in Angeles City in northern Philippines’ Pampanga province, as search and rescue operations continue for 17 missing people, authorities said on Monday.According to the local bureau of fire protection, three victims were recovered from rubble and another Malaysian national who had been staying at a nearby apartelle was killed by falling debris.Local media reported that authorities said as of Sunday afternoon, at leas…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Celebrating 32 years of her historic Miss Universe win in 1994, Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Sushmita Sen on Thursday shared a note filled with gratitude and gave a special shoutout to the Philippines, where she was crowned. Sushmita shared a picture of herself flaunting her iconic smile while she was in a bus going towards her aircraft. She wrote on Instagram: “Grateful for the smile that never left me for 32 years & counting!!! This feeling of being ble…
Shillong, May 20 (IANS) A multilateral military exercise, ‘PRAGATI 2026’, involving armed forces personnel from 12 friendly nations, commenced on Wednesday at the Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya, officials said. The two-week-long exercise has brought together participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to strengthen regional cooperation, interoperability and strategic coordination among the partic…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) As India advances on its path to becoming a major arms exporter, the BrahMos missile stands out as a symbol of its growing defence strength. Expanding expertise in missile manufacture and the increasing outreach, especially in the Global South, are strengthening India’s “Defence Atmanirbharta”, while elevating its position on the global stage, a report said on Monday.According to a report in India Narrative, defence exports have emerged as a key foreign policy tool o…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The central government’s defensive measures to protect financial stability, including a gold import duty hike to 15 per cent may trim the current account deficit by about 23 bps, a report said on Friday.Markets have partly priced post‑war normalcy but face fresh strain as crude holds at $100–110, and Nifty could slide to 21,000 if the energy shock persists, the report from domestic brokerage Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd said.However, the gold import duty hike …
Manila, May 14 (IANS) India and Philippines held the second meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism in Manila, discussing emerging regional and global terrorism landscape. During the two-day meeting held in Manila which ended on Thursday, the two sides spoke about various wide range of areas of cooperation in counter terrorism, law enforcement, judicial cooperation and capacity building. “Both sides unequivocally and strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifes…
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a State Visit to China. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15.This is the first US presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump’s second since November 2017.The two leaders will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning bilateral relations and world peace and development, according to China’s foreign ministry, Xinhua…
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US lawmakers pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to China, warning that allies such as Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines were closely watching whether Washington would stand firm against Beijing’s growing military and economic influence.China emerged as a dominant theme during a lengthy Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence hearing on Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget, with lawmakers from both parti…
Seoul, May 10 (IANS) The number of schools overseas teaching the Korean language increased by 54 per cent over the last four years, partly reflecting the growing popularity of Korean culture, a South Korean lawmaker said on Sunday, citing education ministry data. As of the end of last year, there were 2,777 elementary, middle and high schools overseas offering Korean-language classes, up 9.9 per cent from 2024, according to Rep. Kim Moon-soo of the ruling Democratic Party, reports Yonhap news ag…