NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has approved a scheme to spend 109 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) on incentives for the adoption of electric vehicles in its efforts to curb pollution and move towards cleaner fuels. The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement, or PM E-DRIVE, scheme will give subsidies worth 36.79 billion rupees on … Read more
Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo on September 30, 2024. — AFP Japan’s former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday was formally elected by the country’s parliament to serve as its prime minister days after beating hardline nationalist Sanae … Read more
New ways to instantly increase your credit score are sprouting up. Given that so much of modern financial life — including access to credit cards, loans and apartments — hinges on those three digits, signing up for a program to quickly boost your credit score may sound like a no-brainer. Credit bureaus, credit-scoring agencies and … Read more
George King leads Blackwater Bossing past San Miguel Beermen in the PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Blackwater found an undermanned San Miguel on Saturday night and made the most out of the chance, hacking out a 111-94 victory in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The Bossing enjoyed another big night from import George King, and … Read more
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ coach Tim Cone during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—The top spot may not be in Ginebra’s total control with the elimination round of the PBA Governors’ Cup nearing its end, but that doesn’t mean the Gin Kings and coach Tim Cone will take it easy in their … Read more
Of the first-round draft picks currently playing in the PBA Governors’ Cup, only two rookies have yet to win a single game. One of those is the highly-touted Sedrick Barefield. That changed most spectacularly on Friday night. Struggling to hit a groove for most of the night, Barefield hit a deep four-pointer with 31.2 ticks
The important thing for PLDT at the moment is for the maturity of its veteran players to rub off on its younger wing spikers. Kiesha Bedonia got the memo. Bedonia, one of the team’s young guns, has displayed she has what it takes to help her team when push comes to shove despite being a … Read more
TNT Tropang Giga big man Poy Erram during a 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—It’s been almost exactly a year since Poy Erram saw action for TNT. A year later, Erram returned just in time for Tropang Giga in their 101-95 win over Northport in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup at Araneta … Read more