NCAA Season 101 kicks off with semifinal rematches

MANILA, Philippines–NCAA’s 101st season will open with a bang as last year’s Final Four teams clash in a double-header to raise the curtain on the league’s new century. Jose Rizal University athletic director and NCAA Management Committee member Paul Supan said the league wanted to start strong by pitting its best right away. READ: Entering

PM Modi praises RSS, says it stands strong with nation-first principle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a postal stamp to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He lauds RSS volunteers for their dedication to nation-building and service, noting that the organisation works with different sections of society without contradictions, guided by the principle of nation first.

Trump says US government will ‘probably’ shut down

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US government would probably see its first shutdown in more than six years, with funding expiring at midnight and no breakthrough in sight in acrimonious negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. “We’ll probably have a shutdown,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office just hours before the