Politics
Gold Dips As Dollar Advances After Strong U.S. Data
Gold prices dipped on Tuesday as its safe haven allure was blunted by a strong dollar, which added to gains after the release of strong U.S. economic data amid the new coronavirus strain in the UK.
Highlights Of $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief, Wrapup Bills
The massive, year-end catchall bill Congress passed combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. It awaits President Donald Trump's...
U.S. Set To Boost FAA Oversight Of New Planes After Boeing 737 MAX Crashes
U.S. lawmakers are expected to vote Monday to approve landmark reforms on how the government certifies new airplanes are safe in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, according to a summary made public Monday.
Too Big To Read: Giant Bill A Leap Of Faith For Congress
The $900 billion pandemic relief package being rushed through Congress Monday created a familiar yearend conundrum for lawmakers: It was a bill too big to fail, and also too big to read.
Cohen Says He Has Earned Early Release From Home Confinement
New York, Dec 21 (AP) Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, says he has earned early release from home confinement but federal authorities refuse to credit him for good behavior and hundreds of hours of work and prison courses completed b...
Gunda Raj in J&K, Says Mehbooba Mufti as Nearly 20 Leaders Detained on Eve of DDC Poll Counting
Taking to Twitter, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said three senior leaders of the party Sartaj Madni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar were 'arbitrarily detained'.
SP Demands Arrest of Hathras ADG, DM After CBI Chargesheet Says Dalit Woman Was Gang-raped and Murdered
The CBI has said that the Hathras victim was gangraped and murdered by the accused. The special report has been filed under the SC ST Atrocities Act; Section 376 D, which pertains to rape; Section 302, which pertains to murder; and Sections 354 and 376
BJP, TMC Two Sides of Same Coin; Congress Will Soon Take Decision on Alliance With Left: Jitin Prasada
Prasada said the Congress is gearing up for the Assembly polls and the entire state unit is putting all its force into electioneering.
BJP Will Field 'Bhumiputra' Against Mamata, Says Amit Shah to Counter TMC's 'Outsider' Attack
Addressing a rally in Bolpur in Birbhum district, Amit Shah said the strength of the crowd present was proof of Bengal’s “anger” towards Trinamool Congress supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
COVID-19 Surge Pushes U.S. Hospitals To Brink As Second Vaccine Nears Approval
An unrelenting U.S. coronavirus surge pushed besieged hospitals further to the brink as the United States pressed on with its immunization rollout on Thursday and prepared to ship nearly 6 million doses of a new vaccine on the cusp of winning regulatory a...
Curious Timing: Is Sonia Gandhi Expecting a Trade-Off as She Finally Agrees to Meet G23 'Dissenters'?
Sources say that paying heed to senior leader Kamal Nath and few others who advised her to meet the ‘rebels’, the Congress interim president will finally do so this weekend.
Wall Street Remains Mixed After Fed Announcement
Wall Street was mixed on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq hitting a record high as investors awaited a potential fiscal economic stimulus package after the Federal Reserve repeated a pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero.
Daily U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Again Top 3,000 As Officials Scurry To Distribute Vaccine
U.S. deaths from COVID19 surpassed 3,000 for the third time in a week as Congress made progress toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country's expanding vaccination program offered a measure of hope.
Negotiators Report Progress On Long-delayed Virus Aid Bill
Top Capitol Hill Republicans labored to keep the price tag for a longdelayed COVID19 aid package in check, seeking to prevail in a battle over help for state and local governments, while capping the cost of bonus jobless benefits and direct payments sough...
Fed Faces Tricky Act Balancing Impact Of Vaccines Against Economic Pain
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will offer its first glimpse of how a coronavirus vaccine has changed the U.S. economic outlook, and whether businesses, workers and families need more help from the central bank until inoculations and immunity are widespr...
'Haven't Given up on Hindutva': Uddhav Reacts to Oppn's Jibe, Announces Fund for Ancient Temples
The attack from the Shiv Sena leader came during two-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly where he touched upon several issues including Maratha quota.
