Politics

As the U.S. government plows forward with its plan for lameduck executions in the midst of a pandemic, the Justice Department disclosed that eight staff members who took part in an execution last month tested positive for the coronavirus and five of those...

Gold steadied near a twoweek high on Tuesday on a subdued dollar and investor hopes for additional fiscal stimulus to help the economy as coronavirus cases continued to mount.

Members of the U.S. Congress are expected as early as Monday to unveil bipartisan legislation to send a longawaited infusion of federal aid to American families and businesses reeling from the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

Mamata Banerjee asserted that she would rather stay in jail than "remain silent or put up with BJP's misrule".

The Congress on Sunday expressed its "wholehearted" support to the 'Bharat Bandh' called on December 8 by farmer unions against the new agrimarketing laws and announced that it will hold protests that day at all district and state headquarters in solidari...

During an interview with Lokmat Media chairman and former MP Vijay Darda, Pawar was asked if the country was ready to accept Rahul Gandhi as the leader, to which he responded, “There are some questions in this regard. There seems to be less consistency."

A bill that will criminalize international doping conspiracies became law Friday with President Donald Trump's signature, closing out a two-year legislative process during which the only true opposition to the bill came from outside the United States.

Brent crude oil futures rose more than 1% on Friday, remaining just under $50 a barrel, as expectations of a U.S. economic stimulus package and the possibility of a vaccine for the coronavirus overrode rising supply and increased COVID19 deaths.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, but the legislation is not expected to advance further as long as the Senate remains in Republican hands.

The S&P 500 jumped to an alltime high on Friday as data showing the slowest jobs growth in six months reinforced expectations for a new fiscal stimulus bill to help revive the economy from its worst downturn in decades.

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open near alltime highs on Friday as worsethanexpected jobs growth in November spurred bets of a new fiscal stimulus package to help lift the economy from its worst downturn in decades.

A bipartisan, $908 billion coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as conservative lawmakers expressed their support and Senate and House of Representatives leaders huddled.

U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in six months in November, hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that, together with a lack of more government relief money, threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession.

Given that several countries across the world are on the verge of starting the vaccination drive, leaders attending the meeting would want to know about India’s plans for the same.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched alltime highs on Thursday as hopes of a swift COVID19 vaccinedriven recovery and economic stimulus eased immediate worries about rising coronavirus cases and dismal economic data.

Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to move on to planning another run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepared on Wednesday to confront the raging pandemic that will likely be his first major challenge in office.