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There are rumours about differences between the duo, but Roy, who was once a trusted lieutenant of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, and Bengal BJP unit chief Ghosh have helped the party make deep electoral inroads in the state.

In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nominating J...

After a night in which television struggled to keep up with the Democrats' virtual convention, networks were rewarded with the most traditional of political events a powerful speech.

In a tweet, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said such a stance is unbecoming of vice chancellors, who need to be role models for society and youth.

President Donald Trump has retweeted an audio recording that U.S. intelligence officials have described as part of a Russian campaign to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

The Justice Department announced a new regulation Monday spelling out detailed nationwide requirements for sex offender registration under a law Congress passed in 2006.

Making the startling claim, Dhankhar, who has often crossed swords with the TMC government over a host of issues in the past one year, also said that lawlessness is persisting in the state.

The Lok Sabha Speaker unfurled the national flag on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day at his official residence.

The BJP leader also expressed concern about the coronavirus situation in Maharashtra, which, he said, had become a "COVID-19 capital".

Nitish Kumar had assumed power in the state in 2005, shifting base to Patna from New Delhi where he had a long stint as a parliamentarian and served as a cabinet minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had on Friday alleged that internal squabble in Congress and SDPI's larger conspiracy to disturb law and order were among the reasons behind the recent violence in Pulakeshinagar constituency here.

Party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that 'raid raj' by the ED and Income Tax has been the hallmark of the government and announcing amnesty schemes for tax evaders the BJP's legacy.

President Donald Trump is looking to counter next week's Democratic National Convention with travel to several swing states including Wisconsin, which was to have hosted the Democratic gathering.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Austria, where he will see the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog as members of the U.N. Security Council vote on a longshot American bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran.

With the disgruntled MLAs back in the party-fold, following the intervention of the top leadership, the Congress is likely to pass the floor test.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was among a team of advisers who briefed Joe Biden on Thursday about the economic fallout from the coronavirus.