Politics

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after the OPEC+ alliance of producers stuck to its reduced output policy and U.S. crude stocks fell, with optimism over a new U.S. pandemic relief bill adding further price support.

The notification for the bypolls will be issued on February 11 and the election would be held on March 1. The counting of votes will take place on March 1 evening.

Asian shares fell but European benchmarks edged higher Thursday as caution set in over company earnings reports, recent choppy trading in technology stocks and prospects for more economic stimulus for a world battling a pandemic.

The United States should extend the May 1 deadline for pulling all its troops from Afghanistan, and make force cuts contingent on progress in peace talks as well as by the Taliban in reducing violence and containing al Qaeda, a bipartisan report to Congre...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Union Budget, saying it was for one per cent of the population and gave a wrong message to China by not significantly raising defence allocation. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi sa...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised "BJP's brand of politics", and said it was an irony that the Centre did not have funds to bear the travel expenses of migrant workers, but corrupt leaders were flown to Delhi in a chartere...

A SAD delegation led by former Minister Daljit Singh Cheema apprised State Election Commissioner Jagpal Singh Sandhu about the 'murderous attack' on Akali workers and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal at Jalalabad.

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the U.S.Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly undo relentless changes to immigration policy over the last four years.

The drama surrounding the trading in shares of GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Blackberry and other beatendown companies has suddenly thrust Wall Street near the top of a crowded list of issues that President Joe Biden's regulatory team needs to tackle early...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government wants farmers to highlight the points in the agri laws they find problematic.

Union Minister Smriti Irani deputised at the Howrah rally for Amit Shah, who had to cancel his visit to the state following the explosion near the Israel embassy in New Delhi. The TMC asserted that Mamata Banerjee will return as Chief Minister for a third...

Nguyen Phu Trong, reelected as Vietnam's most powerful man on Sunday, is one of the Southeast Asian country's strongest and longestserving leaders since founding revolutionary Ho Chi Minh.

President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing cost of inaction on his $1.9 trillion COVID19 relief plan as the White House searched for creative ways to win public support for a package that is getting a cold shoulder from Senate Republicans.

The terrace on the west side of the Capitol used to be a popular place for tourists and Washingtonians alike to watch the sun dip behind the Lincoln Memorial at the far end of the National Mall.

The police also added that Sameer was accidentally stabbed in the melee that broke out later in the night near the shop run by him. He was immediately rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injures on Thursday.

The keys to Jayalalithaa's memorial will be handed over to the court after the ceremony, which was also attended by deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam.