Politics

The remaining fencing that has surrounded the U.S. Capitol since a mob of proTrump rioters stormed the building in January is likely to come down as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Dhankhar had recently expressed his reservations over the speech drafted by the West Bengal government after he found some crucial points missing from the 14-page note.

The thirdranking Democrat in the U.S. House is embarking on a listening tour to talk up the Biden administration's federal aid package and push for Medicaid expansion in states that have not taken that step.

The SBSP, which was a part of the ruling BJP alliance till last year's Lok Sabha elections, is now fighting as a Morcha for the 2022 Assembly polls.

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Wednesday asked Chief Secretary HK Dwidevi to write to the Union Health Secretary and Cabinet Secretary on this matter.

Several political analysts believe that Chirag now has to earn his place as the head of LJP. He is also being equated with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, who had to struggle his way to the top after his father’s death in 2009.

India achieved a "historic milestone" of administering 88.09 lakh vaccine doses in a single day on June 21, but the numbers dipped to over 53.4 lakh on Tuesday.

The NC leaders from the Jammu region said they stand for a single Jammu and Kashmir by maintaining its unity and integrity and by respecting the wishes and aspirations of its people.

Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal grants to help them recover from the pandemic, which caused a steep drop in air travel and a loss of revenue that airports expect from airlines and passengers.

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed not to raise rates too quickly as the dollar and oil gave up earlier gains.

He was reacting to the statement made by the Minister-in-charge Taxation James K Sangma that realisation of VAT is a legacy issue and is an ongoing process.

Sharma, currently a BJP MLC from Mau, had joined the party in Uttar Pradesh on January 14 this year.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday proposed a 25% tax credit for investments in semiconductor manufacturing as Congress works to increase U.S. chip production.

In a reverse migration of sorts, several TMC leaders who left the party ahead of the assembly elections, sought to return to the party, citing “disenchantment” with the BJP.

The U.S. is giving Native Hawaiians surplus land as compensation for acres that were meant for homesteading but used instead by the government. The land transfer also attempts to help right wrongs against the Indigenous people of Hawaii, officials said Mo...