Politics

Presidentelect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes office, he's drawing rebukes from activists who fear he'll fall short o...

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday the November U.S. jobs report underlined the need for urgent action on coronavirus relief but that any package passed by Congress now would not suffice and that more would be needed in January.

FIFA extended the smaller Club World Cup format for one more year Friday after a 24team revamp scheduled for China in June 2021 was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav said no election is small and in a democracy every voter should be respected, adding this was a contest of dynasty versus democracy and democracy has dominated.

Gold prices steadied in a tight range on Friday and were set for their first weekly gain in four as the dollar weakened on expectations of additional U.S. stimulus.

Ashok Gehlot criticised the Centre for its handling of the protests over the contentious farm laws.

The concern is that the longer the impasse remains, the chances of a new alternative emerging grows. And this is something which none of the political parties want.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee political legend who forged a productive path as a Senate institutionalist after tours as governor and Cabinet secretary, said goodbye to the chamber on Wednesday, advising his colleagues to seek broadly backed, durable s...

World equity benchmarks hovered near record highs and the dollar remained near 21/2year lows on Wednesday as investors weighed the first approval of a coronavirus vaccine and the prospects for more U.S. economic stimulus with disappointing American jobs d...

World stocks hovered near record highs on Wednesday on hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and additional U.S. economic stimulus, though enthusiasm for riskier assets left the dollar stuck at a 21/2 year low.

Gold eased on Wednesday, as doubts over the progress of a U.S. stimulus package made investors cautious, with further pressure added by reports of developments on a COVID19 vaccine.

Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a plan by President Donald Trump's administration to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States from population counts used to allocate congressional districts...

Asian markets were set to climb on Wednesday after Wall Street indexes closed at record highs as investors grow increasingly hopeful about a vaccine to combat rising COVID19 cases and an economic recovery.

Top U.S. economic officials on Tuesday urged Congress to provide more help for small businesses amid a surging coronavirus pandemic and concern that relief from a vaccine may not arrive in time to keep them from failing.

Eligible voters infected by COVID-19 and those under quarantine would be considered as 'special voters' and the distribution of special postal ballots for them would begin on December 2, state Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran said.

World shares paused on Monday to assess a recordbreaking month as the prospect of a vaccinedriven economic recovery next year and yet more free money from central banks eclipsed immediate concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.