Politics
Powell Says Economy Still Needs Fed Support, Pushes Back On Inflation Worries
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, pushing back on suggestions that loose monetary policy risked unleashing inflation and financial risks in what may be an emerging economic boom, said the central bank would keep its attention focused on getting America...
US To Urge Barriers, Elevation To Fight NJ Back Bay Flooding
The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls, and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in New Jersey that gets comparativ...
Biden To Revise Small Business PPP Loans To Reach Smaller, Minority Firms
President Joe Biden on Monday launched changes to the U.S. coronavirus aid program for small businesses to try to reach smaller and minorityowned firms, sole proprietors and those with past criminal records left behind in previous rounds of aid.
Elections Round the Corner in 5 States, PM Modi Attends Strategy Session, to Address BJP Top Brass
While the BJP is eyeing Bengal as its biggest catch, the others in the list include another opposition-ruled state -- Kerala.
Mulayam Singh Yadav's Daughter-in-law Donates Rs 11 Lakh for Ayodhya's Ram Temple
The donation comes even as the Samajwadi Party targets the BJP over the fundraising campaign for the grand temple.
BJP Slams Rahul, Calls Him 'Migrant Leader' Who Has Taken Refuge in Kerala After Being Rejected in Amethi
Targeting Gandhi, who represents Kerala's Wayanad seat in Lok Sabha, on the Sabarimala women entry issue, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi claimed that the national leadership and state leadership of the Congress have taken two different...
Haryana Minister Anil Vij's `Exterminate' Tweet on Disha Ravi Triggers Row
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reacted sharply to Vij's tweet. "Surely tweets like this are far more harmful to our democracy than anything in the 'toolkit' Disha Ravi retweeted?" he said.
After Impeachment Acquittal, Trump Remains Dominant In GOP
The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.
Anti-Trump Republicans Face Major Challenge In Launching Third Party
A group of former Republican officials considering a new centerright political party to counter former President Donald Trump's influence would face steep challenges in shaking up a U.S. political system that has favored twoparty rule throughout its histo...
2,072 Indians Died of Coronavirus Infection Abroad: Govt in Rajya Sabha
According to the details provided by Muraleedharan, 34 Indians died in Qatar, 48 in Bahrain and 23 each in Sudan and Nigeria.
Trump, GOP Senators Balk At Legal Team's Debut Performance
Former President Donald Trump fumed that his attorneys performance on the opening day of his second impeachment trial was a disaster, as allies and Republican senators questioned the strategy and some called for yet another shakeup to his legal team.
Dems Attempt To Push Through School Funding, Wage Increase
House Democrats on Tuesday muscled past Republicans on major portions of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in additional relief to help the nation's schools reopen and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to...
Biden Treads Carefully Around Trump's Combative Trade Policy
In his first weeks in office, President Joe Biden has wasted no time in dumping a batch of major Trump administration policies. He rejoined the Paris climate agreement. He ended a ban on travelers from mostly Muslim countries. He canceled the Keystone XL...
Lively, Kind Soul: Family, Friends Remember Actor-director Rajiv Kapoor
Several Bollywood celebrities, including Lata Mangeshkar, Manoj Kumar, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, and Akshay Kumar, mourned the demise of actor-director Rajiv Kapoor. The youngest child of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor died on Tuesday fol...
'Ram Teri Ganga Maili' Actor Rajiv Kapoor Dies At 58
Actor-director Rajiv Kapoor, son of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, died on Tuesday due to heart attack. He was 58. Neetu Kapoor, wife of late actor Rishi Kapoor, was the first to confirm the news on Instagram.
Texas Republican First In U.S. Congress To Die From COVID-19
U.S. Representative Ron Wright died after testing positive for COVID19 last month, his office said on Monday, making him the first member of the U.S. Congress to die from the pandemic disease that has claimed nearly 464,000 American lives.