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Wall Street Climbs To Record As Fiscal Aid Bill Signed
U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, with each of Wall Street's main indexes closing at record levels as President Donald Trump's signing of a longawaited $2.3 trillion pandemic aid bill increased optimism for an economic recovery.
No Interest in Becoming UPA Chairperson, Says Pawar, Likely to Meet Oppn Leaders on Farmers' Stir Today
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had earlier dismissed media speculation that Sharad Pawar may take over UPA reins from Sonia Gandhi.
Trump's Court Appointments Will Leave Decades-long Imprint
On this, even President Donald Trumps most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.
MP Clears 'Love Jihad' Law, 5-yr Jail for Forced Religious Conversion, Punishment to Double in Case of SC, ST
Under the Madhya Pradesh 'love jihad' law, forcing religious conversion on someone will attract one to five years of imprisonment and a minimum Rs 25,000 fine.
Factbox: Now What Happens To The $892 Billion COVID Aid Bill? Here Are Three Options
U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise opposition to emergency coronavirus aid and annual government funding passed by Congress has left Americans and global financial markets wondering whether Washington will iron out its differences or descend into chao...
Days After TMC’s ‘Outsiders in Bengal’ Jab, Modi Reminds People About Tagore’s Gujarat Connection
Modi said that it is only through brotherhood and living together like a family that the country can take Tagore’s vision further.
What The New COVID Relief Package Means For Your Money
A second wave of federal coronavirus relief totaling $900 billion could begin flowing to millions of Americans as soon as the years end, nearly nine months after Congress passed the original pandemic relief package known as the CARES Act.
Global Stocks Gain After Trump Criticizes Economic Aid Bill
Global stock markets rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested he may veto a $900 billion economic aid plan and the World Bank said it expects China to eke out 2% growth this year and accelerate in 2021.
Trump's Presidential Legacy, By The Numbers
Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.
Stock Futures Slip As Trump Threatens To Derail Stimulus Bill
U.S. stock futures fell, commodities slipped and Treasuries edged higher on Wednesday after Donald Trump threw a lastminute spanner in to pandemic relief plans by threatening not to sign a longawaited stimulus bill in to law.
As Small Businesses Await New US Aid, It's Too Late For Some
Sarah Trubnick is starting to make peace with a gutwrenching reality: She may never reopen The Barrel Room, her beloved 5yearold restaurant in San Franciscos financial district.
Congress MLAs to Reach MP Assembly on Tractors to Back Farm Stir on December 28
Besides a section of farmers who have reached the national capital for taking part in the farm agitation, farming community more or less has remained mum on the farm protests. Political analysts claim that Congress party move seems a ploy to break the ice...
Global Stocks Dip As New COVID-19 Strain Darkens Recovery Prospects
Asian shares widened losses on Tuesday, extending a pullback from multiyear highs hit last week on fears a highly infectious new strain of COVID19 that hit Britain could lead to a slower global economic recovery.
Agatha vs Conrad, Priyanka vs Rahul: In Battle for Legacies, Indian Politics Hasn’t Been Fair to Daughters
The public rivalry between Sharmistha Mukherjee and Abhijit Mukherjee begs a recall of similar sibling spats in Indian politics where, unlike the case of Pranab Mukherjee’s children, the son was preferred and earned the father’s legacy.
U.S. Congress Reaches Deal On COVID-19 Aid Package, Top Senate Republican And Democrat Say
U.S. congressional leaders have reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate's top Republican and Democrat said on Sunday, but it remained unclear when Co...
UDF and LDF 'Unholy Alliance' Spoil BJP's Chances to Form Councils in Local Bodies, Says Surendran
He also alleged that deliberate cross-voting was done by the Congress and the CPI(M) in over 1,200 wards/divisions to defeat the BJP there in the civic polls.