Politics

Gold prices firmed on Friday, set for their first weekly gain in four, as growing optimism over a U.S. fiscal stimulus deal pressured the dollar and boosted the metal's appeal as an inflation hedge.

The number of Americans filing firsttime claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus.

Wall Street was headed for a subdued start on Thursday as investors waited for fresh clues on the economy from jobless claims, hoping the data will help persuade Congress to finally agree on a COVID19 stimulus package.

Pressure has been mounting on the Centre for over a week now since thousand of farmers marched towards Delhi as part of their 'Dilli Chalo' protest. The agitation saw face-off with security personnel near Delhi's borders with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Har...

President Donald Trump is closing out his relationship with Congress with one more power jab, threatening to veto a hugely popular defense bill unless lawmakers clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased against him during the election.

Presidentelect Joe Bidens Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality of a narrowly controlled Senate that will leave the new Democratic administration dependent on rival Republicans to get anything done.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a $908 billion COVID19 relief bill aimed at breaking a monthslong deadlock between Democrats and Republicans over new emergency assistance for small businesses, unemployed people, airlines and other...

Gold jumped over 2% on Tuesday, rebounding from a fivemonth low in the previous session, and silver soared nearly 5% as the dollar fell and as U.S. stimulus bets due to mounting COVID19 cases eclipsed the optimism around a vaccineled economic recovery.

Global stocks and U.S. futures rose Tuesday after Chinese manufacturing improved, South Korea reported stronger exports and Australia's central bank left its benchmark lending rate at a record low.

In October, Phiroze Edulji was assigned to look after South Bengal as a vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). With aim to ensure that Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma is well protected, Edulji aims to stand for the cause of Hindus.

A government watchdog has found that the Labor Departments widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the governments data collection.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, says he is leaving the telecommunications regulator on Inauguration Day.

The Karnataka High Court held that prima facie A H Vishwanath has incurred disqualification under Article 164 (1) (b) and Article 361 (B) of the Constitution of India and remains disqualified till the expiry of the term of the Legislative Council.

With the abrogation of Article 370, several communities like West Pakistan refugees, Valmikis and Gurkhas are now eligible to vote in local elections, purchase land and apply for jobs in Jammu and Kashmir, and besides these, they can also contest election...

Suvendu Adhikari, who has been at odds with the party's top brass, tendered his resignation as the state's transport minister on Friday.

The prime minister also suggested a single voters' list for Lok Sabha, assembly and panchayat polls, saying separate lists are a waste of resources.