Politics

President Joe Biden on Thursday rescinded a regulation that barred U.S. foreign aid from being used to perform or promote abortions. His decision, while expected, was cheered by abortionchoice advocates and some humanitarian groups and denounced by antiab...

Turning the desertions from her party into an anti-corruption plank, Mamata Banerjee said those want to quit should hop on to the BJP train quickly before it leaves the platform.

West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday had refused to speak during the Netaji’s birth anniversary celebration after a section of audience raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans at Victoria Memorial Hall in the presence of PM Modi.

Asian shares slipped off record highs on Friday as investors took profits after a recent rally that was driven by hopes of U.S. economic stimulus by newly inaugurated President Joe Biden.

The Democraticcontrolled Congress is moving quickly to install retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Bidens secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns about his retirement inside the sevenyear window that safeguards civilian leadership of the mili...

World stocks racked up record highs on Thursday and the dollar fell as investors bet major stimulus from new U.S. President Joe Biden and unswerving global central bank support would cushion the coronavirus's economic damage.

While the Centre has decided to celebrate Bose’s birthday as ‘Parakram Diwas’ (the day of valour), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday that the day will be observed as ‘Desh Nayak Diwas’ (the day of the national hero).

U.S. President Donald Trump has granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations he will issue during his final hours in office, a senior administration official said.

Inauguration Day for Presidentelect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of COVID19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol turn the West Front into a virtual ghost town compared to years past.

In what could be the longest of legal longshots, several of those arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol are holding out hope that President Donald Trump will use some of his last hours in office to grant the rioters a full and complete pardon.

President Donald Trump was expected to spend his last full day in office issuing a flurry of pardons and bidding farewell to the American public from a neardeserted White House and surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside.

Between the stillraging pandemic and suddenly very real threat of violence, the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris next Wednesday promises to be one of the most unusual in American history.

A number of large U.S. companies, including AT&T Inc, American Express and Dow Inc, have said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted to challenge Presidentelect Joe Biden's victory, with Republicans in the U.S. Congress facing growin...

Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump for the second time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi must figure out the best strategy for arguing the case before the Senate.

North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarinelaunched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than a week of political meetings with a show of military might.