Politics
Leak Of Billionaires' Tax Data Draws GOP Outcry Over Privacy
Republicans in Congress are alarmed by the leak of confidential IRS data to the investigative news organization ProPublica, enabling it to reveal that famous billionaires including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg paid little in U.S. income...
IYC To Immerse Ashes Of 500 Covid Victims In Ganga At Haridwar
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Thursday said it will immerse the unclaimed ashes of 500 Covid victims who were cremated at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat in the Ganga river in Haridwar on June 11. IYC president Srinivas BV took Twitter to share photos and a...
Captain Amarinder Trashes ‘Dossier’ Charge, Says ‘Never Done Such Things in My Political Career’
The Punjab CM’s remarks came after Congress MLA Pargat Singh asked the chief minister to come clean on submitting dossiers on his cabinet colleagues and MLAs to AICC panel.
‘Titanic Continues to Sink!’: BJP Leaders React to Jitin Prasada’s Move to Join BJP Ahead of UP Polls
Prasada joined the saffron party in the presence of BJP chief JP Nadda after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
Takeaways: Senate Report On 'Absolutely Brutal' Jan. 6 Siege
A Senate report examining the security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol says missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple layers of bureaucracy led to the violent siege. It does not fault former President Donald Trump, who to...
West Bengal RSS Leader Likens Hindu Community to Frogs
This remark was made by him during a virtual discussion organised by the election cell of the Bihar unit of BJP under the chairmanship of Radhika Raman on Sunday.
BJP leader Narayan Rane Blames Maharashtra Government Over Maratha Quota Issue
Rane alleged that the state government failed to present its side effectively in the apex court.
Amid Rumours of Leadership Change, BJP Brass's Thumbs-Up for Adityanath in Handling Covid Crisis
The tweet comes as an affirmation for the UP government ahead of a critical election next year in the state.
Centre's Order to Recall Chief Secy 'Unconstitutional', Won’t Release Him, Mamata Tells PM Modi
The West Bengal government has decided not to send Bandyopadhyay on central deputation from May 31, the day of his retirement.
Sweeping Tech Bill To Counter China Advances In U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate on Thursday advanced a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology, as Congress increasingly seeks to take a tough line against Beijing.
EXPLAINER: What's The Senate Filibuster And Why Change It?
Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The showdown will be the first vote this year when the GOP has used the delaying tactic to try killing major leg...
Rahul Gandhi Writes to PM, Demands Withdrawal of New Regulations in Lakshadweep
The Congress leader highlighted that the new administrator has also proposed changes to regulations like the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation.
Mississippi City Honors Freedom Rider Legacy 60 Years Later
Mississippi's capital city is honoring the civil rights activism of the late Rev. C.T. Vivian 60 years after he and other Freedom Riders were arrested upon arrival in Jackson as they challenged segregation in interstate buses and bus terminals across the...
Business Highlights: Ghosn's Hopes, Amazon's MGM Acquisition
Fugitive exauto magnate Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name and hopes an upcoming hearing in Beirut with French investigators offers a chance to defend himself for the first time since his 2018 arrest in Japan. In an interview Tuesday with The A...
US Agencies Examine Reports Of Early Covid-19 Infections In Wuhan Lab
A still-classified intelligence report alleged that three Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers became so ill in November 2019 that they sought hospital care.
Verbal Skirmishing between BJP and Opposition over Farmers' Protest amid Swirling Pandemic
Farmers have announced that they will observe May 26 as "Black Day" nationwide and the move has been backed by 12 opposition parties.