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Punjab Congress leaders from the two warring camps have already started to put pressure on the high command to ensure plum posts in the cabinet.

The Senate Judiciary Committee met privately Wednesday with a former U.S. attorney in Georgia who resigned in January as thenPresident Donald Trump waged a pressure campaign on state and federal officials to overturn his presidential defeat part of a lar...

President Joe Biden overcame skepticism, deep political polarization and legislative gamesmanship to win bipartisan approval in the Senate this week of his $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

While Madhya Pradesh MP Rakesh Singh continues to be the chief of whips, he now has a total of 10 deputies under him to coordinate better in the Lok Sabha where the BJP has a brutal majority in terms of numbers.

The convoy of Banerjee, who's also a Lok Sabha member, was also allegedly attacked by BJP workers during his visit to Tripura on Monday.

The Congress' grassroots front organisation, Seva Dal, held a candlelight march here, demanding justice for the nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Delhi earlier this week. The participants, including scores of Congress func...

President Ram Nath Kovind hosted high tea for the Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre.

The United States has so far allocated only 7.5 million doses of Covid vaccines to India, which is not enough, a top Indian-American Congressman said while urging the Biden Administration to do more. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said this after securi...

Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last years coronavirus shutdown. The July numbers exceeded economists forecast fo...

Republicans will oppose raising the federal debt limit if Democrats pursue their $3.5 trillion, 10year plan to strengthen social and environment programs, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presiding over a high-level meeting with his top ministers before the Lok Sabha assembles for the day.

The argument comes just a day after Tuesday's breakfast meeting showed Rahul Gandhi sitting together with opposition leaders of more than 10 parties, discussing parliament strategy amid disruptions over several issues.

The Biden administration encouraged lawmakers on Tuesday to finally repeal an authorization for military action in Iraq crafted when Saddam Hussein was still alive, rejecting Republican arguments it would further signal to Iran that the U.S. is retreating...

Many states provide many other perks and allowances to their MLAs like House Rent, Office Rent, Staff and Vehicle Allowances that the Delhi government does not.

The U.S. Senate will try to complete work this week on a $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill that would bring longawaited improvements to roads, bridges and masstransit systems, even as some Republicans began complaining about the details.

On Sunday, Nitish Kumar and JD-U leader KC Tyagi met INLD president and ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala at his residence in Gurgaon to inquire about his well-being.