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U.S. stocks joined their global counterparts in the black, and were on track for weekly gains on Friday as ongoing fiscal aid talks and growing expectations for Democratic election victories revived hopes over economic stimulus.

At least 152 more people, including 24 security personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Friday, taking the state's tally to 6,888, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Of the fresh cases, 133 were reported from Dimapur, 15 from Kohima and...

Assam's COVID-19 toll crossed the 800-mark on Friday with eight more deaths, while the state reported 1,019 new cases, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The death toll rose to 802 with the latest fatalities, which included three persons from Dib...

All Houston resident Alice Torres has wanted in the three years since Hurricane Harvey hit was to repair her familys flooddamaged home so her 85yearold mother can feel safe and settled again.

They said they suspect Mansi Singh hanged herself from a tree with her dupatta due to family pressure as she had not applied for the exam and no external injury marks were found on her body.

Investigation revealed that the managing partners were running the go-kart without a valid licence and did not take safety measures, the police said.

In a haunting reminder of the Ankit Saxena murder case two years ago, the Delhi University student was killed allegedly over his friendship with a woman from another community.

Gold climbed more than 1% on Friday as the dollar retreated to a near threeweek low and increased bets for fresh U.S. stimulus pushed investors to bullion as a hedge against likely inflation.

The incident took place in the village under Diurea Kotwali police station area late Thursday evening when the minor had gone out to relieve herself, they said.

At a time when the crime rate in rest of the country is increasing, it has not gone up in Maharashtra, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday. Pointing out comparative crime figures for 2018 and 2019 in other big states, he claimed that Mahara...

The tunnel boring machine 'Urvi' reached Sealdah completing the Howrah-bound tunnel that is being constructed as part of the 16.6 km-long rapid transport project between Howrah Maidan and Sector V in Salt Lake, the official said.

Whitey Ford, the streetsmart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseballs perennial champions in the 1950s and 60s, has died. He was 91.

The Metro will also increase the number of services on Sundays from the present 58 to 64 from 10.10 am to 9.30 pm, the spokesperson said.

To gain a better understanding of these recommendations, it is important to understand some of the progressive moves being put in place.

The government-mandated rates are way below the cost of production of USD 3.5-3.7 per million British thermal unit, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Director (Finance) Subhash Kumar said.

The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic, recognition that shines light on vulnerable communities across the Middle East and Africa that the U.N. agency seeks to help, those...