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The former chief minister said the government has failed to provide financial aid to farmers.

The leaders said that the farmers, mainly from Punjab, reached Delhi after "much struggle", facing teargas shells, water canons and lathicharge by police at various border points along their way to the national capital.

In a statement, the party said Ratnakar has been made the joint general secretary (organisation) in Bihar, while Bhawani Singh and Karmveer have been given similar charges in Uttar Pradesh.

According to norm, the Speaker is generally chosen by consensus of all the parties. The last time polls were held to elect Speaker of the house was in March 1969.

Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary, breaking a 231year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market expert in charge of leading the country out of the s...

Presidentelect Joe Biden is turning to a veteran of the Department of Homeland Security to lead the agency created after the Sept. 11 attacks, but reshaped by President Donald Trump to carry out his hardline immigration and law enforcement agenda.

Replying to queries at the end of his three-day visit to Kargil, Namgyal said his party will continue to support the National Conference in the LAHDC-Kargil to ensure that it completes its full term of five years.

Taiwan's foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would support a long soughtafter bilateral trade agreement, following high level economic talks with the outgoing administration.

Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he would pull funding from several of the emergency lending programs set up by the Federal Reserve this year.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he would pull funding from several of the emergency lending programs set up by the Federal Reserve this year.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday as investors wrestled with fiscal stimulus developments, concerns over a lengthy rollout of vaccines, and a growing number of statelevel shutdowns to combat the spiraling COVID19 pandemic.

World stocks edged higher Friday, but gains were capped by dwindling stimulus in the United States and concerns about the damage to the global economy from further COVID19 infections.

Following a recent ruling of the Allahabad High Court that religious conversion isn't necessary for marriage, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath had announced that a law would be made against 'love jihad' in the state. He said this will follow the order of...

According to the seat-sharing formula agreed upon by the parties in the alliance, of the 16 seats, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will contest seven and the National Conference (NC) four.

The number of new COVID19 infections in Germany remains far too high but there are signs that the country's "lockdown lite" is working and could reduce numbers soon, health officials said on Thursday.