The report by state media on Friday comes during the toughest period of Kim's nine-year rule

Yellen, 74, was confirmed by the Senate in a broad bipartisan support of 84-15 votes on Monday

The US Senate agreed to push back Trump's impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President Joe Biden's legislative agenda and cabinet nominees

NASSCOM said that Indian technology industry makes significant contributions to the US economy and workforce including local investments and job creation, workforce development and upskilling US employees

Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the Biden-Harris Transition announced on Friday

Since September 2017, the US government has been spending $3,000 a month -- over $100,000 so far -- to rent the basement studio

Trump was impeached by the House on Wednesday on a single charge of incitement to insurrection after the deadly Capitol siege last week by a pro-Trump mob

In today's session, Sensex and Nifty hit new lifetime highs of 49,479 and 14,563, respectively. Reliance Industries, L&T, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Bajaj Finserv and TCS were among the gainers on Sensex chart

US Capitol violence: The Capitol building was locked down and police moved in with guns drawn as Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated to secure locations

Bharat Ramamurti is the Managing Director of the Corporate Power programme at the Roosevelt Institute

Zaidi is the highest-ranking Pakistani-American appointed by Biden in his administration

Farmers reject Centre's 3-point draft proposal; call for pan-India protests on Dec 14 Farmer bodies protesting against the contentious farm bills have rejected the proposed amendments Centre suggested on Wednesday. The decision was followed by measures to further intesify the protests against the recently formed agriculture laws. Dissenting farmers, who have been protesting at borders of Delhi for the past 14 days, have said that they will block Delhi-Agra and Delhi-Jaipur highways on Decem...

Trump's administration has already given the green light for a formal transition to get underway. But Trump took issue with Biden moving forward

Biden as the President, she said, will be focused on one thing and one thing only: doing what's best for the people of the United States of America

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789

Trump, who lost the November 3rd presidential elections to Biden and his Indian-origin running mate Kamala Harris, has yet not conceded

US President-elect Joe Biden, working in his home state of Delaware, has announced a series of selections for White House posts

Noting that the bilateral trade relationship has been strained under the Trump administration, Sohini Chatterjee said that Biden is well aware of the importance of the US- India trade relationship

The Cabinet announcements could be released in tranches, with groups of nominees focused on a specific top area, like the economy, national security or public health, being announced at once

US President-elect Joe Biden transition aide Jen Psaki said that Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer are already working to push for a pandemic relief bill before Congress adjourns for the year