Make in India: Railways awards project worth Rs 2,211 crore to Hyderabad firm Chugging ahead full steam on the government's Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Make in India track, the Indian railways has awarded projects worth Rs 2,211 crore to Hyderabad-based firm Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. for procurement of equipment for manufacturing additional rakes of Vande Bharat train sets.  The contract awarded by the Indian Railways to the firm is for design and manufacturing of propulsion, control an...

Hong Kong's government locked down an area of Kowloon peninsula on Saturday, saying its 10,000 residents must stay home until all of them have been tested for the new coronavirus and results largely determined

The rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said

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

Australia is on course to pass laws that would make the Big Tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content

The proposed law has become a flashpoint as it would see Google forced to pay news publishers for their content.

Biden takes office at a time of deep national unease, with the country facing what his advisers have described as four compounding crises: the pandemic, the economic downtown, climate change and racial inequality

Trump will not attend the oath ceremony of Biden, becoming the first president to skip his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869. Trump left the White House without welcoming his successor

Biden hopes to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from Trump's harsh immigration policies

US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration

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

Called the \"American Rescue Plan,\" the legislative proposal would meet Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, while advancing his objective of reopening most schools by the spring

Biden campaigned last year on a promise to take the pandemic more seriously than President Donald Trump, and the package aims to put that pledge into action with an influx of resources for the coronavirus vaccine rollout and economic recovery

With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard troops inside and out, the House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump

Expectations of a hefty COVID-19 relief package under the incoming Joe Biden administration and hopes of a rebound in corporate earnings this year have eclipsed concerns over signs that the labor market recovery has stalled amid rampant COVID-19 infections

Biden has called the current $600 round of cash a \"down payment,\" and early last week he said $2,000 checks would go out \"immediately\" if his party took control of both houses of Congress

Trump praised and egged on supporters before they laid siege to the Capitol, where lawmakers were certifying the Electoral College vote for Biden

Biden said the proposal includes relief for state and local governments grappling with the pandemic, as well as new support for people who lost their jobs or cannot afford rent

On Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), gold futures for February slumped 4% or Rs 2,086 to Rs 48,818 per 10 gram while silver futures tanked Rs 6,112 or 8.8% to Rs 63,850 per kg

A European Commission monthly survey showed economic sentiment in the euro zone ticked up in December, but inflation held in negative territory, lending weight to expectations of loose monetary policy in the bloc