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

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of tenure of Sivan K, secretary, Department of Space and chairman, Space Commission, for a period of one-year beyond January 14, 2021, that is up to January 14, 2022

Many states would not pay scholarship on time or use the fund for some other purposes resulting in increasing dropouts from SC students due to lack of scholarship, he said, adding this will change now

Bad banks as a concept works efficiently when the domestic debt market is deep and the number of market participants is wide enough to allow sufficient price-discovery and market-making

The construction and commissioning of the RRTS will be undertaken in two stages -- 58 km Sarai Kale Khan to Murthal and 44 km Murthal to Panipat

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

The government, which is trying to rein in its fiscal deficit, wants state-run firms to focus on improving market capitalisation and dividend payouts from the 2021/22 fiscal year

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

The theme of the ASSOCHAM programme will be 'India's resilience: Atmanirbhar roadmap towards $5 trillion economy'

The funds raised through the bond will be invested in various infrastructure schemes in the state capital, including the water supply project and housing project being implemented under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme

The farmer unions' representatives called for new prerequisites for the next round of talks, demanding participation and involvement at the \"highest political level.\"

The first 50 LNG stations, for heavy vehicles like buses and trucks, will be set up by public sector firms IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, PLL, Gujarat Gas and their joint venture companies and subsidiaries

Cyclone Nivar updates: Flight operations at Chennai airport have been suspended from 7 pm on November 25 till 7 am on November 26 as Cyclone Nivar will make landfall at the state tonight

The pandemic had put the brakes on the government's ambitious disinvestment plans for the fiscal. However, things have started picking up as businesses go back to normal and markets regain their appetite for buying assets. DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey lays down the road ahead for the department

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

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan gave a clarification on the new law saying a detailed discussion will be held in the state assembly before the implementation of the amended Police Act

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

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