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The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide, who is serving her jail term at the Parappana Agrahara Prison here, had complained of fever and breathlessness on Wednesday, a week before her release. She was shifted from the prison and a...

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.

Sources said the government has already spoken to the floor leaders of various political parties and a letter of invitation sent out.

The BJP urges for three-phase polls while ally AGP wants two. Election for the 126 assembly seats in the state is due in March-April.

The Latest on Senate confirmation hearings for Presidentelect Joe Bidens nominees for his administration (all times local):

Slamming former TMC leaders who jumped ship to the BJP, she said it was "good riddance".

Presidentelect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eightyear path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from t...

Faced with an FIR, the fear of arrest and loud calls for a boycott for its alleged depiction of Hindu deities, the cast and crew of Amazon Prime Video's starry political saga Tandav on Monday issued an unconditional apology if their fictional show had uni...

Global stock markets sank on Monday as soaring COVID19 cases offset investor hopes of a quick economic recovery, even after data showing that the Chinese economy rebounded fasterthanexpected in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Asian shares pared early losses on Monday as data confirmed China's economy had bounced back last quarter as factory output jumped, helping partially offset recent disappointing news on U.S. consumer spending.

He claimed that sadly during the tenure of the present BJP-led government in Tripura there have been several instances of BJP cadres attacking opposition leaders and supporters.

While Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut refused to divulge any details about the plan, he said that a meeting was underway to discuss the nitty-gritties of the contest.

Echoing him, Left Front chairman Biman Bose said the two parties will hold more such discussions before they arrive at a decision on seat-sharing.

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID19 and improve upon the Trump administration rollout that he called a "dismal failure."

The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass arrests of prodemocracy activists this month.

Senior leaders of the party, including SP president Akhilesh Yadav, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ram Govind Chaudhary, state unit president Naresh Uttam and former ministers were present on the occasion.