The US House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said on its twitter account that "Trump and the First Lady travelled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit our troops and senior military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas....
More than a million people stood with a lit lamp from the northern most district of Kasargode to the southern tip in the state capital to protest against the Pinarayi Vijayan government's attempt to dilute the traditions of the Sabarimala temple....
The government on Wednesday tightened e-commerce norms and barred online retail firms like Amazon and Flipkart from selling products of companies in which they have stakes, Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement....
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for not including its sole legislator in Madhya Pradesh in the cabinet despite its support in formation of the government and attaining the majority mark....
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday formed an expert committee on economic capital framework led by former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan to suggest the amount of reserves it needs to keep, handing over the balance to the government....
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will have separate high courts from January 1 with the Centre issuing orders for bifurcation of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. ...
In a series of crucial appointments ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Wednesday appointed election incharges for 17 states and notably assigned Gordhan Zadafia -- who was the Gujarat Home Minister during the 2002 riots -- the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 MPs to the lower House of Parliament....
Banking services at branches of state-run banks across the country were hit on Wednesday following the strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda, even as they promised to step up pressure on the government if the decision is not withdrawn....
The NIA on Wednesday nabbed 16 persons, including a group leader of a newly-traced Islamic State module "Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam" that was allegedly planning attacks in north India, especially Delhi, following raids conducted at 17 places here and in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. ...
An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in the US government's custody in New Mexico state, immigration authorities said, in a second case this month of an immigrant child dying while being detained after crossing the US-Mexico border. Representative Joaquin Castro, chairman-elect of the Congressional Hispanic ...
