Politics
Crisis in Punjab Congress Deepens as Navjot Singh Sidhu Sharpens Attack on CM Amarinder Singh
The cricketer-turned-politician shared a 2016 video of Capt Amarinder allegedly promising to send Badals to jail for Kotkapura firing incident.
Biden Reaches 26.9 Million Viewers For Talk To Congress
An estimated 26.9 million people watched President Joe Biden's first address to Congress across 16 television networks, the smallest audience for the yearly presidential speech since at least 1993.
Water Bill May Open Spigot For Biden Infrastructure Plan
Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential template for building consensus around President Joe Bidens...
TVA CEO: US Needs Tech Advances To Reach Carbon Goals
The head of Americas largest public utility said they are on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by the year 2035, short of President Joe Bidens goal of a carbon pollution free power sector by that date.
AICC Rajasthan In-charge Holds Online Meet With State Govt To Discuss Pandemic, Vaccines
Congress national general secretary Ajay Maken on Monday asked the organisation and Rajasthan government to work to save people from the current crisis arising out of the coronavirus pandemic. Maken, who is the AICC in-charge of the state, was reviewin...
Biden Working Group Targets Jobs For Fossil Fuel Communities
Six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels have been targeted for federal investment and aid to create renewable energy jobs, as detailed in a new report from President Joe Biden's administration.
Georgia AG Quits Chair Of Prosecutors' Group In Riot Fallout
Georgia's top prosecutor has resigned as chairman of the national Republican Attorneys General Association, saying he has had a fundamental difference of opinion with some of the other 24 members since the group encouraged the crowd that breached the Capi...
U.S. Weighing Anti-corruption Task Force For Central America: Envoy
The Biden administration is considering creating a task force of officials from the U.S. Justice and State Departments and other agencies to help local prosecutors fight corruption in Central America's Northern Triangle countries, a senior U.S. official s...
Tharoor Deletes Tweet On Sumitra Mahajan After BJP Leaders Say She Is Fine
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had to delete one of his tweets announcing the demise of former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday night after BJP leaders pointed out that she was hale and hearty. Tharoor later said he was relieved that Mahaja...
Priyanka Gandhi Writes to UP CM Asking to Waive off Permission by CMO for Admitting Covid Patients
In her letter, she also urged the UP CM to release a centralized database of hospitals and available beds
Is Navjot Singh Sidhu Pitching Himself Against Top Leadership In Punjab Congress?
The recent flurry of political activities carried out by the cricketer-turned-politician in Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh's home town has set off speculation in political circles.
Groups Push For Easier Student Loan Relief For The Disabled
Advocates for the disabled are pressing the Biden administration to cancel student debt for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have disabilities that make them eligible for federal debt forgiveness but who have not applied for the benefit.
Florida GOP Senators: Too Soon To Weigh In On Gaetz's Future
Florida's two Republican senators are steering clear of voicing support for Rep. Matt Gaetz, branding sex trafficking accusations against him serious but calling it premature to say what should happen to their fellow Floridian and GOP lawmaker.
Biden Set To Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan By Sept. 11
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America's longest war, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi's 'Didi...o...Didi' Address Exploited by Bengal Youth to Harass Women, Plaint Filed
The complaint, filed by Bengal Citizen’s Forum, said PM Modi’s frequent usage of the phrase in a certain way is having a negative effect on the state's youth.
Mamata Threatens Dharna After Election Commission Bans Her From Campaigning for 24 Hours
Meanwhile, senior TMC leader Derek O'Brien accused the EC of being 'extremely compromised' and asserted that the ruling party 'were winning Bengal.'