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In November, 10 MPs from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand were elected to the upper House. The BJP got 8 seats, and SP and BSP both managed to get one seat each.

Here's what's happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Connecticut education official Miguel Cardona for secretary of education, his transition team said, fulfilling a campaign pledge that he would nominate a teacher for the job.

In the waning weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a slew of pardons and commutations, including former members of Congress convicted of corruption charges, two people charged in the Russia investigation that shadowed his presidency and...

Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who will advance Presidentelect Joe Biden's agenda. Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, warned that failing to reelect the two Republican i...

With nine small parties coming together as the 'Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha' to contest the Uttar Pradesh 2022 elections, has SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav already missed his opportunity to force alliances?

Prasada said the Congress is gearing up for the Assembly polls and the entire state unit is putting all its force into electioneering.

Plans for a lawsuit against a Maine venue that hosted what became a superspreader wedding reception underscore the liability risks to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and an uphill push by Republicans in Congress to give such outfits legal i...

U.S. lawmakers struggled on Saturday to clear final hurdles to a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, including a dispute over Federal Reserve emergency lending authorities, pushing any deal closer to a Sunday night government funding deadline.

The Pentagon is proposing to end an arrangement in which a single military officer leads two of the nation's main cybersecurity organizations, a move that a leading Democrat said Saturday makes him profoundly concerned amid a largescale cyberattack on U.S...

Negotiators reported continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID19 economic relief package on Saturday, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by...

U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, pulled down by uncertainty around a coronavirus stimulus deal, while Tesla shares hit a lifetime high in anticipation of their addition to the S&P 500 next week.

Wall Street headed for a muted open on Friday after hitting record highs in the prior session on hopes that Washington will finally agree on a COVID19 stimulus package as Americans prepare to get vaccinated.

After months of feuding, U.S. congressional negotiations over final details of a $900 billion COVID19 aid bill advanced, although it was unclear whether the work could be completed before a fast approaching weekend deadline.

U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in November, likely weighed down by raging new COVID19 infections and decreasing household income, adding to growing signs of a slowdown in the economy's recovery from the pandemic recession.

The core BJP workers have been concerned about the lack of communication between the state leadership and the workers on the ground and that there was an urgent need to open ‘samvad’ at every possible level, CNN-News18 sources said.