New York,  The US dollar declined in late trading on Tuesday after the US central bank's interest-rate cut.

The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 1 to 1.25 per cent amid COVID-19 concerns, the Xinhua news agency reported.

New Delhi, Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh has left for Bhopal and will meet chief minister Kamal Nath to discuss future strategy after some MLAs went missing.

Before leaving for Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh said, "there is no risk to the government as there is no need to worry. All the MLAs w

Lucknow,  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked all district magistrates and police chiefs to ensure peace in their respective districts on Holi.

In a meeting held through video conferencing on Tuesday night, the chief minister said that regular meetings of peace committees should be held to

Lucknow,  A day after Mohd Azam Khan's brother-in-law Zameer Ahmad Khan said that the former was upset with his Samajwadi Party (SP) for not supporting him in his hour of crisis, the Congress has stepped in to corner the SP for 'abandoning' their leader.

Uttar Pradesh Congress minority cell presid

New Delhi,  High Drama erupted in Bhopal and Gurugram after eight MLAs, including four Congress, two Bahujan Samaj Party, one Samajwadi Party and one independent, went missing from the state and were tracked in Gurugram by Congress senior leader Digvijaya Singh.

In a late night 'rescue' operation head

Bhopal, Both Congress and the BJP appear to be sweating it out to keep their flock in Madhya Pradesh together before the next test of strength during the Rajya Sabha polls due this month.

After former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh's allegations about BJP leaders offering Rs 25 to 35 crore to Congress MLAs and

New York,  US President Donald Trump said he is considering tightening travel restrictions as the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak continues to claim more American lives, taking the US death toll to nine and spreading across major urban areas including New York on Tuesday.

The second confirmed case in New Yor

New Delhi,  The Wednesday List of Business in the Lok Sabha will see the introduction of four bills and the tabling of a report by the Standing Committee on Finance.

The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will be introduced by Union Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal '

Stockholm,  The number of COVID-19 cases in Sweden on Tuesday has doubled to 30 from a day earlier, the Public Health Agency announced on Tuesday.

Fifteen people have been tested positive of COVID-19 infection Tuesday, and the first ever confirmed case in Sweden is "clinically healthy and shows no sympto

United Nations,  An International Women's Day programme organised by India at the UN has been cancelled as world organisations curtail meetings to protect against the COVID-19 threat.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath was scheduled to hold a dialogue on Monday in honour of Ha