Diane Ackerman

Swami Prasad Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini -- two of the three ministers who recently resigned from the UP cabinet along with six BJP MLAs -- joined the Samajwadi Party on Friday along with many other leaders and former MLAs of the OBC…

Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor's office on 633 3rd Avenue.Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty ImagesNew York is finally starting to turn the corner on the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov.…

A day after the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) announced their first joint list of 29 candidates who will be contesting in the first phase of elections, the BJP has started a campaign to profile and attack SP's Muslim…

Shares in Sensyne Health plummeted after the healthcare technology company run by Paul Drayson, the former UK science and defence minister, said it could run out of money within weeks if it was unable to secure emergency financing.Shares in…

The BJP is looking at limiting the number of sitting MLAs it may deny tickets to for the upcoming polls to prevent more defections. This follows a spate of resignations from the party, including that of three ministers which has come as an…

An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas.Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGeneral…

Miffed over recent organisational appointments in West Bengal, many senior BJP leaders have launched an open attack against state unit brass. These senior leaders claim that "committed and old-time workers of the party" are being sidelined…

Visitors enter the venue at The NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show, held in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2020.Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images"The Big Show will go on," said National Retail Federation President Matt…

A high-profile UK fracking company has been taken over by a green energy group and now has an anti-fracking campaigner as a director.Yorkshire-based Third Energy was at the forefront of efforts to produce fossil gas and intended to use…

NEW DELHI: When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman details the Union Budget for the next financial year on February 1, one of the most keenly awaited announcements will be the fiscal deficit that the government is aiming for as the degree…