TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday was unanimously elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker.

Riding on the BJP-led NDA's emphatic electoral triumph, Himanta Biswa Sarma will on Tuesday take oath as the Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term, a development that cements the saffron party’s growing dominance in the state.

President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a surprising comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA's temporary leader last year after he defended its existence.

The rupee depreciated 35 paise to a record low of 95.63 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump said that the ceasefire with Iran was on life support with hopes for a deal with the country fading, triggering a surge in crude oil prices.

Pakistan, which is playing mediator to end the US-Iran war, allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields to shield them from American airstrikes, CBS News reported here quoting US officials.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday described his first day in office at Nabanna as “eventful”, asserting that his government had begun turning electoral promises into action through a series of key decisions taken at the inaugural cabinet meeting.

Two women, one from Assam and the other from Bihar, were allegedly molested and assaulted by a group of men outside a hotel in southeast Delhi's Nehru Place, police said on Monday, adding that all four suspects involved in the incident have been detained.

 A medical officer posted at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Valpoi in North Goa was suspended for alleged medical negligence after the leg of a 11-year-old boy had to be amputated due to gangrene, an official said on Monday.