Democratic congressional leaders -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer -- said they have agreed to seek a deal with President Donald Trump on a 2-trillion-US-dollar infrastructure package.


Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trn on US infrastructure


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US President Donald Trump called on the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and adopt quantitative easing, citing an economy he said is "doing well."


Trump urges Fed to cut rates for 'rocket-like' economy


The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the rising incidents of crop fires that had wreaked havoc for the wheat crop in Punjab and left farmers in misery in several parts.


AAP demands compensation for farmers' crop loss in fires


The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP and former Union Minister Y.S. Chowdary to appear before the CBI on May 27 and May 28 in the case of electrical equipment manufacturer Best and Crompton Engineering Projects Ltd allegedly cheating the Andhra Bank of Rs 71 crore in 2017.


HC asks TDP MP Chowdary to appear before CBI, stops arrest


The ongoing tussle between Gujarat's potato farmers and PepsiCo seems to be snowballing into a nationwide agitation against the food and beverages giant which has dragged the farmers into a legal battle over growing a variety of potatoes, which it claims to be registered in its name.


'Hot potato': PepsiCo could face stir in Gujarat farmers' support


A man here was arrested on Tuesday for making abusive comments against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and his daughter K. Kavitha on Facebook, police said,


Man held for abusive FB posts against Telangana CM


Hours after the Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Congress President Rahul Gandhi's counsel even after he verbally apologised for incorrectly attributing to the top court his "chowkidar chor hai" remark, BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi said this showcased an unequivocal admission of guilt by him.


Apology shows admission of guilt: Lekhi on Rahul


The Odisha government on Tuesday requested the Centre to provide two helicopters and additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams for evacuation of affected people as cyclone Fani is likely to hit the coast of the state on May 3.


Cyclone Fani: Odisha seeks helicopter, additional NDRF teams


Controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's Telugu movie "Lakshmi's NTR" will not be released in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday as election authorities on Tuesday said the orders restricting the film's exhibition were still in force.


EC refuses nod for 'Lakshmi's NTR' release in Andhra


Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday said they were putting down a small coup attempt after self-declared President Juan Guaido announced he was in the "final phase" of ending embattled President Nicolss Maduro's rule.


Venezuela's Guaido accused of coup attempt


The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday barred Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 48 hours starting 6 a.m on Wednesday for making "highly provocative" speeches that violated the model code of conduct (MCC).


EC again bars Azam Khan from election campaigning


Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday reviewed the flood preparedness in the state and directed the officials to keep an adequate buffer stock of food items ready in each district to face any kind of exigency.


Assam CM reviews flood preparedness ahead of monsoon


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of YSR Congress Party leader and industrialist K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju here and in Andhra Pradesh in connection with alleged evasion of bank loans by his companies.


CBI searches YSRCP leader's premises in bank loan case


Japan's Emperor Akihito formally abdicated on Tuesday during a historic ceremony in Tokyo, becoming the country's first monarch to stand down in two centuries.


Akihito abdicates, Naruhito to ascend on Wednesday (2nd Lead)


The CBI on Tuesday carried out searches at the residence of YSR Congress Party leader Raghuram Krishnam Raju in Hyderabad and some other locations in a multi-crore loan default case, the agency said.


Loan fraud: CBI raids YSR Congress leader's houses


Amid indications that it could soon lift its "technical hold" on listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the UNSC, China on Tuesday said that "relevant consultations" are underway in the world bodys Sanctions Committee on the issue and "some progress" has been achieved.


Consultations on Azhar achieved 'some progress' in UN: China


Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday sought an extension of the six-week bail granted to him by the Supreme Court on medical grounds.


Nawaz Sharif moves SC for extension of 6-week bail


Close to the India-Pakistan border near Rajasthan's Pokhran lies a village named Khartoli where residents are slowly succumbing to cancer, perhaps paying the price for the two nuclear tests conducted in its vicinity. However, none of the officials concerned have so far paid attention to their health travails.


Cancer-stricken village near nuclear test site cries for help


The CPI-M here on Tuesday alleged that Kerala's Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena was not fair in the way he dealt with cases of bogus voting at the Kasargode Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.


Bogus voting: CPI-M flays Kerala CEO for raw deal


The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission on the Congress' plea seeking direction to the poll panel to take action on complaints of alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah.

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