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The U.N. Security Council has passed a new resolution that calls for speeding up aid deliveries into Gaza, but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that consumers should expect to see lower interest rates in 2024

Retailers are stepping up sales in the final days before Christmas.

The Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposal for doling out billions of dollars in tax credits to hydrogen producers Friday, in a massive effort to build out an industry that some hope can be a cleaner alternative to fossil fuel power

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss

The Department of Transportation is investigating possible deceptive practices in airline loyalty programs after federal lawmakers raised concerns about how airlines are calculating points and rewards

Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay an over $1.67 billion penalty to settle regulatory claims that the company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines to bypass emissions tests

Benjamin Netanyahu expressed grief over the deaths of Israeli soldiers who were killed over the weekend amid the ongoing war with terror group Hamas, Times of Israel reported. He also denied the reports that US prevented Israel from carrying out military operations against Hezbollah.

Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business

A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites

Union Sports Ministry's action was not due to pressure from anyone and it followed due process. The Sports Ministry earlier in the day suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after it made a "hasty announcement" of organising the U-15 and U-20 nationals «without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers» for preparations. The WFI elections were held on December 21 with former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's loyalist Sanjay Singh and his panel winning the polls by big margins.

COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections since the beginning of the spread of novel coronavirus to 81,72,135 nearly three years ago, said a daily bulletin by the health department. Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of infections tied to the new sub-variant in the state to 10, it said. The JN.1 patients include five from Thane city, two from Pune city, and one each from a rural pocket of Pune district, Akola city and Sindhudurg district.

Paddock Mall in response to numerous reports of shooting incidents. In contrast to initial concerns about a potentially active shooter scenario, Police Chief Mike Balken provided clarification that the incident seemed to be a deliberate assault occurring in a shared public space. "Officers immediately made entry into the mall (and) ultimately discovered that this was not what we would consider an active shooter," said Mike Balken.

Stocks finished the day higher by around 1% yesterday, rebounding some from Wednesday's sharp sell-off; this made it an inside day.

By Lewis Krauskopf

French judges on Sunday began questioning the 303 passengers, mostly Indians, of a Nicaragua-bound flight detained by French authorities at Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, since Thursday over suspected "human trafficking", according to local media reports. «The judges have the authority to extend the detention order being used by border police by eight days initially and for another eight if required. They have two days to complete speaking to the passengers.

BJP chief J P Nadda on Sunday summoned party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for a meeting in a bid to defuse the crisis that erupted as some leading wrestlers restarted their protest after people close to Singh took control of the Wrestling Federation of India. It was only after the nudge from the party leadership that Singh, who has long run the WFI like a pocket borough, announced that he no longer has anything to do with the Federation, sources said. «I am now retired.

consortium led by Adani Power Ltd. has received a letter of intent to buy Coastal Energen Pvt., which is undergoing a corporate insolvency resolution process. In a regulatory filing on Sunday, Adani Power Ltd said the LoI from the resolution professional was received Saturday after CEPL's committee of creditors approved the resolution plan submitted by the consortium. «The implementation of the resolution plan is subject to the terms of the LOI and requisite approvals from the NCLT and any other regulatory authority under applicable laws,» Adani Power said. A consortium led by the State Bank of India provided CEPL loans to set up a 1,200-megawatt thermal power project in Tamil Nadu. Due to delays and a cost overrun, the project cost went up to Rs 7,870 crore, with a debt of Rs 6,296 crore and equity of Rs 1,574 crore.

suspension of 146 MPs from the Parliament. "Whether Pratap Simha is a traitor or a patriot -- mother Goddess Chamundeshwari sitting on the hills of Mysuru, mother Goddess Cauvery who is sitting on Brahmagiri, my reader fans across Karnataka who have been reading my writings for the last twenty years, and people of Mysuru and Kodgu who have seen my work for 9.5 years and my conduct on issues related country, dharma and nationalism -- will give their verdict through votes in Lok Sabha polls to be held in April 2024," Simha said, reported PTI. "They (people) are the ones who have to ultimately give the judgment.

Wrestling Federation of India, former Indian wrestler Sakshee MalikkhSunday said the government’s decision to suspend the WFI is for the betterment of the wrestlers. She also dropped a hint about a possible change in her decision to retire, news agency ANI reported. "This has happened for the betterment of the wrestlers.