Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has yet again irked his party, this time by defending veteran BJP leader L K Advani and comparing him to former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. It ...

The Congress on Sunday distanced itself from party MP Shashi Tharoor's recent comments defending BJP veteran LK Advani, clarifying that his views were personal and did not reflect the party's position ...

The speech on tariffs by President Ronald Reagan that the Ontario government used in a $75 million ad blitz included a section calling into question the thrust of the message, which was omitted from ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes to rail against “grave threats” presented by President Trump. Merkley, a ...

Washington — Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes across Tuesday and Wednesday, protesting President Trump's ...

A move to use "green" firecrackers appeared not to have made a difference. LONDON -- As the celebrations of the Diwali festival come to an end, the city of New Delhi faces air quality in the "very ...

The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...

The air quality in India’s capital ranks among the worst in the world, but experts say politics stand in the way of improving it. By Pragati K.B. Reporting from New Delhi As India and the Indian ...

Dan Campbell kept his speech short, simple and direct in the locker room at Ford Field after the Detroit Lions defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday Night Football on Oct. 20. "How about ...

Kenny Chesney became the 158th member of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (Oct. 19) and his 15-minute speech was filled with gratitude, anecdotes and memories. Related: 60 Country Artists Not ...