India’s massive free foodgrain scheme has eased the cost of living for more than half of all households, but it also raises a tricky question: Should the consumer price index be revised accordingly?

Proposition Q would increase city property taxes by more than 20%, generating $110 million to fund homelessness programs and other initiatives. Election Day is Tuesday.

Senior Democrats say long-time U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi might announce retirement ahead of next year's congressional elections.

Polls show a major partisan divide on Proposition 50, the ballot measure pushed by California Democrats to help the party’s efforts to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives and stifle ...

An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday advanced a bill proposing the death penalty for “terrorists”, a move pushed for ...

Kerala became India’s first state to eradicate extreme poverty, CM Vijayan announced on Kerala Day. The four-year EPEP program identified and supported 59,000 poor families with food, housing, and ...