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Bihar exit polls: Neck-and-neck for NDA and Grand Alliance The bitterly-fought Bihar election is likely to see a photo finish, with the India Today-Cicero poll giving the BJP and its allies 111-127 seats and the Grand Alliance between 110-124.

Ask Matt: What's the top problem with myRA? Q: What's the biggest problem with myRA? A: MyRA is a new tool designed to help make saving for retirement a bit easier. But these accounts have a drawback that means they will likely fall short. The MyRA retirement savings is one option for households that normally don't have much access to retirement savings plans from their employers. These plans charge no fees and there's no setup charge. Appealing to low and middle income Americans, the new plan allows for contributions of any size, even if just $2. The plan allows for contributions of up to $5,500 a year, or $6,500 a year for Americans who are 50 years old or older. The plan invests in U.S government securities meaning there's little risk of losing principal - a comforting thought to some. But the fact the plan invests in U.S. government securities is also a hitch, says Bob Johnson, CEO of the American College. Treasury investments over the long term will mos...

RSS chief Bhagwat's reservation remark damaged BJP in Bihar: CP Thakur Veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP CP Thakur admitted that RSS chief's statement over country's reservation policy during the Assembly election may have a negative impact on the result of election. With less than 48 hours to go for counting of votes to commence in Bihar, BJP leaders are jittery about the outcome. Veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP CP Thakur on Friday admitted that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement over country's reservation policy during the Assembly election may have a negative impact on the result of election.   Full coverage on Bihar polls   Talking exclusively to India Today, Thakur said that Bhagwat's remark damaged BJP's prospects in the first two phases of Assembly polls.  He said that Bhagwat's statement gave Nitish Kumar  and Lalu Prasad free ammunition to target the BJP-led NDA during election campaign.  Read:  Bihar Assembly election 2015: The battle...

Can Chhota Rajan lead to Dawood Ibrahim? After being on the run for the past 27 years, underworld gangster Chhota Rajan was brought early Friday morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered against him in Delhi and Mumbai. After being on the run for the past 27 years, underworld gangster Chhota Rajan was brought here early Friday morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered against him in Delhi and Mumbai. On Rajdeep Sardesai's News Today show, senior journalist Deepak Sharma, Managing Editor of India Today Television Vinay Tewari and former Joint Commissioner of Police YC Pawar discussed the arrest of Chhota Rajan. Vinay Tewari said that Chhota Rajan has already given all the information of Dawood and there was not much to reveal. Deepak Sharma said that the mobster doesn't have an intelligence network...

Chicago boy, 9, lured into alley, executed in alleged gang hit The reward offer is growing for information leading to the arrest of whoever shot a 9-year-old boy in Chicago Monday. Nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee was shot in the head and back while on his way to his grandmother's home on the South Side. (Nov. 4)  AP CHICAGO — Police here are searching for the people responsible for luring a 9-year-old boy into an alley and executing him, an apparent retaliation hit that investigators believe was connected to the boy's father's gang ties. A funeral will be held Tuesday for Tyshawn Lee, whose lifeless body was found riddled with bullets earlier this week in an alley on the city's South Side. Nearby, police also found the basketball that Tyshawn carried everywhere. The brutality of the killing reverberated in a city that has seen a surge of brutal gun violence. Chicago has recorded  421 homicides  in 2015, more than any city in the U.S....

The 7 most memorable candidate appearances on 'Saturday Night Live' Political parody made   Saturday Night Live   must-see TV for political junkies — and, occasionally, must-appear television for politicians. In light of Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s  SNL  hosting gig on Saturday  — a month after Democratic front-runner  Hillary Clinton made an appearance on show  the as “Val,” a sympathetic bartender listening to the woes of Kate McKinnon’s Clinton — we’re re-upping our list of the highlights of SNL’s political history: GERALD FORD Jane Curtin as Betty Ford, Chevy Chase as President Gerald Ford and Al Franken as Henry Kissinger during SNL’s “Rancho Houso” skit. (Alan Singer, NBC) After  Saturday Night Live’ s   debut in 1975, Chevy Chase became the show’s first breakout star in part because of an “impression” of President Ford that involved a lot of bumbling and falling down. ...

U.S. credibility on global warming stronger with Keystone rejected: State Department The U.S. State Department said on Friday that rejecting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has strengthened U.S. standing as a global leader to fight climate change. “The extent to which the United States takes action and is understood to be a leader is directly correlated to the United States' effectiveness in encouraging other countries to step up and take strong action on climate change," a State Department official told reporters.

VW says will foot tax bill for carbon emissions blunder The VW logo is pictured on a wheel of a Volkswagen car at a car shop in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany, November 4, 2015. REUTERS/WOLFGANG RATTAY The multi-billion-euro costs facing Volkswagen ( VOWG_p.DE ) rose on Friday when the German carmaker said it would foot the bill for extra taxes incurred by drivers because it understated the carbon dioxide emissions of about 800,000 cars in Europe. VW's ability to push through its plans to make big spending cuts to pay for the emissions scandal was challenged by its works council, signaling an internal battle is looming at a company already assailed by regulators, investors and customers. The crisis, which erupted in September when Volkswagen admitted it had rigged U.S. tests for nitrogen oxide emissions, deepened this week when it said it had also understated the carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles in Europe. In a letter to European Union fina...

Exclusive: Verizon weighing $10 billion sale of enterprise assets - sources A woman is cashed out at a Verizon store in New York's financial district May 12, 2015. Verizon Communications Inc ( VZ.N ) is exploring a sale of its enterprise assets which could be worth as much as $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the largest U.S. wireless carrier seeks to focus on its core business. The sale would include the business formerly known as MCI, which provides landline and Internet services for large business customers, as well as Terremark, its data center unit, the people said this week. The businesses have struggled to keep up with advances in cloud computing, and faces fierce price competition from players such as Alphabet Inc ( GOOGL.O ) and Amazon.com Inc ( AMZN.O ). Verizon's enterprise assets might not be easy to separate and any potential buyer would likely have to sign commercial agreements with the company, some of the people said...

Britain, U.S. intercepted 'chatter' supporting theory bomb took down Russian jet: officials A child's shoe is seen in front of debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY British and U.S. spies intercepted "chatter" from suspected militants and at least one other government suggesting that a bomb, possibly hidden in luggage in the hold, downed a Russian airliner on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, Western intelligence sources said. Prime Minister David Cameron halted flights to and from Sharm al-Sheikh on Wednesday after intelligence shown to him indicated that it was likely that the Airbus A321 heading towards St Petersburg was brought down by a bomb. Britain says there was a "credible threat" but has refused to comment further on the intelligence involved, citing long-standing rules about disclosing operational details about l...

Wall St. little changed; jobs data boosts odds of Dec rate hike Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 5, 2015. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID U.S. stock indexes were little changed in choppy morning trading on Friday after a stronger-than-anticipated jobs report hardened the chance that the Federal Reserve would finally raise interest rates in December. Eight of the 10 major S&P sectors were lower, with the interest-rate sensitive utilities sector's .SPLRCU 3.42 percent decline easily the worst. The financials sector .SPSY was up 1.25 percent, led by bank stocks. Job growth in October was the best since December 2014, while the unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest since April 2008. The jobless rate is now at a level many Fed officials view as consistent with full employment. "In the short term, this is likely to trigger increased volatility, but if rates edge up and the world doesn't end, markets will start gaining co...

Obama administration to reject Canada-to-U.S Keystone XL oil pipeline: source A depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp's planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne, North  t The Obama administration will reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who was charged with making a recommendation on the controversial project, were scheduled to meet on Friday morning, ahead of public remarks by Obama at 11:45 a.m..

US jobs report raises expectations of rate rise Expectations of a rise in US interest rates in December have soared following a stronger than expected jobs report. The US economy added 271,000 jobs in October - far exceeding the 185,000 jobs that economists had forecast. That strong number has raised expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its policy meeting in December. The Fed cut rates to near-zero in December 2008 in response to the gathering financial crisis. The recovery since then has been slow, but October's jobs report could help persuade policy makers that the time has come for the first rise in interest rates since June 2006. The report, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed the jobless rate fell to 5% - the lowest rate in seven-and-a-half years. In addition, there was positive news on previous months, with the number of jobs created in August and September raised by a net 12,000. 'Astounding number' Job cre...