Shared ownership: 'We can't afford it. It makes a mockery of being in social housing'

Josie Dom, 53, was thrilled when she moved into her new home in October. She bought 30% of it through the shared ownership scheme as an affordable route to home ownership, even if it was only partial ownership. The idea is to help people who would not be able to …...Read More

Surpur gears up for bypoll along with Lok Sabha elections

April 05, 2024 09:45 pm | Updated 09:45 pm IST - YADGIR: Following the demise of MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik, Surpur Assembly constituency is now gearing up to hold byelections along with the Lok Sabha polls and steps are being taken by authorities to ensure elections are conducted in a …...Read More

Only Modi can bring development for the nation, says T. T. V. Dhinakaran

April 05, 2024 09:45 pm | Updated April 06, 2024 07:48 am IST - THENI Only Narendra Modi can bring development for the country, said Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) coordinator and Theni Lok Sabha constituency candidate TTV Dhinakaran here on Friday. Speaking at an election rally in Bodi and …...Read More

Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Budget writers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly less money to spend during the coming year than they did in the current one. Top members of the House and Senate met Friday and set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion for the year that begins …...Read More

‘Incompetent’ Cong. govt. thrusting manmade calamity on farmers: KCR

April 05, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - RAJANNA SIRCILLA Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has launched a ‘stinging’ attack on all those who are at the helm in the Congress government for “sheer incompetence that nullified the benefits given …...Read More

What are the top health risks of marijuana use?

Marijuana is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an estimated 48.2 million users nationwide in 2019. That number has only increased since then, with states continuing to legalize recreational and medical cannabis use. Many pro-legalization activists …...Read More

Heat alert for 11 districts on April 6

April 05, 2024 09:42 pm | Updated 09:47 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Though the State is likely to receive some summer showers in the next week, the temperature is likely to touch 40°C again in the coming week. A weather bulletin published by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a …...Read More

Colombian guerrillas launch attacks against military as ceasefire breaks down

Colombia suffered a series of attacks Thursday night and Friday morning, marking the first major assault against its military since a mafia group born from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced it was scaling up operations earlier this week. The attacks in the war-torn southwest of the …...Read More

Biden admin temporarily drops 'outrageous climate mandate' amid flurry of lawsuits

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily suspended its controversial rule requiring private companies to disclose carbon emissions data after it was met with a slew of lawsuits. The rule, which was finalized in March, was immediately met with litigation by a cohort of 25 GOP attorneys general, along with …...Read More

CIA denies whistleblower allegation that agency 'stonewalled' IRS interview with Hunter Biden 'sugar brother'

The Central Intelligence Agency is denying whistleblower claims that it "stonewalled" an IRS interview with Hunter Biden’s "sugar brother" Kevin Morris, saying the agency "did not prevent or seek to prevent IRS or DOJ from conducting any such interview." A whistleblower approached House Republicans last month claiming that the CIA …...Read More