If you are planning to buy an electric vehicle (EV), lawyers and EV experts urge you to make the purchase before 2024 ends to avoid the risks of missing out on up to $7,500 in EV tax credits as they fear President-elect Donald Trump will scrap the mandate in tax negotiations upon assuming Office next … Read more
Guwahati: MPs of Mizoram and Manipur are engaged in a verbal volley over the situation in Manipur. Mizoram MP Vanlalvena had suggested a two-step solution to end the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur: the immediate imposition of President’s Rule and creation of separate administrative units for the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. This was strongly opposed … Read more
Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maïga has been dismissed after he criticised the military rulers’ handling of the transition to civilian rule. The secretary general of the presidential office, Alfousseyni Diawara, announced the decision on national television, stating that “the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government are terminated.” The move came … Read more
TikTok’s fate in the US has improved immensely after the election of Donald Trump to a second presidential term, according to industry observers and insiders, as the valuation of the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance swells. The future of the embattled short-video platform is “a lot brighter than it was” after Trump’s win, said Cameron Johnson, … Read more
Former Vice President Mike Pence warned against “populists” seeking sway over conservative politics during a Friday speech at Colorado Christian University, and he called for a defense of “traditional” conservative values on foreign policy, abortion and marriage. Pence’s speech at CCU, a small conservative school in Lakewood, came 10 days after his former running mate, … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to cut taxes on Social Security benefits could provide tax relief to millions of Americans, with significant savings for high-income earners. However, experts warn that the plan may have long-term consequences, potentially rendering the Social Security program insolvent within just six years. According to data from the Social Security Administration (SSA), … Read more
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, … Read more
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, October 31, 2024 Pastor Mark Driscoll (L) and Pastor Dwight McKissic (R) | X/Mark Driscoll; Screengrab/YouTube/Southwestern Seminary; Prominent evangelical leader and founding pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, Mark Driscoll, called abortion “genocide” and recently said that pro-choice Christians won’t go to Heaven. Outspoken Southern Baptist Dwight McKissic, … Read more
The leadership of the Students’ Union of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has opposed the proposed increase in tuition and accommodation fees as announced by the university’s management. The union disclosed this in a statement signed by the President, Omoboriowo Isaac, and Secretary General, Babatimehin Kinfeosi, following an emergency meeting with the school management. According … Read more
President’s rule was withdrawn in J&K on October 13, paving the way for a new government. A gazette notification was issued by the Union Home Ministry regarding this change. The order dated October 31, 2019, in relation to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is now revoked. This revocation was authorised under Section 73 … Read more
