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Ruto Offers Church Over State Lodge in Narok With Ksh.10M Pledge for Pastors

President William Ruto has pledged more millions to support evangelical work—this time in Narok. The announcement came...

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Only I Can Beat Ruto in 2027, Says Babu Owino

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has boldly claimed that he is the only politician capable of defeating President William Rut...

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Kioni Condemns Ruto-Odinga Alliance, Cautions Against Unchecked Executive Power

Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has rubbished the emerging political alliance between President William R...

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'Call Me Whenever...' PM Modi's Special Message For Jaiveer Shergill’s 10-Year-Old Daughter

The BJP national spokesperson and his family met the prime minister at his residence but the star of the meeting was She...

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'Opposition spreading misinformation': Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Waqf Act

Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske defended the Waqf Act amendment, asserting it regulates national property, not Muslim religio...

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Bass proposes adding more than 200 LAFD jobs. Will it help improve response times?

Mayor Bass' proposed new city budget includes bumping up LAFD's budget by 12.7%. Will it come close to what the departme...

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The Earth as a bank and its ‘defaulters’

The planet, these ecosystems, they try to work with us....

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22-year-old IIU student shot dead in private hostel

ISLAMABAD - A 22-year-old female student of International Islamic University was shot dead in a private hostel by an unk...

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NA body recommends reforms in PMDC, Sehat Sahulat Programme

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR...

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Long queues, no doctors: Rahim Yar Khan’s OPDs shut in protest

Rahim Yar Khan - Patients at Sheikh Zayed Hospital faced immense hardship on Monday after medical professionals suspende...

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NZ First party introduces gender definition bill

The populist New Zealand First members bill that would define women and men by their biology is a longshot to become law...

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Bush independents get last-minute funding boost for election campaigns

This fund for regional candidates is 'in it for the long haul'....

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Workshops, Detailed Pamphlet, Multi-Language Booklet: Here's How BJP Plans To Promote Amended Waqf Act

After a national workshop at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, a couple of weeks ago, several party leaders travelled to di...

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Shafqat Shah condoles passing of Pope Francis

SUKKUR - Renowned political and social figure of Sindh, Syed Shafqat Ali Shah has expressed deep sorrow and grief over t...

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SAU, Capital Consultants sign MoU to boost research, innovation

HYDERABAD - Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam and the renowned Islamabad-based firm Capital Consultants have s...

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Sepco cracks down on defaulters

SUKKUR - The Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) on Monday has launched a crackdown on electricity defaulters in Sub-D...

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SSUET secures 3rd position at Regional Round (Sindh) of Pakistan Universities Debating Championship

KARACHI - Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology won the third position at the Regional Round (Sindh) of the ...

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Federal insurance ombudsman announces major crackdown against insurance companies

KARACHI - The Federal Insurance Ombudsman has announced a major crackdown against insurance companies found guilty of cr...

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ADJs, civil judges transfer, posting ordered

KARACHI - Acting Chief Justice and the Judges of the Sindh High Court have ordered transfer and postings of the Addition...

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4 More Democrats Travel to El Salvador to Push for Abrego Garcia’s Release

This comes after Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the trip last week....

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Boys Volleyball: Clairemont 3, La Jolla 1

A competitive city matchup between the Clairemont Chieftains and La Jolla Vikings....

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CM Murad launches week-long polio eradication campaign

KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday inaugurated the week-long, April 21 to 27, province-wide Po...

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Prominent Pakistani scientist Prof Dr M Raza Shah receives Hajra Biloo Gold Medal

KARACHI - Prominent Pakistani scientist Prof Dr M Raza Shah, Director of the International Centre for Chemical and Biolo...

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Pakistan Customs foil betel nut smuggling bid

KARACHI - Pakistan Customs have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of hazardous betel nuts into Karachi via...

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Rs1.65b relief provided to banking consumers in 2024: Banking Ombudsman

KARACHI - The Banking Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Pakistan (BMP) has provided relief amounting to Rs1....

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Bilawal pays tributes to Allama Iqbal on death anniversary

KARACHI - The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday paid rich tribute to Dr Muhammad Iq...

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SU postpones semester exams in affiliated colleges scheduled from today

HYDERABAD - The Controller of Semester Examinations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro Muhammad Mashooque Siddiqui has annou...

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RTO-1 continues action against PoS violation, tax evasion

KARACHI - Federal Board of Revenue’s Regional Tax Office one (RTO-1) continued actions against PoS violations and tax ...

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Pope's final wishes: To be laid to rest in a "simple" tomb "without particular ornamentation"

Pope Francis wished to be buried in a "simple" tomb at Rome's Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, bearing only the inscr...

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5 reasons Thackeray cousins Raj, Uddhav may bury hatchet, rally behind ‘Marathi manoos’ plank

Though there have been talks of reunion earlier, this time Uddhav has reacted positively towards Raj’s overtures. Raj ...

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Policy choices for Bangladesh amid rising gas prices

From the perspective of attracting FDI, the gas price hike poses a significant challenge....

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Little Marco and the Dragon

Marco Rubio is just as Donald Trump described him. Little. Little Marco. He is now the US Secretary of State responsible...

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New chapter, same players

A lot is happening in the policy space days away from a national election. Almost appears as electioneering. Reported in...

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Pope dies, Musk's mom in Mumbai, US senator slams Trump and more in World Today

Pope dies, Musk's mom in Mumbai, US senator slams Trump and more in World Today...

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Video shows man removing Liberal branding from truck that hit voting centre

The early voting centre in Sydney’s northwest is closed today as authorities assess the damage....

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'Part of me': PM reflects on faith after Pope's death

Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Pope Francis for his humility and embrace of social justice following the pontiff's...

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Clearing up after work is done is just as important

Shinde’s statement about debris is a telling one, and we must welcome it—though we need to stress that action must f...

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Man shot at, wounded during robbery in Gujrat

GUJRAT - A 58-year-old man was injured after being shot by robbers near the railway bridge on Jaura Karnana–Dinga Road...

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Three arrested for blackmailing citizen

FAISALABAD - Mansoorabad police claimed to have arrested three people on charges of blackmailing a citizen and demanding...

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The ATM comes to Tuvalu

The fourth-smallest country in the world is sinking and will soon disappear. The world had a solution: install ATM machi...

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Cash, jewelry looted in six robberies

BUREWALA - The robbers looted over Rs 8 million worth of foreign and local currency, jewelry, a motorcycle, and other va...

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Allies turn rivals as JNU Left splits wide open ahead of deferred high-stakes student polls

In a shocking turn, JNU's Left faction sees bitter internal battles, with factions split over leadership, policy, and al...

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Gandhis Exposed? National Herald Case Is The Biggest Crisis For Congress Since Bofors Scandal

The legal storm could shake up Indian politics like never before as senior Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have ...

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TLP Unchallenged

The Karachi police’s arrest of 14 suspects involved in the lynching of an Ahmadi man in the city’s southern area is ...

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Film Revival

The Punjab government’s decision to establish an eight-member Film Fund Disbursement Committee to provide grants and s...

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Papal Legacy

The death of Pope Francis marks a somber moment not only for the Catholic world but for all humanity....

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New Economic Order

For much of the 20th and early 21st centuries, the global economy has been characterized by a Western-centric order, a n...

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Our Rights, Our People

From 2013 to 2017, I served as a White House appointee to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom....

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A Superpower in Retreat

The United States is leaving Syria....

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PNG PM Marape leads Pacific tributes to Pope Francis

Pope Francis is being remembered in the Pacific as a leader for the region, visiting in 2024 and canonising the first Pa...

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With millions in default on student loan payments, collections will soon resume

With millions of borrowers behind on student loan payments, the Department of Education announced Monday it will start r...

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GOP railed against China-tied firm — but Trump’s inaugural fund cashed their $1M check

President Donald Trump's inaugural fund accepted $1 million from a China-linked firm that his campaign, along with the M...

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Rajya Sabha Vacancy, Waqf Act Discussion: Why Andhra CM Naidu's Meeting With Amit Shah Is Significant

A Rajya Sabha vacancy from Andhra Pradesh remains to be filled while notification for its election has been announced an...

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Local body & assembly polls round the corner, LDF kickstarts month-long anniversary celebrations

From showcasing flagship projects to claims of Centre’s neglect, month-long anniversary events begin as Oppn accuses L...

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Australia’s gen Z men aren’t monsters in the making – they just feel short-changed | Intifar Chowdhury

Instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supportedGet our wee...