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Health check program reaches nearly 42 million participants

Jakarta, Oct. 18 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Friday that around 44.9 million people have registered for the government's free health screening program (CKG), with approximately... Read More


Course CorrectionPublished on: October 18, 2025 1:18 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- Pakistan has once again secured an IMF lifeline: a $1.2 billion tranche that offers short-term relief and long-term uncertainty. The staff-level agreement, covering both the Exten... Read More


Shabana Azmi gives cute 'warning' to new dad Arbaaz Khan as he welcomes daughter Sipaara: 'She'll make you dance.'

India, Oct. 18 -- Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan has embraced fatherhood once again as he and his wife, Sshura Khan, welcomed their daughter, Sipaara, on October 5. Veteran actor Shabana Azmi congratulat... Read More


Broken Harvest (Part I)Published on: October 18, 2025 1:13 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- World Food Day 2025, celebrated this month with the theme "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future", serves as a poignant reminder that agri-food systems today face extr... Read More


Afghanistan team pays tribute to victims of Paktika airstrike before Zimbabwe Test

Harare, Oct. 18 -- The Afghanistan cricket team paid tribute to the victims of the tragic airstrike in Paktika province, which claimed the lives of several local citizens, including three cricketers, ... Read More


Infuriated Jackie Shroff schools paparazzo who recorded his video at Pankaj Dheer's prayer meet: 'Apne ghar mein hoga.'

India, Oct. 18 -- Actor Jackie Shroff recently attended the prayer meet organised in memory of Pankaj Dheer in Mumbai. Several videos and pictures of the actor exiting the ISKCON Temple in Juhu, where... Read More


Gross BetrayalPublished on: October 18, 2025 1:11 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- Some numbers wound more than they inform. Four point seven million children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are out of school. Each one is a name erased from the future. It is a verdict on ... Read More


Mathura: Banke Bihari temple's treasury opened after 54 years under strict arrangements

Mathura, Oct. 18 -- The treasury of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura was opened on Saturday after 54 years on the occasion of Dhanteras, with all necessary arrangements and strict security protocols... Read More


Rajnath Singh to lay wreath at National Police Memorial on Police Commemoration Day

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay a wreath at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on October 21, on the Police Commemoration Day. On October 21, 1959, 10 valiant pol... Read More


When Kindness BackfiresPublished on: October 18, 2025 1:08 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- For decades, Pakistan did what others would not. It opened its doors to Afghan families running from war, hunger, and fear - strangers who were treated like kin. The decision came... Read More