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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 5,00,000 compensation and home-guard positions for families of 23 victims killed in landslides and floods in North Bengal's hills, Terai, and Dooars regions. She departed for the affected areas on Monday afternoon to assess the damage and...

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi pledged on Monday that Kenya will collaborate with the United Nations to guarantee transparent elections in 2027. Mudavadi met with Akinyemi Adegbola, the East Africa Division's Principal Electoral Advisor for the United Nations Needs Assessment Mission...

Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo stepped down on Monday from her vice chairperson role on President William Ruto's Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests. Odhiambo cited court intervention that halted the panel's operations before its...

Kwale County families confronted prolonged legal battles after young girls suffered sexual assault by trusted community members on Monday. Seven-year-old Amina endured defilement by a neighbor who lured her with money and fruit before disappearing for three months after the 2023 attack. The...

Unknown individuals abducted former Tanzanian ambassador Humphrey Polepole from his Dar es Salaam residence in the early morning hours on Monday, according to his family. Brother Godfrey Polepole discovered the broken door, cut the electrical wires, and substantial blood at the scene after the...

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir won the election as chairperson of the Council of Governors Committee on Health on Monday, and replaced Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki. Nassir credited his health sector staff for the achievement and pledged to position Mombasa as a model for healthcare...

Government officials proposed integrating student leaders, deans, and campus security chiefs into county intelligence committees to address campus safety concerns. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo announced the policy at the Jukwaa la Wasomi forum on Monday, and emphasized early...

Government officials urged universities, security agencies, and students to collaborate on addressing campus safety challenges on Monday. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo told the high-level security forum at the University of Nairobi that drug abuse, gender-based violence, student...

Kenya Power introduced upgraded digital platforms on Monday to serve more than 10 million electricity customers nationwide. The utility company enhanced its MyPower App and USSD code *977#, and deployed Nuru as its inaugural AI-powered chatbot for real-time customer assistance through its...

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale toured national government development projects in Garissa County on Monday. The officials examined the New Tana River Bridge, along with its approach roads, and the Garissa Airstrip upgrade, valued at 710 million...

County governors dismissed claims that 136 newborns died at Kiambu Level 4 Hospital on Monday, calling the reports misleading attempts to discredit devolution achievements. Council of Governors Chairman Ahamed Abdullahi stated the headlines about infant deaths were inaccurate witch hunts, while...

British singer Lola Young filed an intellectual property lawsuit against producer Carter Lang on Wednesday over disputed songwriting credits for four tracks. Young's legal team stated they had no alternative but to pursue court action after Lang claimed writing contributions to songs that...

Taylor Swift set multiple sales records after releasing The Life Of A Showgirl album, which sold 2.7 million copies across all formats within 24 hours and 1.2 million vinyl copies on its first day. The vinyl figure surpassed her previous record of 859,000 copies from The Tortured Poets...

American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura sparked controversy after defeating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a rapid chess match on Monday by grabbing the Indian player's king piece and throwing it into the crowd. The gesture helped secure a 5-0 victory for Team USA over Team India at the...

Maxsun partnered with Japanese manufacturer Abee to develop a liquid-cooled version of its Arc Pro B60 48G graphics card that occupies just one expansion slot instead of two. The redesigned card enables installation of seven GPUs on Maxsun's W790 motherboard, providing 336 gigabytes of combined...

Ghost of Yotei topped the United Kingdom physical sales chart in its debut week, surpassing EA Sports FC 26 despite recording 40 percent lower sales than its predecessor. Former GI.biz editor Chris Dring noted the comparison requires context since Ghost of Tsushima launched amid COVID-19...

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review a public interest litigation addressing unclaimed financial assets valued at approximately 3.50 lakh crore rupees across India. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notices to the Centre, SEBI, IRDAI, EPFO, and the National Saving Institute...

Amazon MX Player released the trailer for Jamnapaar Season 2 on Monday, showcasing protagonist Shanky Bansal confronting challenges tied to identity and ethics. Actor Ritvik Sahore returns as Shanky, who loses his CA license and must balance protecting his family's coaching center against...

BJP National President J.P. Nadda and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi expressed condolences after a fire at Sawai Man Singh Hospital's Trauma Centre in Jaipur killed more than six people on Monday. Nadda spoke with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to inquire about relief...

Search teams recovered 53 bodies from the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school collapse in East Java's Sidoarjo Regency as of Monday. The structure fell on Sept. 29 while hundreds of students prayed inside. Rescue operations entered their eighth day with 157 victims located, but 104 survived the...