The Morning Standard - March 19, 2024
The Morning Standard - March 19, 2024
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March 19, 2024
Murthy gifts 240 cr Infosys shares to infant grandson
INFOSYS founder NR Narayana Murthy has gifted 15 lakh shares or 0.04% stake worth more than ₹240 crore in the IT company to his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Rohan Murty.
1 min
Tata Sons to sell 9K cr TCS shares
2.34 crore shares of the IT company to be put on sale at ₹4,001/share through block deal
2 mins
Famine imminent in north Gaza, says UN report
HALF of Gazans are experiencing \"catastrophic\" hunger, with famine projected to hit the territory's north by May without urgent intervention, a UN-backed food security assessment said Monday.
1 min
PUTIN EXTENDS RULE IN PREORDAINED RUSSIAN ELECTION
Nearly 76 million cast their ballots for Putin, his highest vote tally ever; friends and allies quick to congratulate him but Western leaders dismiss his victory
2 mins
Left, Cong talks on to keep BJP, TMC at bay
A day after Left leaders skipped the Opposition alliance INDIA bloc's rally in Mumbai, leaders of Congress and CPM asserted that the alliance hiccups in Kerala wouldn't cast a shadow on the ongoing seat-sharing talks in West Bengal.
1 min
Cracks surface in SP over Cong tieup, ticket to 'outsiders'
AKHILESH Yadav's decision to give party nominations to three \"outsiders\" in the fifth and latest list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections has not gone down well with the party rank and file.
1 min
Maha dissent as banner of revolt strikes all players
THE ruling Maha Yuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra are struggling to pacify ticket aspirants who have threatened to revolt against the official candidates.
1 min
CPI zeroes in on 15 seats in 8 states
THE CPI has identified at least 15 constituencies in eight states, including Bihar, Assam, Manipur and Jharkhand, where it wants to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections under the pact of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Left formula Alliance (INDIA).
1 min
Viksit Bharat message breach of model code, privacy: Cong
DAYS after the Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections came into force, the Opposition leaders and digital rights activists have flagged WhatsApp messages from the Union government seeking feedback from netizens on its governance initiatives.
1 min
EC orders removal of home secys of 6 states, Bengal DGP
TO ensure fair voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls in a few states, the Election Commission on Monday issued orders for removal of the West Bengal DGP and home secretaries in six states Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
1 min
'Be ready for a surprise result coming from Bengal'
PM Modi has been making frequent trips to Tamil Nadu as the state is Uttar Pradesh of South, says political strategist Prashant Kishor at Hyderabad Dialogues
9 mins
NEW EV POLICY IS A BREAK FROM THE PAST
THE government's decision to drastically reduce the import duty on fully-built electric vehicles from 70 percent to 15 percent is a big move that indicates a break with the past.
1 min
CAA TURNS BENGAL VOTERS' FOCUS FROM SANDESHKHALI
FORCED to demonstrate that the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act are indeed workable, Shantanu Thakur from the Matua community, a junior minister in the Narendra Modi regime, has declared his intent of applying for citizenship under the new rules.
4 mins
WIDER CONSULTATION NEEDED ON ONE ELECTION PROPOSAL
THE Union government has moved quickly on the issue of simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and all state legislatures.
1 min
DEVELOPMENTS THAT RATTLED CHINA IN A FORTNIGHT
Beijing has reacted sharply to some of New Delhi's recent strategic achievements. The Middle Kingdom needs to be clear about the inevitable rise of its neighbouring middle power
4 mins
Ad-hoc panel dissolved, WFI requests naťl camp
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee formed on December 27, 2023 to manage the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
1 min
Satyendar Jain back in jail after SC cancels bail
AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on Monday returned to Tihar jail after the Supreme Court cancelled his regular bail plea and asked him to surrender immediately.
1 min
SC raps SBI for selective data share
Directs bank to disclose all details, including alphanumeric numbers, to the poll panel
2 mins
Vote For Double-Engine Govt: Modi
Hits out at YSRC, says Andhra ministers are competing with one another in corruption
2 mins
Why Financial Planning Needs Behavioural Change
WE are near the end of the financial year.
3 mins
Russian Prez Polls End Amid Dissent, Kyiv Attacks
Navalny supporters crowd booths in 'Midday against Putin' protest
2 mins
Kings Enter With High Hopes
Despite injury concerns, defending champs CSK go into the season with a good all-round squad
2 mins
Cracks appear in INDIA over candidature of Rahul, Venu
CRACKS appeared in the opposition unity INDIA block on Sunday, as both the CPM and CPI national leadership decided to stay away from the rally organized by the block at Shivaji Park in Mumbai as a sign of protest against the Congress's alleged violation of alliance propriety.
1 min
PROMISED LAND
CAA is hope and despair, depending on which part of the subcontinent the refugees are from. As the country goes to the polls, the citizenship issue has come to haunt those living without the tag of 'citizen' on the peripheries of the Capital. Ujwal Jalali & Prabhat Shukla look at the enduring anxieties and fleeting hopes among these refugees
6 mins
Money laundering case: SC verdict on Jain's bail plea today
THE Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Monday on the regular bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy alleged scam.
1 min
BJP wants to stop Kejriwal from campaigning: Atishi
Jal Board case a back-up plan to arrest CM, alleges Delhi minister
1 min
Snake venom case: Elvish Yadav held, sent to 15-day judicial custody
THE Noida Police on Sunday arrested Youtuber Elvish Yadav in its ongoing probe into the suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug.
1 min
KEJRIWAL GETS TWO SUMMONSES IN DJB, LIQUOR POLICY CASES
THE Enforcement Directorate on Sunday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board, and issued the 9th summons in the case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.
1 min
DMK got ₹509 cr from lottery baron, 105 cr from MEIL
COIMBATORE-based Future Gaming and Hotel Services Limited, owned by Santiago Martin, the highest buyer of electoral bonds worth ₹1,368 crore, donated ₹509 crore to the DMK in Tamil Nadu.
1 min
What's the real success of WPL? 2024 final answers
IT was a momentous occasion for women's cricket when Australia and India walked onto a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 8, 2020.
3 mins
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