The Morning Standard - February 05, 2023
The Morning Standard - February 05, 2023
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February 05, 2023
Pradhan BJP's K'taka poll in-charge
THE Central leadership of the BJP on Saturday appointed Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan as its in-charge for the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
1 min
Sharjeel imam cleared in Jamia violence case
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, court says Imam and other accused were made scapegoats’
1 min
Usha alleges harassment at athletics academy, appeals to Pinarayi for help
TRACK legend and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha broke down while narrating the ordeal the Usha School of Athletics in Kinaloor near Kozhikode is going through.
1 min
Bole re papihara singer Vani Jairam found dead at Chennai residence
DAYS after she was conferred the Padma Bhushan, playback singer Vani Jairam was found dead at her house in Chennai’s Nungambakkam on Saturday.
1 min
Tax benefits off for funds to trusts named after Gandhi family
IN another attack on the legacy of the Nehru-Gandhi family, the Finance Bill of the Budget 2023 introduced a provision that excludes donations to three trusts/foundations — the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation — from the list of eligible funds for deductions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
1 min
Kashmiri man abducted by his business partners, rescued from Punjab
TWO Kashmiri men were arrested from Phagwara in Punjab by the Delhi Police on Saturday for allegedly abducting a fellow citizen over a monetary issue.
1 min
Delhi’s maiden international film festival in Aug; to be an annual event
TO mark the celebration of the G-20 Summit the city will hold its first international film festival this year.
1 min
City’s facelift’ to start on Feb 6
MCD to carry out a 15-day drive to beautify the city ahead of G20 Summit in September
1 min
Parking attendant thrashed with bat left bedridden for 6mnths
NEW DELHI: Saddled with debt and two mentally ill brothers, Vikas Thakur, who was assaulted with a cricket bat by a drunk man near PVR Priya, will now be bedridden for six months having undergone surgeries in head, and a fracture in backbone, according to a relative who spoke to the doctors.
1 min
Excise scam case: BJP stages protests outside AAP office
NEW DELHI: politics around the liquor scam has been reactivated after the name of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet on Saturday.
1 min
Kerala's borrowing limit cut, fuel tax hiked
State anticipates a shortage of 8400 cr in revenue deficit grant compared to 2022-23
1 min
K'taka: Upper caste man beats dalit woman with slipper
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly beaten up with a slipper by a man belonging to an upper caste after her cattle strayed into his agriculture field.
1 min
‘Kazipet will be wagon manufacturing hub soon’
UNION Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the Centre will upgrade the wagon overhauling unit at Kazipet to a wagon manufacturing facility by allocating 521 crore in the Union Budget.
1 min
Regulators in India are competent, will resolve Adani crisis: Goyal
UnIon Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said in bengaluru on Saturday that the regulators in India are very competent and the financial markets in the country are among the most respected and well-regulated in the world.
1 min
The argumentative eyes
A visually impaired Suraj Singh has carved a niche for himself as a practising lawyer in Jammu and Kashmir through persistent efforts, Fayaz Wani reports
2 mins
IGNITING YOUNG WV
Meet this MP Police officer who is working towards creating better future for Bedia community, Anuraag Singh Shares his story
2 mins
PM’S PRIME PROJECTION IS PRIMARY POLL PITCH
Budget Numbers miss Dream Target Predictability is the kryptonite of rulers. Manful manoeuvres and deceptive dictates are virtues of power if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s template is adopted as the modern Arthasastra.
4 mins
‘Govt has not renewed angel tax for startups’
Board of Direct Taxes chief talks about future of old tax regime, carve-outs made for start-ups in angel tax in Budget
2 mins
Govt says no provision for period leave, activists call for debate
AS the debate over the demand for paid menstrual leaves for women in workplaces gets louder, the Union government’s response to the demand hasn’t enthused many.
2 mins
2nd Agniveer batch recruitment to begin soon, process changed
THE second phase of recruitment of Agniveers for the armed forces, under the central government’s Agnipath scheme, is about to begin, but this time an amended procedure will be put in place. The decision has been taken to prevent crowding at the exam centres which may lead to chaos.
1 min
For SC, no case big or small, says CJI Chandrachud
CJID Y Chandrachud on Saturday said that for the Supreme Court which serves the world’s most populous democracy, there are no big or small cases as every matter is vital. Meanwhile, constitutional and jurisprudential terms emerge in the issues of moment, he said.
1 min
Tripura vote split may not help BJP
Cong-Left, TIPRA Motha reshaping tactic to check division of votes, bank on people’s anger
2 mins
Amit Shah accuses Soren govt of changing tribal demography
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government as the most corrupt one in the country, and accused the chief minister of changing the demography of tribal and backward-dominated districts by promoting infiltration.
1 min
Criminal cases lodged against 2 Raj ministers, one targets Gehlot
THE RECENT cases of murder and kidnapping registered against two ministers have caused unease in the Gehlot government.
1 min
SP loses LoP in UP legislative council biennial elections
HAVING failed to win even a single seat in the just concluded biennial elections of five seats of UP Legislative Council, the Samajwadi Party missed another opportunity to get the post of Leader of Opposition in the upper house of the state legislature.
1 min
BJP leader's role under scanner in fresh paper leak scam in U'khand
THE BJP government in Uttarakhand, which has been mired in scams and paper leaks in government recruitment exams for a long time, has again been embarrassed following the alleged involvement of a party leader in a new scam.
1 min
Lanka must correct its errors, says Prez amidst 75" I-Day celebrations
SRI Lanka needs to rectify its errors and failures” and review its strengths and gains as anation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday, as the country marked its 75th anniversary of independence.
1 min
Spy balloon blows up into angry US-China spat
Another surveillance balloon spotted drifting over Latin America as Anthony Blinken slams China’s irresponsible action
2 mins
116 Ukrainians freed in Moscow and Kyiv prisoner exchange
DOZENS of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said on Saturday.
1 min
Pak to seek Afghan Taliban leader’s help to control TTP
A desperate Pakistan has sought Afghan Taliban chief Haibuttallah Akhundzada’s help to rein in the outlawed Pakistani Taliban outfit responsible for a wave of terror attacks in the country, including the recent Peshawar mosque carnage that killed over 100 people, according to a media report.
1 min
All not lost for Adani investors
Despite recent correction of up to 58%, these stocks have given stellar returns in 3 years
3 mins
FPO recall not to dent India’s image: FM
SACHIN KUMAR Mumbai AIMING to soothe investors’ nerves, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday there will be no dent on India’s image due to Adani Group’s decision to withdraw 20,000 crore follow-on public offer FPO), adding that there has been an accretion of 8 billion to the forex reserves in the last two days.
1 min
Open mind ahead of opening Test
Cummins refuses to shut door on going with three seamers-one spinner strategy
2 mins
Davis Cup: Bopanna-Bhambri pair suffers defeat
INDIAN duo Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri lost to World No 9 Holger Rune and Johannes Ingildsen in straight sets to hand hosts Denmark a 2-1 lead after the doubles tie in the Davis Cup World Group Play-Off on Saturday.
1 min
Worries abound on Mexico’s Maya Train destroying jungle
CALAKMUL BIOSPHERE RESERVE: Miguel Angel Diaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he’s trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming to a small wetland, a sign warns: Beware of the crocodile.
1 min
MICROSOFT BLAMES IRAN FOR HACKING CHARLIE HEBDO
Calling itself Holy Souls” and posing as hacktivists, the group claimed in early January to have obtained personal information on 200,000 subscribers
2 mins
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