The Morning Standard - August 25, 2024

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August 25, 2024

Loaded offer by PDP to support NC-Cong alliance

AFTER the National Conference and the Congress finalised pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP chief and former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday released her party manifesto and said that she would extend complete support to the alliance if it accepts her agenda, including peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue and restoration of Article 370 and 35A.

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NRI shot at in front of family in Amritsar

AN NRI, who returned from the US about a month back, was shot at by two assailants at his house in an Amritsar village on Saturday in front of his family members, police said, adding that the two fled after their pistol jammed.

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One year on, Kuno cheetahs to be set free into the wild

NAMIBIAN and South African cheetahs housed in big enclosures at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park since last year's monsoon following the death of three cheetahs, are set to be released into the wild again after the present rainy season is over.

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Former principal of RG Kar, 6 others take lie detector test

THE CBI on Saturday re-registered a case against Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here over financial irregularities, after taking over the probe from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the directions of the Calcutta High Court.

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Pension wrinkles off in new scheme

UPS will benefit as many as 23 lakh govt employees who joined service under National Pension System

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'Unauthorised' property of actor Nagarjuna demolished

THE Hyderabad Disaster Relief and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) razed the highprofile N-Convention Centre, owned by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, early Saturday morning.

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Kerala Chalachitra Academy chief accused of harassing Bengali actor

A day after Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra raised allegations of sexual misconduct against the Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman, demands mounted from various corners -political parties, Left-leaning cultural leaders, film personalities and youth organisations— for Ranjith's resignation.

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'Fake cert': Court to take up AAP transwoman councillor plea

A Delhi court on Saturday ordered the cops to refrain from taking coercive action against AAP councillor Bobi until August 27.

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For holiday, three minors beat 5-yr-old schoolmate to death in northeast Delhi

A 5-year-old boy was brutally thrashed to death by three minor boys aged around 10 at a madrasa in northeast Delhi.

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BJP, CBI conspiring to keep Kejriwal in jail : AAP

Atishi claims affidavit in the excise case was ready, but the central probe agency’s lied in Supreme Court

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Tikri: Man kills wife. teenage daughter with iron pan, flees

A 38-year-old woman and her 16year-old daughter were \"killed by her husband\" in outer north Delhi following a heated argument, an official said on Saturday, adding that a manhunt has been initiated to nab the accused, who is on the run.

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BJP MLA moves HC over AAP's 'selective' installation of CCTVs in city

BJP MLA Abhay Verma, representing the Laxmi Nagar constituency, has moved the Delhi High Court, alleging discriminatory practices in the installation of CCTV cameras by the AAP dispensation.

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Siddu returns to B'luru after Delhi meet

THOUGH Chief Minister Siddaramaiah returned to Bengaluru from New Delhi on Friday night after holding talks with the Congress high command on the likely repercussions of the high court verdict on the MUDA case, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara staying back and meeting Rahul Gandhi and other leaders has led to speculations about a change in guard in Karnataka soon.

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At 68, actor appears for class VII equivalency exam

A confident-looking Indrans reached the Government HSS, Attakulangara, on Saturday with a purpose - to appear for the class VII equivalency exam being conducted by the State Literacy Mission.

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Malayalam actors differ on Hema panel

THE release of the Hema Committee Report, even in its truncated form, has sparked divisions within the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA), with members expressing differing views on the findings.

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3 workers die of asphyxiation septic tank in Sambalpur in

THREE people died of asphyxiation under tragic circumstances in a newly-constructed septic tank in Pukuda village under Jamankira police limits on Saturday morning.

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TTD executive director says enough water for Tirumala till Dec 31

TIRUMALA Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer J Syamala Rao said all measures are being taken to tackle the water crisis in Tirumala.

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Vizag pharma unit fire: Man from J'khand dies of injuries

ROYA Angiria, a 22-year-old worker from Jharkhand, succumbed to injuries sustained in an industrial accident at Synergene Active Ingredients Private Limited, located in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JN Pharma City), Parawada, Anakapalle district.

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Odisha govt makes Subhadra scheme flexible, to cover nearly 1 crore women

THE Odisha government has made inclusion and exclusion criteria of its first pro-women initiative Subhadra Yojana, which allows beneficiaries to avail the benefits whenever they become eligible during next five years.

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SRI LANKA Stalin seeks Centre's help for fishermen release

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin wrote to Union External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday, expressing ‘grave concern' over the arrest of 11 Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy in the wee hours of Saturday.

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Amaravati construction work may begin on Dec 1

Estimated cost ₹60,000 cr, says AP urban development minister

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Knowledge on Wheels

Jharkhand farmers are reaping the benefits of mobile agricultural schools, bringing modern cultivation techniques to farmers' doorstep where buses act as classrooms, Mukesh Ranjan writes

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PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Responsibility of three younger siblings on his shoulders only ignited in Madan Singh Rawat an ambition for a better life, prompting a saga of struggle, writes Narendra Sethi

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Rajnath meets Jake Sullivan to rev up defence capability

DEFENCE minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a four-day visit to the US, met National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, and industry people to discuss \"capability building and industrial partnership\" in defence manufacturing.

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Bilateral ties may take a hit as ‘anti-India & 'pro-Pak' sentiment high in Bangladesh

OVER a fortnight after the interim government was sworn in Bangladesh, there has been a growing anti-India sentiment.

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Cong leaders up ante on 'bulldozer justice' in BJP-ruled states

CONDEMNING the 'bulldozer justice' employed by the BJPruled state governments, Congress on Saturday said that the repeated targeting of minorities was deeply troubling.

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Will end Maoist menace by March 2026, says Shah

Home minister reviews strategies & takes stock of security forces ops

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Cabinet approves BioE3, Vigyan Dhara policies to support R&D and tech

THE Centre on Saturday unveiled two innovative schemes 'BioE3' (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) and 'Vigyan Dhara' with detailed policy framework for their implementation to support Research and Development (R&D) and Science & Technology.

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Lancet study links processed red meat to diabetes

DOES eating red and processed meat raise the risk of diabetes? A latest Lancet study of nearly 2 million people from 20 different countries has found a direct link between consuming red and processed meats such as steak, bacon and sausages and type 2 diabetes.

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4 survive, pilot critical in hosp as helicopter crashes near Pune

A private helicopter AW 139 on Saturday crashed in Paud village in Pune district.

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4 survive, pilot critical in hosp as helicopter crashes near Pune

A private helicopter AW 139 on Saturday crashed in Paud village in Pune district.

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Armyman hurt, terrorist killed in Sopore encounter

IN the first encounter in Valley after Assembly poll announcement, a militant was killed and an army man injured in a brief firefight in Watergam, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

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Hawk eye as U'khand prisoners on parole to wear GPS tracking devices

PRISONERS in Uttarakhand will now be fitted with a GPS tracking device before being released from jail on parole, said the state's DIG Prisons.

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'Holidays': BJP, INLD ask EC to defer Haryana polls

Both parties cite possibility of poor turnout, Oppn Cong disagrees

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Prime accused in Assam teen gang-rape case dies by drowning, say police

THE prime accused of the 'gang-rape' case in Dhing area of Assam's Nagaon district died allegedly by jumping into a pond while attempting to flee.

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Cong panel to vet candidates for Haryana

AFTER the selection process of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the Congress will hold a fourday meeting of the screening committee to decide candidates for the Haryana polls.

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69 Gujarat PSUs delay financials and ₹2.3K cr loss linked to 6 entities: CAG

THE Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pointed out significant issues within Gujarat's State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSUs).

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Submit data on crime against women: Cong

THE Congress in Assam on Saturday demanded a white paper from the state's BJP-led government on crimes against women since 2016, the year the saffron party rose to power.

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After JD(U), Chirag says will contest 28 seats in Jharkhand

AFTER Janata Dal (United)-led by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar declared that it is making preparations on 11 seats in upcoming Jharkhand assembly election, union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan asserted that his party would field its candidates on 28 out of total 81 seats in the election.

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3 killed in knife attack at crowded German festival

Manhunt on in Solingens to locate the attacker; at least five seriously wounded

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Terror probe after blast near French synagogue

AN explosion outside a synagogue in southern France wounded a police officer early on Saturday, in what authorities said was being treated as a potential terror attack.

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Meta blocks Iran-linked hackers targeting US polls

META said on Friday it had warned US presidential campaigns to be wary after it discovered an Iran-linked hacking attempt using the WhatsApp messaging service.

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Russia, Ukraine swap 115 prisoners with UAE help

RUSSIA and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

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Delegates going to Cairo but will skip talks: Hamas

A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital.

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Hindus, Muslims came together to guard temple

DESCRIBING the deity of the ancient Dhakeswari Temple here as a \"mother to all humans\", a priest of the revered shrine said several Hindus, Muslims and others from the local community had come together to guard it soon after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh.

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Italy opens manslaughter probe into yacht sinking

SICILIAN prosecutors said on Saturday they were investigating possible manslaughter after a superyacht sank killing seven people, as it emerged that trapped passengers scrabbled for air pockets after it went down.

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PV sales remain under pressure despite deep discounts, schemes

AFTER three years of blockbuster growth, passenger vehicle (PV) sales have come under pressure in FY25.

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Q1 GDP forecasts range from 6-7%

Icra attributes lower growth to reduction in govt capex and fall in urban consumer demand

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PREDATORY PRICING BY ETAILERS: WHAT'S BEHIND THE OUTBURST?

NEWSCOPE NION commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has stirred up the pot by letting go a broadside against Amazon and other ecommerce players.

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Hero Motors files draft for ₹900 crore IPO

HERO Motors, the auto-components firm of Hero Motors Company (HMC) Group, on Saturday filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise ₹900 crore via an initial public offering (IPO).

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Cognizant files lawsuit against Infosys over trade secrets

IT major Cognizant's subsidiary TriZetto has filed a lawsuit on Infosys in a US federal court, accusing the Bengaluru-headquartered company of stealing trade secrets and information related to healthcare insurance software.

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Norris denies Verstappen pole position

MAX Verstappen can be beaten at his home Dutch Grand Prix, after all.

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Injury-time pain for Ten Hag's Man United against Brighton

JOAO Pedro's 95th minute header handed Brighton a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday as 31-year-old boss Fabian Hurzeler enjoyed a dream home Premier League debut.

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I haven't done anything wrong: Sinner

JANNIK Sinner said he was relieved to escape a doping ban after twice testing positive for a banned substance, even though \"in my mind I know that I haven't done anything wrong.

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