The Morning Standard - February 08, 2025

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February 08, 2025

Cuffing avoidable, shared concerns with US: India

AMID widespread outrage over mistreatment of 104 deportees from the US, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said India has registered concerns with the US authorities, adding handcuffing was avoidable.

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RBI tango with FM gives 1st rate relief in five yrs

Interest rate cut by 25 bps; guv says RBI will support growth while keeping inflation down

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AAP hat-trick vs BJP capital comeback

IN a few hours, the political future of 699 candidates, whose fates are sealed in the EVMs, will be determined as the Election Commission prepares to announce the most awaited results of Assembly elections.

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High drama as ACB notice to Kejriwal on 'poaching' claim

THE national capital witnessed an intense political drama as the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) team arrived at Arvind Kejriwal's residence at 5, Ferozeshah Road, on Friday, a day after the AAP chief had alleged that the BJP attempted to poach his party leaders offering them money.

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Hairs of 'stolen' Telangana pet cat sent for forensic tests

ACTING on a complaint by one Pushpalatha, the Nalgonda Two Town police have sent the hair of a cat to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory for analysis to determine its owner.

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HC junks plea for CBI probe in MUDA case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Mysuru-based social activist Snehamayi Krishna seeking its direction for a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 compensatory MUDA sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathy.

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Most Deportées Entered US in Jan via Agents in Dubai

ALMOST all of the 104 Indians deported by the US entered it in January via Mexico, and while most of them were helped by travel agents based in Dubai, some went through agents in Delhi and the UK.

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Women voters polled more than men: Data

WOMEN voters in Delhi have scripted history, outvoting men in more than half of the constituencies.

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Kejriwal takes a swipe at EC on poll data...

'Interest of transparency': AAP has launched a website which has data related to Form 17C for all assembly seats

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@60.54%, Delhi sees 2% lower turnout than in 2020 elections: EC releases data

DELHI witnessed a voter turnout of 60.54% in the Assembly elections held on Wednesday, with 94.51 lakh people casting their votes, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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Protest outside school over 'molestation' of 5-year-old girl

Scores of people gathered outside a private school on Friday and held a protest after a five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a foreign national student in the national capital.

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2 Private Schools & DU's St Stephen's College Receive Bomb Threat; Probe On

A prominent college and two schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats over email on Friday, prompting police to deploy explosive disposal units and dog squads to comb the premises, officials said.

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JNU students protest against graft charges against prof

Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and other universities in Delhi gathered to protest the recent corruption charges levelled against Rajeev Sijariya.

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Delhi is India's 2nd most polluted for 4th consecutive month in Jan: Report

105 out of 240 cities exceeded PM2.5 limit

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HC seeks Centre's reply on 'digital arrests' in 4 weeks

PIL emphasises need for public awareness & streamlined procedures

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Man arrested for killing girlfriend over 'infidelity'

A 25-year-old woman was strangulated to death by her boyfriend over suspicion of infidelity in Swaroop Nagar area of Delhi, an official said on Friday.

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Guv returns Ordinance to rein in errant lenders

\"Requisite provisions in existing laws\"

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K'taka HC grants anticipatory bail to BSY in POCSO case

THE High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed a trial court order taking cognisance of offences against former chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and IPC.

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Ranked ministers only to infuse competition: Naidu

A day after disclosing the rankings of Ministers based on their performance in clearing files, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu clarified that the exercise was intended to encourage competition among his Cabinet colleagues.

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DG Vaishnav College to host international conference on media, social responsibility

DG Vaishnav College is hosting an international conference titled \"Media and Social Responsibility 2.0\" on February 11 and 12.

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KERALA PROMISES A WAY OUT OF FISCAL DISTRESS

KERALA is ready for a take-off, claimed state finance minister K N Balagopal while presenting the budget for 202526.

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RATE CUT WELCOME, BUT START OF EASING CYCLE NOT ASSURED

THE long-awaited relief from high interest rates has finally arrived.

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The Beatles Reinvent Music Again, This Time With AI

Those were the last words of one of the two 'last' songs The Beatles released in 1970 right after their break-up. Those words, if followed in letter and spirit, would not have helped them make history again—five decades after they officially disbanded.

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Plea on Sambhal demolitions: SC asks petitioner to approach HC

THE Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the contempt petition filed against the Uttar Pradesh government for an alleged violation of its November 2024 order restraining demolition actions across the country without prior notice and opportunity of hearing.

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No change in India's Palestine policy, says Misri

THERE is no change in India's Palestine policy, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday, responding to a question on President Donald Trump proposing that the US could \"take over\" and \"own\" Gaza, with plans to resettle its population in the process.

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India Summons Bangla Envoy for 'Negative' Remark

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner to India following protests lodged by Dhaka over the \"highly aggressive\" remarks made by former PM Sheikh Hasina.

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AI to Deepfake, 50 Private Members' Bills Tabled in RS

The Rajya Sabha on Friday saw the introduction of nearly 50 private members' bills, with a focus on emerging technologies and workplace rights, as well as efforts to enhance parliamentary productivity.

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SC rejects plea for fresh NEET-PG counselling

THE Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking directions to cancel the All India quota (AIQ) round 3 of NEET-PG 2024 counselling and to conduct it afresh.

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Nod to new South Coast Railway zone

To include portion of 'colonial' Waltair division, which will be renamed Visakhapatnam division

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Manufacturing & Agri Allocations Low: Opposition

The Opposition parties on Friday slammed the government for low allocations for the manufacturing and agriculture sectors in the Union Budget and said it has failed to address key issues like inflation and unemployment.

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Inter-faith: Man thrashed by Hindu outfits on court premises

Men from right-wing Hindu outfits, including Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Sanskriti Bachao Manch, brutally thrashed a Muslim man in Bhopal district court premises, accusing him of practicing 'Love Jihad' with a Hindu woman.

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EC Says Will Respond 'With Full Facts', Values Views of Political Parties

HOURS after Rahul Gandhi, along with his MVA allies, raised allegations of irregularities against the Election Commission (EC) on Maharashtra assembly elections, the poll body responded by saying that it will \"reply with full facts\".

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With starry dreams in eyes, they return shattered, petrified

IT was heart-rending for Devendra Singh and Rakshit Balyan of Muzaffarnagar and Gurpreet Singh of Pilibhit as they narrated their ordeal.

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‘Dunki route’ & treacherous trek through Panama tough terrain

THE “Dunki Route” has existed for some time but gained significant attention after several Indians who used it to arrive in the US were deported.

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18 tents gutted as another fire breaks out in Kumbh, but no casualty reported

ANOTHER fire broke out on the Maha Kumbh Mela premises on Friday, gutting nearly 18 tents of an ISKCON camp in Sector 18.

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IMF to release $333 mn bailout soon for Lanka

SRI Lanka's fourth tranche of nearly $3 billion bailout facility by IMF will be materialized in the coming months, a top official of the world body said.

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More houses of Hasina's party workers attacked

PROTESTERS in Bangladesh have attacked and torched houses of leaders of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country, and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and defaced in nearly two dozen districts, according to media reports.

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China blames US for Panama walking away from BRI

CHINA on Friday lashed out at what it called US 'coercion' after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington's threat to take back the Panama Canal.

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SC extends Burmans' open offer, directs Gaekwad to deposit ₹600 cr

IN what could be a possible setback for the Burman family, the Supreme Court on Friday extended their (Burmans) open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in Religare Enterprises (REL) to February 12.

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Gautam Adani donates ₹10k cr on son's wedding

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's younger son Jeet on Friday married fiance Diva Shah at an intimate, traditional ceremony with a small group of friends and family in attendance.

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Infosys lays off close to 400 campus recruits in Mysuru

IT services company Infosys is laying off close to 400 trainees in Mysuru. However, the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), which represents IT professionals, claims the number is close to 700.

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'India not tariff king; Customs not major rev source'

WITH the US import tariff hike looming large, India has said it is not a tariff king. In a recent interaction with TNIE, finance and revenue secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said with a 'fairly comprehensive exercise' to rationalise import duties, India can't be termed as tariff king as US president Donald Trump had referred India in his election campaigns.

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Market shrugs off repo rate cut, closes lower

DOMESTIC equity market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, closed in the red on Friday as the lack of immediate liquidity-enhancing measures and the status quo stance maintained by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) disappointed the markets.

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Rate cut to lower loan cost, boost home sales

REAL estate developers and experts believe that the Reserve Bank of India's decision to reduce the repo rate after five long years will boost sentiment and support housing demand.

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How the cricket fan in South Africa returned to stadia

WATCHING cricket in South Africa can be a unique experience.

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Is gung-ho style pegging back England?

AXAR Patel was down on his knee laughing at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.

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