The Morning Standard - April 09, 2025

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April 09, 2025

Guv Sending Reiterated Bills to Prez Illegal: SC

IN a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held the action of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi to reserve 10 bills for the President's consideration despite their reiteration by the state assembly \"illegal and arbitrary\".

2 mins

Cong resolution calls Waqf Act polarising, foreign policy weak

FROM opposing the Waqf Act to India's foreign policy, One Nation, One Election bill and proposed delimitation to economic and education policy, the political resolution being discussed at the All India Congress Committee session in Ahmedabad vows to strengthen organisational capacity and competence to fight for Nyay (justice) for every Indian.

1 min

Verdict a win for all states: Stalin in TN Assembly

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday described the Supreme Court verdict, which held that Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi's action of not granting assent to the 10 bills readopted by the Assembly as illegal, as a monumental victory not only for Tamil Nadu but for all the state governments.

1 min

Relief to Patkar in 2001 criminal defamation case

In a relief to Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, a city court on Tuesday granted her probation for one year in a criminal defamation case filed by L-G V K Saxena in 2001.

1 min

'Dilapidated govt school buildings to be restored soon'

DELHI Education Minister Ashish Sood announced on Tuesday that the city's dilapidated government school buildings will soon undergo restoration.

1 min

City sizzles under early April heatwave

A severe heatwave continued to scorch the national capital on Tuesday, with maximum temperatures reaching beyond the 40-degree Celsius mark for the second consecutive day.

1 min

DUSIB seeks water, health check ups at shelter homes

THE Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has approached multiple civic bodies and government departments, urging them to ramp up essential services at shelter homes across the capital.

1 min

AIIMS launches intra-institute patient referral system

THE All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Tuesday launched its intra-network referral system to facilitate patients referred from other AIIMS to here.

1 min

Hosps gear up for heat stroke cases

'Heat stroke is becoming increasingly common'

1 min

Won't allow CAG report to become a formality

Govt must provide level-playing field in school edu, says Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta at 23rd edition of Delhi Dialogues

7 mins

Kapil Mishra defends 2020 tweets in court

DELHI Law Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra defended his 2020 tweets, stating they targeted rival parties, not any religious or linguistic community.

1 min

Dowry death not defined by place: HC

THE Delhi High Court has clarified that the location where a woman takes her own life does not negate the possibility of it being a case of dowry death, provided the act is linked to matrimonial cruelty.

1 min

MCD's move to club waste charges with property tax draws flak

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) recent decision to levy user charges for solid waste management along with property tax has triggered widespread criticism from Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the city.

1 min

Cyber fraud syndicate linked to digital arrest busted, 4 arrested in city

THE Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud syndicate that extorted ₹8.10 lakh from a 45-year-old woman using forged documents impersonating the CBI and ED.

1 min

Polavaram Officials Nod to Joint Survey for Submergence in TG

POLAVARAM Project Authority (PPA) Chief Executive Officer Atul Jain on Tuesday said that a joint survey to assess the potential submergence of areas in Telangana, including the temple town of Bhadrachalam, under Polavaram backwaters would be undertaken soon.

1 min

Pawan Kalyan's son injured in fire accident

ANDHRA Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan's younger son, Master Mark Shankar, sustained injuries in a fire accident at his school in Singapore.

1 min

Tariff Hike: Shrimp Farmers Announce 3-Month Holidays

AQUA farmers are caught in distress following the 26 percent tariff imposed by the United States, pushing the aquaculture sector in the Godavari districts into turmoil.

1 min

HC raps TN for keeping mum on transfer pleas

TASMAC RAID: State govt had 'insulted' and 'disrespected' the court and misrepresented the facts, says HC

2 mins

II PU results out, Mysuru girls outshine boys

DESPITE efforts made to achieve a ranking within top 10 in the list, the Mysuru district fell short of its goal with the 12th position in the state in the second pre-university exam results which were announced on Tuesday.

2 mins

13 MoUs worth ₹99K cr sealed during Majhi's Delhi visit

THE Odisha government on Tuesday signed a series of high-value MoUs entailing investments to the tune of ₹98,880 crore with leading industry players of the country.

1 min

Courts Begin to Check ED's Summons Power

Three months into the new year, the courts continue to reinterpret and shape the laws on money laundering.

3 mins

India, UAE agree to scale up defence relations

INDIA and the UAE on Tuesday agreed to further boost their defence ties by deepening the Coast Guard-to-Coast Guard cooperation, scaling up defence industry collaboration and through training exchanges.

1 min

'Appeasement politics': PM slams Oppn over Waqf Act

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Opposition, including the Congress, for their protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which came into effect on April 8, 2025.

1 min

SC: Courts not supposed to do moral policing

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court decision imposing a fine of ₹10 lakh each on political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla and musician Vishal Dadlani for allegedly insulting and mocking Jain saint Tarun Sagar on Twitter in 2016 after noting that \"courts are not supposed to do moral policing\".

1 min

TN Verdict Can Cover Us Too: Kerala

AFTER the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared \"illegal and arbitrary\" the Tamil Nadu Governor's action of sitting on 10 bills re-sent to him by the state Assembly, the Kerala government requested the CJI-led bench to list its similar writ petition, pending before it, before the bench headed by Justice J B Pardiwala.

1 min

Guvs should act in time-bound manner on bills, says top court

In a landmark ruling delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court clarified the powers and responsibilities of Governors in India regarding the bills presented to them by State legislatures under Article 200 of the Constitution.

1 min

Patel, protest and politics: Cong fires warning shot from BJP's backyard

SENIOR Congress leaders on Tuesday strongly attacked BJP leaders in Gujarat, the party's traditional stronghold, over key national and international issues, including the rise in LPG prices and U.S. tariffs on Indian exports.

1 min

Kharge raps BJP ‘takeover’ of institutions

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticised the BJP for the RSS's \"ideological takeover\" of institutions associated with Mahatma Gandhi, such as the Sarva Seva Sangh in Varanasi and Gujarat Vidyapeeth.

1 min

₹314 cr I-T notice to daily wager in MP

A middle-aged raj mistry (master-mason), living in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, has reportedly received a tax recovery notice worth over ₹314.79 crore from the income tax department.

1 min

Shah Reviews Security, Says Time to Implement 'Zero' Terror Plan in J&K

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the entire terror eco-system nurtured by elements inimical to India in Jammu and Kashmir has been crippled.

1 min

Day after Rahul's unity call, Tejashwi says he's CM face

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for a united front in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav declared himself the chief ministerial candidate for the opposition's Mahagathbandhan, or grand alliance, in the state.

1 min

Maha reply on Kamra's plea against FIR sought

A division bench issues notices to state and complainants

1 min

477 cases in 15 months: Worry in the Hills as HIV infection up in Kumaon

A sharp rise in HIV cases in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region has sparked concerns about public health.

1 min

Scientists Employ Genetic Engineering to Resurrect Dire Wolf

THREE genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping, and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US, according to the company that aims to bring back lost species.

1 min

Zelenskyy Says Two Chinese Captured Fighting for Russia

THE Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese men fighting with the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday.

1 min

Israeli Strikes Kill 25 People in Gaza as Supreme Court Hears Shin Bet Cases

ISRAELI strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday killed at least 25 people, including eight children and five women, according to Palestinian medics.

1 min

Crude May Hit $40/Barrel in Extreme Case

GOLDMAN Sachs lowered its oil price forecasts twice in a week and said that crude prices could potentially drop below $40 per barrel in an extreme scenario.

1 min

Benchmarks rise nearly 1.5% after Monday's crash

Following the heavy fall of Monday, domestic equity markets rebounded on Tuesday, with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - gaining about 1.5% each.

2 mins

Fintech start-ups' funding down 35% at $366 mn in Q1

MACROECONOMIC challenges and geopolitical headwinds have resulted in a decline of fintech funding in Q1 2025 (January-March).

1 min

IT cos may see muted FY26 guidance

Analysts expect most large IT cos to register revenue fall in Q4FY25 on weak demand due to US tariffs

2 mins

Mobile phone exports cross ₹2 lakh cr in FY25

THE country's mobile phone exports have crossed a significant milestone, surpassing ₹2 lakh crore in the financial year 2024-25, said minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday.

1 min

Credit Inflow Much Lower Than Small Biz Need

DESPITE continuing efforts of the government to channelise the formal financing to small businesses, a survey shows though credit availability has improved, the quantum is much lower than what they need.

1 min

Banks May See 11% Credit Growth in '26

The easing in some of the key regulations since new RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra took office in December can help banks, which have been seeing lower credit sales, bolster their loan book expansions to the tune of 10.8% in FY26, as per a report.

1 min

ISSF World Cup: Teenager Suruchi clinches gold, Manu fails to qualify

DOUBLE Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker is not having the start she would have desired in the first international competition of the new season.

2 mins

Arya in new Avatar for Punjab

ONLY a few days into Punjab Kings' pre-season camp, there was several interview requests for Priyansh Arya. When it was put to him that several scribes wanted to speak to him, the opener had given a one-sentence response. \"I will talk after I perform,\" he had said.

3 mins

War, Peace and What Lies In Between

On the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest that exhibited 65 stark photographs—from the scars of war to everyday life to social inequalities and man-made disasters—by photojournalists from across the world, in Delhi

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