The Morning Standard - April 21, 2025

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April 21, 2025

Easter Outreach by the BJP Amid Kerala Waqf Row

Party says resolution after SC's order on Act

1 min

US V-P Comes Calling in Bilateral Talks Push

UNITED States Vice President James David Vance, accompanied by his wife Usha and their three children, will arrive in India on Monday for a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.

1 min

Rasheed's story - Courage, grit and papa's sacrifices

SHAIK Balisha Vali speaks only Telugu. It took him more than five hours to find a translator to speak to this daily, but the moment he started talking, he opened his heart out on what it took to make his son, Rasheed, a cricketer.

1 min

Guv may not get to appoint VCs, but retains lot of powers on univs

THE Tamil Nadu Governor still wields considerable power with respect to state universities, though a recent Supreme Court ruling stripped the governor of the authority to appoint Vice-Chancellors to 18 of 20 state-run universities.

1 min

Ex-K'taka DGP Murdered, Wife Tells Friend, 'I Killed a Monster'

FORMER Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Om Prakash was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence here on Sunday evening.

1 min

HORNET'S NEST: SAVE ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE FROM COW DUNG TALES

Novelist and columnist Makarand Paranjape was one of the earliest visible faces of the right-of-center ideological track in the predominantly Left-leaning Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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Bhandari rejects ED's plea to label him as 'fugitive'

ARMS dealer Sanjay Bhandari has opposed the Enforcement Directorate's plea to declare him a fugitive in a black money case, telling a Delhi court that his stay in the UK is legal and that the London HC had rejected India's extradition request.

1 min

Omar Abdullah fumes after flight diversion

JAMMU & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slammed Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after his IndiGo flight from Srinagar was diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night following a three-hour delay in the air.

1 min

Seelampur murder case: Seven arrested, 2 juveniles detained

THE Delhi Police have arrested seven persons, including two women, and detained two juveniles aged 15 and 17, in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in north-east Delhi's Seelampur area, an official said on Sunday.

1 min

Cong demands ₹10 lakh each for Mustafabad victims

THE Delhi Congress on Sunday demanded a high-level probe into the Mustafabad building collapse that killed 11 people and left several others injured.

1 min

Govt likely to launch heat action plan today

Long-term plan is to provide water directly to homes: Parvesh Verma

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BJP using ED to target Oppn: DMK on Herald case

THE DMK, which is part of the INDIA bloc, on Sunday slammed BJP over the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheeting senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

1 min

Rape Accused Shoots Self to Divert Blame

A 35-year-old rape accused, out on bail, allegedly shot himself late on Saturday night to implicate the victim's family members in a false police case.

1 min

K'taka court orders seizure of top civic officer's car

A court at Gangavathi in Koppal district ordered that the Koppal deputy commissioner's official car be seized over compensation not being paid in a land acquisition case.

1 min

Illegal Explosives Worth ₹20 Lakh Busted in Andhra

POLICE busted a major illegal explosives network on Saturday and seized over five tonnes of materials worth over ₹20 lakh.

1 min

Durai Vaiko withdraws resignation

MDMK supremo says his son has ironed out differences with general secretary Sathya

2 mins

Will move HC against order to remove my name from stadium, says miffed Azhar

FORMER India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin is planning to approach the Telangana High Court, seeking a stay on Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman's order to remove his name from North Stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

1 min

Controversial Kerala officer nominated for Prez Medal

ADGP M R Ajith Kumar, who has been embroiled in various controversies of late, has been recommended for the President's Medal for Distinguished Service.

1 min

Tap water connection reaches 74% of rural Andhra households: Data

AS many as 70,51,976 rural households in Andhra Pradesh now have access to tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal programme.

1 min

Drug use allegations hit Mollywood again; actors' bodies call for action

RECENT allegations of drug abuse and misconduct on film shooting locations, highlighted by actor Vincy Aloshious's complaint against her co-star Shine Tom Chacko and a separate narcotic case involving him, have reignited discussions on these issues.

1 min

A Tale Of Courage And Faith From The Jatakas

DID you know that the literal meaning of Jataka is 'birth stories'? A fact we know well is that the Jatakas are a body of Indian literature that mainly concerns the previous births of Gautama Buddha, in both human and animal form.

3 mins

New Financial Crisis, Lessons Of Past Unlearnt

The principal weakness is debt. Tariffs and sanctions will raise price pressures and make it difficult to return to the ultra-low rates that made excessive indebtedness sustainable

4 mins

A New Click into the Beneficiary Module: Citizen Access to Poshan Tracker

AS India marks the 7th Poshan Pakhwada this April; a key focus is to raise awareness about the newly launched Beneficiary Module of the Poshan Tracker.

3 mins

Dubey Must Face Action Over CJI Remarks: Cong...

A day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made controversial remarks against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Supreme Court, Congress on Sunday sought stringent action against him for \"trying to intimidate the judiciary\".

1 min

CPM gen secy vows to toe Yechury line on INDIA bloc

MA Baby meets Kharge, says will bolster alliance fight against BJP

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BJP MP's barb on former CEC sparks fresh row

AFTER making a defamatory statement against the Supreme Court, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a fresh attack on Sunday, this time against former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi, referring to him as a \"Muslim Commissioner\".

1 min

Rahul to deliver speech in Brown varsity, meet NRIs during US visit

DURING his two-day visit to the US, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will deliver a speech at the Brown University in Rhode Island and meet with the NRI community among others.

1 min

Ganga, Brahmaputra basins hit 23-year low in snow persistence: Data

THE Ganga and Brahmaputra basins are witnessing a record low in snow persistence in the past 23 years, raising concerns about an impending water crisis that could affect the over-650 million people dependent on the snow-fed river systems.

1 min

MP to use AI alert to curb encroachments in forests

MADHYA Pradesh is set to use an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered real-time alert system for meticulously detecting and alerting about forest encroachment, illegal land use changes and environmental degradation.

1 min

Cracks in Oppn bloc ahead of panchayat polls

THE two key Opposition parties in Assam—the Congress and the Raijor Dal—have been at daggers drawn.

1 min

Lost Baby Jumbo Falls Into Well in Jharkhand, Rescued

A baby elephant that fell into a well in Jharkhand's Latehar district was rescued by forest officials after over five hours of hard work, forest officials said.

1 min

Thackeray cousins' Maha reunion buzz worries Shinde; BJP cautious

THE ongoing discussions about a possible reconciliation between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray have seemingly rattled Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while the BJP maintains a cautious stand.

1 min

Double murder accused in Bengal Waqf violence held

WEST BENGAL Police on Sunday arrested one of the prime accused in the murder of a man and his son in violence-hit Murshidabad district.

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Nitish switches sides for 'kursi', ties with BJP not for Bihar progress: Kharge

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed the alliance between the ruling JD(U) and the BJP in Bihar as \"opportunistic\" and alleged that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar switches sides only for the sake of 'kursi' (power).

1 min

Punjab Outsources Technical Work of Power Corp Amid Staff Shortage

In a first, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has initiated a pilot project to outsource the complete technical work of two subdivisions in each of its five zones.

1 min

3 Killed as Rain Wreaks Havoc in J&K

Flash floods cause extensive damage to a portion of Srinagar-Jammu highway, traffic hit

2 mins

NASA's oldest active astronaut returns for his 70th birthday

Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.

1 min

Vance Briefly Meets Pope After Tangle Over Migration

US Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans.

1 min

Belarus crackdown on journalists

JOURNALIST Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government.

1 min

New wave of anti-Trump stir hits US cities

THOUSANDS of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies.

1 min

Stone carvers take on colonial past in Oxford exhibit

A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot. Chained men in gold mines, and a pregnant woman.

1 min

Israeli Investigation Finds 'Professional Failures' in Deaths of 15 Gaza Medics

An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of \"professional failures\" and a deputy commander has been fired.

1 min

Putin pretends to honour ceasefire, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian forces reported 59 shellings, 5 assaults, and drone strikes

1 min

Why Equities Best for Young People

I was sitting in an airport lounge when a young woman approached me and said \"I watch your YT videos, but sorry, I don't invest in equities\".

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Indian Bank Plans to Disburse ₹20k Cr to SHGs

PUBLIC sector Indian Bank has set a target to disburse ₹20,000 crore to Self Help Groups nationwide during the current financial year, an official said.

1 min

NRIs Can Get Tax-Free Returns From Indian MFs

A recent ruling by Mumbai ITAT says NRIs are not required to pay taxes on gains from Indian MF investments

2 mins

MULTI-ASSET INVESTING IS GETTING REAL

WHEN you construct your investment portfolio, you want to protect your money and grow it to beat inflation.

2 mins

Reserve Bank is on a gold-buying spree

WITH the US dollar losing its sheen as the world's most trusted reserve currency, central banks across the world have been on a gold buying spree.

2 mins

MTNL Defaults on Loans Worth Over ₹8,300 Crore

MAHANAGAR Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has reported defaults totaling ₹8,346 crore in principal and interest payments to several banks.

1 min

Liverpool Close In On Title; Leicester Relegated

TRENT Alexander-Arnold fired Liverpool to the brink of the Premier League title as his late strike sealed a 1-0 win that relegated Leicester after Arsenal's 4-0 rout of Ipswich delayed the leaders' coronation on Sunday.

1 min

Behind Rasheed's rise, a tale of sweat and tears

Father's struggles over the years helped batter to reach big stage

2 mins

Spotlight on top guns as Fed Cup Athletics commences in Kochi

THE 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Championship, featuring the country's top athletes, will begin on Monday at the Maharaja's College Ground in Ernakulam.

1 min

Rune defeats Alcaraz to clinch Barcelona Open

HOLGER Rune beat World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Sunday to win the Barcelona Open for the first time.

1 min

Mumbai Pile More Misery on Chennai

A day after head coach Stephen Fleming hinted Chennai Super Kings would be looking at giving more game time to the younger players in the remaining games this edition, Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre made his IPL debut with the yellow brigade here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

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Kohli scores half-century as clinical RCB continue away winning streak

DEVDUTT Padikkal blossomed under the able guidance of Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bengaluru exacted sweet revenge on Punjab Kings keeping their away win record intact with a seven-wicket victory in an IPL match here.

1 min

Partition, A Personal Story

\"S that our new home?\" is Sita's constant refrain, after being uprooted from their land as a consequence of India's Partition in Ritwik Ghatak's cult Partition film Subarnarekha.

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Jaat 2 will do better than part one: Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol on Sunday thanked people for showering love on his latest film Jaat, and said its upcoming sequel will be even better.

1 min

The Beauteous Traditions Of Beauty

Back To Nature

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