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19th century ‘Wicked Queen’ rerun in Panipat: Woman kills 4 kids for their good looks
HARYANA Police has solved the mystery of killing of a six-year-old girl in Panipat’s Naultha village, and, with it, unearthed the shocking details of a “wicked aunt”, whose crimes matched the deeds of “Wicked Queen” in the 19th century German fairy tale Snow White.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nursery admission forms for pvt schools to be released today
THE much-anticipated race for nursery admissions in Delhi’s private schools will officially begin today with the Directorate of Education (DoE) opening the application window for Nursery, Kindergarten, and Class 1 for the 2026-27 academic session.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gaikwad stakes claim, but SA clinch run-fest
Opener Markram slams century while Breetzke & Brevis score a fifty each as Proteas chase down 359 to level series
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Secure control over global supply chain'
INDIA needs to adapt to the ongoing global economic shifts and secure greater control over supply chains to ensure resilience at a time when trade is increasingly being weaponised, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
WORLD-CLASS INFRA 400-km road redevelopment by March next year, says govt
THE Delhi government has approved a major infrastructural plan to redevelop 402 kilometres of city roads by March next year.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
IT COMES A FULL CIRCLE
Nearly two decades after its Delhi debut, theatre director Roysten Abel's famous production, The Manganiyar Seduction, returns to the city next week. Abel reflects on the music's evolution, the ensemble's journey, and what it has taught him.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
LETTER WITHDRAWN GOVT BLINKS, NIXES SANCHAR SAATHI FIAT
THE government on Wednesday withdrew its order directing phone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app, following strong backlash from opposition parties, digital rights activists, and manufacturers including Apple and Google. This reversal came a day after the telecom ministry clarified that the state-run cybersecurity app is not mandatory and that users may activate or deactivate it.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC sets aside its order sacking 32,000 teachers in West Bengal
IN a relief for the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside a single-judge order that had cancelled the appointment of 32,000 primary school teachers.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rupee breaches 90-mark for the first time
THE rupee’s freefall deepened on Wednesday, breaching the 90-per-dollar mark for the first time, hitting a new low of 90.29 in the morning trade after opening flat at 89.96. It closed the day’s session at an all-time low of 90.15.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Himalayan Voices at India’s Table
IN 2019, I watched a small but stirring film called Axone, set in Delhi and threaded through the everyday lives of young people from the north east.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Massive chaos as over 200 IndiGo flights cancelled
Insiders attribute it to Emirates’ hiring spree
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Capital green breached on Africa Avenue without approval, NDMC to begin probe
A private firm reportedly uprooted a green belt stretch and damaged an adjacent footpath on Africa Avenue in Sarojini Nagar on Wednesday, officials claimed.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rashmika lashes out on misuse of AI
‘HE use of AI to morph and generate fake images of film celebrities, especially female film stars, has become rampant in the industry now.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Navneet Sehgal resigns as Prasar Bharati head
PUBLIC broadcaster Prasar Bharati Chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal has resigned.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Modi meets BJP MPs to firm up Bengal strategy
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked BJP MPs from West Bengal to counter the TMC government and work towards winning the assembly elections next year.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Maximise productivity': Odisha House approves bill for 10-hour workdays, night shifts for women
THE Odisha Assembly on Wednesday gave its assent to the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Bill, 2025, amending the original Act of 1956, for extending the maximum daily work hours in all categories of commercial establishments from existing nine to 10, and allowing women to work night shifts.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Moscow ties: Delhi rolls out red carpet for Putin
NEW Delhi is all set to roll out the red carpet as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives from Moscow on Thursday fora tightly packed two-day state visit laced with high-level diplomacy, economic negotiations and ceremonial grandeur.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Groundwater extraction highest in Punjab, followed by Raj & Haryana
PUNJAB leads the nation in underground water extraction as 25% of the total 6,762 total blocks in India are over-exploit-ed, critical and semi-critical and concentrated in only nine states. The others being Karna-taka, MP, Tamil Nadu, UP, Delhi, and Puducherry.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
No breakthrough, min promises end to impasse
THE marathon meeting chaired by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya with key stakeholders of Indian Football on Wednesday did not see any major breakthrough.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
12 Maoists and 3 jawans killed in Bijapur gunfight
275 Naxals, 23 security personnel gunned down in C’garh this year
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Vaishnaw bats for strict laws on fake news
Minister says Al-generated deepfake videos, misuse of social media pose a threat to democracy @ After House disruptions, Rijiju hopeful of constructive debate
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sheetal Tejwani arrested in Pune land scam that named Ajit Pawar’s son
THE Pune Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested Sheetal Tejwani in connection with a 1,800 crore land scam involving 40 acres of land near Pune, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s elder son, Parth Pawar, is allegedly involved.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pregnant B’deshi woman, son welcome, says SC
IN a significant move, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed, on “humanitarian grounds”, the return of Sunali Khatoon, a pregnant woman, and her eight-year-old son, Sabir, to India, seven months after they were deported to Bangladesh.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fill potholes within 72 hours: Gupta
CM Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced the constitution of a specialised, high-level expert committee to work continuously on controlling pollution in the national capital.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gill, Hardik back in T20I team, no Rinku for SA series
SHUBMAN Gill is back in the Indian team as vice-captain of the T20I team for the South Africa series as the BCCI announced the squad on Wednesday.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
If you want to do something, do it: WC winner Charani
AT 21, NR Sree Charani has already lived a dream most young cricketers barely dare to imagine. From practising on dusty mud pitches in Erramalle village, Kadapa during the COVID lockdowns to lifting the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup for India—her rise has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
JFE Steel to buy JSW BPSL stake for 15,000 cr
INDUSTRIALIST Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Steel will sell a 50% stake in its subsidiary Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) to Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation for 15,750 crore to form an equal joint venture (JV) at an equity value of 31,500 crore.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Embassy REIT to acquire prime asset for ₹852 crore
BENGALURU-based Embassy Office Parks REIT (Embassy REIT), India’s first listed REIT, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 3 lakh sq feet marquee office property located within Embassy GolfLinks Business Park for %852 crore in Domlur area of the city.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel gets possible hostage remains, moves toward opening Gaza border
ISRAEL received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the wartorn territory through a border crossing with Egypt.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Key policy paper leaked to Oppn, Revanth sees red
THE state government has ordered a Vigilance inquiry into how details of the Hyderabad Industrial Lands Transformation (HILT) Policy reached BRS leaders days before the GO was issued, setting off speculation within the administration over the source of the leak.
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