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The Morning Standard
Domestic markets kick off Samvat 2082 on positive note
DOMESTIC equity markets kicked off Samvat 2082 on a positive note after wrapping up Samvat 2081 with a modest gain.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stage set for first phase of polls, 1.3K in fray for 121 seats
IN all, 1,314 candidates are left in the fray for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled on November 6.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Relief as $1L H-1B fee does not apply to US visa holders
A month after US President Donald Trump’s proclamation jacking up the fee for H1-B visas to a steep $100,000 caused panic among international students and professionals, the US government has now clarified that the fee won't apply to current visa holders and recent international graduates.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC to SIT: Probe criminal conspiracy in Sabarimala case
THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to thoroughly investigate the aspect of criminal conspiracy in the Sabarimala gold scam, observing that the chain of events commencing in 2019 and the subsequent entrustment of the Dwarapalaka idols to Unnikrishnan Potti appeared to be part of a larger and well-orchestrated scheme.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan's first female PM
JAPAN's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
WARP AND WEFT OF PEACEMAKING AMID VIOLENCE
The Nobel Prize encourages us to think of peace in a broader context. In this imagination, there cannot be a chasm between the regional and the national or international
4 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
India need to get their combination right
Three close losses against three of their biggest title rivals have pushed India towards periphery at their own party
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
OBCs, upper castes get bigger pie
After caste survey, NDA & Oppn bloc go for strategy shift in picking Bihar poll candidates, Fate of Samrat, Tejashwi to be sealed on Nov 6
2 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Proteas crush Pakistan to go top of table
SOUTH Africa steamrolled Pakistan by 150 runs in a rain-affected round robin league match to leapfrog to the top of the points table in the Women's World Cup here on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
SUPREME CONTEMPT OF THE COURT
JUST days after the Supreme Court permitted the use of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for limited hours during Diwali, the national capital experienced its worst post-festival morning in the past five years with the PM2.5 levels reaching 488 micrograms.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
RESIDENTS FAMOUSLY KEEP LATE ON DIWALI
AQI crosses 400 in many parts of city. Over 100 cases registered over violation of Supreme Court's guidelines
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gupta discusses capital's growth plans with PM Modi
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lokpal floats tender to buy 7 BMW cars worth ₹5 crore, draws Oppn flak
THE Lokpal, India's anti-corruption watchdog, is facing criticism for planning to buy luxury cars for its officials.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
GOVT COUNTERS, SAYS AAP CAUSING STUBBLE TROUBLE
THE BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday traded words over high air toxicity levels in Delhi following Diwali celebrations.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
GLOBAL PARTNERS IN DEFENCE CAN BE CATALYSTS, NOT CRUTCHES
INDIA'S bold push for self-reliance in defence is no longer aspirational is now turning into a tangible reality.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Railway wrestlers not invited for Sr Nationals
GIVEN their decision not to compete at the 2024 nationals held in Bengaluru, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has not invited the Railway Sports Promotion Board.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP, AAP spar on cloud seeding after artificial rain misses Diwali date
When there are clouds, there will be seeding, says Sirsa; AAP says BJP not keeping promise
2 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Revanth asks Maoists to surrender
CM praises police efforts to curb threats, urges Naxal leaders to be partners in nation-building
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
'WE CAN'T ALL LEAVE'
Sima's Song spotlights the human drama of friendship between two women of opposing ideologies in war-torn Afghanistan....The story of an evening with Afghan director Roya Sadat who spoke to a Delhi audience just as her film won a major Canadian award.
5 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
City sees over 15% drop in fire-related emergency calls
THE Delhi Fire Services (DFS) recorded a significant drop in fire-related emergencies this Diwali, receiving 269 calls on the festival day, a decline of over 15 per cent compared to last year's 318 calls, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Swadeshi pitch in PM's Diwali letter
Swadeshi pitch in PM’s Diwaliletter 0kpa! floats tender to buy 7 BMW cars worth 5 crore, draws Oppn flak
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
IT sector sees minor rise in hiring, faster Al adoption
Companies invest heavily in Al, machine learning, cloud computing
2 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
EC: Print ads a day before or poll date need pre-certification
AHEAD of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued an order saying to ensure a fair campaign environment, no party, candidate, organisation or person shall publish any advertisement in print media on poll day and one day prior to the poll day, unless the contents are pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Winter blackouts loom as Russia targets Kyiv’s grids
AS the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis treatment for kidney disease. Without electricity, the machine that keeps her alive stops working.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
FIR against former Punjab DGP, ex-minister wife over son’s death
FORMER Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and former minister Razia Sultana, along with their daughter and daughter-in-law, have been booked for murder and criminal conspiracy by Haryana Police in connection with the death of their 35-year-old son, Agil Akhter.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Groundwater level in Kerala rises by 1.6 metre
THE groundwater level in Kerala has risen by an average of 1.6 metres this year, according to a preliminary assessment made by the state groundwater department last month.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Paraglider from Canada found dead, Australian rescued in HP
A 27-year-old Canadian paraglider, Megan Elizabeth, was found dead after going missing from the high mountains of the Dhauladhar range, while a 47year-old Australian paraglider, Jacob, was rescued in the last 48 hours.
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October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tirumala Devasthanams logs ₹918.6 cr donations from devotees in one year
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the governing body of the revered Sri Venkateswara temple, has recorded an unprecedented surge in donations for the year 2025, marking a significant recovery in its financial landscape post-Covid-19.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
10 months on, NMC yet to act against 30 docs for 'sponsored' foreign trips
THE National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to take any action against 30 doctors who accepted free trips to Monaco and Paris worth ₹1.91 crore last year, despite the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recommendations that action should be taken against them for violating professional misconduct.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
WASTE LAND: A NATION OF LANDFILLS
SOME years ago, I was editing a newspaper in Mumbai and we ran a report on the city’s eternal garbage problem.
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