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The Morning Standard
Nine IAF, four Army personnel get Vir Chakra for role in Op Sindoor
Two others from MHA; 127 Gallantry Awards given to Armed Forces, CAPFs on I-Day eve
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
SP Expels MLA for Praising Yogi's Action Against Gangster Atiq
The Samajwadi Party on Thursday expelled party MLA Puja Pal for anti-party activities, a day after she praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, describing the decimation of the empire of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, culminating in his killing, as the delivery of justice to women.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nigerian kingpin held in multi-crore parcel scam
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) arrested a Nigerian national in Delhi on Thursday, exposing an international syndicate involved in a multi-crore parcel fraud.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Red Fort glitters, but the last Mughal's bloodline fades in neglect
AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his 79th Independence Day address from Delhi's iconic Red Fort, a heavy historical irony hangs in the air.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Patriotism push: Sam Manekshaw, Usman now in NCERT textbooks
Move aimed at motivating youth for nation-building
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
PSG Win Super Cup on Penalties
EUROPEAN champions Paris Saint-Germain began the new season by lifting more silverware on Wednesday as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup after producing a late comeback to draw the match 2-2.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
All animals have right to live, says RSS chief
Amidst the raging controversy over the Supreme Court order, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the stray dog crisis can be resolved by regulating the canine population, and not by sending the animals to shelter homes.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre Issues Guidelines on Floodplain Zones, Bans High-Risk Constructions
WITH flash floods causing destruction, the Centre has issued guidelines on floodplain zoning to encourage the states to adopt non-structural measures and reduce the impact of flood-related disasters.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
With 3L stray dogs, 900 bite cases daily in Punjab
IN Punjab, there are over 3,00,000 stray dogs out of a total dog population of about 650,000.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jul Goods Trade Deficit Hits 8-Month High of $27.35 Billion
The country's merchandise trade deficit touched an eight-month high of $27.35 billion in July, as a sharp rise in imports outpaced a moderate gain in exports, ahead of the looming US tariffs.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
From Red Fort, reflection of nation's hopes
As India marks its 79th year of Independence, the tradition of the Prime Minister addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort remains more than a powerful and symbolic ritual reflecting the country's hopes, direction, and its evolving place in history.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Defence indigenisation to stay course
Make In India
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Efforts on to restore rare earth imports, says govt
The Ministry of Commerce has designed a four-pillar strategy to help exporters withstand the impact of US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Indian goods and broader geopolitical disruptions, according to senior government officials.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Genshitsu Sen, tea master and pilot, dies at 102
GENSHITSU Sen, a former Kamikaze pilot trainee who later promoted peace as a grand master of the Japanese tea ceremony, has died, officials said Thursday. He was 102.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Partition Remembered
As India marks Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14, the country confronts one of the darkest chapters of its independence—the violent and chaotic Partition of 1947 that created two nations, India and Pakistan, at a staggering human cost.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
18 Police Officers to Get President's Medal on I-Day
DELHI Police's 18 officers and personnel have been conferred medals for their services: three President's Medals for distinguished service and 15 medals for meritorious service on the occasion of Independence Day.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Flyers face delays as crew struggles to reach airport
FLIGHT departures from Delhi saw massive delays on Thursday for an unusual reason—pilots and cabin crew were unable to reach the airport on time due to traffic snarls caused by hours of heavy rain and waterlogged roads.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Vincent makes winning move
After being Gukesh's 2nd for World Championship tie, Keymar is now gunning for his crown
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Minor Carrying Banned Chinese Manjha Arrested
A 15-year-old minor boy was apprehended with 16 rolls of banned Chinese manjha, which he was allegedly selling in central Delhi.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Congress hails SC order on SIR as 'massive victory' for democracy; BJP hits back
HAILING the Supreme Court order on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls (SIR) in Bihar, the Congress on Thursday called it a 'massive victory' for democracy and a 'huge message' for 'vote thieves' who tried to distort the electoral process in the state.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
PM Cares children among special guests for I-Day
CHILDREN supported under PM CARES, boys and girls living in child care institutions and Anganwadi workers will be among the special guests to watch PM Narendra Modi unfurl the national flag and address the nation from the ramparts of the 17th-century Red Fort on Independence Day.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rooted in two soils
WHAT is home? It is a question that has been with me for as long as I can remember, a quiet echo that grows louder each time I try to answer it.
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Social media use behind teen pregnancy'
K'taka Minister Blames Exposure, Besides Changing Family Dynamics and Child Marriages for Rising Cases
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
India backs 'weak' plastic treaty draft with no cap on production
On the eve of the penultimate day of negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty, talks are in deadlock — and India has thrown its weight behind the petrochemical-producing Like-Minded Countries (LMC), accepting a weakened draft text that drops production caps and chemical controls as merely a \"starting point\" for talks.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
2,544 POCSO cases this year
There's still a long way to go when it comes to combating sexual offenses against minors.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Commission's Worrying Omissions
In no other country has an election commission been accused of deleting more 'false' voters in a decadal registral revision than population growth over that period makes arithmetically feasible. In no other country has an election commission implied to the highest court that a voting-age citizen cannot necessarily vote.
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Soon, Group A jobs, ₹7 cr for int'l sports medallists
The Delhi government is in the process of rolling out a policy that aims to provide Group 'A' jobs to sportspersons who win medals in international events, besides rewarding them with a cash prize of ₹7 crore, Minister for Home, Education, Power and Urban Development Ashish Sood said on Wednesday.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Relationship with India, Pak unchanged: US
Amid its deepening strategic salience with Pakistan, the US on Wednesday said there is no change in its relationship with either India or Pakistan.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Efforts on to trace missing via phone data: Govt
IN a significant shift in the search operation for individuals missing after the devastating disaster in Dharali, Uttarkashi, authorities will now leverage mobile phone location data to pinpoint their whereabouts.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Court gives green light to Don's aid cuts
A divided US federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration can go ahead with billions of dollars in cuts to foreign assistance programs.
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