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Stage set for battle for Bengal in '26: Draft roll out, 58L voters deleted

41.85L voters deleted from Raj rolls under SIR

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

G-Ram-G bill introduced in LS amid din

THE Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed fierce protests from Opposition members after the government introduced a new bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Court rejects ED chargesheet against Gandhis in Herald case

IN a huge relief to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of a chargesheet filed against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald 'scam'.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Bondi Beach assailant had roots in Hyderabad

Sajid migrated to Australia in '98; no India connect to radicalisation

2 min  |

December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Luthra brothers deported from Thailand, held; Goa cops get two-day remand

GAURAV and Saurabh Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in north Goa's Arpora, where a massive fire killed 25 people on December 6, were handed over to the Goa Police on a two-day transit remand on Tuesday.

2 min  |

December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

I apologise to people of Delhi: Sirsa

DELHI Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday apologised to the people of the capital for the worsening air pollution and its impact on children's health, while announcing a series of strict enforcement measures to curb vehicular and industrial emissions.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

13 killed in central Iran bus crash

A passenger bus overturned, killing 13 people and injuring over a dozen others on a highway in central Iran, state-run IRNA news agency reported.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

This high AuQIb good for health

‘A COACH doesn’t make a player but a player makes a coach’.

2 min  |

December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

With Jadeja moving to RR, CSK break bank for UP’s Veer

Veer was a relatively unknown cricketer from Uttar Pradesh till five-time champions Chennai Super Kings snapped him for a breathtaking price of 714.2 crore on Tuesday.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Ola founder sells stake in firm amid fall in share prices

BHAVISH Aggarwal, co-founder of electric two-wheeler (e-2W) company Ola Electric Mobility, on Tuesday sold 2.6 crore shares, representing a 0.6% stake in the company, through a bulk deal.

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Genome factor behind very high TB burden among tribal groups in MP

GENETIC science researchers from across the country have zeroed in on genomic factors, which are possibly behind the abnormally high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence among the Sahariyas - one of the three particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in Madhya Pradesh.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Gujarat nos flag shrinking of jobs amid large spending

WHILE the Centre tabled the bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, official data shared in the Lok Sabha on December 16 revealed a more troubling situation in Gujarat.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Amorim rues misses after ‘crazy’ draw versus Bournemouth in PL

MANCHESTER

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Rupee falls below 91 as RBI stops intervention

THE rupee continued its free-fall for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, closing 22 paise or 0.24% down to a new low of 91.07 per dollar.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY MUST FOLLOW MLAS' RAISE

YEAR-end celebrations arrived early for Odisha legislators as the proposal for a threefold hike in their salary was approved by the state assembly on the last day of the winter session.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Rithala-Kundli Metro Corridor gets LG nod

LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena has approved the allotment of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) land to DMRC for the Rithala-Bawana-Narela-Kundli Corridor under Metro Phase IV, enabling construction of the crucial viaduct from Rithala to Rohini Sector 25.

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

MCD students struggle as classes move online

THE Delhi government's direction regarding online classes for students of classes Nursery to Class-5 in the city and NCR due to rising pollution faces a huge implementation gap due to lack of remote learning infrastructure for students of schools run especially by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Barapullah Phase 3 project back on track

CM Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said her government has revived the Barapullah Bridge Phase 3 project and restarted work, which will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

70% teaching staff shortage in K'taka state univs

A severe shortage of teaching and non-teaching staff has crippled the functioning of universities in the state.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

PAYDAY, PAYDAY! UNCAPPED BUT CROREPATIS

As many as 35 uncapped players signed as teams go big to secure domestic talents; Veer and Sharma become highest-paid domestic players in the IPL

2 min  |

December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

NEW BILL DILUTES RURAL JOBS AS A RIGHT, BURDENS STATE FINANCES

A fresh controversy has been triggered by a new Bill that seeks to replace the fairly successful, two-decades-old rural jobs scheme.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Ukraine says fresh peace proposals to be presented to Russia soon

Kyiv signals agreement on most terms after Berlin talks with US officials, though land disputes and the shape of postwar security guarantees remain key hurdles

2 min  |

December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Capital records high cancer incidence rates, reveals data

DELHI continues to record one of the highest cancer incidence rates among major Indian metropolitan regions, with the age-adjusted incidence rate (AAIR) standing at 146.7 per 1,00,000 for men and 132.5 for women, significantly higher than cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the Union government informed Parliament.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Low visibility disrupts flight ops at IGIA for 2nd consecutive day

DENSE fog conditions resulted in the cancellation of flights across the Northern Region on Tuesday too.

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Modi begins maiden Ethiopia visit, seeks to deepen ties across sectors

INDIA and Ethiopia on Tuesday elevated their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership following wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali in Addis Ababa.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Tiger pugmarks seen in J’khand on census 1st day

IN a major boost to the claims made by forest officials about the presence of tigers in Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), tiger pugmarks were found on the very first day of the Tiger Census, which started across Jharkhand on December 15.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Three Indian students among injured in IS-inspired Bondi Beach shooting

THREE Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.

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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

HDFC gets RBI nod to buy 9.5% stake in IndusInd

HDFC Bank said on Tuesday that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved its request to allow its group entities to acquire up to a 9.5% stake in the troubled private sector lender IndusInd Bank.

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December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

More than a mere puzzle box

Daniel Craig returns as the charming detective in Wake Up Dead Man's most complex and thematically rich entry in the franchise

2 min  |

December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

₹7,000 cr investment in Odisha pharma summit

ODISHA'S push for developing into a pharmaceutical and medical devices manufacturing hub got a big boost with the state securing investment intents to the tune of ₹7,043 crore at the first Pharma Summit held here on Tuesday.

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December 17, 2025