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5 IAS officers as special roll observers for SIR in Bengal
THE Election Commission of India (EC) on Monday appointed five more IAS officers as Special Roll Observers (SROs) to intensify the second phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delegation from Tokyo varsity begins India-Japan higher edu conclave ‘25
THE India-Japan Higher Education Conclave 2025 opened in New Delhi on Monday with OP Jindal Global University (JGU) hosting a high-level delegation from the University of Tokyo to mark the start of a six-day, tricity India tour aimed at strengthening academic cooperation between the two countries.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
33 surrenders in 10 days; Naxal nos. in single digit
A total of 33 surrenders in 10 days have shrunk the number of armed naxal cadres to single digits perhaps for the first time in more than three decades in the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh (MMC) Special Zone.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fallout S2 new look unveiled
PRIME Video has unveiled a new clip from Fallout Season 2.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
TRAI sticks to its fee plan for satellite waves, rejects DoT recommendation
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has refused to modify its earlier recommendation on satellite communication spectrum charges, maintaining its proposal of 4% of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) plus %500 per urban subscriber per year, with rural and remote users exempted.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Four civilians among five killed as Thailand-Cambodia clashes reignite
Both countries trade blame for fresh fighting; tens of thousands evacuated from border areas
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Goa trip ends in 'loss beyond comprehension', last rites held
BHAVNA Joshi, her husband, and her three sisters left Delhi on December 4 for a long-awaited holiday to Goa.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Court extends NIA custody of 4 accused in Red Fort blast case
A Delhi court on Monday extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of four accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case by four more days.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Investment proposals, MoUs signed during meet
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the State economy is firmly back on a high-growth path, releasing figures that showed Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew 11.28% at current prices in the second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26, reaching ₹4,00,377 crore.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delhi first Assembly in India to operationalise real-time digital audit
DELHI
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Leader, among 12 Maoists, lay down arms in C’garh
RENOUNCING the ideology of the CPI (Maoist) a total of 12 cadres surrendered with their weapons in Rajnandgaon district, around 100 km west of Raipur, in the early hours of Monday.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
WHEN SAYING SORRY IS LESS THAN ADEQUATE
More than issuing apologies, India's biggest airline must compensate those who faced cancellations and reward their front-office workers who fielded the flak. Otherwise, it may lose its hard-earned brand mojo
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Originally from Nepal, Kanpur chef among dead
ROHAN (28), a resident of Kalyanpur in Kanpur, was a chef at the night club in Goa where 25 people died in a blaze and he figured among the deceased.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Probe panel told to submit report within 7 days: CM
GOA CM Pramod Sawant on Monday said four people were arrested in connection with the fire at a nightclub in Goa that claimed 25 lives.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
AN AFTERNOON WITH PICASSO
To mark the 144th birthday of Pablo Picasso, Delhi's Red House, puts together a painting experiment to pay homage to the life, ferocity and the passion of the master’s works
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘UCC about women security, not surveillance’
Religious freedom fully intact in U'khand, allegations driven by professional agitators, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Smallcap stocks reel under selling pressure
Smallcap index falls 5% in past five sessions
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Post 2017, Malayalam cinema has undergone a quiet yet firm reset
THE actor assault case can indeed be imputed for splitting Malayalam cinema's recent history into two distinct phases -- the before and after.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
FOREIGN CAMPUSES, INDIAN CONCERNS
THE decision to allow foreign universities in India is not just a policy shift, but indicates a profound change in the politics and economics of higher education.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
From wheelchair accessibility to braille signage, NDMC to make 7 buildings disabled-friendly
FROM installing Braille signage to procuring 27 wheelchairs for differently-abled people, the New Delhi Municipal Council has taken up a project to make seven of its buildings, including the Talkatora Stadium and Akbar Bhawan, disabled-friendly.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tobacco levy a compliance nightmare: Experts
WITH the new levies— Central Excise duty and the Health Security Se National Security Cess — on tobacco products and Pan Masala, manufacturers should be prepared for greater scrutiny along with an additional compliance burden, experts cautioned.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Democracy and Pakistan do not go together, says MEA on Imran Khan
COMMENTING on the political situation in Pakistan, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Monday said that \"democracy and Pakistan don't go together.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
VERDICT SHOULDN'T TURN CLOCK BACK IN MOLLYWOOD
THE abduction and rape of a leading actress in the Malayalam film industry-and the subsequent arrest of superstar Dileep-had shaken Mollywood like never before.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
ED move against former minister gives hope: BJP
DELHI BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Monday welcomed the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet against former Delhi water minister Satyendar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai in the alleged ₹17.70-crore sewage treatment plants tender scam.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
On plea challenging guarantee schemes, SC notice to Siddu
Top court hearing an appeal after HC junked it
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
IndiGo faces big revenue losses due to refunds
Airline says ₹827 cr has been disbursed against cancellations; remaining amount to be transfered by December 15
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
After Lok Sabha, Upper House clears bill to levy cess on pan masala units
THE Parliament on Monday approved the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill 2025, seeking a cess on manufacturing units of pan masala to augment expenditure on national security and public health.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
EU member states back return hubs outside bloc for failed asylum seekers
EU countries on Monday backed a significant tightening of Europe’s immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up “return hubs” outside the 27-nation bloc for failed asylum-seekers.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
One dead, two hurt in southeast Delhi stabbing
A 19-year-old youth was stabbed to death and two others were injured in southeast Delhi's Madanpur Khadar area.
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December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
All eyes on Shubman as India’s World Cup countdown begins
Gill making a comeback to the team after neck spasm ruled him out of the two Tests and three ODIs; hosts will play 10 matches before the global event
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