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Remnant of cylconic storm Ditwah pounds Chennai and neighbouring districts
A stubborn, slow-moving deep depression — a remnant of Cyclone Ditwah — that defied forecasts for two days slammed Chennaiand its neighbourhood with intense rain on Monday, sharply reversing expectations after appearing to weaken over the weekend.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rahul Easwar sent to 14-day judicial custody
ACTIVIST Rahul Easwar, who was arrested by the cyber police for allegedly insulting the modesty of the woman who filed a rape complaint against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israeli army claims over 40 militants killed in Rafah tunnel operations
THE Israeli army said on Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian militants over the past week in operations targeting tunnels near Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Solar fencing to stop wild elephants from entering villages in J’khand
IN a pioneering initiative in Jharkhand, solar fencing is being installed around the villages to prevent man-animal conflict in Chandil area of Saraikela-Kharsawan district.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hockey WC: Jr women’s team hit past Namibia
HINA BANO and Kanika Siwach scored a hat-trick each as India began their Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 13-0 win against Namibia here on Monday.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
HUSAIN’S LAST SIGNATURE
The MF Husain museum in Doha has just opened its doors to the public—a fitting finale for an artist who planned for his legacy. Delhiite and art writer Sahar Zaman, a friend of Husain, writes about the opening, the museum's magnificent artworks made in the artist's final years as well as diverse works made during his lifetime in India.
4 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
SENGOTTAIYAN’S SHIFT CHANGES 2026 CALCULUS
WITH the 2026 assembly polls barely months away, Tamil Nadu’s political chessboard has sprung a surprise.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dressing room dynamics in focus after RoKo show
Post-match comments from Kohli and Rahul has added to the intrigue after India’s win in Ranchi
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rage bait rules internet as Oxford names it word of the year
OXFORD University Press has named “rage bait” as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Anganwadi and Asha workers on indefinite strike
WITH lakhs of Anganwadi helpers and workers, midday meal workers and ASHA workers going on an indefinite strike across Karnataka from Monday (December 1, 2025), Anganwadi centres and midday meal services were impacted as they placed their demands before the central government.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
T’gana govt to launch AI univ in two months
THE state government will launch its Artificial Intelligence (AI) University within the next two months, IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu proclaimed on Monday, adding that the initiative was aimed at helping software professionals and graduating students build skills in advanced and emerging technologies.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt to secure Aadhaar data of beneficiaries of schemes in safe servers
THE state government is working to come up with an Aadhaar vault to safeguard important personal details furnished by citizens for various schemes and services with their applications, officials said on Monday.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
City shivers as minimum temp falls down to 5.7 °C
THE temperature in the city dropped to 5.7 degrees Celsius on Monday, marking the coldest morning of the season so far.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mercedes that hit 3 near Vasant Kunj mall dragged victims for few metres
THE Mercedes car that mowed down three restaurant workers, killing one, in Vasant Kunj was speeding, being driven ina zigzag and rash manner, and dragged two of the victims for some distance, police said.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAFE-3 norms: Maruti Suzuki slams OEMs over relief for smaller cars
THE Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has hit back at automakers who are opposing a weight-based emission relief for smaller cars under the forthcoming Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-3) norms.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Substandard work flagged at China’s major hydel project
ONE of China’s major hydroelectric projects currently under construction in Fujian province faced allegations of serious safety violations after an investigation revealed the use of substandard material and sloppy construction practices.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
STAGE EMPTY, THE MUSIC PLAYS ON
EW playwrights thought as hard—or as painfully, playfully—as Tom Stoppard about what keeps human beings going when all the old, reasonable reasons have collapsed.
3 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Upbeat after first victory, says TN opener Tushar
TAMIL Nadu secured their first victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) this season when they defeated Uttarakhand by five wickets on Sunday.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two killed after fire breaks out at shelter home
TWO people died on Monday after a fire broke out at a shelter home in Vasant Vihar area, officials said.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hyderabad scored worst air quality of this year on Nov 28, AQI over 200
DELHI’S smog may seem distant, but Hyderabad is now facing a threat of its own, with air quality sliding into hazardous territory for the first time this year.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
1st-year BTech student of KIIT dies by suicide
Third such incident this year on the campus
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Russian missile hit on Ukraine’s Dnipro kills four
Macron calls Ukraine ongoing peace talks ‘potential turning point’
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
After death, ‘drugs sold here’ protests erupt
A few days after a youth died of suspected drug overdose in Punjab’s Maur Kalan village in Bathinda, the irate villagers are expressing their anger ina novel way.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
... Priyanka asks why no discussion on crucial issues
MOUNTING a counteroffensive to Prime Minister Modi’s ‘drama’ jibe, the Congress on Monday said that the PM has once again delivered his “dramabazi delivery’ instead of addressing the key issues before Parliament on the first day of the winter session. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the PM, saying, “Drama is not allowing democratic discussions about issues that matter to public.”
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
ONUS ON THE EXECUTIVE TO ALLOW INCLUSIVE DEBATES, CLEAR HOUSE JAM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for a stormy winter session of parliament by poking the opposition to snap out of brooding over its Bihar debacle and offered them “tips” to improve performance without indulging in “drama”, drawing a volley of protests.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
GST collection growth slows down in November
Karnataka, Telangana grows 4% UP,Bihar among weak performers
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
DELUGE, DESTRUCTION & DEATHS RISE ACROSS ASIA
Floods, landslides kill over 1,100 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sin goods makers face more scrutiny
AS Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced two Bills in the Lok Sabha to tax ‘sin’ goods, businesses will once again have to recalibrate their pricing models and compliance frameworks —even as experts say the overall tax incidence on these products is unlikely to rise significantly.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Flying out of city to get costlier after tribunal order, SC to hear on Dec 3
FLYING out of the Delhi airport could get costlier if the plan by its private operator to hike the user development fee (UDF) is approved.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Waqf boards fight portal glitches
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab bodies blame Umeed website bugs for delay in registering properties
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