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U.S. CONCERN 'Chinese drills near Taiwan unnecessarily raise tension'
CHINESE war games around Taiwan \"unnecessarily\" spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said early on Friday, calling on Beijing to \"cease its military pressure.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Army seeks Israeli rockets urgently
The force signs contract with local firm for buying Elbit rocket system under emergency clause
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
₹85 lakh crore projects reviewed by PRAGATI; 382 directly by PM Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has himself reviewed 382 of the most complex infrastructure projects in the last 10 years under the PRAGATI (Proactive Governance and Timely Implementation) programme, cabinet secretary TV Somanathan informed the media on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Glorification of drugs in cinema can devastate future of youth: Stalin
CAUTIONING that drug abuse and its indirect glorification in cinema and popular culture could devastate the future of young people, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said the fight against narcotics should become a collective social responsibility.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Another missive to South to rectify minimum age norm for Class 1 kids
THE Ministry of Education has again shot off a letter to six states asking them to adhere to the minimum age criterion of six years for admission to Class 1 as mandated by the National Education Policy 2020.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kashmir’s higher reaches out of bounds for tourists
AMID heightened security concerns, authorities have imposed a two-month ban on trekking, hiking, camping, and outdoor activities in the highaltitude and forest areas of Margan Top, Chauhar Nag, and Sinthan Top in south Kashmir, days after similar restrictions were imposed in Tangmarg in north Kashmir.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
PWD mandates QR codes on all city road signage for plaints related to damage
THE Public Works Department (PWD) has issued fresh directions mandating QR codes on all existing and future road signage in the national capital as part of its extensive drive to upgrade retro-reflective signs across all roads under the department in the national capital, officials said on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Trump warns of intervention if more protesters killed; keep off, says Iran
To Don's US is 'locked and loaded' threat, Tehran says any such step will destabilise region
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Seven dead as Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen
AIR strikes killed seven separatist fighters in Yemen on Friday, according to an official with the group, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council, threatening a major confrontation.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
ACB cases drop sharply in 2025 sparking enforcement concerns
THE Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a significantly lower number of cases in 2025 compared to the previous years, raising questions over enforcement and complaint redressal mechanisms at the grassroots level.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
CHINA COUNTS ITS CHICKENS AS MYANMAR VOTES
China would prefer a strong govt in Myanmar, whatever be the configuration. Hope for stability lies in a repeat of the now-familiar alternation between military and civil rule
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
OF PAST ORDEALS & NEW YEAR AGENDAS
From being forced to miss two years after failing a dope test to winning bronze with Indian hockey team in 2024 Olympics, Jarmanpreet Singh has come a long way; Ahead of HIL, the 29-year-old talks about his aspirations & more
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
PUC CERTIFICATE Odisha police lacks data on its own vehicles
EVEN as the Odisha government has launched a drive for strict enforcement of vehicle pollution under control certificate (PUCC), the state police, the main enforcing agency, itself has no account of how many of its own vehicles are emission compliant.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
BJP, VHP not controlled by RSS: Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that organisations like the BJP, VHP or the Vidya Bharti work independently and not controlled by the Sangh.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sparkling flares on wine bottles ignited bar fire in Swiss ski resort
SWISS investigators said Friday they believe that sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles cause the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar's ceiling.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Private EVs to run as shared cabs
In a meet with cab-hailing companies, CM says suitable rules to be made to allow scheme
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Fog forces cancellation of 66 flights, Air India hit
A total of 66 flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Friday due to fog and low visibility conditions.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Andhra a major investment hub with 23.5% share: Report
ANDHRA Pradesh has firmly established itself as India's leading investment destination, accounting for 25.3% of the total investments proposed in the first nine months of current fiscal.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
UGC forms probe panel in Dharamsala girl assault case
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to constitute a fact-finding committee to look into the death of a woman student at Government Degree College in Dhar-amsala in Himachal Pradesh.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Only ABC Rules matter on stray dogs issue'
Experts call Animal Birth Control Rules as only permissible measure to manage population, not SC-mandated shelters
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
GRAP III curbs revoked, fog becomes capital's new worry
A 'yellow' alert has been issued for Delhi, as dense fog is likely to affect visibility in the national capital on Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
1 min |
January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
In new jobs scheme, govt to hire 'human langurs'
DARWINIAN DEVOLUTION
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
GUJARAT IAS OFFICER HELD IN ₹10-CR SCAM
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested IAS officer Rajendrakumar Patel, a former collector of Gujarat's Surendranagar district, for his alleged central role in a ₹10-crore land conversion scam where bribes were fixed per square metre, routed through officials, and accounted for in handwritten sheets and digital files.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Greece cuts student population at universities by half
MORE than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from the rolls in Greece, cutting the country's official student population by nearly half, authorities said Friday.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
V-P HAILS GOENKA'S POWER OF SILENCE
RADHAKRISHNAN said the power of writing and stirring speeches is widely acknowledged and took the names of DMK leaders C N Annadurai and M Karunanidhi as great speakers.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Jurel or Kishan in place of Pant? Selectors may make big calls today
WHO among Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel and Ishan Kishan will be picked as the second wicketkeeper?
2 min |
January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
4 killed in separate cases, 9 apprehended
FOUR people were killed in separate incidents across the national capital.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
1,300 missing people reunite under Op Milap in 2025 in southwest Delhi
THE southwest district police have reunited a total of 1,303 missing people, including 434 minor children and 869 adults, from January 1 to December 31 last year under \"Operation Milap\".
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Phase-I DPR for Musi rejuvenation project soon
CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy told the Telangana Assembly on Friday that the detailed project report (DPR) for Phase I of the Musi Riverfront Development Project, also referred to as the Musi rejuvenation project, would be ready within a few weeks, with project estimates to be finalised by March 31 and tenders invited immediately thereafter.
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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard
Direct entry for B’desh, Bhutan, Nepal bidders in CIL e-auction
IN a big move, Coal India Limited (CIL) has, for the first time, permitted countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal to participate in auctions conducted by the company, effective 1 January 2026.
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