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The Morning Standard
DANGEROUS SHIFT IN THE ONUS TO PROVE CITIZENSHIP
The govt is playing truant when it claims a passport is only a travel document. Denying voting rights by casting doubts on citizenship and statutory documents was another grave error
4 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
SMALLER NATIONS RATTLE GIANTS OF FOOTBALL AS GOALIES HOLD THEIR FORTS
IF sport is war without weapons, the knockout rounds of the Fifa World Cup is its most brutal stage—one that brooks no momentary lapse of tenacity.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
PLUG WELFARE GAPS, ROUTE SAVINGS INTO DEVELOPMENT
THREE years after the Congress rode to power in Karnataka on its promise of five guarantees, the state government is reviewing the welfare schemes’ implementation.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
MCD’s health trade reality: What’s on menu doesn’t match licence
AT least three eateries in the city are operating as full-fledged cafés or restaurants despite holding Health Trade Licences meant for Tea and Snacks establishments, a ground check by The Morning Standard has found.
4 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
EDU, THE OTHER SHINKANSEN TRACK
LITTLE did India imagine that the Shinkansen high-speed rail network launched in Tokyo in 1964 would one day carry a million passengers a day.
3 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
The postman of Chamoli hills who kept the post
THE Postman Always Rings Twice, James Cain titled his noir novel in 1934. But in modern-day Chamoli, Uttarakhand, a real-life postman decided not to ring even once.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
POLICY CLARITY IN A YEAR: E20 at experimental stage, Centre tells SC
THE Union government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the 20% ethanol blending programme in petrol is still an “ongoing experiment” and the impact of the policy would be clearer by next year.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Hidden for generations, Etruscan masterpiece goes on display
ITALY on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for 15 million euros in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the country’s cultural heritage.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
EV penetration to surpass 8% in FY27: Tata Motors PV MD
ELECTRIC car sales will continue to grow, with their penetration in total passenger vehicle (PV) sales likely to surpass 8% in FY27 and reach 10% in FY28, said TMPV managing director Shailesh Chandra on Tuesday.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Vaibhav's time is now, but will he get a chance?
NOT that handing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his India cap would have guaranteed a series win in Ireland, but after the historic series loss, the focus has remained on the 15-year-old who continues to wait in the wings.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Oppn up in arms against SIR, BJP livid
Oppn questions handling of election-related issues
2 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Bangladesh tribunal jails Hasina ally for 10 years
A Bangladeshi tribunal on Tuesday sentenced an ally of deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years’ imprisonment on charges of committing “crimes against humanity” during the 2024 street protests.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Gen Seth takes charge as Army chief, 1st Armoured Corps officer since 1997
GENERAL Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on Tuesday, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retired after more than four decades of service.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
2,033 cases filed for driving on wrong side: Police to L-G
CHALLANS in the national capital for wrong-side driving increased by 98 per cent, while prosecutions for unauthorised parking rose by 36.5 per cent till June 25, police informed Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
83K aspirants register for first phase of DU undergrad courses
THE University of Delhi received around 82,940 registrations for undergraduate admissions during the first phase of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for the 2026-27 academic session, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Deadline for filing property tax with rebate now July 31
DELHI mayor Pravesh Wahi announced on Tuesday that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has extended the last date for availing the special 10% rebate on lump-sum payment of property tax for the financial year 2026-27 from June 30, 2026, to July 31, 2026.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
SEZs seek INR settlement, reforms
INDUSTRY representatives from India’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on Tuesday held a meeting with the Ministry of Commerce to officials, urging the government to allow rupee-denominated payments for services supplied to the domestic market.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Arrest of ex-TDB president likely in Sabarimala case
SIT to seek legal opinion on registering fresh case against Prasanth
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
How Ancy overcame hormonal issues
AT one point, national record holder and long jumper Ancy Sojan’s participation at the recently concluded National interstate senior athletics championships in Bhubaneswar was in doubt due to her hormonal issues.
2 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
GREAT RESISTANCE
South American team overcomes odds to produce one of their biggest sporting days by beating four-time champions in penalties
2 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Couple in 50s consumes pesticide, woman dies
A 55-year-old woman found dead, while her husband was in a semi conscious state, after they allegedly consumed pesticide in southwest Delhi’s Bindapur area. The husband of the deceased told police that they consumed pesticide on Monday around 11:30 am to end their lives, officials said.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Govt teachers flag loss to students during SIR duty
AS government schools across Delhi reopen after the summer vacation on July 1, the Government School Teachers Association (GSTA) has expressed serious concern over the large-scale deployment of teachers for election-related duties, warning that the move could significantly disrupt the education of lakhs of students.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Dell India infra install base grows 20-25% as cos adopt AI
DELL TECHNOLOGIES’ infrastructure install base in India has grown by 20-25%, driven by rising enterprise demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, Venkat Sitaram, Senior Director and Country Head, Infrastructure Solutions Group of the company, told TNIE.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
PM Awas Yojana houses razed to make way for MLA Colony in C’garh
HIGH drama unfolded at Nakti village under Nava Raipur Development Authority layer-2 area as a massive administrative contingent, flanked by a heavy police force and a fleet of JCB bulldozers, flattened over 80 houses, clearing land designated for a proposed “Vidhayak Colony” (MLAs’ Colony).
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
4-year-old boy falls in borewell, rescue bid on
A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep open borewell at Dhanaura in Ambala district of Haryana on Tuesday morning, trigerring a multi-agency rescue operation.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘2500 fine for littering too low’, HC asks MCD to give proposal on harsh penalty
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the authorities concerned over water logging due to clogged drains in the national capital, and proposed increasing the amount of fine for littering and insanitation or nuisance. The bench said even smaller countries like Vietnam are doing better management.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘West Asia crisis, uneven monsoon to pose downside risks to growth’
Inflationary pressures have started building following recent conflict in West Asia: FinMin
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Swiss giant MSC to invest $1.4 bn in Vizhinjam port
SWITZERLAND-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)—the world’s largest shipping transport company—will invest $1.397 billion (about ₹13,220 crore) to acquire a 49% stake in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd (AVVPL), the concessionaire of the Vizhinjam port in Kerala, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (AP-SEZ) said on Tuesday.
1 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
AS LOOKSMAXXING GAINS POPULARITY AMONG YOUNG MEN, EXPERTS WARN THAT CHASING IDEAL APPEARANCES CAN COME AT A MENTAL COST
3 min |
July 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kotak to buy Deutsche India's retail, pvt banking, wealth biz
FOURTH-largest private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Tuesday said it will acquire Deutsche Bank India’s retail, private banking and wealth business for a cash consideration of about ₹282 crore, marking the German lender’s complete exit of customer facing banking businesses in the country.
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