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Ancient statues stolen from Syria's museum

THIEVES broke into Syria ‘s national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said on Tuesday.

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November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

JEM 'DOCS' BEHIND BLAST NEAR RED FORT

THE powerful explosion near Delhi's Red Fort, which killed at least 12 people and injured several others, was allegedly orchestrated by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) under the directions of its UN-designated chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, according to a senior Intelligence Bureau officer.

1 min  |

November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Rajnath assures quick actions, justice for families of victims

A day after a high-intensity explosion ripped through a car claiming nine lives, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday assured the nation that those responsible for the blast here will not be spared.

1 min  |

November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

2 Maoist-hit villages vote for first time since '47

WHAT is common to Rehal village in Rohtas district and Pichhulia village in neighbouring Gaya? Voters of the two Maoist-affected villages exercised their franchise for the first time after Independence.

1 min  |

November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

David Szalay's 'Flesh' proudly takes the Booker, body and soul

CANADIAN-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for “Flesh,” the story of one man’s life from working-class origins in Hungary to mega-wealth in Britain, in which what isn’t on the page is just as important as what is.

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November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Tata Commercial Vehicles to list on bourses today

TATA Motors Commercial Vehicles (TMCVL) shares will be listed on the Indian stock exchanges on Wednesday (November 12).

1 min  |

November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Polling highest in Mizoram, lowest in T'gana

BARRING few seats, brisk polling was recorded in the by-elections to eight Assembly seats held amid tight security arrangements across seven states on Tuesday, with Dampa in Mizoram having the highest voter turnout of 82.34%.

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November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Kumble extends support to Prasad

INDIAN cricket stalwarts Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath extended their support for former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad’s ‘Game Changers’ team for the upcoming Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) polls on November 30.

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November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Jammu & Kashmir register first-ever victory over Delhi

ASPIRITED Jammu and Kashmir beat Delhi by seven wickets to register their first-ever Ranji Trophy victory over the formidable opposition.

1 min  |

November 12, 2025

The Morning Standard

Confident of repeating '20 show, all 12 MLAs in fray this time: CPI(M-L)

CPI-ML (Liberation) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Monday expressed his confidence that Opposition Mahagathbandhan would form the next government in Bihar.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Boost private investments, stick to fiscal prudence, economists urge FinMin

ECONOMISTS have urged the finance ministry to frame policies that encourage private sector investment while maintaining the path of fiscal prudence.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Pakistan Senate passes bill to create CDS post

PAKISTAN'S Senate, the upper house of parliament, on Monday gave a nod to the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment to create a new post of Chief of Defence Forces and set up a constitutional court.

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Indians brace for Rd 4 challenge

INDIA'S leading Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and P Harikrishna will look to continue their impressive run when the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup gets underway here after the first rest day.

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Green curtains FOR YOUR HOME

WHAT'S more eye-catchy than a house with perfectly neat walls?

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Credit card spendings rise 23% in Sept to ₹2.17 lakh cr, highest surge since 2020

INDICATING the rising indebtedness of households, credit card spends soared 23% yearon-year and 13% sequentially to 2.17 lakh crore in September, the highest since 2020.

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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

WOMEN HOLD UP MORE THAN HALF OF BIHAR'S EARTH

Gender has never before been so pronounced in elections. But whoever the women of Bihar choose, the groundswell of aspiration can no longer be ignored

4 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

After podium, Verstappen aims to keep fighting

MAX Verstappen was \"realistic\" about his slim title chance e after producing one of his greatest drives to go from a pitlane start to the podium at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Kerala local body polls on Dec 9 & 11

THE decisive local body election, that is considered as the semi-final to the crucial assembly elections next year, will be held in two phases in the state on December 9 and 11.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

'We could still smell the burning': Ambulance drivers recall horror

OUTSIDE Lok Nayak Hospital, two young ambulance drivers, Mohammad Faizan and Mohammad Hasan, stood amid a growing crowd where chaos unfolded. Both had just returned from one of the most harrowing calls of their careers, rushing four to five mutilated bodies from the Red Fort area after the powerful explosion.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Uproar over namaz video at Kempegowda airport

Viral clip shows group of people offering prayers inside Terminal 2

2 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

3K kg IED-making stuff seized, three docs held

EIGHT people, including three doctors, were arrested and a staggering 2,900 kg of explosive materials have been seized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police after it busted an interstate \"white-collar\" terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Couple arrested for murdering drug-addict son

A couple was arrested for murdering their 31-year-old son, an autorickshaw driver, at his home in Kalyanapuram, Ambattur, on Saturday night.

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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Lenskart makes weak mkt debut, share listed at ₹395

EYEWEAR major Lenskart Solutions shares made a weak stock market debut on Monday, despite its IPO receiving a thunderous response in the primary market.

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

A BLAST THAT COMES WITH A WARNING: DELHI'S OLD FEAR RETURNS

\"THE explosion near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday evening has raised fresh concern over the state of India's internal security.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

i20 linked to Pulwama man, crackdown on J&K terror infra

THE investigation has so far revealed that the white Hyundai i20 involved in the blast, bearing a Gurugram registration number, was last owned by a resident of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Passengers bear the brunt as 600 inter-state Omni buses cancelled

AT least 600 inter-state omni buses were cancelled Monday, after the Omni Bus Owners' Associations of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry suspended services over the imposition of steep road taxes in southern states.

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November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Parties unite to express grief, opposition wants probe on 'conspiracy'

LEADERS across political parties condemned the blast near the Red Fort, expressing grief and demanding a swift probe into the incident that claimed several lives.

1 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

RESTORATION ERA

Notes from testdriving a spa and an afternoon of unwinding at the Shangri-La

2 min  |

November 11, 2025

The Morning Standard

Amit Shah visits injured at LNJP Hospital

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Lok Nayak Hospital around 9:24 pm on Monday to meet those injured in a blast near the Red Fort Metro Station earlier in the evening.

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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

9 killed in car blast near Red Fort

Powerful explosion in the crowded area sets off security alerts across the country ahead of Bihar's final phase poll

2 min  |

November 11, 2025