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No to PIL seeking 4 times of IndiGo tickets refund

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking directions for increasing compensation to four times the amount of the tickets that were cancelled during the IndiGo crisis.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

President Murmu unveils Param Vir Chakra gallery at Rashtrapati Bhavan

THE official residence of the President of India, who also serves as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has now unveiled the Param Vir Dirgha (gallery) as a tribute to the 21 valiant warriors who have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra - India's highest and most revered gallantry honour.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

BJP seeks K’taka minister's resignation over ‘land grab’

POLITICAL temperatures at the ongoing winter session of the legislature soared after Leader of Opposition in the Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy demanded the resignation of Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda, alleging that he has illegally acquired ownership rights of a lake and a cemetery in Kolar district, both have reportedly been transferred into the minister's name.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Maha minister quits after arrest warrant issued

MAHARASHTRA Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate on Wednesday submitted his resignation from the minstry to NCP chief Ajit Pawar after the Nashik district sessions court issued an arrest warrant against him in a 1995 cheating and forgery case related to securing two LIG flats under the CM's discretionary quota.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

EU to tap frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine

EUROPEAN

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Sebi overhauls MF charges, removes exit load

Introduces abridged IPO prospectus; approves tighter caps on brokerage and mutual fund distribution commissions

2 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Trump broadens travel ban to 20 more nations, adds Palestinian Authority

THE Trump administration has expanded its travel ban and restrictions to 20 additional nations as well as the Palestinian Authority as part of its efforts to \"protect US national security and public safety interests\".

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Ratle power project in J&K set to face 2-yr delay

THE hopes of relief from power outages in electricity-deficit Jammu and Kashmir have dimmed as the 850-MW Ratle hydroelectric power project in Kishtwar district is set to face a delay of more than two years in its commissioning.

2 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Don orders blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela

DONALD Trump said he is ordering a blockade of all \"sanctioned oil tankers\" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Step up road safety measures: Yogi to officials

FOLLOWING the Yamuna Expressway accident, which claimed 13 lives in the Mathura stretch, UP CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed expressway safety with NHAI and state highway officials on Wednesday.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

WADA'S LATEST TESTING FIGURES SHAME INDIA... AGAIN

India has retained its number one spot in the global doping charts for 2024 per the World Anti-Doping Agency with as many as 260 adverse analytical findings

3 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Markets end in the red for third straight session

DESPITE a sharp gain made by Rupee on Wednesday, India's equity market benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - fell significantly from day's high and ended in red for the third straight day.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Eternal’s Goyal, Nykaa founder Nayar in Hurun India’s Top10 ‘self-made’ list

DEEPINDER

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

MASTER OF TERRAINS

There can be only one G.O.A.T when it comes to SUVs and this particular vehicle has been ruling the roost ever since its launch in 1951

2 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Man bludgeoned to death after altercation over bidi in east Delhi, one arrested

A minor dispute over a \"bidi\" turned fatal in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, where a 28-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with a wooden stick by a barber in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Pak extends airspace ban for Indian planes, Delhi likely to reciprocate

AFTER closing its airspace to India's airlines in April following the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan on Wednesday extended the ban by another month till January 23.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Fairfax leads race for IDBI stake with all-cash deal, Kotak also in fray

THE government's three-year wait to exit IDBI Bank may bear fruit soon with Toronto-based NRI businessman Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial leading the race offering an all-cash deal.

2 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Over 7K of 71,624 UG seats vacant

Delhi University V-C defends CUET system, says unfilled seats 'not a new phenomenon'

1 min  |

December 18, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Farmers step up protest against ethanol factory in Raj's Hanumangarh

DESPITE huge fears and tensions, the grand Mahapanchayat of farmers to protest against the proposed ethanol factory in Hanumangarh passed off peacefully on Wednesday.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

FIFA slashes WC ticket price

FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

PARTIES SPENT ₹4.2L ON LEADERS

POLITICAL parties spent ₹4.20 lakh on their leaders and the remaining ₹37,000 on travel for their star campaigners.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

DDA invites tender for Chilla sports complex

THE Delhi Development Authority on Wednesday invited fresh tenders for deploying new plumbers at East Delhi's Chilla Sports Complex, thereby indicating a move towards mechanised maintenance of the premises.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

BJP & Cong spar over court order in National Herald case

Political vendetta: Kharge

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Guv wants CM to relook at anti-conversion bill

Dhami govt may pass the legislation in House again or go for ordinance

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Five members of Bishnoi-Harry boxer gang held for 3 murders

FIVE members of the Arzoo and Anmol Bishnoi - Harry Boxer syndicate were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly being involved in three murder cases in Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Haryana.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Interest rates will stay low for long, says RBI governor

RESERVE Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra expects the interest rate regime to remain \"low for a long period\" as the economy remains robust and could receive a boost from trade deals with the US and Europe.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Wolves hurt one, take away 3 kids in two weeks in UP's Bahraich

AMID the rising incidents of man-animal conflicts in districts adjoining wildlife sanctuaries, the wolves seem to have returned to terrorise villagers in Bahraich district in central UP.

1 min  |

December 18, 2025

The Morning Standard

Stage set for battle for Bengal in '26: Draft roll out, 58L voters deleted

41.85L voters deleted from Raj rolls under SIR

1 min  |

December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

G-Ram-G bill introduced in LS amid din

THE Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed fierce protests from Opposition members after the government introduced a new bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

1 min  |

December 17, 2025

The Morning Standard

Court rejects ED chargesheet against Gandhis in Herald case

IN a huge relief to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of a chargesheet filed against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald 'scam'.

1 min  |

December 17, 2025