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Mamata can't be univ chancellor, Murmu rejects bill to replace Guv
THE West Bengal government suffered a major setback on Monday after President Droupadi Murmu disapproved the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hong Kong jails media tycoon Jimmy Lai in security case
JIMMY Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bihar BJP retains caste logic, makes veteran Sanjay Saraogi new prez
A day after Bihar minister and five-time MLA Nitin Nabin was appointed BJP's national working president, the party on Monday named six-time MLA from Darbhanga, Sanjay Saraogi, as new Bihar state president.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stone pillar atop Madurai hill belongs to Jains, not Hindus: TN govt to HC
THE state government told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday that the ancient stone pillar or 'deepathoon' located atop the Thiruparankundram hill belongs to Jains and not Hindus.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nothing mini about auction as franchises look to rebuild
CSK, KKR have high purse value and are keen to put together a core group of players; teams like MI, PBKS and GT, meanwhile, will like to add some back-ups
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ram temple trust wants evidence back from SC
SHRI Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has decided to seek the return of key evidence and documents related to the Ram JanmbhoomiBabri Masjid title suit from the Supreme Court to be preserved in a museum being developed in Ayodhya.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hydrogen to turn India into fuel exporter: Gadkari at Devi Awards
UNION Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, on Monday, blamed the transport sector for nearly 40 per cent of air pollution in Delhi, stressing the need to move away from fossil fuels.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Credit demand may grow in low double digits’
INDIA’S credit demand is likely to see strong growth by the end of current financial year, driven by seasonal trends, improving asset quality and a gradual recovery in demand, a leading credit information company said on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Smog takes toll on animals
PETS and birds in the national capital are increasingly suffering from respiratory distress, eye infections and stomach ailments as air pollution worsens, veterinary doctors said.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
FSSAI launches egg safety drive after 'nitrofurans presence' triggers uproar
INDIA'S food safety regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has started collecting egg samples of a popular brand to test its quality following uproar over a viral video that claimed that it contained traces of a banned, potentially cancer-linked substance.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Despite claims of CAT-III compliance, dense fog hits 228 flights at IGI airport
ONCE again, the vacation plans of flyers arriving to and departing from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) went haywire this winter.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
LAD funds of 3 Raj MLAs frozen on graft allegation
THE Rajasthan government on Monday seized Local Area Development (LAD) Fund accounts of three legislators and ordered an inquiry amid allegations that hefty commissions being demanded in exchange for sanctioning works under the scheme.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
CRAFTING TRADITION ANEW
Recently opened at Delhi’s National Crafts Museum, ‘Crafted for the Future’, a Ministry of Textiles initiative, presents artisans from across the country, exhibiting craft traditions
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
OTT release date out for the film Haq
Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi's latest courtroom drama is all set to premiere on OTT soon.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
India's trade deficit falls to 5-month low of $24.53 bn in Nov; export rises by 15%
INDIA'S trade deficit in November has declined to a five-month low of $24.53 billion in November, primarily due to the fall in gold, oil and coal imports, while there has been a considerable rise in the exports to the US, showed the data released by by the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
On the winter table of Kamei
Nafternoons when winter has seeped into the bones you may need some warming up, or the evenings when you want something more special than homemade chicken soup, these are signs your body is asking for Kamei.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
LS clears ₹41,455 crore for additional spending
THE Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the first tranche of Supplementary Demands for Grants, seeking an allocation of ₹41,455 crore of additional spending by the Centre in the current financial year, including expenditure of over ₹18,000 crore for fertilizer subsidy.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Modi embarks on three-nation tour, lands in Jordan
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived to a rousing welcome in Amman, the capital of Jordan, the first stop in the three nation trip.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
17-year-old girl gangraped in front of male friend in Odisha, two arrested
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two miscreants in front of her male friend on the outskirts of the capital city recently.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
2 Babbar Khalsa terrorists held from Mumbai
THE Punjab Police have arrested from Mumbai two gangsterturned-terrorists linked with the banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and operating from overseas locations.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nuclear Bill allows private players in sector
It aims to achieve India’s energy and climate goals of decarbonisation by 2070, repeals Atomic Energy Act of 1962
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Policeman killed, terrorist 'injured' in J&K gunfight
A policeman was killed and a terrorist believed to be injured in a gunfight in a remote forest village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Teachers’ bodies oppose VBSA bill over autonomy
SEVERAL teachers' organisations and higher education stakeholders have opposed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, cleared by the Union Cabinet on December 12, alleging that it will fundamentally alter the government's commitment to publicly funded higher education and undermine institutional autonomy.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Multi-state cyber hawala syndicate busted, key accused held from UP
THE Delhi Police has busted a multi-state cyber hawala syndicate with suspected cross-border linkages and arrested a key member from Lucknow, officials said on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Bill seeks to expand definition of health insurance
THE Insurance (Amendment) Bill — Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws)
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel to demolish 25 buildings in West Bank camp
THE Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp later this week, local authorities told AFP on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Parents allege schools are ‘pre-booking’ nursery seats
Such practices violate DoE guidelines: Activists
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nabin takes charge; Shah, Nadda welcome new prez at party HQ
A day after being named as BJP's new working president, Nitin Nabin took charge of his new responsibility at the party headquarters here on Monday in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and outgoing national president JP Nadda.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thailand to hold early election on Feb 8 after parliament dissolution
THAILAND will hold an early election on Feb. 8, the country's election regulator said Monday, days after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the country's parliament.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bystander heralded as hero after disarming gunman, saving lives
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
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