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DEBATE & DISSENT, THE INDIAN WAY
INDIA is often praised for its spirituality, poetry, and devotion. What is less known, and usually deliberately forgotten, is that it also built one of the world’s strongest cultures of reasoning.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
BSNL achieves 93% revenue target in Q2 at ₹5,347 crore, says Scindia
STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) achieved a 93% revenue run rate in Q2, with collections of ₹5,347 crore against a target of 5,740 crore, said the Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Offshore wind power projects in TN soon
IN a major push towards clean energy, the union government is expected to invite tenders to set up offshore wind energy projects of 500 megawatt (MW) each in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat by February next year, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Pralhad Joshi on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
ART OF RECALIBRATION: TRUMP-XI DEAL A TRUCE, NOT RESOLUTION
\"THE first face-to-face in six years between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was a cautious attempt to steady the relationship between the two largest economies that had been strained more than ever by tariff battles.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
India backs Afghan dams, stirs Pak's water worries
'Pak infuriated with Afghan exercising sovereignty over own territory'
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
India's singles bid ends, holder Linda stunned
WITH Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bowing out in the Round of 16, the Indian challenge in the singles category of the Chennai Open ended on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Women's Day for India in WC
AUSTRALIA, the defending champions, seven-time champions.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Excessive rain, GST transition caused biz disruptions: ITC
EXCESSIVE rains in many parts of the country and transition to new GST rates posed operational challenges, especially for the FMCG categories, causing short-term business disruptions during the July-September quarter, said leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) player ITC Ltd on Thursday while declaring its Q2FY26 earnings number.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
A Tagore song invites treason charge in Assam
ASSAM'S Bengali-dominated Barak Valley faced a piquant tussle of belonging and othering on Thursday, as a Congress leader rendered the Rabindra Sangeet Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomay Bhalobasi at a Seva Dal meeting.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Elite police dog Amro finds hashish where Crime Branch could not
THE Delhi Police’s K9 Unit dog Amro helped the Crime Branch recover 2.06 kg of hashish worth around %80 lakh, which helped the police expose an interstate drug cartel, officials said on Thursday. The police arrested a couple from Himachal Pradesh in the operation.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE LONG SHADOW OF OLD BATTLES IN TATA-MISTRY CLASH
The rift between Noel Tata and Mehli Mistry reflects old ones between philanthropy and profits, and between public and private interests.The faultlines run through the group's history
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
In Bihar, Rahul says Modi 'fears to counter' Trump...
LoP cites Indira’s not afraid of you’ statement to US Prez in 1971, Home minister says Oppn suffered debacles whenever PM was abused
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
CPM, CPI rift simmers day after PM SHRI consensus
Kerala minister Sivankutty calls collegue's remark 'objectionable'
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Yogi orders faster Ganga Expressway work, wants completion by December
ISSUING directives to the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) to expedite work on the Ganga Expressway and complete the project by December this year, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also instructed officials to cancel land allotments in the UP Defence Industrial Corridor if investors fail to begin work within three years.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Phone signal can track more than your location
A new study from IIT-Delhi reveals that the humble GPS chip inside smartphones can disclose far more than a user's location. It can also quietly indicate what someone is doing whether sitting, walking, or flying and even describe their immediate environment, such as whether they are indoors, outdoors, in a crowded area, or on a flight.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bihar will never forgive insult to 'Chhathi Maiyya', says PM
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an all-out attack on Prime Ninister Narendra Modi, the latter lit into him and the Opposition's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav, in two back-to-back rallies in Bihar's Chapra and Motipur on Thursday. Lampooning them as princes who want to bring back 'jungle raj' in Bihar, he alleged that their parties have always been mired in corruption and scams.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cloud seeding goes up in smog, city gasps for breath
DELHI woke up under a thick, choking veil of smog on Thursday morning as the city's air quality nosedived to its worst levels this season.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fading charm: Tourists give Naini lake a miss
DESPITE the state government's efforts to boost tourism under the ethos of “Atithi Devo Bhava” (The Guest is God), the lake town of Nainital is failing to draw back its once-flourishing community of foreign visitors.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Man killed, hostage drama over
Police rescue 17 children and two adults from Powai studio after tense two-hour standoff
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jail, not bail, for Khalid, Imam: Police to SC
Police affidavit states that the accused planned a 'regime change operation' under the guise of peaceful protest
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
INDIA WOMEN IN A SURREAL WORLD OF THEIR OWN
ON the fourth ball of the 35th over during India's chase in the Women's World Cup semifinal against Australia, Jemimah Rodrigues was in the middle holding her breath.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
E-FIRs to have lower cyber fraud limit
Earlier, police had set the limit at 10 lakh, which has now been brought down to 1 lakh
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
CPI to capture rent trends better
Rent data will be collected monthly, replacing current practice of collecting rent in 6 months
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump-Xi
TALKS SUCCESSFUL, 10% TARIFF DOWN. TIME FOR INDIA TO WRAP UP ITS PACT
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jio to give free Gemini AI access to subscribers
INDIA’S telecom majors are in a rush to ride the Generative AI (GenAI) wave, offering customers free access to cutting-edge AI tools.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Coromandel profit rises 17% to ₹816 crore
COROMANDEL International Limited on Thursday reported standalone net profit of %816 crore in Q2 FY26 compared to 2696 crore YoY basis, a growth of 17% on the back of favourable monsoon and a strong agrarian sentiment across key markets.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBSE releases date sheet for Class X & XII, exams to commence from Feb 17
THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday released the date sheet for the Class 10 and 12 Board Examinations 2026.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hamas hands over remains of two hostages to Red Cross
ISRAEL'S military said on Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week.
1 min |
October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Haiti, Jamaica & Cuba reel from Melissa's wrath
PEOPLE across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
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October 31, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trailblazers and next-gen leaders, the South Africa story
NADINE de Klerk was running in to bowl the third delivery of the 43rd over at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati.
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