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EC: 2 transgender nominees can contest from women's seats
IN a significant acknowledgment of gender self-identification in the local body polls, two trans women — Arunima M Kurup in Alappuzha and Ameya Prasad in Thiruvananthapuram — have been cleared to contest from women-reserved seats after days of uncertainty and scrutiny over their eligibility.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAQM allows govts to decide on work from home
THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revised GRAP II guidelines for the NCR and adjoining areas, borrowing two guidelines from the GRAP IV chapter, which recommends far stricter steps for pollution control.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
ISRO to help US co heat up satellite internet competition with BlueBird-6
ISRO will launch the heaviest US commercial communication low-earth orbit satellite, BlueBird-6, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on December 15.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
TMC, BJP spar after 1 more BLO dies by suicide in Bengal
AS the countdown for assembly polls scheduled in April-May next year begins, Trinamool Congress and BJP are involved in yet another spat over the suicide of another BLO in Bengal.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged bid to evade jail
BRAZIL’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was under arrest on Saturday over suspicion he was plotting to avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Civil N-bill among 10 legislations in winter session
A Bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private players and a proposed law on Higher Education are among the ten new proposed legislations listed by the government for introduction in the winter session of Parliament, beginning December 1.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Finalists to be decided via tiebreak after draws
IT turned out to be another dull day for the chess buffs as Wei Yang of China and Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan decided not to take risks against their respective opponents to settle for effortless draws in the second game of the semifinals at the FIDE World Cup here.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
UK wants Devi to stay, unique 200-year-old art faces export ban
THE UK government has placed an export bar this week on a series of 200-year-old bold and colourful paintings that are said to depict one of the most important narratives in Hinduism.
1 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pope accepts resignation of Spain bishop accused of abuse
POPE Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the new pontiff removed a bishop accused of abuse.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
INDIA’S MANUFACTURING AT A CROSSROADS
INDIA'S manufacturing is growing on two fronts, strong gains in capital-intensive sectors and vast untapped potential in labour-intensive industries, offering a unique opportunity to shape inclusive, job-rich growth.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hunger kills 23 kids in month in Sudan as famine spreads
ALMOST two dozen children died of malnutrition-related causes within a month in central Sudan where fierce fighting between the country's military and a paramilitary group has centered, a medical group said.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delhi blast: IM operative from Azamgarh under fresh security scanner
INDIAN Mujahideen operative Mirza Shadab Beg of Azamgarh, wanted in several serial blasts across the country, is once again under the scanner of probe agencies after new intelligence inputs linked him to Al Falah University in Faridabad.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
ANMOL BISHNOI: THE PHANTOM TRIGGER-MAN
IN the long reach of the Bishnoi crime syndicate, Anmol Bishnoi, by 24, had grown into the quiet operator who, investigators say, had by degrees slipped into the role of the \"de facto\" runner of the gang of his elder brother, Lawrence.
3 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Books Without Borders
Domestic workers, slum dwellers, students, and labourers come to Delhi's free libraries, sharing ideas and their love for reading
3 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Wonder of the Smile
Cultivating calmness, happiness, and attention in the present moment is the most essential form of peace work
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
DRONE DROPS: Global arms trafficking module tied to ISI busted
DELHI Police's Crime Branch has busted an international arms trafficking module allegedly linked to ISI-backed arms network with the arrest of four people. They recovered high end Turkiye (PX-5.7) and China (PX-3) made weapons smuggled from Pakistan through drones.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stray dogs start missing from public areas
Activists allege arbitrary dog pickups across Delhi as questions persist over shelters & compliance with SC order
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Uproar in Punjab over Chandigarh going to L-G
A political controversy has emerged in Punjab following the Centre’s decision to introduce the Constitution (131 Amendment) Bill 2025 in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. This bill proposes to appoint a Lieutenant-Governor to administer the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Keep eye on stray dogs near schools: C’garh spells out role for teachers
THE Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI), Chhattisgarh government, has directed school principals, headmasters and heads of institutions to ensure timely reporting of stray dogs roaming on the premises, amove strongly resisted by the School Teachers’ Union.
1 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
River revived, faith restored: From project to participation
A district magistrate sets out to restore Azamgarh’s soul, which soon turned into a public movement, reports Namita Bajpai
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
ILS, IIT-Bhubaneswar collab on new TB vax
IN a significant breakthrough, the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar has developed a next-generation subunit vaccine for tuberculosis (TB).
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Concern over radicalisation of Indian students in B’desh
POSSIBLE radicalisation of Indian students studying in Bangladesh may soon emerge as a major security concern for India, sources in the intelligence agencies said on Saturday.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
The End of the Line
The northern white rhino's future rests on Najin and Fatu—its final living representatives
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chelsea beat Burnley to close gap on Arsenal
CHELSEA stepped up their Premier League title challenge with a gritty 2-0 win against struggling Burnley on Saturday.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trade deficit widens with China despite exports surge
EVEN as Indian exports to China grew 25% during the April-October period, India’s trade deficit with China continued to widen, touching $64 billion in the first seven months of the current financial year, compared with $57.65 billion in the same period last year.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
TN plans to distribute cervical cancer HPV self-test kits to women under 35
AFTER observing that several women hesitate to come to hospitals to undergo cervical cancer screening tests, the Tamil Nadu Health Department is planning to distribute HPV selftest kits to women aged 35 years through health workers.
1 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Oppn says new labour codes seek to dilute and abolish existing rights
A day after the Centre notified the four new Labour Codes, opposition parties tore into the government saying that the codes seek to dilute and abolish long-established existing rights and entitlements and shift the balance sharply in favour of employers.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police examine CCTV footage, likely to call teachers today in suicide case
THE Delhi Police on Saturday examined CCTV footage from a private school as part of its probe into the suicide of a Class 10 student, allegedly due to mental harassment, officials said.
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November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chennai-Hyd bullet train dream on next leg
The corridor will slash the current 12-hour journey to around 2 hours 20 minutes & have two stations in Tamil Nadu
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Morning Standard
Her Devotional Connect
With precise hand gestures that strike just the right angles, Odissi virtuoso Madhulita Mohapatra enters the stage with an unmissable expression of joy.
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