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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.
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December 18, 2025
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.
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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'
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December 18, 2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
The Morning Standard
Bondi Beach assailant had roots in Hyderabad
Sajid migrated to Australia in '98; no India connect to radicalisation
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Luthra brothers deported from Thailand, held; Goa cops get two-day remand
GAURAV and Saurabh Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in north Goa's Arpora, where a massive fire killed 25 people on December 6, were handed over to the Goa Police on a two-day transit remand on Tuesday.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
I apologise to people of Delhi: Sirsa
DELHI Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday apologised to the people of the capital for the worsening air pollution and its impact on children's health, while announcing a series of strict enforcement measures to curb vehicular and industrial emissions.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
13 killed in central Iran bus crash
A passenger bus overturned, killing 13 people and injuring over a dozen others on a highway in central Iran, state-run IRNA news agency reported.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
This high AuQIb good for health
‘A COACH doesn’t make a player but a player makes a coach’.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
With Jadeja moving to RR, CSK break bank for UP’s Veer
Veer was a relatively unknown cricketer from Uttar Pradesh till five-time champions Chennai Super Kings snapped him for a breathtaking price of 714.2 crore on Tuesday.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ola founder sells stake in firm amid fall in share prices
BHAVISH Aggarwal, co-founder of electric two-wheeler (e-2W) company Ola Electric Mobility, on Tuesday sold 2.6 crore shares, representing a 0.6% stake in the company, through a bulk deal.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Genome factor behind very high TB burden among tribal groups in MP
GENETIC science researchers from across the country have zeroed in on genomic factors, which are possibly behind the abnormally high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence among the Sahariyas - one of the three particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in Madhya Pradesh.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gujarat nos flag shrinking of jobs amid large spending
WHILE the Centre tabled the bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, official data shared in the Lok Sabha on December 16 revealed a more troubling situation in Gujarat.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Amorim rues misses after ‘crazy’ draw versus Bournemouth in PL
MANCHESTER
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rupee falls below 91 as RBI stops intervention
THE rupee continued its free-fall for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, closing 22 paise or 0.24% down to a new low of 91.07 per dollar.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY MUST FOLLOW MLAS' RAISE
YEAR-end celebrations arrived early for Odisha legislators as the proposal for a threefold hike in their salary was approved by the state assembly on the last day of the winter session.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rithala-Kundli Metro Corridor gets LG nod
LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena has approved the allotment of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) land to DMRC for the Rithala-Bawana-Narela-Kundli Corridor under Metro Phase IV, enabling construction of the crucial viaduct from Rithala to Rohini Sector 25.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
MCD students struggle as classes move online
THE Delhi government's direction regarding online classes for students of classes Nursery to Class-5 in the city and NCR due to rising pollution faces a huge implementation gap due to lack of remote learning infrastructure for students of schools run especially by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Barapullah Phase 3 project back on track
CM Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said her government has revived the Barapullah Bridge Phase 3 project and restarted work, which will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.
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