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Opposition flags 'oligarchisation' of nuclear sector
OPPOSITION members warned that the proposed law would lead to the \"oligarchisation\" of India's nuclear energy sector by opening it to private players without adequate safeguards on safety and liability.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kejriwal slams Delhi govt, Centre on pollution crisis
AS Delhi continues to choke under a blanket of toxic air, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the national capital has been reduced to a gas chamber while those in positions of power remain unmoved, with the Prime Minister abroad in Oman and the Leader of the Opposition in Germany.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Shashwat Sharma appointed Airtel India MD, CEO
BHARTI AIRTEL, country's second-largest telecom service provider, is undergoing an organisational change with the appointment of Shashwat Sharma as managing director and CEO of Bharti Airtel India, effective January 2026.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jeddah-Calicut AI Exp flight makes emergency landing at Kochi airport
IT was a miraculous escape for 160 passengers and crew of the Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Calicut, after the pilots realized midair that the landing gear developed a technical glitch, caused by multiple tyre bursts.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Before Jaipur Turns the Page
Setting the stage for the 19th Jaipur Literature Festival, the Delhi preview laid out its vision, values and the stories it hopes to amplify
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
US tariffs have crippled TN's textile sectors: Stalin to Modi
WARNING of a looming humanitarian and economic crisis due to the impact of the 50% tariff on Indian exports imposed by the United States, CM MK Stalin has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention to resolve the issue.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 37,000 voters untraced in Wayanad
DISTRICT Collector D R Meghasree said that 37,368 people in the district could not be traced during the voter list revision exercise.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Australia rip through England on another bad day for Snicko
A PUMPED-UP Australia ripped through England's fragile batting on Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kishan's statement ton helps Jharkhand lift title
OUT-OF-FAVOUR India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made a compelling case for a T20I recall with a belligerent hundred to power Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a 69-run victory over Haryana on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt eases visa rules for Chinese professionals
DPIIT's digital platform enables firms to generate sponsorship letters
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ace sculptor Ram V Sutar passes away at 100
RENOWNED sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, best known for designing the Statue of Unity -- world's tallest statue -- in Gujarat, passed away at his Noida residence late on Wednesday night.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
No action against men who got ₹10K under women yojna
THE Bihar government on Thursday clarified that it would not take 'coercive action' against the 470 differently abled men who received ₹10,000 each under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojna ahead of the Bihar assembly elections.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
2 convicted for not revealing terror link
A person who comes in contact with a terrorist must share the information with security agencies, which will reflect their true and bona fide character, a Delhi court said on Thursday while convicting two persons in a terror case.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Assembly clears hate speech bill
K'taka legislation could bring substantial changes & help in preventing hate crimes: Minister
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Vodafone Idea arm raises ₹3,300 cr through NCDs
TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Thursday announced it has raised ₹3,300 crore through issuance of unlisted, unrated, secured nonconvertible debentures (NCDs) by its subsidiary Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure (VITIL).
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
FM tables Securities Markets Code Bill in LS
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
SHO booked for bribe demand to pursue probe
THE Delhi Police has booked a station house officer (SHO) for demanding bribe to pursue an investigation in case, an official said on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
FDI cap not only deterrent for foreign investments in insurance sector
DESPITE the government's push to allow 100% foreign investments in insurance sector through the Insurance Bill, 2025, experts caution that foreign capital may not flow in easily unless longstanding concerns around governance control, residency norms and regulatory hurdles are addressed.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Names of 16L MGNREGS workers out
ABOUT a month before the Centre introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), official data shows that more than 16.3 lakh workers were removed from the scheme rolls in the preceding 36 days.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
W. Leavitt debuts in All for Love
ONE of the breakout stars of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Whitney Leavitt will make her feature debut in All for Love, in which she will also serve as executive producer.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Top court to speak with parents before deciding on euthanasia of youth
THE Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that before taking any decision on a plea seeking passive euthanasia for a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for the past 12 years, it wishes to meet his parents in person.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
People peeved, BJP MLAs urge CM to roll back salary hike
MOUNTING public backlash and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's displeasure over the threefold hike in legislators' salary and perks is likely to force a rollback of the decision.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chouhan tears into Oppn over din in LS, calls 'conduct' by INDIA MPs a blot
UNION Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday flayed the Congress and other INDIA bloc parties for disrupting the Lok Sabha during the introduction of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Probe into Odisha student death ordered
TROUBLE mounted for the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) after the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) ordered a detailed investigation into the alleged murder of a Class IX tribal student, while the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) accused doctor of a private medical college of furnishing an incorrect death report.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
RCPL takes over TN food brand Udhaiyams
RELIANCE Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, on Thursday said it has acquired a majority stake in Tamil Nadu-based Udhaiyams Agro Foods.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
RESTORE INNER BALANCE
The invisible acid overload behind fatigue, weight gain, migraines, and lifestyle disease
2 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mangesh gains Crore strength
From playing with mom in backyard to being bought by RCB for ₹5.20 cr: All-rounder's tale
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
OUSTED PM Oli re-elected as CPN-UML chairman for third term
OUSTED Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was on Thursday elected as the CPN-UML's chairman for the third consecutive term with a two-thirds majority.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Beijing wakes up to rare 'very unhealthy' smog
DESPITE YEARS OF CLEAN -UP
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
15 declared ‘foreigners’, told to leave in 24 hours
Lodged at Goalpara dist camp, Nagaon cops to execute expulsion
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