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The Morning Standard
RAIN SOAKS RAVANAS, CM HAILS 'LITTLE GODDESSES'
Festive spirit tested as rain damage effigies, CM's gesture inspires hope
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October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Festive demand pushes GST collection up 9% to ₹1.89 lakh crore in Sept
INDIA'S GOODS and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 9.1% in September to ₹1.89 lakh crore, compared with ₹1.86 lakh crore in August, boosted by the rollout of GST 2.0 reforms and festive season demand.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
STEADY HAND IN CHOPPY WATERS
THE Trump administration’s tariff turmoils have forced the world to find new markets and make exports easier—India is no exception. In June, the government provided relief to exporters by reinstating a scheme—remission of duties and taxes on exported products or RoDTEP—to reimburse exporters for taxes, duties, and levies at the central, state, and local levels that are not refunded under other programmes but are incurred during manufacturing and distributing export products.
3 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Drunk teacher abuses, snatches food from delivery agent in Narela
A food delivery boy was allegedly heckled by a teacher who refused to give money after taking the order from him in outer north Delhi's Narela area, police said on Wednesday.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
NSUI opposes govt move to introduce RSS lessons in schools, plans protests
A political controversy has erupted following the Delhi BJP government's reported decision to introduce aspects of the RSS ideology into government school curricula.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
INDIA NEEDS BETTER, NOT LONGER WORK
ACROSS several Indian states, the eight-hour workday is being rewritten. In Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Odisha, the legal day now stretches from nine to 10, or 12 hours—so long as there is ‘consent’ and ‘overtime’ pay.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Telangana DGP Shivadhar issues guidelines for social media behaviour
SENIOR IPS officer Battula Shivadhar Reddy, who assumed charge as the Head of Police Force on Wednesday, said citizens were free to criticise but not indulge in “character assassination” or spread fake news.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
GOLD HITS NEW HIGH, BREACHES ₹1,20,000/10 GM MARK
Bullish sentiments driven by surging safe-haven demand over possible US shutdown, Local currency has fallen 3.7% so far this year against $
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Once mighty, West Indies are now fighting for survival
LAST week, members of the visiting West Indies team put themselves on the long flight from the Caribbean Islands to India.
4 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
10 dead in blast near paramilitary HQ in Quetta
AT least 10 people were killed and over 30 others injured on Tuesday in a bomb attack against the paramilitary forces in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Vijay hints at conspiracy in Karur
Says did nothing wrong apart from delivering a speech at the spot with police permission
2 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
TWO CENTURIES OF CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA
Number of Durga Puja pandals across captial crossed 400 by 2014, Few pandals trace their origins back to 1910, Nationalist twist for Ravana Dahan this year
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
RBI eases norms to fast-track rate transmission
THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced a set of regulatory changes to improve monetary transmission, ease gold loan norms, and strengthen credit reporting.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
1,157 school buildings in Kerala certified ‘unfit’
EVEN as the government proudly showcases the various infrastructure development projects it has implemented in state-run schools, the latest figures tabled in the assembly paint a different picture.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Don issues ultimatum on Gaza deal; Hamas to review before responding
JERUSALEM US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of \"three or four days\" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the militant group reviewed the proposal backed by Israel.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Asia Cup row: BCCI corners Naqvi
THE Asia Cup trophy issue spilled over to the Asian Cricket Council's annual general meeting on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Modi backs Trump's Gaza peace proposal
PM says the 20-point plan offers a pathway to lasting stability for the war-ravaged region
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
City tops in crimes against foreigners: '23 NCRB data
DELHI reported the highest number of crimes against foreigners, with 63 out of 238 cases reported nationwide in 2023.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
India, US conduct naval exercise in Arabian sea amid tariff tussle
Navy says exercise underscores endeavours to strengthen maritime ties between 2 nations
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nataraj, backstroke exponent, adds free to his competitive repertoire
SRIHARI Nataraj is riding the crest of a wave.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP veteran Vijay Malhotra dies at 93; PM pays tribute
VETERAN BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra passed away at the age of 93 on Tuesday morning after undergoing treatment at AIIMS for the past few days.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
IN MISSION MODE FOR CRITICAL TECH
FOR decades, India's brightest young minds often dreamed of working on technologies that seemed out of reach-chips, rockets, quantum computers.
3 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lessons on RSS, Savarkar to be taught in schools soon
DELHI government schools will soon introduce lessons on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and leaders such as Veer Savarkar, Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Deepti, Amanjot deliver for India
The two all-rounders, along with Rana, rise to the occasion and help co-hosts win
3 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
2nd outfit in Ladakh says 'no' to talks with Centre
THE Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has announced it will not participate in talks with the Union government until activist Sonam Wangchuk and other activists are released, and a time-bound judicial inquiry is initiated into the deaths of four persons during recent violence in Ladakh's Leh.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chandigarh becomes first slum-free city in India as last settlement removed
CHANDIGARH became the country’s first slum-free city after the UT Administration demolished Shahpur Colony, the last remaining slum settlement within its limits, on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Oldest Durga Pujas in capital breathe beyond CR Park's glam & glitter
WHILE thousands flock to the glitzy pandals of Chittaranjan Park every autumn, the city's three oldest Durga Puja celebrations at Kashmere Gate, Timarpur and Daryaganj continue to thrive as beacons of tradition for the Bengali diaspora.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Godman continuously lying during questioning, say cops
SWAMI Chaitanyanand Saraswati, who allegedly molested 17 female students of an institute in south Delhi, is not cooperating in the investigation and is giving vague and evasive answers to the questions, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nataraj, backstroke exponent, adds free to his competitive repertoire
SRIHARI Nataraj is riding the crest of a wave.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
IIT Delhi develops AI models to design smart filters for cleaner air
AN international team led by Prof. Amit Rawal from the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at IIT Delhi has developed a machine learning framework to design smart air filters for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems.
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