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Cabinet nod to Census ’27 at a cost of ₹11,718 crore
THE Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Census 2027 at a cost of ₹11,718 crore, marking India’s first fully digital census.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
OUTFOXING AI, FOR BETTER OR VERSE
A paper on ar Xiv by researchers at the Icaro Lab in Italy has set off a firestorm of headlines.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
ED raids in three states in illegal cough syrup case, UP action on big stockists
IN a major crackdown on the illegal trade in codeine-based cough syrup, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided 25 locations across Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
U.S. RATE CUT EASES PRESSURE ON ₹, STOCKS, BUT ROAD AHEAD UNEASY
THE Federal Reserve on Thursday reduced US benchmark interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5-3.75 percent, the lowest in nearly three years.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Forex reserves up to $687 billion as rupee falls further
THE RBI said on Friday that the forex reserves rose by $1.033 billion to $687.26 billion during the week ended on December 5, while the rupee fall to new low of 90.56 against dollar, and closed at 90.42.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ramachandran first honorary life member
ON an evening to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the charmed and fabled Indian Squash Academy, attention shifted to the man who envisioned the existence of such a behemoth.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Honorary ranks for police personnel
LG VK Saxena approved the grant of Honorary Ranks-one level above existing posts-on Friday, benefiting over 88,000 personnel, Raj Niwas officials said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAQM forms expert panel to curb air pollution
AS vehicular pollution continues to significantly contribute to rising levels of air pollution in the capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has constituted an expert committee to draft a comprehensive strategy for reducing vehicular emissions.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM says rehab new path for social integration in C'garh
TEN cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Friday, choosing to step away from violence and return to the mainstream.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
50 schools part of SCERT study to assess Class 9 kids
THE SCERT (State Council of Educational Research & Training) Delhi conducted the 2025 Dipstick Research Study on Friday to understand how well Class 9 students are learning.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
MESSI MANIA: MEET AND GREET WITH STAR FOR ₹10L
WANT to meet and greet one Lionel Messi?
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Luthra brothers detained in Thailand 5 days after Goa blaze, hands cuffed
SAURABH Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the co-owners of the Goa restaurant where 25 were killed in a fire incident on Saturday, were detained by the Thailand police early Thursday on India's request.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
A slice of Kashmir in Baansera soon, houseboat to act convention centre
DELHIITES will soon be able to taste a slice of Kashmir in the city, with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) proposing to construct a houseboat at the Baansera Park on the Yamuna floodplains.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Warm' Modi, Trump call amid trade deal push
AMID hopes for an early framework trade deal and intense discussions over US agriculture and dairy products seeking access to Indian markets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, a call described as \"warm and engaging\".
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
6 states get SIR extension, WB left out
THE Election Commission on Thursday revised the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in six states, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, following requests from the chief electoral officers.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Moderate air pollution good day for Delhi-NCR'
WITH residents in the city gasping for breath and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) considering an Air Quality Index (AQI) between 100 and 200 as 'moderate' pollution that can cause discomfort to elderly, children, and individuals with lung or heart issues, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav thinks otherwise and has said an AQI below 200 is a good day for Delhi-NCR.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nadda: Nehru 'neglected' Vande Mataram
STRIKING a combative tone towards the Congress in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Health Minister JP Nadda accused first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of showing \"indifference and neglect\" towards Vande Mataram in the Constituent Assembly.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rahul says no satisfactory reply on poll reforms
A day after the fierce face-off in Lok Sabha during a debate on 'electoral reforms', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah failed to give satisfactory answers to his queries and appeared to be 'under pressure'.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
IOC THUMBS UP 2028 Oly hockey qualification system approved
THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the qualification system for the women’s and men’s hockey events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the sport’s governing body FIH announced.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Washington under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, fear
Governor says catastrophic flooding is likely, sends hundreds of troops to affected areas
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Smokes fly thick and fast as Thakur says Didi MPs vaping in complex
THE Lok Sabha witnessed uproar on Thursday after BJP MP Anurag Thakur accused an unnamed Trinamool Congress member of smoking an e-cigarette in the Lok Sabha premises.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
VIKSIT WOMEN FOR A VIKSIT BHARAT
WHEN the Government of India released a report titled Children in India 2025, one statistic stood out quietly but powerfully: at the secondary school level, girls are now marginally ahead of boys in enrolment.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC gives 3 days for Salman Khan rights protection
THE Delhi HC on Thursday directed several social media intermediaries to act within three days on actor Salman Khan’s complaint alleging unauthorised commercial use of his name, image, persona and AI-generated likeness.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hamas proposes pause of armament; Israel reads it total arms freeze
ISRAEL said on Thursday Hamas \"will be disarmed\" as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Diary entries of Patel's daughter: A gift to Rajnath from Jairam
CONGRESS leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday handed Rajnath Singh a copy of the diary entries written by Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter, saying the records contained no reference supporting Singh's claim that Jawaharlal Nehru intended to rebuild the Babri Masjid with public funds.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
HIGH VALUATION DEAL PUTS OFF BROADCASTERS
THE International Cricket Council (ICC) and one of its broadcast partners, JioStar, continues to battle headwinds as the partners try to renegotiate the inflated $3bn deal for the right to show the sport’s biggest international events over a four-year cycle.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Former ISI chief gets 14 years in jail
PAKISTAN'S former spy chief Faiz Hameed was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years in jail by a military court, which found him guilty on multiple charges, including violating the Official Secrets Act and engaging in political activities.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bonded by blood & sport: Tale of Azman sisters
WHEN Aira Azman played Australia’s Jessica Turnbull in the Squash World Cup, Aifa, her sister, was her loudest supporter in an otherwise quiet centre court at the Indian Squash Academy on Thursday.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Charging network, compact e-vans in EV policy 2.0 draft
THE Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government has prepared the draft of EV Policy 2.0 and is likely to release it after a high-level meeting on Friday.
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December 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
PASSAGE TO DUBAI: A GEOECONOMIC ARTERY OF INFLUENCE
India-UAE trade is booming. More Indian firms are using the West Asian country's duty-free zones as a launchpad to go global. People-to-people links remain strong as ever
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