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House truth: Gujarat's road safety gap widens
FRESH Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha data have exposed serious problems in Gujarat's road management system.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lajpat-Saket Metro corridor sees action after long wait
THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday began construction on the long-awaited Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block corridor, a key component of the Metro's Phase-IV expansion.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC flags lapses in Karur case, seeks reply from Madras HC
FLAGGING the way rules are being followed in the listing and hearing of cases in the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that \"something wrong\" is happening there and sought a report from the Madras HC.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SMAT: Siraj shines as Hyd beat Mumbai
THE presence of a clutch of India stars failed to inspire Mumbai and Andhra, as they went down to Hyderabad and Madhya Pradesh respectively in their Super League matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Woman, two sons found hanging from ceiling fans
A 52-year-old woman and her two sons were allegedly found hanging from ceiling fans at their residence in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area on Friday, police said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Early gestational diabetes now in 1st trimester, South Asians at higher risk’
EARLY gestational diabetes (GDM) can now occur in the first trimester in pregnant women, two new Indian studies released Friday said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police post built with stones thrown at cops during Sambhal clash opens
A newly constructed police post was inaugurated on Friday, just 100 metres away from the residences of Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia-urRahman Barq.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Silver crosses ₹2 lakh/kg mark, up 130% in '25
SILVER future prices crossed ₹2 lakh per kg on Friday, extending the rally that has seen the metal soaring nearly 130% in 2025, while gold, which has rallied more than 75% so far this year, is also nearing the peak.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cabinet ministers absent, Upper House adjourned
THE Rajya Sabha on Friday saw an unusual brief adjournment as no cabinet minister was present in the House when the session began.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Minister, scholar, LS speaker: Multi-faceted Shivraj Patil passes away
FORMER Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil Chakurkar passed away at 90 on Friday morning at his native Latur in Maharashtra after a brief illness.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Haier India to invest ₹3,500 crore in new manufacturing unit
HOME appliances brand Haier Appliances India is expanding its manufacturing footprint in India with an investment of ₹3,500 crore over the next three to four years.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
DGCA acts on IndiGo fiasco, suspends four inspectors
THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has held four of its Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) responsible for the IndiGo chaos, and has suspended them.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Four cricketers from Assam suspended for corrupt practice
IN a dramatic development, the Assam Cricket Association has suspended four players for trying to “influence and attempted to instigate players” during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy held in Lucknow.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump, Gates with Epstein in new cache of photos
DEMOCRATIC lawmakers released a new cache of photos on Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that includes images of US President Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sebi chief issues stern warning to finfluencers
SECURITIES and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday the regulatory norms on finfluencers are “very clear”, and they balance freedom of expression and misinformation circulating on social media platforms that affects the larger public.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
58 students fall ill after taking midday meal in Hyderabad
ABOUT 58 students were taken ill in two separate food poisoning incidents at government schools in Hyderabad on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SEBI gives clean chit to Pranav Adani in insider trading case
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given a clean chit to Pranav Adani, director at Adani Enterprises, in an insider trading case involving shares of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL).
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Capping airfare year-round not practical, minister tells House
AVIATION Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday told the Lok Sabha that capping airfares year-round is neither practical nor in the long-term interests of the civil aviation sector, emphasising that a deregulated market ultimately keeps fares competitive and benefits passengers.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
ONE OF THE RICHEST STATES IS FAILING ITS SCHOOLKIDS
KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently received a letter from children in Pachedoddi, a hamlet in Chamarajanagar district that lies entirely off the publictransport grid.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
MNREGA gets new name, 125 days of employment
SETTING the stage for a major overhaul of the country’s flagship rural jobs scheme, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGN-REGA) to Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Zubeen's secy, festival organiser among 4 charged with murder
THE Assam Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday filed the charge sheet in the highprofile Zubeen Garg death case in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (Metro), slapping the charge of murder against four of the seven accused.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
FIFA accused of 'betrayal' over WC ticket prices
FOOTBALL fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt jobs for 36 dependents of 1984 riot victims, CM hands appointment letters
THE Delhi government on Friday issued appointment letters to 36 dependents of families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gaurav Dalmia wins Hurun Family Business Excellence Award 2025
GAURAV Dalmia, Chairman of Dalmia Group Holdings, was awarded the Barclays Private Clients Hurun Excellence in Family Business Award 2025 in New Delhi on Thursday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Big service for ‘adopted country’
AS the Poland team walked to the glass show court at the Express Avenue Mall for their second match against Malaysia on Wednesday in their debut World Cup, it was a watershed moment for Ukraine-born teenager Sofia Zrazhevska.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ops to hunt terrorists in Jammu forests
AFTER a series of encounters and brief gunfights in the forest belts of Jammu region in the last six months, security forces have launched a major winter offensive to track down militants hiding in the dense and rugged forest areas.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Biker dies in hit-and-run, former K’taka minister’s SUV confiscated
IN a hit-and-run, a 27-year-old two-wheeler rider died on the spot after colliding head-on with an SUV that is linked to former minister HM Revanna, who is now the chairman of the Guarantee Implementation Committee.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
MahaYuti stays united, seals Maha seat deal for BMC polls
THE BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are set to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections-scheduled for next month-unitedly.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
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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