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19 US states sue Trump, warn H-1B visa fee hike will hurt key sectors
Lawsuit calls fee unlawful, says move will worsen labour shortages in health care, edu & tech
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
High salary no bar for labour law: HC
Court says pilots qualify as workmen under Industrial Disputes Act, junks pay-based criterion
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December 14, 2025
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South realtors eyeing a pie of north market
RERA reforms, land record digitisation are making North an attractive market
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December 14, 2025
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Sebi chief seeks CAs' help for robust market system
SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has sought active cooperation of chartered accounts (CAs) to build a stronger financial market architecture with standardised complex valuations by ensuring that price assumptions are consistent, transparent, and welldocumented.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Strong UDF show in Kerala local polls, BJP takes capital
LOCAL body polls often signal the changing course of Kerala politics.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
AQI in ‘severe’ band, capital moves from GRAP II to IV within hours
DELHI'S air quality deteriorated sharply on Saturday, recording an AQI value at 448 at 7 pm.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
27 Maoist-hit dists under MHA scanner
THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said 27 districts freed from Maoists' stranglehold have been brought under the security-related expenditure (SRE) scheme to prevent return of leftwing extremism (LWE).
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
5.7K trees to go for U'khand highway expansion
AS environmentalists continue to protest the felling of over 6,000 trees for a highway project in Uttarkashi, another major ecological concern has emerged from the Kumaon region.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
40-yr-old lynched to death in Bihar over religious identity
A 40-year-old man was lynched by a mob after ascertaining his religious identity in Bihar's Nawada district, sources said on Saturday.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
LAST-MILE GAPS: POLITICAL OPTICS & GROUND REALITIES
HOW do grand declarations of change get lost as they journey through the corridors of power?
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel claims killing of top Hamas commander in Gaza
ISRAEL on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Came to fill SIR form in Indore, but wanted criminal landed in police net
A criminal named in more than 100 offences-including robbery, theft & murder-in Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra, was held in his native place Indore where he arrived days ago to fill a form for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, police said on Friday.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cash-strapped Punjab hopes to get ₹3K cr by selling unused land
THE cash-strapped Punjab government, whose outstanding debt touched ₹3.98 lakh crore till October this year, hopes to generate ₹3,000 crore through monetisation.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC seeks Centre, state govts' response on petition to address farm distress
THE Supreme Court recently directed the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to file within four weeks a comprehensive report with regard to the steps taken by the Union, State governments and other stakeholders to effectively address the multiple factors that contribute to the persistent distress - including farmers suicide -faced by farmers across the country.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ropeway routes at pilgrim sites fast-tracked
UTTARAKHAND is set to dramatically transform its pilgrimage and tourism landscape with a massive push for ropeway infrastructure.
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December 14, 2025
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Salah gets big roar upon Liverpool return
MOHAMED Salah received a rapturous welcome from Liverpool fans after coming on as a first-half substitute against Brighton on Saturday, having returned to the squad following talks with manager Arne Slot after his explosive outburst last weekend.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
B’desh imposes nationwide security clampdown after Dhaka shooting
BANGLADESH Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus-led interim government on Saturday ordered a nationwide security clampdown as fresh unrest gripped the country following the shooting of a right-wing cultural group's youth leader.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Marine infra upgrades to help fisherfolk
THE Puducherry government has reiterated its commitment to the welfare and advancement of its fishing communities through a series of infrastructure upgrades, social support schemes and livelihood-oriented interventions.
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December 14, 2025
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Cong slams renaming of MGNREGA, says govt 'erasing' Gandhi legacy
THE Congress on Saturday criticised the Union government over the Cabinet's approval of a Bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), alleging that the move reflects an attempt to erase Mahatma Gandhi's legacy and mask what it described as the Centre's neglect of the rural employment scheme.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
With education as cornerstone of growth, Puducherry makes major strides in literacy
PUDUCHERRY'S renewed thrust on education is reshaping the union territory's social landscape, with the administration positioning learning, accessibility and opportunity at the heart of its development agenda.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thai-Cambodian clashes flare despite Trump ceasefire claim
FIGHTING raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after US President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a new ceasefire.
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December 14, 2025
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Race for DCPCR chairperson intensifies, 2 names emerge
SPECULATION has intensified within Delhi government circles over the appointment of the next Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) chairperson.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Drone strikes kill two in Russia; Ukraine’s energy infra attacked
AT least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia's southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as US-led peace talks on ending the war press on.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fans express disappointment over ‘messed up Messi event’
ALL for a glimpse of Lionel Messi.
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December 14, 2025
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How Arjun overcame the disappointment of the World Cup
IN the unforgiving world of elite chess, every tournament is a lead-up to something.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Digital arrest: Elderly man duped of ₹1.16cr, 3 nabbed
THE Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly duping an 82-year-old man of ₹1.16 crore by placing him under \"digital arrest\" and coercing him into transferring money by threatening him with fabricated legal action, officials said on Saturday.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Even Feb 10 DGCA deadline impossible to meet, say experts
WITH the Civil Aviation Ministry giving IndiGo an exemption till February 10, 2026, to implement the revised crew rostering rules, will it be possible for the airline to adhere to it by then?
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Shiprocket files for ₹2,342 crore public offering
E-COMMERCE enablement platform Shiprocket has filed for ₹2,342-crore initial public offering (IPO) with market regulator Sebi.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt bars late sitting for women employee
THE Delhi government's Women and Child Development (WCD) department has directed all its branches to ensure that women employees are not required to stay in office beyond normal working hours, except in unavoidable circumstances, stressing that their safety and dignity are paramount.
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December 14, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sood targets AAP education model over Class IX data, party rejects claims
DELHI Education Minister Ashish Sood on Saturday claimed that data presented in the Rajya Sabha had exposed what he described as the shortcomings of the previous Aam Aadmi Party government's education model.
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