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REMOVING FDI CAP IN INSURANCE CALLS FOR SHARPER REGULATION
T HE Union Cabinet, on Friday, finally bit the bullet and cleared a proposal to raise the FDI cap for insurance companies to 100 percent from 74 percent.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Indian squash on top of the world
Veteran Chinappa, Abhay and Anahat round off a dominant 3-0 win over Hong Kong in summit match on Sunday
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
AAP raps BJP over privatisation of public hosps
THE AAP on Sunday alleged that the BJP government in Delhi is handing over public healthcare assets to corporate interests.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Murakami honoured with awards and a jazzy tribute in New York
HARUKI Murakami was in town last week to hear his words set to music and his praises literally sung.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP angry with party's slogans, seeks apology
DELHI BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday condemned objectionable slogans raised against PM Narendra Modi at a Congress rally over the SIR and demanded an apology from the party leadership.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
New strategy: Centre ropes in heritage architects for upkeep of ASI monuments
THE Ministry of Culture has started the process of empanelling heritage conservation architects, a move that will allow private entities, including donors and corporate bodies, to undertake conservation and restoration of protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
WHY INDIGO MUST LEARN THE LESSON AMBASSADOR FAILED
IndiGo's hubris met regulatory reality as leadership paralysis and pilot shortages shattered a hard-earned reputation in days, traumatising passengers and exposing India's dependence on aviation giants
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
CLEAN AIR BY GOVERNANCE, NOT SOCIAL MEDIA OPTICS
BRINGING down pollution levels in Delhi was never going to be easy.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
From Patna to Delhi, BJP's new prez keeps low profile, delivers smartly
45-yr-old Nitin Nabin dedicates appointment to party workers, vows to strengthen organisation
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Facing fading red star in horizon, UDF eyes skies
THE local poll outcome from the capital district will be a major morale booster for the UDF and the NDA in the run up to the 2026 assembly polls, while the LDF, who got a drubbing, will be prompted to have an introspection about their poll strategy and ideate plans that could help them tide over the seemingly pulsating anti-incumbency factor.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
CARUANA BACKS GUKESH TO COME GOOD NEXT YEAR
FABIANO Caruana is one of the nearly men of world chess.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lochab removed as WFI secretary; RSPB win team championship
THE Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in its general council meeting held on Saturday removed Prem Chand Lochab from the post of secretary general.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
SMAT: Tanmay guides Hyderabad to victory
HYDERABAD'S batting stalwart Tanmay Agarwal and Rahul Buddhi cracked half-centuries while India pacer Mohammed Siraj took two wickets as they beat Rajasthan by six wickets to notch their second consecutive Super League win in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Sunday.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE BUZZ AROUND INNOVATION IN MFs
Mutual Fund conference I attended recently provided me with the opportunity to meet up with some old friends from the industry.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong charge on EC an attempt to safeguard infiltrators, says BJP
DISMISSING the Congress rally against SIR on Sunday, the BJP on Sunday alleged that \"vote theft\" was nothing more than an attempt to shield infiltrators.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Elevation above caste & dynasty politics’: BJP’s new UP chief takes over
UNION Minister of State (MOS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary was on Sunday appointed as the president of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit, ending months of speculation over who would secure the coveted position.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Labour reforms prioritise worker's welfare, employment: Rekha Gupta
CM Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Delhi government has taken several effective steps towards labour reforms, placing the interests of workers and small traders at the forefront.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Restored colossal statues of pharaoh revealed
EGYPT on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government's archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
48% voting in local polls; AAP, Akali supporters spar
WITH 48% polling recorded in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab, and more than 9,000 candidates in the fray, minor incidents of stone pelting and scuffles were reported.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Victim goes to HC against Murugha seer
THE victim in the alleged POCSO case against Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga has approached the Karnataka High Court.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
BANISHING NIGHT TOO RISKY A PLAN
California-based startup, Reflect Orbital, plans to launch a constellation of 4,000 satellites with giant reflective mirrors in low-Earth orbit to illuminate the night side of the planet by bouncing sunlight back down from space.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Combodia's rocket fire causes first civilian death'
THAILAND's government said a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager, its first civilian death reported as a direct result of combat over the past week along the border of the two Southeast Asian nations.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Impact of US Fed rate cuts on asset classes
With Fed easing, interest rate differential between India & US widens, making Indian debt, equity more attractive
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Three councils, foreign univ standards in higher edu bill
THE Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the UGC, AICTE and NCTE with an apex umbrella body, is expected to be introduced in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament this week.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
'JioHotstar to stream over 100 titles, including T20I World Cup, by March'
JIOHOTSTAR will stream more than 100 titles, including the T20I World Cup, by March 2026, according to Sushant Sreeram, Chief Marketing Officer and Head-SVOD at JioStar.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Digital database of farmland soon
CM says drive will ensure correct data on land records, help targeted payments to farmers
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Clinical India take 2-1 lead
UNDER the night skies of Dharamsala at the HPCA Stadium, India let out a sigh of relief as they put on a clinical performance to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I on Sunday.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two CoBRA personnel critically injured in Maoist IED blasts in Jharkhand
TWO personnel of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were critically injured in separate improvised explosive device (IED) blasts triggered by Maoists inside Saranda forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Sunday, police said.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Myanmar seeks foreign help to repatriate scam detainees
MYANMAR's military regime appealed to the international community on Sunday to take back hundreds of foreigners who have been detained in a crackdown on scam centers in the country's eastern Kayin state near the Thai border.
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December 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delhi to take on Mumbai in TPL decider
FINAL FRONTIER
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