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Pawan Kalyan inaugurates DDOS across AP 77
AP Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan inaugurated 77 Divisional Development Offices (DDOS) across the State on Thursday, marking a major step toward strengthening rural governance and the Panchayati Raj system. The offices were launched virtually from Chittoor, in line with Government Orders (GO) Nos. 57 and 58.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
POLLUTION TRIPLED IN CITY SINCE 2010: STUDY
THE number of hours Delhi recorded severe air quality has tripled since 2010, according to a new study. This rise is largely linked to a shift in stubble burning timing caused by the 2009 Groundwater Conservation Policy implemented in Punjab and Haryana.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Soren meets allies amid buzz over change of guard
PUTTING an end to speculation that Jharkhand’s political equations might change in the coming days, the INDIA bloc in the state displayed unity during a meeting of alliance partners conducted by CM Hemant Soren on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
LEFT IS RIGHT FOR MIDFIELDER HUGHSON OF ENG
IN a sport where ‘left is apparently not right’, Matthew Hughson of England may well be continuing the trend of left-handed hockey players from the country after midfielder Ashley Jackson retired in 2021.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
26 investment proposals worth ₹20K cr cleared
THE 13th State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the State Secretariat on Thursday, approved investment proposals to the tune of ₹20,444 crore to generate employment for 56,278 people.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre, Mann govt agree to disagree on 2.9L deleted names from free grains list
THE Centre has stated that 23.79 lakh cases of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) were flagged for incomplete e-KYC checks in Punjab.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two nabbed for siphoning fuel from pipelines: Police
DELHI Police has arrested two men, wanted for fuel theft from petroleum pipelines in Rajasthan and several other states, in Vikaspuri, an official said. The accused have been identified as Swarn Singh (55), a resident of Chander Vihar, and his brother-in-law Dharmender alias Rinku (50), a resident of Rani Bagh.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police's IFSO unit to operate independently
THE Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police, previously part of the Special Cell, will now operate as an independent unit. According to an order issued on Wednesday, all personnel assigned to IFSO will report directly to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO), the head of the unit.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
City records further dip in AQI, temp
DELHI'S air quality continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Thursday, with an AQI reading of 304 recorded at 4 pm, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
ASG Eye Hosp to invest ₹2k cr to open 600 clinics by 2030
INDIA’S leading superspeciality eyecare chain ASG Eye Hospital has targeted to invest ₹2,000 crore to increase its footprint from 200 clinics to 600 clinics by 2030.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rishabh and middle-order conundrum for hosts India
THREE FIVE EIGHT. That’s a lot of runs across 50-overs.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
A 'frozen' sperm bank of hope in the race to save cheetahs
FOR 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Woman held for stealing ₹33L jewellery
A 35-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery worth 33 lakh from a jewellery firm employee in Karol Bagh, police said on Thursday. Her movements were tracked through CCTV footage for 16 km before she was apprehended, police further said.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thai hostage’s body returned from Gaza under ceasefire deal
REMAINS that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
1,500 kg spurious ghee seized during Alipur raid
A large-scale spurious 'desi ghee' manufacturing unit was busted in the Alipur area, with police seizing 1,500 kg of clarified butter along with 55 litres of synthetic essence used to prepare it, police said.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
City bus routes to be rejigged to strengthen last-mile connectivity
Dwarka Circular Service to return with e-buses, PM Sangrahalaya & Central Secretariat route tweaked
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
'My favourite TV show is actually a video game'
WHEN Robert Robertson the IIIrd loses the “spark” that made him Mecha Man, he becomes an emergency dispatcher for superheroes at a Los Angeles-based superhero company. I immediately felt sympathetic to his very sad story, and was rooting for him to be good at his new job.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
SANITATION, ROADS IN MCD BUDGET
THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will present its proposed budget for 2026-27 on Friday with an estimated outlay of €17,000 crore.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mist spray with RO water installed for clean air
Removing dust, debris becomes 'non-negotiable'
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
China, France pledge more cooperation on Kyiv, trade
THE China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Moscow finds 6 key export areas for India, ready to ease rules
RUSSIA has identified six key areas, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, telecom equipment where Indian exporters can sell their product in the former’s market . As India Russia Business Forum began on Thursday, both the countries addressed the massive trade deficit India has with Russia, and they committed to minimise the trade imbalance, allowing more Indian exports to Russia.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Biren warns of existential crisis, tribes flag illegal influx
POPPY CULTIVATION ROW Former Manipur CM N Biren Singh warns of an existential crisis, linking recurrent floods to large- scale forest destruction for poppy cultivation
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rahul's remarks on foreign leaders 'not true'
LEADER of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government tells visiting foreign dignitaries not to meet the Leader of the Opposition due to its \"insecurity\".
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
SHADOW PLAY
'Saaya’ takes visual cues from the silhouettes of jharokhas and palatial architecture
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Asia flood toll hits 1,500, deforestation blamed
THE death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 on Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the region.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC grants bail to former DU prof Hany Babu in Bhima Koregaon case
THE Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University professor Hany Babu, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, on the grounds of incarceration of over five years without trial.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Half of NSE 500 stocks trading 30% below peak levels
MORE than half of the companies in the NSE 500 index are currently trading at least 30% below their all-time peak levels, with many stocks continuing to hit fresh lows. This occurs even as the benchmark indices — the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — reached record highs in recent sessions. According to market experts, the rally in the market is primarily led by select bluechips while the overall sentiment, especially in the small-cap segment, remains muted.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
2 held with ₹18.6 cr hydro ganja at Bengaluru airport
BENGALURU Police has arrested a couple who managed to smuggle 18.59 kg of hydro ganja worth ₹18.6 crore out of highsecurity Kempegowda International Airport.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC asks MEA to facilitate communication between Celina Jaitly, her brother
THE Delhi High Court directed the Centre to facilitate communication between actor Celina Jaitly and her brother, Major Vikrant Kumar Jaitly (retd), a former Indian Army officer who has been detained in the UAE for over a year.
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December 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Traffic restrictions in place for today
DELHI Police issued a traffic advisory for Friday in view of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit, announcing special arrangements and restrictions across central Delhi.
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