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PEACETIME SIMULATION FOR WARTIME SPEED
India’s last comprehensive national wargames involving civil and military leaders were staged almost four decades ago. To respond effectively to a future crisis, we must hold such exercises regularly
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
NIA raids 8 Kashmir locations in Red Fort blast case
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at eight locations in south Kashmir, including the residence of detained cleric and doctors, in connection with the investigation into interstate 'white-collar terror network\" and Delhi blast case.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
RIC & MARIJNE, BIG DRAWS POST HARENDRA EXIT
NDIAN women’s hockey is set for a massive overhaul.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
1 extra wk not enough, BLOs scramble to meet deadline’
Centre wants to remove people who it believes will not vote for it, people it doesn’t want included in its idea of this country, says DMK MP Kanimozhi
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
₹ falls to 89.79 over delay in India-US trade deal
THE rupee slumped to a new low of 89.79 against dollar on Monday, fuelled by sluggish trade due to uncertainty over India-US trade deal and continuous outflow of FIIs.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delaney miracle on and off the field for New Zealand
WHEN the final hooter roared after New Zealand’s comeback 3-2 victory against Japan at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Monday, former national junior player and current head coach Mike Delaney slammed the side glass of the bench in excitement.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
IIP growth falls to one-year low of 0.4% in Oct
INDIAS industrial production growth slowed to an over oneyear low of 0.4% in October due to poor showing by power, mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Monday. The previous low was recorded as flat growth in September 2024.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Diljit Dosanjh's Border 2 poster out
On Monday, Diljit Dosanjh took to social media to drop a poster giving a first look at his character in director Anurag Singh’s film Border 2. “It’s the falcons of Guru Nanak who guard the skies of this nation,” reads the caption for the social media post.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rijiju sees red as Kharge mentions ex-VP resignation
REMARKS by Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Monday about the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sparked a sharp response from the treasury benches. Kharge called Dhankhar’s departure “unexpected” and “unprecedented in the annals of Parliamentary history”.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre confirms GPS spoofing at major airports, orders probe
CIVIL Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Airports Authority of India (AAD) has asked the Wireless Monitoring Organisation (WMO) to identify the source behind the Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing recently which affected flights at the Indira Gandhi International Air-
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
GST cut keeps auto sales growth in double digit
TOP car and two-wheeler manufacturers posted double-digit dispatch growth in November, indicating that sales momentum has sustained after the festive season, thanks to GST rate cut of up to 10% from September 22.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Remnant of cylconic storm Ditwah pounds Chennai and neighbouring districts
A stubborn, slow-moving deep depression — a remnant of Cyclone Ditwah — that defied forecasts for two days slammed Chennaiand its neighbourhood with intense rain on Monday, sharply reversing expectations after appearing to weaken over the weekend.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rahul Easwar sent to 14-day judicial custody
ACTIVIST Rahul Easwar, who was arrested by the cyber police for allegedly insulting the modesty of the woman who filed a rape complaint against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israeli army claims over 40 militants killed in Rafah tunnel operations
THE Israeli army said on Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian militants over the past week in operations targeting tunnels near Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Solar fencing to stop wild elephants from entering villages in J’khand
IN a pioneering initiative in Jharkhand, solar fencing is being installed around the villages to prevent man-animal conflict in Chandil area of Saraikela-Kharsawan district.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hockey WC: Jr women’s team hit past Namibia
HINA BANO and Kanika Siwach scored a hat-trick each as India began their Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 13-0 win against Namibia here on Monday.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
HUSAIN’S LAST SIGNATURE
The MF Husain museum in Doha has just opened its doors to the public—a fitting finale for an artist who planned for his legacy. Delhiite and art writer Sahar Zaman, a friend of Husain, writes about the opening, the museum's magnificent artworks made in the artist's final years as well as diverse works made during his lifetime in India.
4 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
SENGOTTAIYAN’S SHIFT CHANGES 2026 CALCULUS
WITH the 2026 assembly polls barely months away, Tamil Nadu’s political chessboard has sprung a surprise.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dressing room dynamics in focus after RoKo show
Post-match comments from Kohli and Rahul has added to the intrigue after India’s win in Ranchi
3 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rage bait rules internet as Oxford names it word of the year
OXFORD University Press has named “rage bait” as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Anganwadi and Asha workers on indefinite strike
WITH lakhs of Anganwadi helpers and workers, midday meal workers and ASHA workers going on an indefinite strike across Karnataka from Monday (December 1, 2025), Anganwadi centres and midday meal services were impacted as they placed their demands before the central government.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
T’gana govt to launch AI univ in two months
THE state government will launch its Artificial Intelligence (AI) University within the next two months, IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu proclaimed on Monday, adding that the initiative was aimed at helping software professionals and graduating students build skills in advanced and emerging technologies.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt to secure Aadhaar data of beneficiaries of schemes in safe servers
THE state government is working to come up with an Aadhaar vault to safeguard important personal details furnished by citizens for various schemes and services with their applications, officials said on Monday.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
City shivers as minimum temp falls down to 5.7 °C
THE temperature in the city dropped to 5.7 degrees Celsius on Monday, marking the coldest morning of the season so far.
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December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mercedes that hit 3 near Vasant Kunj mall dragged victims for few metres
THE Mercedes car that mowed down three restaurant workers, killing one, in Vasant Kunj was speeding, being driven ina zigzag and rash manner, and dragged two of the victims for some distance, police said.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAFE-3 norms: Maruti Suzuki slams OEMs over relief for smaller cars
THE Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has hit back at automakers who are opposing a weight-based emission relief for smaller cars under the forthcoming Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-3) norms.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Substandard work flagged at China’s major hydel project
ONE of China’s major hydroelectric projects currently under construction in Fujian province faced allegations of serious safety violations after an investigation revealed the use of substandard material and sloppy construction practices.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
STAGE EMPTY, THE MUSIC PLAYS ON
EW playwrights thought as hard—or as painfully, playfully—as Tom Stoppard about what keeps human beings going when all the old, reasonable reasons have collapsed.
3 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Upbeat after first victory, says TN opener Tushar
TAMIL Nadu secured their first victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) this season when they defeated Uttarakhand by five wickets on Sunday.
1 min |
December 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two killed after fire breaks out at shelter home
TWO people died on Monday after a fire broke out at a shelter home in Vasant Vihar area, officials said.
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