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Challenges ahead for IT cos as FY26 sees steady profit
Sector profitability stable but growth slowing; sees strong deal wins
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
SAD, Cong see AAP falling apart, switchover of MLAs
Warring says RS MPs’ move to have no impact on state politics
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
DAZZLE WITHOUT DROWNING IN NOISE
FIREWORKS displays associated with temple festivals and other religious celebrations continue to claim lives with disturbing regularity.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Norway to propose social media ban for those under 16
NORWAY said on Friday it will present a bill this year making it the latest country seeking to ban social networks for under 16s, adding that technology companies will be responsible for verifying the age of users.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
WITH GROWTH ESTIMATES DOWN, GOVT NEEDS TO GIRD FOR TOUGHER TIMES
JUST as India steps into a new fiscal year, its economic growth forecasts have been pared to 6 percent or lower, thanks to the ongoing conflict in West Asia that has triggered volatility and uncertainty in commodity prices and capital flows.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC: Form SIT to probe rape, murder of Ghaziabad kid
THE Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh DGP to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of a four-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and killed in Ghaziabad last month.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Bharti acquitted in African women assault case
A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in a 2014 case related to allegedly assaulting women from African countries in Malviya Nagar, noting that the witnesses had failed to depose before the court.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Netanyahu reveals he had cancer
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
CHINA'S DEEPSEEK RELEASES LONG-AWAITED NEW AI MODEL
FINE-TUNED FOR EFFICIENCY
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC allows minor to abort her 28-week pregnancy
THE Supreme Court on Friday allowed a 15-year-old girl to terminate her 28-week pregnancy, noting that forcing her to continue the unwanted pregnancy will be an insult to her right to live with dignity and reproductive autonomy.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Modi's early morning Hooghly cruise faces strong Mamata current
BARELY hours after the boat carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi glided across the Hooghly, the ruling Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seized on the imagery, recasting it as spectacle rather than statesmanship.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
UPI transactions rise 20.6%, cash in circulation goes up by 11.9% in FY26
THE payments ecosystem has evolved into a dual-track system with both UPI transactions and cash in circulation are hitting new highs.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Paytm Payments Bank loses licence
THE Reserve Bank of India on Friday cancelled Paytm Payments Bank's licence with immediate effect and directed it to wind up operations.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Can't suspend members, says NATO amid US-Spain rift
NATO said on Friday that there is no provision in the NATO treaty allowing for the suspension or expulsion of a member of the world’s most powerful military alliance after a report said the White House could seek to suspend Spain over its Tran war stance.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
NDA 17 short of majority mark in RS
ALLIANCE MARCHES TOWARDS 2/3RD TARGET
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
BREAK-AAP: 7 SNAP TIES WITH ‘DISHONEST’ KEJRIWAL
Lauching a counterattack, AAP leaders say move aimed at halting pro-people work of Mann government, call the Rajya Sabha MPs’ switch a betrayal of Punjab
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
JIO PLATFORMS PROFIT UP 13% AT ₹7,935 CRORE
JIO Platforms reported a 13% increase in profit after tax (PAT) to ₹7,935 crore in fourth quarter of FY26, driven by growth in subscriber base and average revenue per user on account of higher engagement with customers, as per an RIL filing.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
City records season's first heat wave in some pockets
SOME parts of the Capital on Friday recorded the season’s first heat wave, even as the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert, warning that similar conditions may continue on Saturday.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Vodafone Idea expects AGR dues review outcome soon
TELECOM service provider Vodafone India on Friday said the reassessment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues is underway and is expected to be completed as soon as possible.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Trump vows crackdown on Chinese companies ‘exploiting’ US AI models
TRUMP administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of US artificial intelligence models, singling out China at atime that country is narrowing the gap with the US in the Al race.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
AAP smells BJP's Punjab 'plot, dirty game of politics'
AFTER seven Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab joined BJP on Friday, Aam Aadmi Party launched a fierce counterattack, saying that BJP had triggered ‘Operation Lotus’ to halt the pro-people work done by the Bhagwant Mann government.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
₹95 crore debit card racket busted in C’garh Naxal belt
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered a massive financial network involving the illegal use of foreign debit cards to channel nearly ₹95 crore into India.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Brazen betrayal of public trust', say Left leaders
LEFT leaders, reacting to AAP Rajya Sabha MPs joining the BJP, said it was a “brazen betrayal” of public trust and that it was a result of the ruling BJP’s alleged misuse of investigation agencies.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Cricket behind Aksh's UAE move
IT’S could be a mere coincidence but quite a few India cricketers, who won the 2012 U19 World Cup, later went on to represent aforeign country in international competitions.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Maha tiff over making Marathi must for cabbies
THE Maharashtra government’s decision to make Marathi speaking mandatory for auto and taxi drivers triggered a tussle between Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Friday.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
With SOPs on noise pollution, DPCC to help police, SDMs enforce compliance
THE Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has rolled out standard operating procedures to tighten the enforcement of noise pollution norms across the national capital.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sensex falls 2,600 in 3 sessions as crude prices rise
DOMESTIC equity market saw asteep fall for the third straight session on Friday as heightened US-Iran tensions, a sharp rise in crude oil prices anda rout in IT stocks after tepid Q4 results hampered sentiments.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Israel and Lebanon extend truce by three weeks: Trump
US prez hopeful about historic meeting between Netanyahu and Aoun at White House
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
Centre hikes wheat procurement targets, rolls out QR codes to track and trace
THE Centre has increased the wheat procurement target to 345 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) amid concerns over lower wheat production caused by higher temperatures, unseasonal rainfall, and hailstorms.
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April 25, 2026
The Morning Standard
T’gana to take over Hyderabad Metro; %13.6K cr loan sanctioned
WITH the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) agreeing to extend a 213,615 crore loan, the stage is set for the state government to take over the 69-km Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-I project from L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited (L&TMRHL).
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