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The Morning Standard
Valentino, master of glamour, passes away at 93
VALENTINO Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday.
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January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
TIME FOR SELLERS TO SIT UP AND SMELL THE BURN
Marketing plans that succeeded for decades are facing markedly changed customer preferences. Many food and beverage companies are already fire-fighting. Others need to adapt to the new realities
5 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
MCD staff crunch hits water checks
Issue comes into focus after Indore water contamination tragedy, which claimed 23 lives
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January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Robbers clean up %5-cr gold jewellery from bank in daring heist at Barbil
IN a daring heist, armed robbers decamped with 3.7 kg gold jewellery worth over ₹5 crore along with ₹ 4.35 lakh cash by holding staff and customers at gunpoint in the Bank of Maharashtra branch in Barbil on Monday.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
At least 39 dead and counting in high-speed rail collision in Spain
Tail end of a train jumps track, hits head of another that was speeding past, derails 2 carriages
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January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
1.2L construction workers to get skill training
THE Delhi government, under the newly implemented Code of Social Security, has launched a major initiative to skill 1.2 lakh construction workers to improve their efficiency and enhance job prospects.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
MUMBAI POLITICAL SKYLINE CHANGING
MUMBAI has always been important in national politics—even before Independence, and more so in the post-Independence period.
3 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
5-yr-old dies after taking cough syrup
A five-year-old girl’s sudden death after being administered a cough syrup has sent shock-waves in Gujarat, with her aunt alleging foul play, questioning the medicine’s safety, and demanding justice.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Shinde volte-face, says will accept BJP formula
Denies conflict over power, placing demands before the BJP
2 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Stalin launches construction of sixth reservoir
TAMIL Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday laid the foundation stone for Chennai’s sixth reservoir, ‘Mamallan’, along the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chengalpattu district.
2 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Land-for-jobs: Order on Lalu Yadav's plea seeking quashing of FIR reserved
THE Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed by former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking quashing of an FIR in the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Credit' war rages for Andhra development
It's not me, they resorted to 'credit theft' & spreading falsehoods while scrambling for recognition, says Naidu
2 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Intel agencies warn of LeT recruitment drive in PoK
PAKISTAN-BASED terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has launched a renewed and intensified recruitment campaign with an aim to establish new training camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Indian intelligence agencies have learned.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
HOW A 23-YEAR-OLD SHOULD INVEST
THIS is the age when a person starts earning and wonders how to invest.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Lin & win: Chun-yi captures India Open
Coach Hyun-il behind An Se-young’s success
2 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
India Open mess reflection on poor upkeep & lack of maintenance
BUT of all acronyms from an Indian perspective, one, AQI (Air Quality Index), has received a lot of airtime in recent years.
3 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Famous singer-songwriter Meba Ofilia opens up about genre-blending and making music on her own terms
SHILLONG has always had a way of producing musicians who sound like they’re slightly ahead of the curve — not chasing trends, not begging for validation, just quietly building worlds of their own.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Trump invites Modi to join 'Board of Peace'
US President Donald Trump has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join a proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza, in a significant outreach as Washington seeks to shape the postwar governance and reconstruction of the besieged enclave.
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January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Delhi spends ₹231 cr to tap hill rain in Yamuna, but not a drop flows in
TWENTY-NINE years ago, the governments of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for tapping monsoon flows in the Renukaji, Kishau, and Lakhwar dams to ease Delhi’s water shortage.
3 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
EPICS STILL SPEAK
IN the ongoing holy month of Magh, and in recognition that Indian epics are deeply internalised and encoded at levels we may have perhaps lost touch with, I would like to share a few points about our epics this week.
4 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
GROWTH PLAN: CAPEX, JOBS, SOCIAL SPEND
India’s growth is strong in FY27. Public capex is rising and private investment is picking up. Consumer demand is recovering. Fiscal discipline remains important. Social spending must scale up
4 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
FIR against builder for techie's death in basement
AN FIR has been registered against a builder as a 27-year-old software engineer reportedly drowned in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 after his car broke through the boundary wall of a roadside drain and fell into a water-filled basement at an under-construction building early on Saturday.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Wasteful Newcastle held by lowly Wolves
NEWCASTLE'S push towards the Premier League’s top four was derailed by a damaging 0-0 draw against bottom of the table Wolves on Sunday.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘Budget can boost local body funding, infra financing from govt’
DESPITE the government’s push on infrastructure financing, private participation has remained muted. In an interaction with Pushpita Dey, Palash Srivastava, managing director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), talks about expectations from Budget 2026, the ₹17 lakh crore public-private partnership (PPP) project pipeline, and the constraints holding back private investment. Excerpts:
2 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
CLOSE WATCH KEY TO BHU BHARATI TRUST
LAND is an emotion, especially for farmers.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Ottam Thullal poster out
THE first look of the Vishnu Unnikrishnan-starrer Ottam Thullal, directed by G Marthandan, has been released.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
India top global leader with 8.5 lakh cooperatives
INDIASS cooperative sector has expanded over the past three years into one of the largest organised economic networks globally.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
BJP calls CMs, state chiefs to Delhi for party prez poll
Nabin elevation certain, show likely to be turned into display of unity
1 min |
January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Trump's Gaza board grows; Netanyahu convenes coalition
AT least six more countries said Sunday the United States has invited them to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” a new body of world leaders meant to oversee next steps in Gaza that's showing ambitions for a broader mandate in global affairs.
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January 19, 2026
The Morning Standard
Syrian govt declares ceasefire, dismantles SDF control
Deal follows govt push into Raqqa and Deir el-Zour, reclaiming oil fields and key crossings as Damascus moves to end Kurdish-led control
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