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Saraswati claims threat to life in jail, court seeks report
CHAITANYANANDA Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute in southwest Delhi, claimed before a Delhi court that his life was under threat inside Tihar Jail.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
India flags vested interests in UNSC anti-terror panels
INDIA has flagged United Nations Security Council member with “vested interests” chairing subsidiary bodies, in an oblique reference to Pakistan co-chairing the counter-terrorism panel, citing conflicts of interest, in an oblique reference to Pakistan.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
RAHUL’S REIGN OF RELENTLESS DEFEATS
It began not with a whisper, but with a political detonation across the Gangetic plains. Last week, Bihar, always a keen weathervane for shifting political winds, delivered a verdict so mortifying for the Congress that even its most seasoned apologists struggled to dress it up. Contesting 61 seats, the party staggered out with a miserable six. It wasn’t a defeat—it was a spectacle of collapse. And at its centre, as always, stood Rahul Gandhi, the prudish prince of a shrinking empire, presiding over the most dramatic political implosion in the history of a once-dominant national party.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Human sacrifice of 17-day-old in Raj stokes storm
IN a shocking case of human sacrifice, four aunts of a 17-day-old boy reportedly killed the infant in Jodhpur on Friday in what appears to be superstitious ritual.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
TN to oppose incentive battles among states for attracting investment
TAMIL Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa, reacting to the decision of South Korean footwear major Hwaseung Enterprises to move its proposed investment in non-leather footwear manufacturing from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh, said on Saturday that the state will resist the temptation to join the incentive battle among Indian states.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Shahdara Shooters' free meal plan lands in soup
FOUR people, including three minors, have been arrested for allegedly firing outside a restaurant in Jhilmil Industrial area in East Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Corbett vultures fly 1,000 km for food: Study
IN a remarkable display of endurance, vultures native to Uttarakhand’s famed Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) are undertaking massive migratory journeys, travelling up to 1,000 kilometres in search of food, according to a joint study with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lokpal paves way for CBI charge sheet against MP in cash-for-query case
THE Lokpal has granted its nod to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra within four weeks for her involvement ina cash-for-query case.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
MCD gets ₹175 cr for waste disposal, more funds soon
THE Delhi government is making every effort to strengthen sanitation in the national capital and has provided a special assistance of ₹175 crore to the MCD for garbage disposal, Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood said on Saturday.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Babur and the Blunders of Bias
In an attempt to give a historical account of the Mughal ruler, the narrative confuses polemic as an exercise in history
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Iran confirms detaining oil tanker 'with illegal load'
TRAN on Saturday confirmed seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations including carrying an illegal consignment, state media reported.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Heavy rainfall likely in TN due to low-pressure: IMD
TAMIL Nadu is bracing for an unusually intense phase of the northeast monsoon, with a low-pressure area having formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
27-yr-old from Bengal 'gave' OTPs to K'taka call centre in voter theft case
THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Aland voter theft case has started the interrogation of 27-year old Bapi Adya, who was arrested from a village in Nadia district of West Bengal on November 12.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ex-minister got Regional Ring Road alignment changed: Kavitha
ALLEGING that the alignment of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) was changed to save thousands of acres of lands belonging to former ministers T Harish Rao and Gangula Kalamakar, MLC K Kavitha on Saturday claimed that “prominent leaders in the BRS accumulated huge assets by misguiding former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao”.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pope returns 62 Indigenous artifacts in reconciliation bid
THE Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Peace & healing in the Red Zone
To win the prolonged battle against Naxals, Bastar Police is going beyond the vocabulary of warfare with an aim to win the heart of surrendered Maoists, Ejaz Kaiser narrates
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sidda gets Rahul’s nod for cabinet rejig
As a reaction to Bihar poll results, CM could drop 10-12 of his ministers to make his position strong, says a source
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Saddling Up in Style
Polo is now the ultimate luxe statement for India's modern elite
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Manipur's rich heritage cast in clay through resilience
Inspired by her mother, a lab supervisor forays into business of modern & artistic pots for décor, Prasanta Mazumdar writes
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sukhois, French fighters join Exercise Garud
STARTING from Sunday, the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s front-line Sukhoi Fighters, along with their transport and air-to-air refuellers will be carrying out complex maneuvers with their french counterparts.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Behind the Eyes of the Tigress
Decades after a stranger captured her “tigress eyes,” Pappu Devi still sits by her stall, selling the photograph that once made her famous
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
A School of Thought
In Bengaluru, an educational space goes beyond textbooks and rote learning, blending ancient Indian values with modern thinking
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
'I Enjoy Playing Complex People'
Jacob Elordi speaks with Adam Stone about his latest film, Frankenstein, and how transforming into a monster is one of the more human characters he has played
3 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Army’s Animal Transport Units to stay
THE Indian Army has deferred disbanding of the Animal Transport Units (ATUs) till the next decade. This comes a time when the Army has substantial troops and formations guarding the borders in the unpredictable high altitude and terrain. Comprising the mules, horses, donkeys and dogs, the ATUs are there to stay at least till the beginning of the next decade, sources said.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pushing accidently during quarrel not outraging modesty of woman, says HC
IN a significant ruling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday has held that an accidental touch or push during a quarrel or confrontation cannot be construed as an act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
A decade after Akhlaq lynching, UP to withdraw cases against all accused
AFTER almost a decade, in a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw the case against the accused in the Dadri lynching. Mohammad Akhlaq, 50, was lynched in 2015 over rumours of alleged cow slaughter and storing its meat at his home in Dadri’s Bisada village in Greater Noida.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Amber Group buys Pune-based Shogini Tech
IL JIN Electronics India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Amber Group, will buy a majority stake in Shogini Technoarts Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) ranging from single-sided, double-sided, multilayered, metal clad and flex PCBs.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Harmer spinning a different tale
IN 2015, when South Africa came to India for a four-match Test series, Simon Harmer was three games old into his career.
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Accidental blast at Nowgam police station, says MHA
THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday said that a detailed probe has been ordered to determine the cause of the “accidental” blast in Jammu & Kashmir’s Nowgam police station on Friday in which nine people were killed and 32 injured.
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November 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Winter rains flood camp in Gaza as UN weighs mandate for stabilisation force
WINTER’s first heavy rainfall sent water cascading through Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war.
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