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Trump files $10 billion defamation suit against BBC
US President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a television documentary he claims was \"false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Large pvt firms ready to enter nuclear sector
Reliance, Adani Group, Tata Power and L&T likely among the early entrants as govt clears path for private sector
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
New edu bill doesn’t affect autonomy or powers of institutions, states: Pradhan
EDUCATION Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday stressed that the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adishtan Bill 2025 would neither impact the autonomy of institutions nor clip the powers of states in any way.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Luthra brothers misled authorities, say police
THEY had applied for anticipatory bail before a Delhi court, via their counsel, from Thailand.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
34 Maoists with total bounty of ₹84L surrender
A total of 34 Maoist cadres, carrying a cumulative award of ₹84 lakh, surrendered in an edgy district of Bijapur, about 400 km south of Raipur, on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Zero tolerance on terror': EAM to Israel minister
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach and said that India and Israel share a policy of “zero tolerance” towards terrorism.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sebi board likely to clear 11 proposals, including revamp of mutual fund fees
THE board of the capital markets regulator — The Securities and Exchange Board of India — is likely to consider as many as 11 regulatory proposals, covering major overhauls of broker regulations, mutual fund expense structure, administration of exchanges and the introduction of a closing-auction session among others.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
EU envoys narrow gaps on frozen Russian assets plan
EUROPEAN Union envoys worked on Tuesday to narrow gaps on a plan to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to cover Ukraine's economic and military needs over the next two years, ahead of a crunch summit of EU leaders later this week.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
City gears up to host over 5k global leaders, alumni at PAN IIT Summit
PAN IIT, the apex body representing alumni of all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), on Tuesday announced the PAN IIT Global Leadership Summit 2026 (PAN IIT GLS 2026), scheduled for June 20-21, 2026, at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
AICC to decide candidates, plan campaign in '26 polls
Will directly monitor disbursal of poll funds to candidates in Kerala
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
4 thalassemic kids tested HIV+ in Satna district after blood transfusion
MAJOR negligence in blood transfusion has reportedly led to at least four Thalassemia affected children testing HIV-positive in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bengal sports minister resigns over Messi mess
Considered close to CM, Arup Biswas to continue as power minister
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Sustaining high growth gets harder as the base expands’
The '47 target of India becoming developed banks on nominal growth and exchange rates, says CEA V A Nageswaran at the 30th edition of Delhi Dialogues
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hikaru’s unusual route to Candidates
HIKARU Nakamura has had a pretty interesting month or so.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
India-China trade via Himachal from next June after MEA nod
WITH the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) granting political clearance to the Himachal government, the Indo-China border barter-based trade via the Land Customs Station (LCS) Namgia-Shipkila through the Shipki La strategic pass is set to resume from June next year after a six-year gap.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sidda clarifies K'taka leadership issue
THE simmering leadership tussle within ruling Congress spilled onto the floor of the Legislative Assembly on Monday, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah acknowledging that the party high command will take the final decision on his continuation, even as he asserted that the Congress government will complete its full five-year term.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
CRUCIAL BITES FOR TOOTHLESS CITY ADMINISTRATORS
Dysfunctional municipalities across India fail to vest power in those responsible for essential services. Urban life can improve by penalising non-performers, fixing last-mile gaps and institutionalising aesthetics
3 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE DEVI HOUR: GRACE, GRIT & A GRAND CELEBRATION
At ITC Maurya, the Devi Awards unfolded as a measured celebration of women whose work spoke quietly and powerfully
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Zelenskyy, 34 countries approve compensation body for war losses
THE HAGUE
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
US strikes three drug-smuggling boats in Pacific, 8 people killed
THE US military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
IIT develops swallowable micro-pill
Ingestible device samples bacteria from intestine for precise gut microbiome analysis
2 min |
December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Remove distasteful content against J&K deputy CM: HC
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the removal of objectionable social media content targeting Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary.
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December 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
S'PORE, CANADA, UK ISSUE DELHI AIR QUALITY ALERT
SINGAPORE, the UK and Canada have issued advisories cautioning their citizens about hazardous air quality in Delhi as pollution levels in the national capital worsened sharply, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) nearing 500 and remaining in the \"severe\" category.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
I HAVE BECOME MORE AMBITIOUS AS A PLAYER: PRAGG
AS one of the most in demand players on the chess circuit currently, R Praggnanandhaa has been constantly shuffling between cities and continents.
3 min |
December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fog disrupts flight operations, over 300 cancelled
JUST as the Indigo crisis was stabilising in the country, dense fog for five hours early Monday morning disrupted flight operations completely.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Higher edu regulator bill heads to JPC
AMID fierce protests and objections by the Opposition members, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill in the Lok Sabha.
1 min |
December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
25L missing in Kerala voter list: CEO
Parties demand assembly constituency-wise lists of excluded voters to verify details
2 min |
December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
India opens battlefields to tourists along China border in Sikkim
INDIA on Monday formally opened the historic Cho La and Dok La passes in Sikkim, launching regulated battlefield tourism along the sensitive border with China.
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Oppn raps 60:40 funding plan for rural job scheme
EXPECTED TO GO TO A STANDING COMMITTEE
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December 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Schools to shift from hybrid to online
Physical classes for students of nursery to Class 5 discontinued until further orders by DoE
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