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The Morning Standard
Engineering admissions soar as 81% seats filled
\"This high in seat occupancy offers promising outlook\"
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Landslide toll on Vaishno Devi route reaches 34
THE toll in the landslide on a route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra in Jammu's Reasi district, rose to at least 34 people, with 23 others being reported missing. Most of the dead were pilgrims.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt, CBSE reply sought on 'exclusion' of EWS students by pvt schools
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Delhi government and CBSE on a plea alleging \"commercialisation\" and \"systemic exclusion\" of EWS students from private schools through forced purchase of expensive books of private publishers and exorbitantly priced academia materials.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides, Alert in Many Himachal Districts
Kullu, Manali, and Lahaul-Spiti remain cut off from rest of the state for 2nd consecutive day
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rain lashes parts of capital, max temp settles at 30.6° C; more showers likely
SEVERAL parts of the national capital on Wednesday witnessed rainfall with the maximum temperature settling at 30.6 degrees Celsius, 2.5 notches below the average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
E-bus service to UP likely to be launched within a month
THE city government is likely to launch its interstate bus service to Uttar Pradesh in a month.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Will address theaterisation dissonance in best national interest: CDS
AMID apparent dissonance in the armed forces regarding creation of integrated theatre commands, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, the seniormost Indian military officer, on Wednesday said it will be addressed keeping the best national interest in mind.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
J'khand BJP cites B'deshi influx, says JMM opposing SIR for vote-bank politics
ACCUSING the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of opposing the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls for the sake of vote-bank politics, State BJP President and Leader of Opposition, Babulal Marandi, underlined the SIR's importance, claiming Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims were fraudulently being made voters in the state.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gas runs dry across Russia as prices soar amid drone strikes on refineries
GAS stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
3rd Installment of CM KISAN Help to 51 Lakh Odisha Farmers
A day before the Nuakhai festival, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday released the third installment of CM KISAN assistance to over 51 lakh small, marginal and landless farmers.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sreeshankar set for Worlds
FROM career-threatening injury to World Championships in Tokyo next month, M Sreeshankar's journey is nothing short of a miracle.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
IATA Proposes 67-Year Age Limit for Pilots
Global airlines' grouping IATA has proposed raising the upper age limit to 67 years for pilots who are operating multi-pilot commercial flights.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Merz Ramps Up Military Recruitment
GERMANY's leaders on Wednesday launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service as the country scrambles to strengthen its armed forces in the face of growing fears about Russian aggression, a project that some in the governing coalition say doesn't go far enough.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stalin Joins Rahul's Voter Adhikar Yatra
SIGNALLING the DMK's continued support for the INDIA bloc's campaign ahead of key state elections, party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra from Darbhanga to Muzaffarpur in Bihar on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lawyer stir over allowing cops to depose virtually
THE Delhi High Court Bar Association on Wednesday called upon lawyers to wear black ribbons in court to protest against Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's notification declaring all police stations in the national capital as \"designated places\" for recording depositions of police officers through video conferencing.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
End of Era: Ashwin Calls Time on IPL Career
R Ashwin, one of the OGs, announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
1st Quarter Growth Projected at 6.5-7%
The Indian economy is expected to grow at the rate of 6.5-7% despite many headwinds and geopolitical turbulence, predict economists.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
TN Weightlifter Ajith Clinches Gold Medal
Tamil Nadu weightlifter Narayana Ajith might have won a gold medal in the men's 71kg and set records at the ongoing Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, but he is not satisfied with his performance.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
You (govt) failed to strike a trade deal, protect nation': Kharge tears into Centre
LAUNCHING a scathing attack on the Union government after the additional tariffs imposed by the US came into effect on Wednesday, the Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of failing to secure a trade deal and protecting the country.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Panel to check arbitration awards worth ₹1 cr & above
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday constituted a high-level committee to review all arbitration awards of ₹1 crore and above issued over the past 20 years in the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Irrigation & Flood Control Department.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC: Labelling physical intimacy as rape after relationship ends is harsh
LABELLING physical intimacy as rape after a relationship ends is illogical and harsh, the Kerala HC observed on Wednesday as it granted anticipatory bail to rapper Hirandas Murali, aka Vedan, in a sexual assault case.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
3 yrs jail term for 6 in tiger poaching case
A Judicial Magistrate Court in Sathyamangalam has sentenced six members of a notorious Bawaria poaching gang to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a landmark tiger and leopard poaching case, the first conviction secured by the Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (TNFWCCB) since its inception in 2023.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Record-chasing Djokovic in Round 3
NOVAK Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Zachary Svajda of USA in the second round of the US Open here on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
MP govt asked to reply on jail term of rape convict
THE Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Madhya Pradesh government over continued imprisonment of a rape convict for over eight years, despite having undergone his seven-year sentence.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lawyers among 3 beaten up by bouncers outside CP bar, case registered
THREE men, including two advocates, were allegedly assaulted by bouncers and staff members of a bar in Connaught Place, police said on Wednesday. An FIR has been lodged and investigation is underway.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Denmark Heat on US Envoy Over Greenland Ops
Trump allies accused of efforts to influence Greenlanders and erode Denmark's position
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
China Warily Welcomes Trump's U-Turn on Student Visas
CHINA on Wednesday cautiously welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks allowing six lakh Chinese students to study in America, reversing his earlier threat to revoke their visas, while urging Washington to end harassment of its students.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
No 'Jan Sunwai', New Norms Soon
Not only at CM's residence, public hearings will now be held in all 70 Assembly constituencies
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
END OF ERA: ASHWIN CALLS TIME ON IPL CAREER
R ASHWIN, one of the OGs, announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 1.8k Lord Ganesha idols installed across Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri dist
AROUND 1,800 Vinayagar idols were installed across the Hosur and Krishnagiri districts on Wednesday.
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