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BEYOND THE BLAST: THE URBAN FACE OF EXTREMISM
The spread of extremist ideology through urban echo chambers doesn't need instigation from across the border. Inclusion, dialogue and community engagement are as important as curbing infiltration
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November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Timely redressal of citizens' issues our top priority: Gupta
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday met citizens from various parts of the capital during a Jan Sunwai (public hearing) held at the Mukhyamantri Jan Seva Sadan.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Charges framed against SRS Group director in ₹2,200 crore fraud case
THE Gurugram Special PMLA court has framed charges against promoter-director Anil Jindal and others in the alleged ₹2,200 crore SRS Group money laundering case. During the investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), it was found that funds were diverted through shell firms.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
IT'S OFFICIAL: RED FORT BLAST WAS TERROR ATTACK
TWO days after the Red Fort car blast, the government for the first time categorised it as a terror strike.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Auction for 4 B'luru enemy properties to be processed
THE deputy commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district, who has been designated as the Deputy Custodian of Enemy Property by the central government, is evaluating the value of four enemy properties identified in Bengaluru. These properties are located on Raj Bhavan Road, Victoria Road, Kalasipalya and Grant Road.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Amid disquiet, UK minister denies plot to oust PM Starmer
A senior member of the British government on Wednesday denied he's plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a sign of deep anxiety in the Labour Party over its dire poll ratings less than 18 months after a landslide election victory.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Traders' body raises safety concerns at Connaught Place
TWO days after a blast near the Red Fort claimed 12 lives and injured several others, a traders’ body on Wednesday flagged ‘compromised safety and security’ at Connaught Place, and urged authorities to take immediate preventive measures to avoid any untoward incident in the busy commercial hub.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Muslim voices condemn Red Fort blast, seek swift justice
SEVERAL prominent Muslim leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent blast near the Red Fort that left 12 dead and several injured, terming it \"a heinous assault on the nation and its shared heritage.\"
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Asian Paints profit rises 43% on robust demand
THE country's largest paints maker Asian Paints on Wednesday reported a 43% rise in consolidated net profit at ₹994 crore for the second quarter of the current financial year, driven by strong performance in its decorative, automotive and industrial paints business.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
WHEN THE SKY RAINS FIRE
IN Sky Alert! What Happens When Satellites Fail (2013), Les Johnson had written about satellites being brought down by orbital debris, solar storms and war.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
VOTE ON CLIMATE ACTION BEST WAY TO CLEAR SMOG
FOR the first time in India, hundreds of citizens gathered on Sunday to protest the national capital's dangerously polluted air.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pollution accounted for 15% of all deaths
DELHI'S air quality has again plunged to hazardous levels, with smog blanketing the city for several days. Public health officials warned of a likely spike in respiratory and pollution-related illnesses.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
US to mint final penny as Trump axes 1-cent coin
THE US Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny on Wednesday as the president has cancelled the 1-cent coin. Donald Trump has ordered its demise as costs climb to nearly 4 cents per penny and the 1-cent valuation becomes somewhat obsolete.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Women dominate in MCD rejection
74 female candidates filed nominations for bypolls in 12 wards, only 26 left in the fray now
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ashok Leyland net profit rises 7% to 820 crore
COMMERCIAL vehicle maker Ashok Leyland on Wednesday reported a 7% rise in its consolidated net profit at ₹820 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, led by robust sales across businesses.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC directs release of lawyer held by Haryana STF in murder case
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of Delhi-based advocate Vikram Singh, who was arrested by the Special Task Force of Gurugram Police in connection with a murder case.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Catch 'em young: Sports training for school kids, modern grounds soon
THE Delhi government proposes to build state-of-the-art sports grounds in government schools, aiming to provide children with quality sports training from an early age, enabling them to compete in national and international events.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Haryana univ under lens over ‘white-collar’ terror networks
AL-FALAH University, located in Dhauj village of Haryana’s Faridabad district, has come under scrutiny after three of its doctors were arrested in connection with what investigators have described as a “white-collar terror module” following the Delhi blast.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Important to counter Bumrah, says Smith
THE showdown between the world’s best pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada is something that former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is looking forward to when Proteas play India in the first Test starting on Friday at Kolkata.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Woman doctor, brother planned lone-wolf strikes
TWO siblings, Dr Shaheen Shahid and Dr Parvez Sayeed, who were arrested over alleged links to a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module, had been preparing to carry out lone-wolf attacks across the country for the past two years, sources said on Wednesday.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Worlds: India & China’s medal run halts
THE medal standings reflect that shooters from China and India have been the dominant force in the ongoing ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
DU English dept students protest NEP clause on continuous assessment
STUDENTS of the Department of English at Delhi University continued their protest on Wednesday against the implementation of the Continuous Assessment (CA) system introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP).
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre asks states to set up chest clinics in govt hosps
AMID deteriorating air quality, especially in Delhi and its neighbouring states, the Centre on Wednesday issued an updated advisory to all states and mandated chest clinics to be set up in all government hospitals.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Court flags concern over shoe-hurling
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident of a lawyer hurling a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, observing that such acts “hurt not only members of the Bar but everybody.”
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Odisha plans new rail corridors to boost infra
WITH Odisha strengthening the logistics infrastructure as part of its focus on port-led industrialisation, the state government is mulling development of new railway corridors in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode for driving economic growth in the hinterlands.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
...Tejashwi says will take oath as CM on Nov 18
RASHTRIYA Janata Dal (RJD) leader and INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday claimed that he would take office as chief minister on November 18 and also dismissed the exit polls — most of which have predicted return of NDA to power in the state.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
NCRTC launches ‘Solar on Track’ at Duhai depot, a first in metro systems
THE National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has launched its innovative ‘Solar on Track’ project at the Namo Bharat Depot in Duhai — the first such initiative in any Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) or metro network in India. The project marks a major step in integrating renewable energy solutions within transport infrastructure.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
India accounted for 67% of global TB cases in ’24: WHO
INDIA is among eight countries accounting for 67% of total TB cases in 2024, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released on Wednesday.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Amid Trump tariff, Navy Chief to meet US Dept of War head
CHIEF of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on ‘Wednesday embarked on a sixday official visit to the United States, amid the ongoing tariff tussle.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
3 more exit polls predict NDA Bihar sweep...
THREE fresh exit polls on Wednesday predicted an NDA victory in Bihar, with Axis My India showing a close fight for the ruling alliance and Today’s Chanakya forecasting a big win for it over the Mahagathbandhan.
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