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The Morning Standard
Ola Electric board approves ₹1,500 cr fundraising as co scales EV, battery mfg
OLA Electric Mobility Limited has announced a major fundraising plan, with its Board of Directors approving a proposal to raise up to ₹1,500 crore. The decision was taken during a board meeting held on Saturday.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Customs dept foils attempted gold smuggling, seizes 1.2 kg gold in 2 days at Delhi airport
CUSTOMS officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport detained a passenger from Dubai who smuggled 170 grams of gold inside the cap of a bottle on Saturday.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Op Sindoor success makes festivals vibrant: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Chhath festival, being widely observed across Bihar and other states, as reflecting India’s cultural and social unity, with devotees from all castes performing rituals together.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over one crore voters to undergo scrutiny as SIR exercise kicks in
A preliminary voter mapping exercise conducted ahead of the forthcoming nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has revealed that more than 70 per cent of voters registered in Delhi’s 2002 electoral rolls do not feature in the 2025 rolls, officials told this newspaper.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
WAVES Bazaar puts Indian women filmmakers on global map in Toronto
UNDER the ministry of information and broadcasting (Mi&B) flagship international markets platform— WAVES Bazaar—six Indian filmmakers helming women-led projects represented the country at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025, held last month.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hamas expands search for remains of hostage in Gaza; Egyptian team support
HAMAS has expanded its search for bodies of hostages in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said Sunday, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve them.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
How share buyback amount is taxed
Payment made by a company to buy back shares is deemed as ‘dividend income’ in the hands of shareholders
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Meghalaya statistician in Stanford’s top 2% scientists list for 5th yr in a row
WITH barely three months left for his retirement, a statistics teacher at St Anthony’s College in Meghalaya’s Shillong, Sanku Dey, is topping off his career by securing a place on Stanford University’s list of the top 2% of scientists in the world for the fifth year in a row.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
5 kids HIV+ after blood transfusion in Jharkhand; civil surgeon suspended
CM Hemant Soren has ordered suspension of the Civil Surgeon and other officials at Sadar Hospital in West Singhbhum district after five children contracted HIV following transfusions with infected blood.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Parties reach out to Chhath returnees
WITH nearly 60-70 lakh of the expected 87-89 lakh Biharis returning home for the Chhath festival on October 27 and 28 — barely a week before the first phase of polling — political watchers expect a surge in voter turnout during the November 6 and 11 assembly elections across Bihar’s 243 constituencies.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
CDS on six-day Indonesia visit to deepen security ties
TO further bolster ties between the two nations, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan reached Indonesia on Sunday for an official visit.
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October 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
27-yr-old wanted arms supplier arrested after encounter in Mehrauli; cop injured
A 27-year-old alleged arms supplier was arrested early Saturday following an exchange of fire in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, police said.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tirupati-model admin needed at Sabarimala, says former chief secy
THE recent controversy over the missing of gold at the Sabarimala temple has revealed the systemic flaws in the functioning of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Man strangles neighbour to death, arrested
A 36-year-old auto-driver was allegedly strangled to death in Delhi's Rohini on Saturday morning by his neighbour after he verbally abused the accused's wife, police said.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
OZ WOMEN CRICKETERS 'STALKED, MOLESTED'
IN a shocking incident, two Australian women’s cricket team members were allegedly stalked and sexually harassed by a motorcycle-borne man in Indore on Thursday.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Russian strikes kill four, injure 20 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks patriots
Air force says they downed 50 of 62 drones, four of nine missiles launched in overnight attacks
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
India waits for clear US signals on how Russian oil curbs will play out
Trade pact talks stay the course; need more clarity on crude oil sanctions, say officials
2 min |
October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Telangana unveils plans for major overhaul of inter education system
THE Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has announced a major revamp of the intermediate education system from the 2026-27 academic year.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
TN withdraws tweak to private univ bill
Govt says bill aimed to simplify existing procedures so that institutions could aspire to start private universities
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
EPL: Nuno left waiting for first West Ham win
NUNO Espirito Santo slammed West Ham's \"unacceptable\" display after the winless start to his reign reached four games as Leeds cruised to a 2-1 victory at Elland Road on Friday.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
WORLD WITHOUT JOBS, THANKS TO AUTOMATION
Land robots will replace all jobs. Working will be optional — like growing your own vegetables instead of buying them from the store.” This was how the world’s foremost innovator and entrepreneur, Elon Musk, reacted to a New York Times story on Amazon — the second-largest employer in the US, with over 1.2 million employees — which is quietly working to replace almost half of its workforce with robots.
4 min |
October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Snow leopard count doubles in 4 yrs in Himachal, 2 new species spotted
MUCH to the delight of the wildlife enthusiasts, the highly endangered snow leopard population in Himachal has almost doubled, increasing from 44 individuals in 2021 to 83, according to a recent survey.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Reliance, Facebook to make initial investment of ₹885 cr in AI venture
Reliance has incorporated a new firm to develop enterprise AI in collaboration with Meta
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Things Fall Apart, the Middle doesn’t Hold
Watch it. Hence you forget. The Marie Antoinette edition watch crafted by Breguet over 40 years, commissioned by the French queen’s lover, layered with gold and sapphire was never worn by her.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Call centre specifically set up for Aland vote theft
A call centre with around five computers was set up for the purpose of filing 6,018 fraudulent Form 7 applications on the Election Commission website for the deletion of names of voters in Karnataka's Aland constituency, sources said on condition of anonymity, as the SIT investigation into the alleged voter theft gained momentum.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Six Aces for Higher Education’s Swadeshi Six-pack
Prime Minister Modi’s patriotic appeal for Swadeshi Bharat for Viksit Bharat is a wake-up call for those dreaming elsewhere and living in Bharat.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Don’s Asia return, East Timor’s entry mark key ASEAN summit
SOUTHEAST Asian foreign ministers held talks Saturday ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit that will formally welcome East Timor as the bloc’s 11th member and mark US President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia since returning to the White House.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
TO BELIEVE OR NOT: FIGHTING DISINFORMATION
To believe or not to believe—that is the question confronting most of us in these times of information inundation.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
BCCI SECY SAIKIA SLAMS INDORE INCIDENT
IN a shocking incident, two Australian players, who are taking part in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, were allegedly molested in Indore on Thursday.
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October 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Alert as IMD places AP under pre-cyclone watch
A cautionary high alert has been issued across Andhra Pradesh as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed the state under a precyclone watch following the formation of Cyclone Montha over the southeast Bay of Bengal.
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