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Congress acts against 43 rebels for anti-party move during polls

SHOCKED by its defeat in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly election, Congress has taken disciplinary action against 43 of its leaders in the state for indulging in anti-party activities and indiscipline.

1 min  |

January 05, 2026

The Morning Standard

BJP chief Sachdeva criticises AAP over attacks on Sood

DELHI BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday said that the people of Delhi are shocked by what he described as the repeatedly changing positions of Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

1 min  |

January 05, 2026

The Morning Standard

Root, Brook dominate Aus on rain-hit Day 1

JOE Root and Harry Brook tamed Australia's all-pace attack with an unbroken 154-run stand on Sunday to rescue England and give them the upper hand after a rain-hit day one of the fifth and final Ashes Test.

1 min  |

January 05, 2026

The Morning Standard

Man dies after jumping from hotel in CP

A 50-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after jumping from the upper floors of Le Meridien Hotel in central Delhi's Connaught Place on Sunday afternoon.

1 min  |

January 05, 2026

The Morning Standard

Too Many Checks, No Balance

What just passed was the year of democratic exhaustion and electoral strife.

3 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Art of never giving up: From odd jobs to owning 17 buses and mini trucks

ROMEN Das seems to have the Midas touch. Whatever business he lays his hands on appears to prosper.

2 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

India's Happiness Paradox

As ambitions soar and prosperity rises, inner peace declines, revealing a deeper crisis of purpose behind the nation's visible progress

3 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

ARAVALLIS, A NEW TURN IN ECOLOGY BATTLE

THERE are some twists in the legal battle to save the Aravalli Hills.

3 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

US SNATCHES MADURO

Venezuela President, wife being taken to America in dramatic coup; US will run it for now

1 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

KKR DROP BANGLADESH PLAYER, FOCUS SHIFTS TO T20 WORLD CUP TIES

AMIDST the rising criticism over signing Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman, Kolkata Knight Riders released the player from their IPL 2026 squad following instructions from the cricket board.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

CELEBRATING A SAGE FOR THE AGES

I write these words in the wake of the release of my newest book, The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism, by the Vice-President of India at the Sivagiri Ashram established by the peerless Sree Narayana Guru more than a century ago.

4 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Snake bite claims 13 lives in 50 days in U'khand amid climate-change scare

CLIMATE change is increasingly being cited as the primary driver behind the alarming surge in wildlife attacks across Uttarakhand, with recent data suggesting the impact extends beyond bears and leopards to include venomous snakes becoming unusually active during winter months.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

A Search Called Home

In his debut novel Our Friends in Good Houses, journalist Rahul Pandita unveils a stark portrayal of a man's search for home.

2 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Raj conducts raids in Aravalli areas, 7 FIRs filed

THE Rajasthan government has stepped up enforcement across the state to curb illegal mining and protect the fragile ecology of the Aravalli mountain range.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

TARIQUE RAHMAN THE HEIR RETURNS TO AN ANGRY VACUUM

WHEN Tarique Rahman removed his shoes and placed his feet on the ground beside a Dhaka car park on December 25, the gesture carried the weight of unfinished history.

3 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Include additional 151 vacant posts in key public service cadres, says Majhi

FACING backlash over omission of Group A services in the notification for Odisha Civil Services Examination-2025, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday directed the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) to include additional 151 vacant posts in the key cadres.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Mob attack on police during raid on TMC leader

SIX policemen were injured after a mob attacked them during a raid at the residence of a local Trinamool Congress leader Musa Mollah on Friday night.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Tripura imposes curbs with B’desh

A Tripura district has issued prohibitory orders under section 163 of the BNSS along a stretch of the Bangladesh border following the apprehension about possible militant movement and infiltration.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

₹51L COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM

A Delhi tribunal has awarded over ₹51 lakh in compensation to a man who suffered 70 per cent permanent disability after being hit by a rashly driven truck in March 2023.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

NTR Vaidya Seva spending up by 60%, says minister

THE NDA government has significantly scaled up spending under the NTR Vaidya Seva Scheme, raising monthly expenditure to ₹310 crore from ₹193 crore during the previous regime, Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav said.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Trump's Venezuela action sets dangerous precedent, says Takshashila chair

IN a blatant expression of unbridled power, US President Donald Trump struck Venezuela and abducted sitting President Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their heavily guarded location in Caracas Calling the US action extraordinary and setting a \"dangerous precedent,\" Chairperson, IndoPacific Studies Programme, Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru, Manoj Kewalramani said that \"legally speaking, this operation stands on a weak footing.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

'Need two years to tackle pollution'

BJP MP says 10 months too short a period to judge govt performance on 'long-term' challenge

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Man shot dead in Narela

A 55-year-old man was allegedly shot dead over a property-related dispute in outer north Delhi's Narela area, police said on Saturday.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Justice not just for those who can afford it: CJI

CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday asserted that the law was not just for those who could afford it, but for anyone who was in dire need of it.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

In five years, more tigers died outside protected reserves

INDIA'S tiger conservation success story has a flip side.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

The Age of Anxious Peace

India’s internal security environment in 2025 reflects a complex interaction between longstanding conflict patterns and rapidly evolving threats.

3 min  |

January 04, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

SC order on Khalid's bail tomorrow

THE Supreme Court will on Monday pronounce its order on the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and five others in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

One killed, two hurt after being run over by bus

IN yet another incident adding to the growing list of accidents caused by Ama buses, an autorickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were injured when a bus hit them from behind on Saturday.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Dense fog to persist, yellow alert issued

MODERATE to dense fog is expected to persist over the capital in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, issuing a yellow alert for dense fog on Sunday.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026

The Morning Standard

Banks see sharp rise in deposit, credit in Q3FY26

DRIVEN by high festive demand and GST rate cut-induced shopping spree, both public and private sector banks have turned the low-credit-growth-lower deposit growth tides in the third quarter clocking high to mid double digits growth in advances and deposit accretion.

1 min  |

January 04, 2026