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India Exports Fuel to China, First Since 2021

After facing backlash from the US and the EU, India is taking various steps toward re-engagement with China

2 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

No Maha ban on non-veg food on I-Day: Fadnavis

Amid the uproar over closure of slaughterhouses and meat shops on August 15, ordered by certain Maharashtra civic authorities, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday clarified that the government has not imposed any ban on non-veg consumption on the occasion of Independence Day.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Soaring Energy Demand Tied to Geopolitics

INDIA'S oil and gas sector stands at a critical crossroads as soaring demand intensifies its dependence on imports, even as domestic production continues its steady decline.

2 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Infosys to acquire 75% in Australia's Versent

Expanding our collaboration with Telstra, with whom we share a valued relationship, unveils new opportunity to accelerate innovation agenda for enterprises across the region — Salil Parekh, CEO, Infosys

1 min  |

August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Booked for naming rape victim in 2016 case, court acquits Swati Maliwal

A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal in a case alleging that she disclosed the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who later died.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Amid pushback, spl bench to hear stray dogs issue

Matter to be heard today; CJI B R Gavai acts after uproar against two-judge bench order

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Tejashwi, Dy CM lock horns over twin EPIC cards

VERBAL exchanges between Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have heated the ongoing political row over double EPIC cards in the state.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Another Major Step in Positive Direction for IOA

The Indian Olympic Association finally held its Special General Meeting where most of the National Sports Federation and State Association members were present on Wednesday.

2 min  |

August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Fenerbahce Overcome Feyenoord to Reach CL Qualifying Playoffs

JOSE Mourinho's Fenerbahce rallied past Dutch club Feyenoord on Tuesday to advance 6-4 on aggregate into the Champions League qualifying playoffs.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Fill up 10 lakh teachers' vacancies in schools, House panel tells govt

THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has called upon the Education Department to fill up the 10 lakh teaching posts lying vacant in the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)-funded schools of various states.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

SC Forms Probe Team on Nexus Between Noida Officials, Realtors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct a preliminary inquiry into alleged collusion between Noida officials and builders over inflated land acquisition compensation to farmers.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Chalk Out Kancha Gachibowli Restoration Plan

The Telangana government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was in the process of coming up with a detailed and holistic development plan with respect to the Kancha Gachibowli forest area, where large-scale felling of trees had taken place in April this year.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

IOA Approves 2030 Bid

TWENTY years after 2010, India is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Court Grants 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana 3 Calls to Family

A Delhi court on Wednesday permitted 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to make three phone calls to his brother this month to discuss hiring a private lawyer, according to court sources.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Andhra, T'gana at odds over Nagarjunasagar

ANDHRA PRADESH has kicked off a fresh row over the Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP), this time regarding the operation of its gates.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

FSSAI calls for review of food labelling rules

To strengthen India's regulatory framework on food labelling and advertising, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Wednesday convened a national stakeholder consultation to review the effectiveness of existing regulations, address implementation challenges, and explore ways to align with global standards to strengthen consumer protection.

2 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Poll rolls can't be static, says SC bench

Residual powers of ECI on special roll revision

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Zoo Plans to Revamp Animal Adoption With Shorter Durations, Simpler Process

DELHI'S National Zoological Park is preparing a major overhaul of its animal adoption scheme, aiming to make it more flexible, appealing, and easier for the public to participate.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Engineer Held for Running Online Investment Scam

A mechanical engineer was arrested for allegedly running a ₹6.03-crore online investment scam that duped victims via social media platforms, police said on Wednesday.

1 min  |

August 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Week after U'khand cloudburst, 68 still missing

A week after a cloudburst hit Dharali, a key stop on the Gangotri Dham route in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on August 4, the government has released a list of 68 missing persons.

1 min  |

August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Have You Peaked Yet?

ARE YOU GAME?

3 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

Dehradun sees heaviest rainfall in 74 years

Uttarakhand is reeling from an unprecedented monsoon onslaught, with the state capital Dehradun recording its highest single-day rainfall in 74 years in August, shattering a post-Independence record.

1 min  |

August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Old Delhi's Last Deed Writer Keeps a 150-Year Legacy Alive

In a crumbling shop tucked inside Sitaram Bazar, 71-year-old Aziz-ur-Rehman is the last of Old Delhi's deed writers—men who once turned verbal agreements into binding words in elegant Urdu

3 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

PRIYANKA VS ISRAEL ENVOY

CONGRESS leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar were at daggers drawn on Tuesday after the former accused Israel of committing \"genocide\" and criticised the Indian government's \"shameful\" silence over \"the devastation on the people of Palestine\".

1 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

Net tax mop-up slips 4% due to rise in refunds

NET tax collection by the mid of the second quarter of FY26 (till August 11) has contracted by 3.95% compared to the corresponding period last year, as per the latest data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

1 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

Max Minghella to star in DC's Clayface

ACTOR Max Minghella, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Nick Blaine in The Handmaid's Tale, is set to join the cast of Clayface, the upcoming DC Studios horror feature. The project is slated for a September 11, 2026 release.

1 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

COOKING UP CONVERSATIONS

In 1990, Rirkrit Tiravanija cooked Pad Thai at a tiny cooking station in the Paula Allen Gallery, New York, for visitors who had arrived expecting paintings and installations.

3 min  |

August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

36 Years On, Police Raid 8 Locations in Kashmiri Pandit Nurse's Killing Case

The Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency (SIA) has reopened the 36-year-old case of the killing of 27-year-old Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhatt by terrorists.

1 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

Muslims Can End Marriage on Verbal Mutual Consent: Guj HC

The Gujarat HC has held that a Muslim marriage can be dissolved through Mubaraat mutual consent divorce without a written agreement, overturning a Rajkot family court order that insisted on the document.

1 min  |

August 13, 2025

The Morning Standard

IYC Holds 'Halla Bol' March Against 'Vote Theft'

'Fight is about trust on which democracy rests'

1 min  |

August 13, 2025