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HC voices shock at severe penalty on childcare leave
THE Delhi High Court has set aside an order reducing the pay of a Central Secretariat Service officer for three years due to her \"child care leave\", saying the punishment \"shocks the conscience of this court\".
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
UN reforms a necessity, no longer optional: Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong appeal for reforms in the UN Security Council and urged that the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) grouping should send a clear message that changes to global governance institutions are no longer optional but a pressing necessity.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chess WC: Sindarov and Wei Yi seal Candidates spots
UZBEKISTAN'S GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Wei Yi of China will be facing off in the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after they won their respective semifinals via the tiebreak and also confirmed their Candidates Spots on Sunday.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
FIRST MAHE CLASS ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL JOINS NAVY
AMID Pakistan's reported plans to boost its underwater combat strength, the Indian Navy will commission INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on Monday.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Anti-drone systems at all civilian airports, shortly
THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) at a joint meeting, held recently, have decided to deploy anti-drone systems at all major and minor civil airports in view of \"a possible warlike situation emerging in future,\" officials said on Sunday.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Challenges remain in phasing out coal-based power infrastructure'
INDIA has consistently been the largest borrower from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) since its inception in 2016, including for several major green financing initiatives. In an interaction with Pushpita Dey, Erik Berglöf, chief economist of AIIB, discusses how India can accelerate its transition to a greener economy through policy reforms and international collaboration. Edited excerpts
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Decoding new definition of wage, its impact
According to new labour laws, wages include basic pay, dearness allowance and retaining allowance
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
LOVE BEYOND TRIALS
TOMORROW is Vivah Panchami, the wedding anniversary of Sri Rama and Sita Devi.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
A LEG DAY TO FORGET
Only third team to face in excess of 900 balls in Ist innings of a Test in India since Jan 2020, South Africa post 489
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
The missing half of Viksit Bharat: A case for labour codes as growth strategy
OR India to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047, increasing women's workforce participation is imperative.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Zubeen's director pays tribute at Goa film fest
NOTED singer, composer and actor Zubeen Garg was initially approached by director Debangkar Borgohain only to compose the music for the Assamese action thriller Sikaar, but he eventually ended up playing the lead role. Speaking at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Sunday, Borgohain recalled his first meeting with Garg-who died in a scuba diving accident in Singapore, in which he made an offer to do music. Released in 2024, the film is being screened at the festival.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Health dept 'undervalues' Jagannath temple land, asked to pay ₹35.5 cr more
IN what could be a curious case of undervaluation, the Health and Family Welfare department has been directed to pay an additional ₹35.5 crore to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) for the 25 acre temple land it acquired for setting up the Shree Jagannath Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH) in Puri in 2021.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
COURT'S RULING CLOUDS FEDERAL BALANCE FURTHER
The Court's advice that the Governor or President's subjective satisfaction is immune from judicial review has no constitutional precedent in the context of legislation that reflects the people's will
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two teachers questioned, notices sent to four more in student suicide case
THE Delhi Police on Sunday questioned two teachers in connection with the alleged suicide of a Class 10 student who jumped from the Rajendra Place metro station earlier this week.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
JNU union wins battle against ‘surveillance’
THE Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has declared a major win after the administration agreed to remove the face recognitionbased entry system installed at the Dr. BR Ambedkar Library.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM backs MCD candidates, AAP leaders hit the road
Parties ramp up ward-level outreach as bypoll election date nears
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
124 K'taka police personnel suspended in 10 mnths
THE police are expected to instill fear among criminals and confidence among the public, but the Bengaluru City Police is battling a crisis of credibility.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
A TALE OF BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS
B E it cricket or investing, the lessons learnt on either field, are often similar.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 8 lakh new voters as Nepal heads for first election since uprising
HUNDREDS of thousands of new voters have registered to cast their ballot in Nepal's first polls since a mass uprising in September ousted the government, election officials said on Sunday.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
KNOWING BEHAVIOURAL BIASES IN MF INVESTING
EVERY tenth rupee invested in the Indian equity markets belongs to a mutual fund investor. Cumulatively, the collective wealth of all mutual fund investors exceeds $500 billion, or ₹43,00,000 crore. That may sound like some serious wealth for Indians. However, that money is concentrated in only 8% of the people of India. Households in the country cannot be wealthy if they do not save and invest regularly to beat inflation.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mamdani calls Trump ‘despot’ despite friendly meet at WH
NEW YORK City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
From Belly to Brain
THE human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is far more than a digestive organ; it is a central regulator of immunity, metabolism, and even emotional well-being.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ukraine foreign minister dials EAM amid US peace plan
WITH Washington's deadline fast approaching for Kyiv to accept US President Donald Trump's contentious 28-point peace plan, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reached out to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to brief him on the diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
With most party leaders back in Congress, Azad's politics at the crossroads
IN barely three years of its founding, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), founded by former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, has become largely nonfunctional, as nearly all leaders who joined from Congress have returned to the parent party.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rebels blame Bihar Cong leaders for poll debacle
Say show-cause notices served on them without inquiry and central leadership's approval
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
No more flight delays this winter as Kolkata airport gets CAT III ready
FLIGHT delays on foggy winter days will soon become a thing of the past at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport, as one of its runways is set to be CAT-III compliant from November 27.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Confident of good show': Sreejesh set for biggest test as coach
FORMER ace India goalkeeper and current coach of the junior national hockey team, PR Sreejesh, is confident of a good show by India in the upcoming 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup which is scheduled to be held at Chennai and Madurai from November 28 to December 10.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Experts say mkt momentum to persist
A pickup in earnings, optimism around a potential US-India trade pact and a supportive macro backdrop have sparked an upswing in Indian equities since early October, pushing the headline indices back towards their late-September 2024 record highs.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
BENGALURU Roadside 'guru' dupes techie of ₹48L for 'sexual problem' cure
A 29-year-old software engineer, depressed about not having a child and disappointed with his allopathic medical treatment, approached a roadside tent run by a self-styled 'Ayurvedic guru' who promised him a quick cure.
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November 24, 2025
The Morning Standard
Strike on Beirut threatens to reignite Israel-Hezbollah conflict
ISRAEL on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital, Beirut, for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff and warning the Iranbacked militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war ..
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