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Karkardooma tower project draws 1,500 bids
THE Delhi Development Authority's upcoming high-rise residential project, 'DDA Towering Heights', at Karkardooma has received an overwhelming response, officials said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
1 more BLO dies, Didi says EC must stop SIR
ONE more booth-level officer (BLO) died on Wednesday in West Bengal allegedly due to work pressure in connection with the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
India to play USA in men’s U19 World Cup opener
INDIA will take on USA in the 2026 Men’s U-19 World Cup opener with the tournament to be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The competition will feature 16 teams divided into groups of four in the first stage, with a total of 41 matches to be played over 23 days.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
India, Germany system to avoid copter crash
SOON India and Germany will manufacture Obstacle Avoidance Systems (OAS) in India, which will arm the military helicopters to avoid accidents like the one in which General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, lost his life.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt to revamp SRDC in a bid to restore Walled City
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta has said the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) will soon be reconstituted to revive Old Delhi's traditional character and provide better civic amenities to residents and traders. She added that the government is preparing major plans for the holistic development of the Old City.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
DTC gears up to launch third interstate bus route from Delhi to Dharuhera
AFTER nearly 15 years, the Delhi government revived its interstate bus services in September this year with the launch of electric buses on the Delhi-Baraut route.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
7 Naxals dead in exchange of fire with security forces
SEVEN Maoists, including a key explosives expert, were killed in an encounter under the Maredumilli police station limits in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district on Wednesday morning.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Other Side Of Diplomacy, edited by Jayshree Misra Tripathi throws light on the unseen journeys of diplomatic spouses — their memories and the lives they rebuild as they move from place to place
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Open letter condemns Rahul for ‘trying to tarnish’ institutions
A group of 272 eminent citizens - 16 judges, 123 retired bureaucrats including 14 former ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers - issued a signed letter on Wednesday criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, though without naming him directly, for what they saw as attempts to undermine key constitutional institutions such as the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nitish all set to take oath as CM for record 10th time today
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at the state capital’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Infant abducted from near railway station rescued
A woman was arrested from Ghaziabad for kidnapping a four-month-old boy from outside the Old Delhi railway station here, police offcials said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE FATUITY IN CO-OPTING LEGACIES
Despite huge differences in their métiers and moorings, Rahul Gandhi used some tools that Jayaprakash Narayan had deployed half a century ago. Borrowing Karpoori Thakur's title didn't help either
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Meerut’s century-old bugle gets GI status, artisans’ hopes get a boost
THE bugle, an instrument long associated with the drills of the armed forces and used in wars, ceremonies, and parades for decades, has earned a GI tag - a recognition that may finally restore the respect, market value, and future of the centuryold craft of Meerut.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Posing as RBI officials, gang robs ₹7 crore from ATM cash-loading vehicle
IN a daring heist executed in broad daylight in Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon, five to six criminals, posing as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials, intercepted a cash-intransit vehicle (CITV) carrying ₹7.11 crore and escaped with the money after abandoning the vehicle and its four staff members.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Frame national policy, uniform rules on organ transplant, SC tells Centre
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Centre to frame a national policy and uniform rules in consultation with states to ensure a transparent and efficient system for organ donation and allocation.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Indira Gandhi peace prize for ex-prez of Chile
AS India's first and only woman prime minister, Indira Gandhi reshaped the country with her policies dedicated to ameliorating poverty, deprivation, conflict, and inequality, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rift widens, Tej Pratap says RJD strength will soon be reduced further
THE turmoil in RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s family deepened on Wednesday following his estranged son Tej Pratap Yadav’s claim that the party would shrink from 25 assembly seats to just five if what he called the “new RJD culture” continues.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
NDMC strenghthens cleanliness drive at CP after traders flag concerns
AMID concerns raised by traders over sanitation lapses at Connaught Place, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has strengthened cleanliness measures in the commercial hub by deploying dedicated block officers for day-to-day monitoring along with roundthe-clock sanitation teams.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Curacao become smallest country to qualify for FIFA WC
THE tiny Caribbean nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday as Haiti booked their return to the tournament for the first time in 52 years along with Panama.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Real Estate Khan Market India’s costliest retail location
KHAN market in New Delhi maintained its position of India’s most expensive retail location with rents at $223 per square foot per year (psf/yr), up 3% year-on-year, according to Cushman & Wakefield retail report, Main Streets Across the World.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Now, TMC MP lodges complaint against Guv
THE four-day clash between West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee escalated on Wednesday. Banerjee lodged multiple complaints against the Governor at Hare Street police station in Kolkata, just a day after Raj Bhavan filed an FIR against him there.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Brave cop killed in C’garh Maoist encounter
Struck by Naxals’ bullets, he fought till the end
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Godman lodged in safe & secure custody: Prison officials to court
THE Tihar jail authorities have informed a city court that godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute in southwest Delhi, was in \"safe and secure custody.\" Earlier, Chaitanyananda claimed before Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar that there was a threat to his life in Tihar prison.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
NUAPADA MANDATE MARKS A POWER SHIFT FOR MAJHI
WHILE the NDA secured a historic mandate in Bihar, the BJP notched up an emphatic victory in the Nuapada bypoll in Odisha. BJP candidate Jay Dholakia-son of legislator Rajendra Dholakia, whose untimely demise in September necessitated the election-won by a margin of over 83,000 votes.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Labourer killed, 8 injured as building roof collapses in Gautam Buddha Nagar
A labourer was killed and eight others were injured on Wednesday when the roof of a threestory under-construction building collapsed in the Rabupura area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district, police said.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
S’pore tops list as Asia’s priciest place for singles
LIVING COSTS SURPASSES SALARIES
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC RECALLING ITS VANASHAKTI VERDICT RIGHT WAY FORWARD
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court took a balanced view while nixing a smaller bench's six-monthold Vanashakti verdict, which had barred the Union government from granting post-facto environmental clearances to development projects.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Students’ party registered in B’desh, ‘Shapla Koli’ symbol
THE National Citizen Party (NCP), an offshoot of Students against Discrimination (SAD) that led last year’s uprising which toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government, has been officially registered as a political party in Bangladesh ahead of the February general election.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Modi to attend G20 summit in Joburg
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 21to 23 to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders' Summit, External Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Once Naxal hotspot, Bastar now buzzing with sports
SURRENDERED MAOISTS TAKING PART @2nd edition of Bastar Olympics is on in 32 development blocks @ Participation has nearly doubled from 1.65L last year to 3.91L @Surrendered Naxals are taking part under ‘Yuva Baat’ banner @Players from all 7 Bastar districts are competing in 11 sports
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