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Fuel thieves in Bikaner could be shot, jawans to be deployed at night: Army
AMID rising incidents of petrol and diesel theft from Army vehicles, the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner district has issued a warning that those caught stealing fuel from military vehicles could be shot.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Putin's top aide holds talks with Doval to bolster ties
Meet a precursor to Modi-Putin summit
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
RJD claims Tejashwi to lead Oppn charge in Assembly
THE RJD claimed on Monday that its Raghopur MLA Tejashwi Prasad Yadav would serve as the LoP in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, as—with 25 MLAs—the party has a little over 10% of the strength of the 243-member House.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ukraine signs 10-year deal with France to buy up to 100 Rafale jets, defence systems
UKRAINE on Monday signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, air defence systems and other key equipment from France over the next 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s long-term security.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sebi aims to double retail investor base
SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said the regulator wants to double the household investors’ participation in the securities market over the next three-five years.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dip in dengue cases, but malaria infections remain close to last year’s levels
DELHI has seen a drop in dengue cases so far this year, but malaria infections continue to mirror the last year’s trend.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
UNCLEAR MOTIVE Gunmen kill staffer, abduct 25 schoolgirls in Nigeria
GUNMEN attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staffer, authorities said.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM flags air pollution at council meet
THE Delhi government discussed a series of issues with Haryana and other neighbouring states at the 32nd Northern Zonal Council meeting in Surajkund, Faridabad, on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
After landslide, Nitish meets Guv
Cabinet passes resolution to recommend dissolution of assembly on Nov 19 e Party has little over the required 10% of House strength
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
HOW BIHAR TIPPED THE SCALES
THE narrative surrounding the recent Bihar assembly election has been constructed in several overlapping ways. It has been interpreted as an expression of gratitude to, and trust in, a leader who is perceived to deliver on promises; as evidence of women emerging as anchors of voting decisions in poor households; and as a demonstration of how a tone of masculine arrogance can weaken emotional connect with voters.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
RETHINK DEATH PENALTY, NOT JUST ITS METHOD
HE Supreme Court recently heard the Union government’s submission that it is still examining whether a more humane and less painful method of execution could replace hanging.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Deadly landslides in Java leave 18 dead, 34 missing
Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble on Monday as they searched for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least 18 people.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Decide or face contempt, SC to T’gana speaker
CJl-led bench asks G Prasad Kumar to file reply in two weeks on pleas seeking disqualification of IO BRS MLAs
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Azam, son sentenced to 7-yr jail term in PAN card case by MP/MLA court
SENIOR Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son, Abdullah Azam, were on Monday sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by the MP/MLA Court in Rampur.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Honouring a Kathak Icon
Delhi prepares to honour Kathak legend Pandit Shambhu Maharaj with an evening of dance, music & memories at ‘Smriti 2025’
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
NATIONS TRADING WITH RUSSIA WARNED OF 'VERY SEVERE' PENALTIES UNDER U.S. PLAN
DONALD Trump has warned that any country that does business with Russia will be “very severely sanctioned’, as his administration and Republican lawmakers push ahead with tough legislation targeting Moscow.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
India-China ties improved in last yr, thanks to better coordination: Army
THE relationship between India and China has undergone significant transformation over the past year, thanks to enhanced communication at various levels, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
MCD fines Maulana Azad College for violation of solid waste disposal rules
IN a series of decisive actions to combat rising pollution levels during the GRAP-3, the MCD has intensified enforcement, sanitation and antipollution measures across multiple city zones.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel greenlights Oct 7 inquiry amid criticism of its narrow scope
AFTER repeated delays, Israel’s government has agreed to launch an investigation into the government failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that triggered the war in Gaza.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
How Ambedkar's book helped Homebound actors
THE makers of Homebound has dropped an excerpt from the recent conversation between the film’s executive producer, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and its director Neeraj Ghaywan.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
House of cards; Soren says will review alliance with Cong, RJD in J’khand
Bihar results have created tremors in Jharkhand politics, prompting Congress and RJD to manage ‘tensions in ruling coalition
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt orders intensified inspections across all govt schools till Feb 2026
WITH a plan to tighten academic standards and improve student learning outcomes, the Delhi government has launched an intensified inspection drive across all government schools, set to continue until February 2026.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
LONG WAIT OVER NORWAY THUMP SORRY ITALY TO REACH FIRST WC SINCE 1998
NORWAY qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Textile, apparel exports fall 12% due to US tariffs
EXPORTS of textiles and apparel contracted 12.91% from $3,061.54 million in October 2024 to $2,666.41 million in October 2025, primarily driven due to high tariffs on exports of apparel products from India at over 60%.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kerala trans man fights a historic legal battle
A 28-year-old from Attingal who was assigned female at birth, identifies as a transgender man and has undergone gender-affirming treatment -- including hormone therapy and double mastectomy in 2023 - is currently involved a landmark legal battle. Hari Devageeth is seeking the right to cryo-preserve his gametes for use at a later stage in life.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sonbhadra mine collapse death toll rises to six, rescue ops underway
THE death toll in the Sonbhadra stone mine collapse rose to six with the recovery of five more bodies from the site on early Monday morning, official sources said. The incident took place in the Billi Markundi mining area in Sonbhadra on late Saturday afternoon.
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November 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong calls meeting on SIR after electoral rout in Bihar
WEEKS after the Election Commission launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and UTs, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Puducherry, the Congress has called a review meeting of party functionaries from all regions where the revision process is underway.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Colour and song return to climate talks in Brazil
THE gypsies invariably brought colour and magic to the grey city of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Belém is no Macondo living in isolation and innocence, neither are the indigenous people and climate activists who joined the “Great People's March”on Saturday at halfway point of the UN climate summit the wandering Roma.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Car 'owner' in Red Fort blast case arrested
THE National Investigating Agency (NIA) claimed a major breakthrough on Sunday in the ongoing probe into the Red Fort bomb blast case by arresting Amir Rashid Ali, an associate of the alleged suicide bomber Dr Umar un Nabi. Crucial details have emerged from Jammu and Kashmir about the role played by Ali, his brother Umar Rashid, and one Tariq Ahmed.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
TRYST WITH TERROR ACROSS FOUR DECADES
\"THE blast at Chandni Chowk last week tore through the heart of old Delhi, however, for many of us who have lived in Delhi long enough, it wasn't just another news headline. It was déja vu. A cold gust from the past. That evening, I was driving home, taking the Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Ring Road), parallel to Subhash Road, when my phone began to ring incessantly.
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