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SC seeks states’ reply on anti-conversion laws
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday sought replies from several states within four weeks regarding a batch of petitions that seek a stay on the laws dealing with religious conversions, which have been enacted and enforced by those states.
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Doon deluge kills at least 13
Most rivers in spate; 16 people still missing Officials fear death toll could rise significantly
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
NCB asks states for data on foreign nationals overstaying in country
THE federal anti-drug agency NCB has asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to work on identifying nearly 16,000 foreign nationals, mostly belonging to African countries, who are “overstaying” in the country and examine their possible involvement in crimes including drug peddling in the country, sources said on Tuesday.
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt steps up crackdown on single-use plastics
THE Delhi government has intensified its campaign against single-use plastics, directing departments to act in mission mode.
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hollywood legend Robert Redford bows out at 89
ROBERT Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died on Tuesday at 89.
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Diarrhoea outbreak in AP dist triggers panic
THE situation in New Rajarajeswari (RR) Peta remains tense following a diarrhoea outbreak a week ago, with residents gripped by fear.
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Funds promised, pvt colleges call off stir
PRIVATE professional colleges on Monday called off their strike following an assurance from the state government that ₹600 crore towards reimbursement of tuition fees (RTF) would be released immediately.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nepal interim govt inducts three new ministers
THREE newly-appointed ministers, including former electricity board CEO Kulman Ghising, in the Sushila Karki-led interim government in Nepal took the oath of office on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBDT extends ITR filing deadline by one one day
THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns (ITRS) for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 by one more day, giving taxpayers time until September 16, 2025 to complete their filings.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
BSNL to launch 5G services in Mum, Delhi by Dec
STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to launch 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai by December 2025, according to a senior official from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
1 min |
September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
AAP & BJP spar over road safety, emergency response
THE death of a senior Union Finance Ministry official in a road accident near Delhi Cantonment on Sunday has sparked a political row between the AAP and the BJP, with both parties blaming each other over emergency response and road safety in the city.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC junk Simha's plea on inviting Booker winner at Mysuru Dasara
\"WE are not persuaded to accept arguments that an invitation to a person of a different faith violates constitutional or legal right,\" the High Court of Karnataka said on Monday while dismissing three public interest litigations (PILs) against the state government's invitation to writer Banu Mushtaq, winner of 2025 Booker Prize, to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festivities on September 22.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
PM raises pitch on infiltrators, says Cong-RJD yatra meant to save them
Warns no matter how much they try, infiltrators have to leave country, govt making it a priority
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gopalpur rerun? Teenage girl gang-raped in front of partner at Odisha beach
A teenage girl student was allegedly gang-raped by two youths in front of her partner at the popular tourist spot Baliharichandi beach under Brahmagiri police limits of Puri, in yet another shocking incident of sexual assault that comes as a chilling reminder of the Gopalpur case when a 20-year-old student was gang-raped by 10 persons in front of her male friend.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong divided over 'tainted' MLA attending Assembly
After suspension, Rahul Mamkootathil's seat shifted from Oppn block
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Modi hails defence reforms, reviews battle readiness
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the security situ ation and the operational preparedness of the Armed Forces as he inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) in Kolkata on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ex-Tihar official to be tried for custodial torture
THIRTY months after the custodial violence in which former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh and 13 other police personnel allegedly removed the teeth of suspects with pliers and crushed the testicles of two of them, and nearly two years after a magistrate court started hearing the matter, the four cases registered against the IPS officer and the others will enter trial on October 13.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
NORTHERN RAILWAYS GEARS UP FOR FESTIVAL RUSH
WITH the festive season around the corner, the Northern Railways is preparing to better manage the expected passenger surge at New Delhi Railway Station.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE MANY MALADIES OF MANIPUR CAN'T BE HEALED IN A DAY
The PM's belated visit to the strife-torn state couldn't be expected to solve all ills. Lasting peace can't be achieved without addressing friction along the state's many faultlines
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
I BEGGED DRIVER TO TAKE HIM TO CLOSEST HOSP: WIFE
A day after a BMW car hit and killed a senior finance ministry official in Dhaula Kuan, a 38-year-old Gurugram-based woman was arrested and booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing disappearance of evidence on Monday. She was produced before a Delhi court, which sent her to two-day judicial custody.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Sheesh Mahal is like white elephant'
THE Sheesh Mahal bungalow is like a \"white elephant\" and the Delhi government is yet to decide its fate, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday. It was the official residence of the ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Russia, Belarus carry out joint military drills amid regional tensions
EXPLOSIONS rang out, artillery shells screeched and jets roared as a few dozen men― including US military officials -watched through binoculars as Belarusian and Russian troops charged across a training ground.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Duleep Trophy: Central Zone in seventh heaven
CENTRAL Zone survived some nervous moments to beat South Zone by six wickets and clinch the Duleep Trophy after a hiatus of 11 years here on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Wrestlers Sujeet, Vicky in repechage round
INDIAN wrestler Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) lost a close bout against the 2024 Paris Olympics silver medallist Rahman M Amouzadkhalili of Iran but stayed in medal contention at the ongoing World Championships in Zagreb on Monday. Similarly, Vicky, 97kg, also made it to the repechage round. The repechage and bronze medal bouts will be held on Tuesday.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBSE issues new rules for Class 10 & 12 board exams
THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that students appearing for the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams in 2026 will be required to maintain at least 75% attendance to be eligible for results.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Funds idle, boards defunct, workers unsafe in Gujarat
A CAG report has exposed a deep-rooted governance crisis in Gujarat's Building and Other Construction Workers' (BOCW) welfare mechanism.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Post on Prophet triggers tension in Shahjahanpur
AMID communal tensions, Shahjahanpur police registered a case on Monday against 200 unidentified people for protests that broke out on Friday following objectionable social media posts against Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Who paid bill? BJP chief mum as Rupani's funeral fund row shakes Gujarat
A political storm has broken out in Gujarat after it emerged that the BJP has refused to bear the expenses of the grand funeral of former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, leaving his shocked family to settle bills of nearly 25 lakh. State BJP President and Union Minister CR Patil dodged direct questions on the controversy.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Khattar says Bhalswa landfill will be cleared within 1 year
THE Centre on Monday announced to adopt the Bhalswa landfill site in the national capital and said that legacy waste from the site would be cleared within a year.
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September 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
US to take TikTok ownership under deal with China
Framework agreement reached at Madrid talks; Trump to speak with Xi on Friday
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