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2 Arrested for Firing at YouTuber's Gurugram Home
TWO suspected sharpshooters of the Neeraj Faridpuria-Himanshu Bhau gang were arrested for their alleged involvement in the firing incident outside the residence of YouTuber Elvish Yadav in Gurugram, police said on Monday.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mann U-turn, to revive 1997 land scheme to raise revenue
AFTER withdrawing the land pooling scheme, the AAP government in Punjab is all set to revive an old policy to raise much-needed revenue.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
UK to set up independent body to decide asylum appeals
A new independent body will be set up to speed up decision making on asylum appeal cases in the country and tackle a mounting backlog, the UK government has announced.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Songs of Paradise trailer out
The trailer of the Soni Razdan-Saba Azad starrer Songs of Paradise, a musical-drama film based on the life of renowned Kashmiri singer Raj Begum, was unveiled by the makers on Monday.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Purification rituals after non-Hindu vlogger enters pond near Guruvayur
PURIFICATION rituals will be held at the Guruvayur temple on Tuesday after a non-Hindu vlogger 'defiled' its pond by stepping into it for recording reels.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Not her best show but Mirabai clinches gold
TOKYO Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu returned to competitive weightlifting after more than a year and as was expected, she clinched the gold medal in the 48kg at the Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad on Monday.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lens on US envoy over antisemitism remarks
FRANCE has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Metamorphosis: From being 'dictator' to Ajju bhai, J&K coach's story
FORMER India all-rounder Ajay Sharma was vacationing in Thailand with his family three years ago when he got a call from Mithun Manhas, ex-Delhi captain and member of Cricket Operations and Development of the sub-committee running the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC Directs Bengal Govt to Submit Affidavit on Puja Panels' Grant Utilisation
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Government to file an affidavit within 48 hours, furnishing details of accounts submitted by clubs that had received Durga Puja grants from the state in previous years.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
NC & Cong fail to break ice, no coordination panel yet
DESPITE completing 10 months in office, there has been no progress in the formation of a National Conference (NC)-Congress coordination committee in Jammu & Kashmir, which the Congress insists on for smooth governance.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Free Electricity for All Andhra Ganesh Pandals
As the Vinayaka Chavithi festival celebrations are set to begin from August 27, the government has announced the supply of free power to all Ganesh pandals across the State.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Shah: Morality universal, why Rahul changing stand
NOTING that there cannot be any 'if & buts' on the issue of morality, as it should be universal like the Sun and the Moon, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that given recent behaviour of a few political leaders, a need was felt to legally enforce it in public life by disallowing persons from holding constitutional posts of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers while being lodged in jail.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
No negligence in development works will be tolerated: Gupta
DELHI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said that there is no shortage of funds but stressed that negligence or carelessness in the development works will not be tolerated.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBSE to Host Offline Parenting Workshops for Student Well-being
The Central Board of Secondary Education will host a series of offline parenting workshops from September 4 to September 18, 2025, aimed at strengthening the partnership between parents and schools in promoting students' overall well-being.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Medvedev meltdown as photographer enters court
DANIIL Medvedev's match was delayed more than six minutes immediately before match point, after a photographer entered the court and the 2021 US Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire's decision to award his opponent a first serve.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sai Puts on Display Investor-Ready C'garh Ecosystem at Osaka Summit
CHHATTISGARH Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai visited the Chhattisgarh Pavilion, organised at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Monday. It elicited an encouraging response on the opening day, with over 22000 visitors experiencing the state's unique mix of heritage, culture, and tourism.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rare amoebic variant detected in infected patient in Kerala
Amid serious concerns over an increase in the cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis in the state, an expert team at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) has confirmed the detection of a rare amoeba variant, Sappinia pedata, in a patient currently undergoing treatment.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC Orders SIT Probe Into Vantara Wildlife Centre's Affairs
The SC on Monday directed the formation of a Special Investigation Team to look into the operations of the Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) run by the Reliance Foundation in Gujarat's Jamnagar district.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Aug Yamuna quality slightly better
Water quality continues to remain far from safe limits, reveals DPCC report
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
DTC arm faces fund crunch, bus route restructuring plan in limbo
NEARLY two months after the Delhi government announced the restructuring of bus routes across the city, the project is yet to take off due to delays in the release of funds.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
Basketball-sized ovarian tumour removed from pregnant woman
IN a rare medical case, surgeons at a city hospital removed a basketball-sized cancerous tumour from the ovaries of a 25-year-old woman in the 14th week of pregnancy. She delivered a healthy baby boy, and was discharged within three days.
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August 26, 2025
The Morning Standard
New bills a move to topple Oppn govts, says Kharge
REFERRING to the three bills that lay down the framework for the removal of the prime minister and chief ministers following their arrest for 30 consecutive days, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the Centre of snatching the people's rights to form and remove governments and passing it on to agencies such as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Born To Bat, Cheteshwar Hangs His Boots
With 7195 runs, 19 centuries and innumerable Test victories, 37-year-old Pujara announces his retirement from all forms of cricket
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hope Some Method Would Come Out Of Stray Dog Madness
For the past fortnight, Delhi and its suburbs falling under National Capital Region (NCR) have been agog with dog stories.
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
After Trump Tariff, Uncertainty Looms Over 'Textile City' Panipat
The imposition of a 25% tariff, along with an unspecified penalty by the United States, is likely to severely impact India's exports of textiles to the US market.
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
SIX MONTHS ON, CAPITAL AWAITS CHANGE
As the dust of the initial months of BJP govt settles, the picture that emerges is one of achievements and missed opportunities that will define the course of governance in the years ahead, reports city team
9 min |
August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Step in right direction for Sreeshankar
AS the evening settled down, the temperature dipped a bit, but the humidity was pretty high. Every now and then the sea breeze would bring in comfort, but for one man in the stands, nothing could have calmed him. He seemed more tense than the athletes in the middle.
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Farmers wearing Shibu Soren masks protest RIMS-2 project
JHARKHAND police on Sunday resorted to light force and tear gas shells to disperse the farmers protesting against the construction of Ranjendra Institute of Medical Sciences-2 (RIMS-2) on agricultural land, wearing masks of 'Dishom Guru' Shibu Soren.
1 min |
August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Shah: Disrupting House for political gains not debate
He stresses Speaker's impartial role & orderly House functioning
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August 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Democracy on Trial: From the Rule of Law to Rule by Law
The growing use of laws like UAPA and PMLA to pin political opponents and dissenters reveals a disturbing trend of abuse of legal frameworks. The latest Bills pave the way for a new form of dictatorship
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