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Cooling-off period for ACPs, SHOs introduced by police
AS per a recent standing order issued by the Delhi Police, Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) will now be required to undergo a mandatory \"cooling-off\" period before becoming eligible for reposting to the same positions, officials said.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
School teachers to undergo fresh online training
TEACHERS at government and private schools will undergo a fresh round of structured online training as the government has reopened multiple professional development courses for the current academic year.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre notifies Colliery Control Rules, 2025
IN a move aimed at boosting coal production in India, the Centre has notified the Colliery Control (Amendment) Rules, 2025, in which coal miners will no longer be required to wait for written permission from the Coal Controller to open a mine.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
African bloc rejects Israel's Somaliland recognition move
AFRICA's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
966 held, drugs seized in crackdown ahead of new yr
21 country-made pistols, liquor recovered under Operation Aaghat
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Afghanistan's aid lifeline shrinks amid rising hunger crisis
FOR 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 per day.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Forest watcher killed by tiger in Bandipur Reserve
A forest watcher was mauled to death by a tiger at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve just after midnight on Saturday.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Save Aravalli, Save Life' drive gains currency in Rajasthan
THE Congress on Saturday intensified its agitation across all districts in Rajasthan over the exclusion of hills below 100 metres from the Aravalli range across all districts.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC restores ex-CISF officer's 'honour'
The Delhi High Court has restored the \"honour\" of a 72-year-old former CISF officer who was compulsorily retired nearly 20 years ago over allegations of sexual harassment, holding that the complaint appeared motivated.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
DE-ESCALATION Saudi-led forces warn of reply to Yemen separatists
THE Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warned Saturday it would immediately respond to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine deescalation efforts in the southern region of Yemen, as the United States urged diplomacy.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two killed in stabbing, car-ramming attack in Israel
A Palestinian killed two people in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel on Friday, triggering a military crackdown on the assailant's village in the occupied West Bank.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
SIP inflows top ₹3 lakh crore for the first time in 2025
THE systematic investment plans (SIPs), which have been attracting steady inflows since the COVID-19 pandemic, with monthly inflows topping at Rs 30,000 crore-mark, have set a new benchmark in 2025 with the annual cumulative inflows crossing ₹3 lakh crore-mark for the first time.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Names of 10.56 lakh voters deleted as Assam draft roll out after special revision
THE names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted after the conduct of Special Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Assam.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAPFs to carry out review of Group 'A' officers
MONTHS after the Supreme Court's directive, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to conduct the cadre review of their Group 'A' officers within a month, paving the way to address the issues of structural imbalances and stagnation in the forces.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thief decamps with ₹20L gold in K'taka town
GOLD jewellery worth ₹20 lakh was stolen after an unidentified thief broke into a house at Siddapur in Karnataka on Wednesday night.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cos raise ₹2 lakh crore in 2025, Dalal Street sees average 1 IPO a day
DALAL STREET is closing 2025 just shy of ₹2 lakh crore (₹2 trillion) fundraising through the primary markets, mopping up as much as ₹1.88 lakh crore from 365 initial share sales—104 mainboard issues and the rest SME issues—eclipsing the 2024 record of mopping up ₹1.68 lakh crore.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Captain's innings: Pant comes to the fore for Delhi
WHILE all the focus has been on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s performances in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, another player that may also garner sizeable amount of attention is Rishabh Pant.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
India presses US to resolve H-1B delay
INDIA on Friday said it has taken up with the US the issue of delays, cancellations and difficulties in scheduling H-1B visa appointments amid mounting concerns that recent regulatory changes have affected thousands of Indian nationals.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Housing sales crash, inventory soars as prices rise in 2025
REALTY sector in 2025 disappointed consumers and most developers with sales struggles plaguing all but top players.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Avatar film tops box office in India
JAMES Cameron’s third part to his blockbuster Avatar franchise has been adding big numbers to its worldwide collections.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
MANAGING A MUSEUM
OVER the past few weeks, my favourite line from my favourite archaeologist, Indiana Jones “It belongs in a museum” has been stuck in my head.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
RETURN OF PRODIGAL SON IN BANGLADESH CHANGES PROSPECTS
The return of Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman after 17 years in exile points to BNP's compact with the Yunus regime. Two deaths reveal the alignment of foreign powers
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
JOBS REMAIN BIGGEST CHALLENGE AS ECONOMY CLOSES A MIXED YEAR
IT'S been an unusual year for the Indian economy.
2 min |
December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
'PEOPLE ARE GETTING USED TO SUBTITLES'
Deepa Mehta talks about being one of India’s earliest diaspora filmmakers, telling stories of immigrants, Zohran Mamdani, Al and the future of cinema
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
IIT-D hall named after Flipkart co-founder
THE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) on Friday announced that the Exhibition Hall at its main campus will be named the \"Binny Bansal Exhibition Hall\", in recognition of alumnus and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal and his significant contribution to the institute.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Furore after PIO dies waiting 8 hours at Canada hospital for treatment
A 44-year-old Indian-origin man has died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for more than eight hours for treatment in a Canadian hospital's emergency room area, a media report has said.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAG reports to spark fireworks in Assembly
Pollution, Sheesh Mahal & mohalla clinics likely to take centre stage in four-day session set to begin on Jan 5
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rahman visits father’s grave in Dhaka
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday visited the grave of his father and Bangladesh's former president Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka, a day after he returned home from self-exile in the UK.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
SIR done in UP, 19% voters may be deleted from rolls
AS the deadline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Uttar Pradesh ended on Friday, the details of 2.89 crore voters couldn't be collected.
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December 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt plans new automated testing stations
Two more by March next year to test vehicle fitness Transport model for lesser emissions planned ₹7.1 crore approved for installing cameras, improvement work
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