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The Morning Standard
C’garh gets ₹9.6K cr investment at investor meet
IN a move to position Chhattisgarh as India’s next hub for technology and high-growth manufacturing, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s ongoing industrial outreach clinched investment proposals worth ₹9,580 crore in Hyderabad.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Defence cluster to create jobs in AP; Gurugram firm to invest
FIVE defence and aerospace companies are set to establish manufacturing facilities across 2,500 acres in Duttalur mandal of Udayagiri Assembly constituency, bringing investments worth ₹2,245 crore and generating over 3,200 jobs in one of Nellore district’s most backward upland regions.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
HC notice to filmmakers on Khan plea
THE Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the directors and producers of the movie “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy” on actor Salman Khan’s plea to ban the film.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
He loses life while trying to save his kin stuck in blaze
THE Tughlakabad building fire left behind stories of loss. One among them is 28-year-old Pankaj, who died while trying to save his family.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
INDIA INC'S SHIELD IN CLIMATE FIGHT
THE blue planet is clearly under distress. The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate 2025 report reiterated that Earth is edging dangerously closer to breaching critical climate thresholds that, once crossed, could trigger irreversible long-term consequences.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Scientists see red over IIT-Mandi conference on astrology, reincarnation
A group of scientists, researchers and educators on Friday issued an open letter sharply criticising the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Mandi for hosting a conference that featured discussions on reincarnation, astrology and afterlife communication.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Disclosure Day faces cuts from the Censor
STEVEN Spielberg’s film Disclosure Day has released in the theatres. It stars Emily Blunt as a television meteorologist who uncovers a conspiracy involving the cover-up of aliens on Earth.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Man promises jobs at Teg Bahadur to 23, dupes them of ₹5.5L; arrested
A man was arrested for allegedly duping 23 unemployed youths of over ₹5.5 lakh by falsely promising them contractual jobs at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in east Delhi.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Afghans scrap protest plans amid fears of crackdown
AFGHANS scrapped protest plans in Herat on Friday as heavily armed security forces were deployed in the city, after an earlier rally against tightening restrictions on women was violently dispersed.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
FIR lodged against Didi over ‘provocative’ remarks
AN FIR has been registered against TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks during the last assembly poll campaign, police said on Friday.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
16-yr-old turns good samaritan, saves lives
AS the thick smoke billowed out of the Tughlakabad building on Friday, 16-year-old Anshu Sharma refused to be a quiet spectator.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
18 days & ₹1.47 cr gone: Retired Gujarat official falls prey to digital arrest
WHAT began as a routine phone call turned into an 18-day nightmare for a retired professional in Gujarat’s Vadodara city, as cyber fraudsters posing as government officials allegedly held him under ‘digital arrest’ and duped him of ₹1.47 crore.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
The Dalai Lama undergoes knee surgery in city
SPIRITUAL leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama was discharged from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on Friday after successfully undergoing a left knee replacement surgery earlier this week, according to a medical update shared on his official X account.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Scientists concerned as Himalayas show signs of climate breakdown
OFTEN described as the world’s “Third Pole”, the Himalayas are showing signs of stress, with rising temperatures, erratic snowfall, shrinking glaciers and growing human pressure threatening one of Asia’s most vital ecological systems.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Longer wait for final AI-171 crash report
EXACTLY a year after Air India flight 171 crashed during takeoff at Ahmedabad, killing 260 passengers and crew, there was no closure for the family members of the victims as the much-awaited final probe report remained elusive.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Storm over health minister’s remarks on pregnant women
“DID these pregnant women arrive at PBM Hospital in a critical condition, or did they come dancing and singing?” Health Minister Gajendra Singh’s remark has triggered a political storm in Rajasthan.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Hoax bomb threat delays flight to Delhi
PANIC gripped the flyers on an IndiGo flight en route from Lucknow to Delhi on Friday after a hoax bomb threat was received shortly before the take-off from the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Public libraries turn into exam prep for students
BY early afternoon, nearly every seat inside Dyal Singh Public Library near ITO was occupied.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sanitary worker moves HC in Dharmasthala case
A sanitation worker, who had claimed to have buried bodies of victims at Dharmasthala, moved the Karnataka HC, seeking directions to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file a final report in the crime registered before the Dharmasthala police station.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
2 rape-murder accused arrested after encounter
TWO criminals carrying rewards of •50,000 each and wanted in a sensational kidnapping-murder case in Ghaziabad were arrested after an exchange of fire with the Delhi Police in south Delhi, an official said on Friday.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
MCD proposes PPP model to revamp 13 school stadiums
THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has proposed a public-private partnership (PPP) model for the 13 stadiums under its education department, under which a single private operator would be appointed for each facility to develop, operate and maintain sports infrastructure at its own cost.
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June 13, 2026
The Morning Standard
MCD inquiry report finds licence approval after expiry in B&B fire case
A fire that killed 23 people at a B&B in Delhi’s Hauz Rani has now exposed far more than a single administrative lapse, with an internal Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) inquiry pointing to repeated clearances despite expired licences, overlooked violations, and a pattern of regulatory failure that persisted for years until it ended in tragedy.
1 min |
June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
All 3 missing seafarers dead
Two bodies recovered; another vessel with 20 Indian crew members comes under attack
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
Tap youth power for growth: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked states to tap into India’s 70-crore youth population and convert this unique demographic dividend into a development dividend for the country’s progress.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
₹370 biryani remark row escalates, NCW summons comic; FIR in Mumbai
AS controversy over inappropriate comments made during a recent show by a stand-up comedian, Pranit More, in Gurugram rages on, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday summoned the comedian and the audience member—Himanshu Jangra, a web developer—who was involved in the exchange.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
Top court judge refuses to hear Jacqueline plea
SUPREME Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez against a Delhi court order framing charges against her in a ₹200-crore money laundering case.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
3 held for duping DRDO employee of ₹15L in online investment scam
THREE men—Sandeep Sain (30) and Parikshit (23) of Haryana and Sachin Jhakkar (25), of Rajasthan—have been arrested for the crime for allegedly duping a government employee serving with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of more than ₹15 lakh in an online investment scam.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
Hindi literary awards renamed after Savarkar, Vajpayee: Govt
THE Delhi government’s Hindi Academy has renamed several of its literary awards after prominent leaders, including V D Savarkar, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Madan Mohan Malaviya.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
Banks raise rates on NRI deposits, offer up to 6.6%
WITH the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing a dollar swap facility for Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits, banks have raised interest rates by 300-350 basis points on dollar-denominated NRI deposits, with some offering as much as 6.6% for tenures of three to five years.
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June 12, 2026
The Morning Standard
US hoping Balogun and strikers can shine
FOLARIN Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he’s about to get over the next few weeks.
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