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73.73L names deleted from Gujarat draft roll...
State election body covers 100% voters in the revision exercise
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Who fears making a roti?
In Durga Venkatesan’s Garam Roti, kitchens become stages and the roti transforms into a metaphor for women’s fears, expectations, and unheard voices
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
DESTINATION PUDUCHERRY A RISING STAR IN GLOBAL TOURISM
Tourism is not just a leisure industry for Puducherry; it is a driver of growth.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rush at PUC centres amid strict vigil and challans after restrictions kick in
AUTHORITIES at fuel stations and border check posts have stepped up enforcement a day after the Supreme Court tightened restrictions on vehicles with engines below BS-IV standards, and the Delhi government directed petrol pumps to refuse fuel to cars without a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
IT'S NOT A FIELD DAY
CITIES are like wounds on the earth,\" says artist PR Satheesh, speaking about Delhi, where his exhibition \"The Restless Field' opens this week.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Only 46 out of 79 entities followed fire safety norms
24 told to rectify shortcomings, nine found shut during inspections
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Plea on enhancing quality of packaged drinking water: Luxury litigation, says SC
THE Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a PIL seeking enforcement of global standards for packaged drinking water, terming it as a fit case of 'luxury litigation' in a country where a large populace lacks access to basic drinking water.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Curbs, cough and chaos: City capitulates to bad air
THE waking hour in many parts of Delhi on Thursday was not greeted by sunlight, but by a thick, blinding wall of grey.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Another FTA in bag with duty-free Oman access to 99% exports
AT a time when the country is diversifying its export market amid steep, unilateral trade tariffs levied by the US, India and Oman on Thursday signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) under which 99% of Indian exports, by value, will have duty-free access to the Omani market.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Right to dignity prevails over press freedom'
THE Delhi High Court held on Thursday that an individual's right to dignity and reputation overrides the freedom of press.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Torn papers fly as Parliament approves the G-Ram-G bill replacing the Mahatma
PARLIAMENT on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill amid chaotic scenes in the Lok Sabha, with the Opposition raising slogans, tearing copies of the legislation, and standing on tables while holding posters of Mahatma Gandhi aloft, despite repeated appeals for order by Speaker Om Birla.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
TOLL PLAZA SHIFT IDEA HAS MCD WORRYING
QUESTIONS linger over the feasibility of the Supreme Court's suggestion to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to consider shutting the toll plazas during the peak pollution period to reduce vehicular congestion and increased emissions.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP asks why AAP govt couldn't turn capital into Beijing
DELHI BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday said Aam Aadmi Party president Arvind Kejriwal indulged in lies and the politics of deception even when he was in power and is now attempting to spread confusion over the issue of pollution while sitting in the opposition.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Laptop distribution scheme in TN likely to be launched on January 5
THE Tamil Nadu government's free laptop distribution scheme is likely to be launched on January 5, with beneficiaries already identified for the first phase of implementation.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
30 flights cancelled at IGI Airport due to fog
AS many as 30 flights, including three international services, were cancelled at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday amid dense fog, sources said.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
THAROOR SAYS DON'T CHEAT CRICKET FANS
CONGRESS MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday urged authorities to avoid scheduling international matches in North India between mid-December and mid-January, citing persistent fog and poor visibility during the winter months.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Being No 1 in the world bigger than any titles'
IN a parallel universe, Alireza Firouzja would have topped the 2022 edition of the Candidates and tempted Magnus Carlsen into a title match in 2023.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Muslim outreach tops agenda of Bhagwat visit
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's four-day visit to West Bengal on Thursday adds a sharp political edge to the state's already charged atmosphere ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled next year, which are widely expected to be highly polarised.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Land Acquisition Act needs strict implementation'
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has urged the strict implementation of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR) in its entirety and true spirit, especially in scheduled areas.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jamia’s notice to students who gathered against anti-CAA police action
SEVERAL students of Jamia Millia Islamia have been served show-cause notices by the university administration for taking part in a protest on December 15 to mark the anniversary of the 2019 police action on the campus during demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dhaula Kuan-Dharuhera e-bus service flagged off
DELHI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated 100 new electric buses into the DTC fleet at ISBT, Kashmere Gate, taking the total number of electric buses in operation across the city to over 3,500.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
NITISH'S IMPROPRIETY DESERVES CLEAR APOLOGY, NOT WEAK JUSTIFICATION
NITISH Kumar, who took oath as chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time just a month ago, has put himself in the eye of a storm by his recent act of yanking down the veil covering a Muslim woman's face during a government function in which she was receiving an appointment order as an AYUSH doctor.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Men inhale more toxicity than women'
Delhi residents face extreme exposure
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Red waves at Vizag beach go viral on social media
RED-TINGED waves were sighted along the RK Beach coast near the Kursura Submarine Museum this week, prompting curiosity among denizens.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
NIA arrests ninth accused in Red Fort blast
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another allegedly radicalised accused in connection with the bomb blast that killed 11 persons and injured several others in the area around Delhi's historic Red Fort last month.
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December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Uzbek woman shot at for refusing to go on drive with acquaintance, aide
A 34-year-old Uzbek woman was allegedly shot at by an acquaintance in Ludhiana after she refused to accompany him and his friend on a drive.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ set to acquire 20% stake in Shriram Finance
JAPAN'S Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is set to acquire 20% stake through a fresh equity capital infusion in Shriram Finance, country's largest vehicle financing nonbanking firm, for an estimated valuation of $4 billion or nearly ₹40,000 crore, making it the largest-ever transaction in the domestic financial services space.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Belgium sets terms on use of Russian assets; Kremlin sends envoy to Florida
Zelenskyy urges to set aside fears, back Ukraine
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
India keeps close watch on China footprint in B'desh
INDIA is closely monitoring China's expanding presence in Bangladesh, particularly in strategic infrastructure, ports and defence-related projects, while maintaining that New Delhi's ties with Dhaka remain independent of thirdcountry relationships, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has told a parliamentary committee, according to a report on the future of India-Bangladesh relations tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel OKs record $35 bn gas export deal with Egypt amid Gaza war fallout
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he has approved a $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt, the biggest gas deal in Israeli history.
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