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TN regulator slaps notice on Sresan
THE Centre has pointed fingers at the Tamil Nadu Food and Drug Administration (TNFDA) for not yet cancelling the licence of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked to the deaths of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh.
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October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Army builds homestays to boost border security
IN a strategic move blending national security with local economic revival, the Indian Army has inaugurated tent-based homestays in the remote border village of Garbyang in Uttarakhand.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
India-Taliban ties signal pragmatic reset as FM Muttaqi arrives for talks
AFGHANISTAN'S Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India from October 9 marks a carefully calibrated shift in New Delhi's approach to the Taliban regime in Kabul.
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October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
'His spirit undaunted': Wife meets Wangchuk at jail, gets detention order
GEETANJALI Angmo, wife of Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, met him in Jodhpur Central Jail on Tuesday, for the first time since his detention 11 days ago. She also received a copy of his detention order, according to her social media post.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Putin in Tajikistan to meet leaders of ex-Soviet leaders
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin began a state visit Wednesday in Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pay ₹60 cr before going abroad: HC to Shilpa Shetty
THE Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused actor Shilpa Shetty permission to travel to Colombo for a YouTube event, saying she must first pay ₹60 crore in fraud charges in an alleged cheating case.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Zubeen’s police officer cousin held over death, suspended
SANDIPAN Garg, an Assam Police Service officer and cousin of Zubeen Garg, arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police in connection with the music icon’s death on Wednesday.
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October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
World Jr C’ships: India vs Korea in quarters
YOUNG shuttlers from India put up yet another clinical performance in last Group Stage tie against UAE to enter the quarterfinals of the ongoing BWF World Junior Championships at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Wednesday.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
11 Pak soldiers killed; Imran's party sacks CM
AT LEAST 11 military personnel, including a Lt Colonel and a Major, were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Wednesday.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two elite para commandos missing in Anantnag forests, search ops on
TWO para commandos of the Army have gone missing since Tuesday in the dense Gadool forest area of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir during an anti-terror operation.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE DRYING UP OF DEMOCRATIC IMAGINATION
For democracy to survive when citizenship is tenuous, we must create knowledge panchayats. In such spaces, diverse voices can inform policy in everyday language
4 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Quantum pioneers win Nobel for tech behind our phones
JOHN Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of subatomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
At least 15 killed after landslide hits private bus in Himachal, 3 rescued
AT least 15 people were killed while two others were rescued as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening, officials said.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Haryana IGP shoots self with service weapon, probe launched
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Haryana, Y. Puran Kumar, allegedly took his life with his service revolver at his private residence in Sector 11 on Monday.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Draupadi’s inner battles
Theatre group Pratibimb’s recent production, ‘God’s Lioness’, spotlights complex relationships between the individual, society, and the divine through Draupadi’s experience beyond Kurukshetra
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Overseas Mobility Bill coming
Seeks to build a modern framework for safe, legal and orderly overseas employment for Indians
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
India blasts Pak's 'delusional tirade' on Kashmir at UNSC
IN a heated exchange at the United Nations Security Council on the subject of “Women, Peace and Security,” India launched a fierce counterattack against Pakistan’s attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, accusing Islamabad of hiding behind what it called “misdirection and hyperbole.”
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October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
NDA, Oppn bloc intensify talks for seats deals amid push from allies
BJP, JD(U) likely to contest equal number of constituencies; Chirag party offered 25, Cong to hold CEC meet today to finalise first list
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
ACB to probe Barapulla extension project delay
DELHI LG VK Saxena has ordered an Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) probe into the more than a decade delay in the construction of the Barapulla flyover.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Himalayan snow forces evacuations, claims life of South Korean climber
EARLY-season snowfalls have stranded hikers in two mountainous areas in western China, including several hundred at the base of Mount Everest, and forced the closing of trails in a third.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Santosh to land on OTT
FILMMAKER Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, a police procedural thriller that ran into trouble with the Censor Board and missed its theatrical release in January, will finally reach Indian audiences with its digital premiere on Lionsgate Play on October 17.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nepali gang leader wanted for doc's murder shot dead
Mastermind employed members as domestic helpers to rob people
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC to hear CBI probe plea on Karur tragedy
BJP councillor Uma Anandan had moved the top court after the Madras High Court refused to entertain her plea
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
MASS ENTRY
Maruti Suzuki's latest offering, Victoris, makes a big bang in India’s buzzing SUV segment
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Peace efforts resume in Egypt on 2nd anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
Sharm el-Sheikh talks focus on ceasefire, hostages, and Gaza oversight amid global protests
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
Waterproof tents for homeless in works
IN a bid to strengthen emergency accommodation before winter, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has invited bids for the supply, installation and upkeep of 250 waterproof, fire-retardant pagoda tents across the city.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
CPI(ML) rejects RJD's 19 seats offer, says 'can't be taken for granted'
DISAGREEMENT has surfaced within the Opposition bloc -Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) -- in Bihar over the seatsharing formula for the upcoming Assembly elections.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
41 DAYS OF CRICKET IN 101 SHUBMAN'S UNFORGIVING SCHEDULE
Welcome to the world of Shubman Gill. By the time India's Test and ODI captain will have completed this winter's schedule, he will have logged enough airmiles to be eligible for the most premium frequent flyer programmes ever designed.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘NOW’S THE TIME TO SHARE THE STAGE’
For TM Krishna, the real question is, what does democracy mean in our homes, our environments, and the music we make? A conversation with TMS as the stage is set for Delhi's KNMA music festival the Carnatic vocalist is curating.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Morning Standard
TCS layoffs: Unions allege pressure tactics
Several employee unions claim actual number of job losses is much higher — between 50,000 and 100,000
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