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The Morning Standard
It's Time to Bury the Shovel and Fill the Hole
The death certificate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, was signed without much fanfare in December 2025, replaced by the brand-new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G), 2025, a title so long it requires its own administrative department to pronounce.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC to hear CBI's plea challenging Sengar's sentence on Monday
THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear CBI's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court's order suspending the jail sentence of expelled BJP leader, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, in relation to the Unnao rape case on Monday.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Spanish woman on waste cleaning mission on U'khand's trekking routes
A Spanish woman, Jaima Colil, has taken on the task of clearing Uttarakhand's high-altitude trekking routes of waste, hauling over 200 kilograms of refuse down treacherous slopes.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
FROM NEGLECT TO NURTURE IN VARANASI
3K Anganwadi centres in district underwent transformation under IAS officer Nagpal's initiative, reports NAMITA BAJPAYI
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
MP's mother, sister and sons called for hearings
Four of TMC leader's family figure in 'no mapping' list during SIR
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Biz hit in walled city of Amritsar after holy tag
THE Punjab government's decision to ban the sale of meat, alcohol and tobacco in the \"holy cities,\" including the walled city of Amritsar, has left local traders in limbo.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
A LIFE THAT REFUSES TO BE SILENT
Days after birth, Dhwani Patel became deaf and mute, but she turned her struggle into strength. She learnt computers and gave her creativity new wings, writes Dilip Singh Kshatriya
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Uncomformist
Nagesh Kukunoor speaks about his latest series, Mrs Deshpande, and how OTT allows creative liberty to filmmakers with unconventional storytelling
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
'POWER LORD' FROM THE HINTERLAND REEMERGES
INDIAN judiciary has an image to protect.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trouble in air: Aviation sector in fright mode
The sector saw deadliest plane crash, chaos in air over revised FDTL and financial loss due to rising dollar and war
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Peace Works Better When It's Enforced by Fear
History's dirtiest truth is also its most reliable one: order is rarely restored by morality but by fear disciplined by strategy.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
'1 Stop Centre' for women in distress in Canada launched
DAYS after a 30-year-old Indian woman was murdered in Canada with her partner being the prime suspect, the Consulate General of India in Toronto has officially launched a one-stop centre to assist women Indian nationals in distress.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
India's Luxe Pilgrimages
Sanctuaries of mindful luxury are becoming popular, where salvation is curated to suit a new breed of moksha seekers
7 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rolling with the Punches
By turning the spotlight on women boxers, fimmaker Avantika Meattle uses her craft to create space for sports that rarely find mainstream media attention
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Artist as an Open Book
Artist Saba Hasan strips the book of authority, using fire and erasure to ask what meaning endures once text begins to fail
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cherki stars in City win at Forest
RAYAN Cherki bolstered Manchester City's title charge as the France star capped a superb display with the late goal that sealed a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
2025’s NATIONALIST NARRATIVE CATALYST
THE year ended with a roar on the silver screen and its echo defined everything that followed.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
When the Bugun Sings
In the wilderness of Arunachal Pradesh, a rare bird survives by remaining unseen
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Haute Codes for the Cold
With Ski Apres Ski 2025, SHIVAN NARRESH prove that high-performance winter wear can be as evocative and design-led as resort dressing
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Secondary grade teachers to continue protest despite TN police crackdown
THE association representing the nearly 20,000 Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) employed across the state on Saturday vowed to continue its agitation to press for its 16-year demand of equal pay for equal work amid increasing police crackdown.
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December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
In a State of Emergency
The narrative explores how attempts were made for the calculated erosion of India's Constitution under PM Indira Gandhi
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE YEAR TRUMP TALKED PEACE AND WAGED WAR
TWENTY twenty-five: a year when geopolitics sanctified populism, protectionism, personalism and proto-fascism.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
A Step Beyond Positive Thinking
Positive thinking alone cannot create results; only realistic, disciplined thoughts aligned with Dharma and followed by effort bear fruition
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE GOD OF NOT-SO-SMALL THINGS
THE spiritual tech market in India is booming.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
A Dream Rann
From a surreal salt road to a Harappan city, Dholavira draws tourists beyond the spectacle of the Rann of Kutch
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
WARNER BROS. BID HEATS UP AS CONTEST SHRINKS
NETFLIX’S move, announced on December 5, to acquire Warner Bros.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
The New Bodycare Benchmark
Once reserved for anti-ageing face serums, retinol is changing bodycare-and this time its below the neck
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
A Legend Reduced to Footnotes
While promising an extensive exploration of Dilip Kumar’s life, the biography falls short of insights, analysis, and revelation
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Help desks for un’SIR’tainties soon
Over 43 lakh voters in Kerala may need document verification as part of the revision process
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
A Walk in the Clouds
Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer, captures 2026’s design mood quiet elegance, visual calm, and the luxury of restraint over display
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