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Explosion in Russia kills two police officers
AN explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gurjapneet helps TN get off to winning start
GURJAPNEET Singh’s 4/32 and half centuries by N Jagadeesan (67) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (73) paved the way for Tamil Nadu to beat Pondicherry by 101 runs in the Vijay Hazare tournament played at Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ceasefire tested after Gaza blast injures Israeli soldier
AN explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-backed ceasefire.
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December 25, 2025
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Thackeray cousins join hands, but road to BMC uncertain
THE Thackeray cousins announced a formal alliance for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election on Wednesday, with Uddhav Thackeray appealing to the Marathi people not to get divided or risk losing the authority of the Marathi manoos over Mumbai.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ukraine okay with demilitarised zone in Donbas area to end war with Russia
Plan includes control of N-plant, referendum; Russia yet to respond
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December 25, 2025
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Clashes between 2 Matua groups rock Bengal town
THAKURNAGAR, the administrative headquarters of the Matua community, witnessed unprecedented violence on Wednesday as rival groups aligned with BJP MP and Union Minister of Shipping Shantanu Thakur and Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mamatabala
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
RIL gets US relief for Rosneft oil cargoes
RELIANCE Industries Ltd (RIL) has obtained a concession from the United States to receive oil cargoes supplied by Russia’s Rosneft, which has been sanctioned by the US government.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bharti Ent, Warburg to buy 49% in Haier India
Haier to retain 49% stake, co’s India management team to hold 2%
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
PLAYING THE UNLIKABLE
In a conversation with TMS, Delhi actor Gitikka Ganju Dhar talks about playing Shabnam Jamali in Dhurandhar, the complex, overbearing wife of a Pakistani politician and her 25 years as a speaker and anchor
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
ISRO’S BAHUBALI RAISES HOPE FOR MISSIONS AHEAD
I HE Indian Space Research Organisation flexed its muscles on Wednesday by placing into orbit the heaviest satellite it has launched so far-the 6.1-tonne BlueBird Block 2 designed by a private American company.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
BP to offload 65% stake in Castrol to US-based Stonepeak for $10.1 billion
BP on Wednesday announced the sale of a 65% shareholding in Castrol to US-based Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10.1 billion.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Demat account additions slow down in 2025
WITH the equity market facing volatility, the addition of new demat accounts by brokerages slowed down sharply, adding only 1.51 crore new investor sign-ups in 2025 so far.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
HIGHER STANDARDS FOR HIGHER EDU
NDIA'S higher education system now enrols crores of students every year, making it one of the biggest anywhere.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
U’khand HC takes note of missing forest pillars and ‘unusual wealth’ of officers
THE Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the CBI, Centre and the state government in connection with a petition alleging disappearance of 7,375 forest boundary pillars in the Mussoorie forest division and \"rapid and unusual\" rise in the assets of territorial forest officers posted there.
1 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Airplane lands itself safely after in-flight emergency near Denver
AN airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, the CNN reported.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Traffic advisory for Christmas celebrations
THE Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday issued an advisory about traffic diversions and restrictions in parts of south Delhi, particularly the Saket area, ahead of Christmas celebrations on December 24 and 25.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Additional forces deployed to keep peace in Assam
Flag marches held in Karbi Anglong
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
RBI postpones Jan 3 rollout of Phase 2 of faster cheque clearance sine die
THE Reserve Bank (RBI) has deferred the rollout of the phase 2 of its faster cheque clearance framework, which was scheduled to come into effect from January 3, 2026.
1 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Protests against B'desh Hindu man killing continue
Demonstrators clash with cops in Bengal
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
1,370 wildlife rescues in capital this year as govt intensifies conservation efforts
AMID intensified efforts to strengthen green cover and protect urban biodiversity in the capital, the Delhi government has rescued 1,370 animals, including a leopard, snakes, nilgai, monkeys, peacocks and several other bird species, during 2024-25.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
*3,400 crore lies unclaimed in K'taka bank accounts for over a decade
AN estimated ₹3,400 crore has been lying unclaimed in bank accounts across Karnataka for more than a decade, officials revealed at the District Consultative Committee (DCC) and District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting held here on Wednesday.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Digital spendings, house rents to get better representation in new CPI series
CONSUMER Price Index (CPI), a measure of the retail inflation, is undergoing an overhaul after more than a decade, with several changes to be adopted in the methodology.
1 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt orders school-level fee panels
Each committee to have representatives from management, teachers, parents and govt
2 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong: Deleted, unmapped voters more than losing margin in MP
A day after the first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter roll was completed with the publication of the draft voter list, the opposition Congress targeted the Dr Mohan Yadav government and the ruling BJP, with the SIR first phase figures.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Of trusting process & being vocal: Lovlina ready for 2026
ANMOL GURUNG @Chennai
4 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Passenger assault: CCTV under scanner, eyewitness’ statements recorded
THE Delhi Police on Wednesday said it had recorded statements of eyewitnesses and begun collecting evidence in connection with the alleged assault on a passenger by an off-duty Air India Express pilot at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM inspects Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital, directs infra improvement
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday visited Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Dilshad Garden and inspected various departments of the facility.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gold, silver witness best yearly gains since 1979
PRECIOUS metals are on a song again and are heading for their best annual returns since 1979, scaling new peaks globally as also in the domestic markets on safe haven demand and expectations of more rate cuts by the US Fed.
2 min |
December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre plans to launch ride-hailing mobility app Bharat Taxi, says Shah
UNION Minister Amit Shah said the central government plans to launch the ride-hailing mobility app 'Bharat Taxi' in the cooperative sector within one or two months.
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December 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC refuses to stay release of web series UP 77 on gangster Vikas Dubey
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay, for now, the release of the Netflix web series 'UP 77', purportedly based on the life of slain gangster Vikas Dubey.
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