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DRIVE TO BEAUTIFY CHANDNI CHOWK
CHIEF MINISTER Rekha Gupta on Wednesday launched an extensive drive to clean and beautify the historic Chandni Chowk market and the Red Fort area ahead of the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Red Fort.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Anchor investors ‘spar’ over Meesho shares
E-COMMERCE platform Meesho’s ₹5,422-crore IPO was fully subscribed on the opening day of its public offer on Wednesday, despite a setback in the anchor book after some institutional investors backed out over concerns about disproportionate allocation to SBI Mutual Fund.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Belgium rejects EU plan to use Russian assets for war
THE European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected the scheme and insisted that it poses major financial and legal risks.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Government is ready to discuss pollution issue in Parliament, says minister
UNION Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said the Centre is concerned about Delhi’s high Air Quality Index and is taking multiple steps to mitigate pollution. He was responding during a dis-
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
RPF jawan kills batchmate in post in Raigarh
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) head constable shot his colleague dead inside the RPF post early Wednesday at Raigarh, around 220 km east of Raipur, a police officer said.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Keeping players fresh, videos from parents: UI17 team success story
INDIAN football has had a harrowing time of late what with one negative story after another. But a silver lining has appeared in the form of the men’s U17 team.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Europe says Putin playing for time as peace remains elusive
The Kremlin denies rejecting US plan, says quiet talks are under way
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
TMC won’t allow anyone to touch Waqf properties: Didi
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the BJP, not her party TMC, introduced the contentious Waqf Amendment Act and asserted that her government will not allow anyone to touch properties.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mkts fall for 3rd day in row amid depreciating Re
DESPITE blockbuster Q2FY26 GDP data fuelling hopes of bull run in the equity markets, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty tumbled into the red for the third straight session on Wednesday as a sharp fall in rupee value has spooked sentiments.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
China slams UK delay on mega embassy plan
CHINA on Wednesday blasted the UK government's latest delay in deciding whether to approve the construction of a huge Chinese Embassy in London.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nations blocking talent will be 'net losers', says EAM
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday warned that countries erecting barriers to the movement of skilled professionals across borders will ultimately be “net losers,” urging nations to recognise that cross-border talent is a shared economic asset, not a political liability.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt orders copter drills near hospital
BANGLADESH'S interim government on Wednesday directed Army and Air Force helicopters to conduct test landings near the hospital where ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment, as a team of specialist doctors from the UK arrived here to assist in her treatment.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC comes down heavily on Raj govt for failing to repair school buildings
JUST before the much-hyped ‘Pravasi Rajasthan’ programme, the High Court has delivered an embarrassing jolt to the Rajasthan government.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP hails woman power, AAP sees support, Cong lauds lone win in results
AFTER winning seven of the 12 vacant seats in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday asserted that securing over 46 per cent of the vote reaffirmed it as the “first choice” of Delhi’s voters.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Teacher-student gap widens in city, says data
Figures tabled in Rajya Sabha shows 2,681 govt schools staffed by 86,095 teachers handle nearly 24.7L students
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
2020 riots: SC asks all accused for permanent addresses
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed six accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case to furnish their permanent addresses before the next date of hearing on December 9. The direction came during the hearing of their bail pleas.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
DU colleges evacuated after hoax bomb threat email, exam cancelled
BOMB threat emails sent to Delhi University’s Ramjas College in North Campus and Deshbandhu College in South Delhi led to evacuations and exam cancellations on Wednesday before being declared a hoax, officials said.
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December 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hong Kong sets up panel to probe fire that killed 156
HONG KONG will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of adeadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
'2 goals with 1 step': Tihar inmates shaping lives, carving school desks
IN what ties classroom comfort to prison inmate rehabilitation, the Delhi Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has cleared a proposal to procure 10,000 dual desks from the Tihar Central Jail Factory for the city’s government schools.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Two-day SIR debate in LS from Tuesday
To be preceded by Vande Mataram discussion on Mon
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mothers petition NHRC over ‘toxic childhood’ as air pollution worsens
WARRIOR Moms, a collective of mothers, has urged the National Human Rights Commission to take suo motu action against Delhi’s toxic air, which it said has become a “persistent and preventable” crisis violating children’s fundamental right to life.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Housing census by Apr-Sept ’26, population count in 2027
THE long-delayed national population census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time, will be conducted in two phases starting April 2026, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
'JUST & FAIR PLEA' SC asks EC to try and extend SIR deadline for Kerala
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to consider extending the December 11 deadline for submitting enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala by one more week, in view of the ongoing process for local body elections.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
High no starts, scanty turnout in athletics leave poor taste at KIUG
KHELO India University Games (KIUG) is turning out to be a mockery in athletics and weightlifting. In the two of the four days of athletics so far, there were at least a couple of events in which just one player participated. Given this low turnout, there is something serious about a programme the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the sports ministry started as their flagship programme for encouraging participation of youth.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Aren’t your speeches terror act as per UAPA, SC asks Sharjeel Imam
QUESTIONING the manner in which activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, delivered some speeches in the 2020 Delhi riots case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked whether it can be concluded that his speeches do not constitute incitement and terrorist acts as per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tamil Nadu, Delhi suffer huge defeats
TAMIL Nadu suffered a massive 145-run defeat against Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Meanwhile. Delhi's season went from bad to worse as they lost to Tripura by 12 runs.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Talking therapy
Perfect Family cast Girija Oak Godbole, Manoj Pahwa, and Neha Dhupia, and producer Pankaj Tripathi reflect on mental health battles, & the Indian family’s obsession with children and parenting
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rupee slumps to 90-mark; falls 5.35% against dollar in 2025
RUPEE continues to depreciate as it breach psychologically sensitive 90-mark during the day’s trade before closing at 89.87 on Tuesday
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
3rd indigenous N-sub to be commissioned soon
INDIA is preparing to strengthen the naval arm of its nuclear triad, with Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi announcing on Tuesday that the third indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Aridaman, is in “final stages of trials” and “will be commissioned soon”.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trade licence to merge with property tax
MCD has fixed trade licence fee at 15% of applicable property tax in a major boost to ease of doing business
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