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Forcing teachers to clap at PM's rally is insulting, says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged that Delhi government school teachers were being forced to attend PM Narendra Modi's event merely to clap.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Protesters in Israel Demand Gaza War to End, Hostage Deal
Demonstrators across Israel called on Sunday for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, a push lambasted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lots of relief for corporates in I-T Bill
THE New Income Tax Bill, 2025, has introduced major amendments in corporate taxation, aimed at simplifying compliance and providing greater certainty to businesses.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Madarsa Board Act to go as U'khand plans minority edu overhaul
THE Uttarakhand government has decided to replace the long-standing Madarsa Education Board Act of 2016, enacted by the erstwhile Congress government, with a comprehensive Uttarakhand Minority Educational Institutions Act.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Disengagement, building trust top border talks menu
IN a renewed diplomatic push to resolve the long-standing border standoff and build mutual trust, Chinese Foreign Minister and Politburo member Wang Yi will arrive in India on Monday for a two-day visit.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Seeking much-needed spark inside the court
Lakshya beating Shi Yu Qi would be good breakthrough, says coach
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
FinMin to Meet PSB CEOs to Review Q1 Performance
The Finance Ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Wednesday to review the first-quarter financial performance.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Grand Oppn united show of strength against EC in Bihar
THE 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar was flagged off on Sunday amid a remarkable show of solidarity by the Opposition, with the INDIA bloc top brass in attendance.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Acres of forest lands reclaimed, thanks to tech
Paradise Regained
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJD leader, sister booked for defrauding bizman of ₹48L
KENDRAPARA Town police on Sunday filed a case against BJD leader Ankit Pratap Jena and his sister Aishwarya Pratap Jena on charges of defrauding Cuttack-based SSB Electricals firm of ₹48 lakh.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tourists left high & dry in Ranthambore core tiger area after canter fails
A group of tourists faced a terrifying ordeal during their safari at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Saturday evening when their canter broke down inside Zone 6.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
More troops to be deployed in DC to bolster policing efforts
THREE Republican-led states said on Saturday that they were deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the nation's capital to bolster the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
IMD Red Alert for Coastal, South-Interior K'taka
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts in Karnataka, warning of \"very heavy to extremely heavy rain\" for August 18 and 19.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
37 Resolutions, Including Full Powers to Ramadoss, Cleared in PMK Meeting
THE Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) special general council has passed a resolution recognising founder Dr S Ramadoss as the president, with 'full decision-making powers' including alliance decisions and other party-related matters.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Scorching heat fuels wildfires as Spain sends 500 more troops to hard-hit Galicia
SPAIN is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
After Hockey, Jharkhand Girls Make It Big in Football as 7 in National Squad
AFTER proving its mettle in hockey, Jharkhand has also found the limelight in football as seven young girls from the state have been named in the 23-member national squad for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-17 Women's Championship, scheduled to be held in Bhutan between August 20 and 31.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Del-Leh AI flight aborts take-off, airline cites 'unforeseen situation'
PASSENGERS faced a difficult time on Sunday during the long weekend as two Air India flights aborted take-off — one due to a technical glitch detected by the pilots and the other because of a maintenance issue.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Next Prosperity Round Demands Human Capital
Political and business leaders are confident of overcoming challenges by diversifying further, negotiating with customers on cost-sharing tariffs, and seeking ways to boost productivity rapidly
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
10 Ex-Legislators, 6 MLAs Get New Roles in MP Cong
SIX MLAs, 10 former legislators—some of them former ministers—now have a new assignment: rebuilding the Congress in respective districts of Madhya Pradesh.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Shah to release stamp on Vithalbhai Patel's legacy
Initiative to mark Patel's pioneering role in India's freedom movement
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dharmastala SIT Cannot Keep Digging Up for Bodies, Says Dr G
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Dharmasthala mass burial case, will decide on how long to exhume the skeletal remains, but it cannot keep excavating sites based on complaints.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 150 missing in deluge-hit northwest Pak
More than 150 people are missing in northwest Pakistan, the head of the provincial disaster authority said Sunday, after flash floods that have killed at least 344 people in the country.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel strikes power site in Yemen tied to Houthi attacks
ISRAEL said Sunday it targeted an energy infrastructure site in Yemen's capital Sanaa, linked to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels behind repeated attacks on Israel during the Gaza war.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 12K tonnes of waste cleared daily: MCD
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has claimed significant progress under its flagship campaign \"Delhi's Freedom From Garbage\", held from August 1 to 14.
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August 18, 2025
The Morning Standard
Maps for a Migrant Heart
From the complexities of the self and personal identity to the larger world we call home, Bihar-born artist Naresh Kumar's novel work is at once introspective and political
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August 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
From good governance to great aspirations: Modi's Independence Day leap
ELEVEN years into power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no longer just the steward of a reformist government — he is positioning himself as the architect of a developed Bharat.
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August 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Life is too Short to Waste on Bad Books
Even as the world is slowly but steadily disintegrating around us, we turn to our personal cope strategies just to survive each day.
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August 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Forest Queen of Majuli
Οn a misty morning in Majuli, Assam's ever-eroding river island, a barefoot woman hoists a sack of saplings over her shoulder and steps into a waiting boat.
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August 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
S&P Revises Upward Ratings of 7 Banks
EXPECTING banks and leading non-banks to maintain adequate asset quality, good profitability, and enhanced capitalization over the next 1224 months, S&P Global Ratings, which has upgraded the sovereign rating on the country to BBB with positive outlook first time in 18 years has raised the long-term issuer credit ratings with stable outlook on seven banks and three finance companies, despite noting some pockets of stress.
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August 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Learn from the Fortitude of Animals
On a thick green cloth that divided segments of a walkway at a UN summit, I watched an orange tussar moth sit quietly.
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