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Popular flyer assistance facility, set up during IndiGo crisis, to be permanent
THE Civil Aviation Ministry has set up the Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) that functions round-the-clock to address and resolve air travellers' grievances more promptly.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
T'GANA AWAITS POLL STORM IN NEW YEAR
MID the winter chill, Telangana politics is heating up.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
AI-based plan on anvil to curb pollution
IIT Kanpur to be roped in for real-time monitoring City records 6.3 degrees celsius temp, AQI remains 'very poor'
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
President goes underwater on submarine sortie
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu on Sunday undertook an over two-hour sortie onboard the indigenously built submarine INS Vaghsheer on the Western seaboard, signalling India's focus on boosting undersea warfare capabilities.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
BSF rejects B'desh claims about Hadi killers
No arrests have been made, says Meghalaya DGP on Bangladesh's claim that student leader's killers entered India
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rare 'leopard Gecko' lizard found accidentally in MP tiger sanctuary
IN a rare wildlife sighting, a laundry staff at the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh has photographed a colourful and possibly rare lizard species, marking what officials say could be the first such record from the reserve.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
WISDOM OF DETACHMENT
APPY New Year, dear readers, and every good wish.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ram Rajya benchmark for ideal governance: Naidu
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday visited the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, where he offered prayers to Shri Ram Lalla, and participated in the ongoing Pratishtha Dwadashi Yagna for global peace.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lavrov warns of ‘devastating response’ to any attack
RUSSIA does not intend to attack anyone in Europe, but its response to any strike will be devastating, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday, noting the EU's 'war party' has become a stumbling block in Ukraine peace efforts.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
U'khand women protest SC's tough order on forest border
HUNDREDS of people on Sunday protested on railway tracks in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh area, fearing displacement due to a Supreme Court-mandated survey of forest land.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thailand election race kicks off with PM nominations, begins campaign
POLITICAL parties in Thailand on Sunday registered their candidates for the next prime minister, marking the unofficial start of campaigning for the February 8 general election.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ruling NC MP, leaders from PDP under house detention to foil quota stir
AUTHORITIES on Sunday placed National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah, PDP MLA Waheed Para and some other political leaders under house detention and detained many student leaders to foil a protest called by students against J&K's reservation policy.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Building sporting future: Beyond bids & medals
For a nation with India’s talent, ambition and demographic strength, sport must rise far above episodic celebration. It must become a national habit — woven into everyday life, public policy and collective aspiration. As India steps forward to host major international events, including the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the debate naturally emerges: Do bids alone create a sporting nation? As someone who has lived this journey — as an athlete, mentor and now administrator — I can say this with conviction: bidding is not the culmination; it is the beginning.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
WOMAN LOSES ₹12 CRORE ... AND A CAMELLIAS DREAM
A woman who wanted to put an expensive Gurugram address in her portfolio was in for a shock when she discovered that the property she wanted to buy at the super exclusive DLF Camellias in Gurugram at a throwaway price did not exist.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
5-yr-old spends night beside dying parents in forest
Consumed poison as quarrel escalated between couple
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC FLAGS DOWRY'S DEEP ROOTS, SEEKS COLLECTIVE REFORM
In a significant judgement in Ajmal Beg (2025), the Supreme Court recently overturned the Allahabad High Court's acquittal in a 24-year-old dowry death case.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stormy K'taka House session likely
E-CM KCR to attend the session; Godavari & Krishna river disputes set to dominate agenda
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mari Selvaraj praises Sirai
On Sunday, filmmaker Mari Selvaraj took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle to pen a note on Vikram Prabhu’s 25th film, Sirai.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
₹1.63 cr award to family of engineer killed in road crash
A Delhi tribunal has awarded ₹1.63 crore compensation to the wife and mother of a 37-yearold engineer, Saurabh Gupta, who died in a road accident in May 2023 while travelling to Himachal Pradesh.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Anti-smog guns, sprinklers used to control dust
AMID the pollution crisis, the government has intensified dust-control measures through large-scale deployment of anti-smog guns, water sprinklers, mechanical road sweepers and mist spray systems.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tourists rush to Kashmir after heavy snowfall
FRESH snowfall across higher reaches and key tourist destinations in Kashmir has revived the Valley's tourism sector, which had suffered a major setback following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
After breach in two dams, Centre's show-cause notice to C'garh on safety norms
FOLLOWING safety breach in two dams in Chhattisgarh, the Centre has issued a show-cause notice to the state government over its failure to comply with the provisions of the Dam Safety Act of 2021.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘MUFG’s infusion of capital will cut cost of funds by 50-100 bps’
Umesh Revankar, executive vice-chairman of Shriram Finance, along with the founders of the Chennai-based Shriram Group, has set a record by bringing in the largest foreign direct investment into the domestic financial services sector by selling 20% stake, by way of preferential allotment of fresh equities, to the leading Japanese banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) for $4.4 billion or ₹39,618 crore.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
A deal is in the making, says Trump as Florida talks start
PRESIDENT Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the \"brave\" Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
FEW SPARKS, HOPE CAME IN BITS IN 2025
The harshest blow is the autocratic rule. Dialogue ignored, governance and law traditions skipped. Minorities targeted, violence unchecked, bail uneven. These acts hurt India's long-held sense of unity
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Six months after blast, Sigachi CEO arrested
AMITH Raj, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sigachi Industries, was arrested by the police on Saturday night.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
World taking note of India due to 'yuva shakti': Modi
In last 'Mann ki Baat' of 2025, PM recounts youth-led achievements
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Era of Beautiful Skin & Hair
As we move toward 2026, the definition of beauty is undergoing a quiet yet powerful transformation.
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Cong will lose '29 LS poll': Shah takes a dig at Rahul
Says party opposes 'people's issues' like Article 370 and Ram temple
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December 29, 2025
The Morning Standard
Zepto files for ₹11,000 cr IPO, eyes listing next year
QUICK-commerce unicorn Zepto has pre-filed draft initial share sale papers with regulator Securities and Exchange Board under confidential route.
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