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The Morning Standard
GRAP-III curbs imposed as air quality worsens
THE national capital and its adjoining districts woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Tuesday as air quality plunged sharply into the \"severe\" category, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to enforce Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Schools shift to hybrid mode, parents divided
AS the national capital's air quality plunged into the 'severe' category, schools across the capital and NCR districts have switched to a hybrid mode of learning for students up to Class 5.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
AQI spikes to 428 in first ‘severe’ air day of this year, GRAP-III invoked in capital
DELHI woke up under a thick, choking haze on Tuesday as the city’s air quality index (AQI) shot up to 428, officially tipping into the “severe” category for the first time this year. Authorities have invoked GRAP Stage II in the NCR.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ex-TTD official quizzed in ghee adulteration case
THE Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has ramped up its investigation into the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Laddu ghee adulteration case, uncovering a deep-rooted conspiracy involving multiple suppliers and officials.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Umar Mohammad Nabi, Pulwama doctor in the middle of 'car bomb'
A day after the Red Fort blast, which killed 12 people and injured more than 20, investigators are focusing on Umar Mohammad Nabi, a Pulwama-born medical professional suspected to have been behind the wheel of the white Hyundai i20 that exploded near Gate No. 1 of the Lal Qila Metro Station.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Good day to send a message': SC denies bail to ISIS terror accused
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday, without mentioning the Delhi blast, denied bail to a man allegedly associated with the proscribed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) outfit, noting that he has been accused of trying to create a \"ring of terror\" in the country.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
68.79% TURNOUT MARKS FINAL PHASE OF POLLS
THE enthusiasm of Bihar's voters touched a new high on Tuesday as the state recorded its highest-ever voter turnout of 68.79% in the second and final phase of the Assembly elections. Voting took place for 122 constituencies across 20 districts, completing polling for all 243 seats.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stubble burning in Punjab, and Haryana in 'big way', order violated, SC told
THE Punjab and Haryana government is allegedly flouting the apex court's earlier order,\" senior advocate Aprajita Singh, amicus curiae in the air pollution case, told the apex court on Tuesday.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Eliminate terror outfits, hunt down culprits, says Shah
A day after the Red Fort car blast which claimed nearly a dozen lives and left several injured, the government swung into action and directed security agencies to unravel and eliminate the active sleeper cells of various terror modules of Jaish-e-Mohammad, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Suicide bomb blast outside Islamabad court kills 12, hurt 27
A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior minister said, the latest in an uptick in violence across the country.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Traders recall 2005 serial blasts, say nothing has changed in two decades
DELHI'S prominent markets, Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, and others wore a tense look on Tuesday as traders recalled the memories of the 2005 serial blasts that had ripped through major shopping hubs of the city and questioned the lack of preparedness even after two decades.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
K'taka websites less prone to cyber attacks, hacking threats
GOVERNMENT department portals in the state have become safer and less prone to hackers by adopting and upgrading to the Content Management System -4 (CMS v4.0).
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
India slams 'delirious' Pak charge on Islamabad attack
INDIA on Tuesday hit out at Pakistan for trying to link Delhi to the terror attack in Islamabad, calling the charge \"baseless, unfounded, and a predictable tactic\" to divert attention from its internal political crisis.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
What Red Fort blast left of 34-yr-old Amar Kataria? His ink, their memory
“MOM my first love, Dad my strength.” That was the tattoo on Amar Kataria’s hand—the mark by which his family finally recognised him at the mortuary on Monday night.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bilimora tense as interstate arms racket busted, 5 nabbed after Gujarat gunfight
A dramatic gunfight erupted in the Bilimora city of Gujarat’s Navsari district on Tuesday as the Gujarat Police’s state monitoring cell (SMC) swooped in on a gang allegedly gathered at a hotel to exchange weapons.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
INDIAN FOOTBALL A MESS, PLAYERS IN TOUGH CORNER
HERE is no ambiguity that Indian football is in deep trouble.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Day after 3K kg explosives found, 800 cops troop down to Dhauj in Faridabad
THE Haryana Police have deployed around 800 personnel for combing and search operations in and around Dhauyj village in Faridabad on Tuesday following the recovery of 2,910 kg explosives and inflammable substances from two rooms rented by 35-year-old Kashmiri doctor Muzammil Ganaie.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ancient statues stolen from Syria's museum
THIEVES broke into Syria ‘s national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said on Tuesday.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
JEM 'DOCS' BEHIND BLAST NEAR RED FORT
THE powerful explosion near Delhi's Red Fort, which killed at least 12 people and injured several others, was allegedly orchestrated by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) under the directions of its UN-designated chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, according to a senior Intelligence Bureau officer.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rajnath assures quick actions, justice for families of victims
A day after a high-intensity explosion ripped through a car claiming nine lives, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday assured the nation that those responsible for the blast here will not be spared.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
2 Maoist-hit villages vote for first time since '47
WHAT is common to Rehal village in Rohtas district and Pichhulia village in neighbouring Gaya? Voters of the two Maoist-affected villages exercised their franchise for the first time after Independence.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
David Szalay's 'Flesh' proudly takes the Booker, body and soul
CANADIAN-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for “Flesh,” the story of one man’s life from working-class origins in Hungary to mega-wealth in Britain, in which what isn’t on the page is just as important as what is.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tata Commercial Vehicles to list on bourses today
TATA Motors Commercial Vehicles (TMCVL) shares will be listed on the Indian stock exchanges on Wednesday (November 12).
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Polling highest in Mizoram, lowest in T'gana
BARRING few seats, brisk polling was recorded in the by-elections to eight Assembly seats held amid tight security arrangements across seven states on Tuesday, with Dampa in Mizoram having the highest voter turnout of 82.34%.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kumble extends support to Prasad
INDIAN cricket stalwarts Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath extended their support for former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad’s ‘Game Changers’ team for the upcoming Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) polls on November 30.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jammu & Kashmir register first-ever victory over Delhi
ASPIRITED Jammu and Kashmir beat Delhi by seven wickets to register their first-ever Ranji Trophy victory over the formidable opposition.
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November 12, 2025
The Morning Standard
Confident of repeating '20 show, all 12 MLAs in fray this time: CPI(M-L)
CPI-ML (Liberation) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Monday expressed his confidence that Opposition Mahagathbandhan would form the next government in Bihar.
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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard
Boost private investments, stick to fiscal prudence, economists urge FinMin
ECONOMISTS have urged the finance ministry to frame policies that encourage private sector investment while maintaining the path of fiscal prudence.
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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pakistan Senate passes bill to create CDS post
PAKISTAN'S Senate, the upper house of parliament, on Monday gave a nod to the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment to create a new post of Chief of Defence Forces and set up a constitutional court.
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November 11, 2025
The Morning Standard
Indians brace for Rd 4 challenge
INDIA'S leading Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and P Harikrishna will look to continue their impressive run when the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup gets underway here after the first rest day.
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