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The Morning Standard
Starmer picks Shafik as new top economic adviser for team
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday appointed economist and former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik as his chief economic adviser.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Clashes over playing music during Ganesh immersion
CELEBRATION during Ganesh Puja immersion turned tragic in Nayagarh's Karadapalli village under Fategarh police station limits when a violent clash left an elderly man dead and ten others injured, sparking tension in the area.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nine arrested for killing Kalkaji temple sewadar as probe picks pace
NINE people have been arrested so far in connection with the brutal killing of a 35-year-old sewadar at Kalkaji temple, police said on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Ultimate Garden Planning Playbook
Before you crack open your wallet and start buying twelve plants with names you can't pronounce, take a breath.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
No household, building spared in Wadir village
NO household was spared death or injury in the village of Wadir when a powerful earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan, reducing homes to piles of rubble.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
India Should Exit Quad, Normalize Ties With China
Country's safety lies in BRICS & UN Charter; de-dollarisation is not only credible, it is happening, says leading public intellectual Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
31 Killed in Gaza as Israel's Offensive Rages On
ISRAEL launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according to health officials.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC: Clear all Mumbai streets by Sept 2
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to remove Maratha protesters who are sitting outside the designated protest site and to clear roads blocked by them.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Manufacturing sector growth fastest in 17 yrs
THE manufacturing sector activity has hit a 17.5-year high at 59.3 in August as production expanded rapidly, driven by pre-festive demand, helping offset the impact of the 50% punitive tariffs on Indian goods that kicked in from the last week of the month, a private survey of the industrial activity has showed on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Double Standards at SCO Summit
With his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif in attendance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday used the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to deliver a pointed warning against cross-border terror, calling the recent Pahalgam attack \"an open challenge to every country that believes in humanity\".
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kerala U-turn on Sabarimala stand
BJP state prez raises demand for a fresh affidavit in wake of Sept Global Ayyappa Meet
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Aug GST revenue at ₹1.86 L cr; lower than Jul
The goods and services tax (GST) collections reached ₹1.86 lakh crore in August, a 6.5% increase over the same month last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
MSSSL to raise output with new plant in K'taka
Mukand Sumi Special Steel Limited (MSSSL), a JV between Bajaj Group and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, announced on Monday it will expand its production to 7 lakh tonne per annum with construction of a greenfield integrated steel-making facility at Kanakapura in Karnataka.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cab driver held captive before robbing; 2 arrested
TWO men have been arrested for allegedly holding a 30-year-old cab driver at knifepoint, robbing him of his vehicle, mobile phones, cash, and personal documents, before abandoning him in the Bawana, police said.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC tells DU colleges to reserve 5% sports quota
THE Delhi High Court, while disposing of a writ petition filed by a CBSE national-level gold medalist in lawn tennis, directed that all colleges affiliated with the University of Delhi (DU) must adhere to the mandatory 5% reservation for Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) and Sports quota in future admissions.
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September 02, 2025
The Morning Standard
Young volunteer teachers in Maoist crosshairs
YOUNG volunteer teachers deployed in the Maoist-hit districts of conflict-torn south Bastar zone, referred to as 'Shikshadoots', are falling prey to the Red guerrillas, who suspect them to be informers for the local police and security forces.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Waste Woes Battle Half-Won
Launched with much promise, Delhi's 'Freedom from Garbage' campaign seeks to tackle the trash well, but mixed responses highlight the uphill struggle in achieving lasting cleanliness
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Raped by teen bro, 14-yr-old gives birth
A 14-year-old girl, allegedly raped by her own minor brother, gave birth to a baby boy at her house in Shivamogga, Karnataka, on Friday.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
DELHI'S CONCRETE GIANTS
August 27 marked the 60th death anniversary of Le Corbusier whose work continues to inspire architectural modernism in India, & who brought in architectural styles drawn from Brutalism. TMS explores the huge, raw concrete Brutalist buildings of Delhi with an expert.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Assam leader killed for joining Manipur meet
SUSPECTED militants have killed a Thadou community leader from Assam who had taken part in a peace meeting in Manipur capital Imphal on August 6.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israel kills top Hamas voice, no plan to discuss ceasefire
Security cabinet meets on Gaza offensive as at least 43 Palestinians killed in fresh strikes; Hamas silent on Abu Obeida's reported death
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cross-border terror: Modi, Xi on same page
Bilateral meet ahead of SCO Summit sets tone for a forward-looking agenda for India-China relations & trade ties
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bihar Voters to Get New ID Cards After Roll Revision, Says EC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) plans to issue new voter identity cards to all electors in Bihar after the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is complete, officials said.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Amid Trump tariffs and ahead of festivals, Modi reiterates 'swadeshi' call
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his call for use of indigenous products and urged people to take pride in \"Swadeshi\" (Made in India) products as the festive season approaches.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
EC Asks Officials to Begin Verification Drive of Voters Aged 100 Years and Above
The Election Commission has directed officials in the national capital to begin a verification drive of voters aged 100 years and above, officials said.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Meaningful lowering of funding cost only in three-four quarters'
UMESH Revankar, executive vice-chairman of Shriram Finance the largest vehicle financing non-banking lender is hopeful of high double-digit growth this fiscal and closing the year with a ₹3 lakh crore loan book, up from current ₹2.72 lakh crore.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
'I CRACK A LOT OF GOOFY JOKES'
Soha Ali Khan talks about her latest podcast All About Her, reminisces her teenage years, and spills the beans on collaborating with Madhavan after about 20 years
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
10 BN POUNDS DEAL Norway chooses British warships to counter Russian threat
NORWAY has agreed to buy at least five new British anti-submarine ships in a deal valued at 10 billion pounds ($13.5 billion) as the two nations deepen their cooperation to counter Russian operations in the seas along NATO's northern flank.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Loans against gold jump 122% in one year
This shows rising indebtedness of households as these loans are for consumption and are of small ticket size
2 min |
September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kalkaji temple security up after sewadar's murder
Multiple probe teams formed to arrest remaining suspects, say cops
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