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HOW TO STOP MIS-SELLING OF FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
BANKING has moved from physical branches to the palm of your hand.
2 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Congress lying to nation on pacts, counters Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at Rahul Gandhi over trade deals and farmer issues, accusing the Congress leadership of \"misleading the nation\".
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
DMK SEEKS TO TURN CASH AID INTO ELECTION EDGE
IN Tamil Nadu, long identified with expansive social welfare, the DMK government has announced a ₹6,550-crore outlay benefiting 1.31 crore women under its flagship Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Women may be wearing burqas, but are getting educated'
Author-activist Taslima Nasrin opens up about her hopes for Bangladesh, her fight against Islamic laws, revolt in Iran, Hindutva allegations, and more
3 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
All QUAD members to be part of 74-nation naval exercise at east coast
THE Indian Navy will host the International Fleet Review and Exercise MILAN in Visakhapatnam this week, bringing together representatives from around 74 countries for a ten-day maritime engagement off the eastern seaboard.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Ready for reset in ties, ball in India's court: Bangladesh
BANGLADESH wants to reset ties with India on a fresh footing now that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party no longer hold power, Humayun Kabir, adviser to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, has said, asserting that the two nations should work together for \"mutual benefit\".
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Medical regulator begins to examine complaint pile-up against doctors
FOR over five years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has been rejecting hundreds of complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
UJJAIN'S GEMS OF GENIUS
I find myself still mentally in thrall to the romance of Ujjain and encouraged by your responses to last week's column, I wonder if you would like to revisit more stories from its unique legacy in Indian culture.
3 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Real-time cheating scam for GATE exam busted in C’garh, six youth arrested
AN organised cheating racket targeting the national-level Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) was busted at a Raipur exam centre on Sunday and six people, all from Haryana, were arrested.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Have not revised third-party insurance premium for 4 yrs'
JAIPUR-based Shriram General Insurance has not revised its third-party premium for the last four years, in fact pricing and insured-declared value (IDV) have been reduced because of GST cuts on motor vehicles, said the company's MD and CEO Anil Kumar Aggarwal.He said, \"In the third-party premium, there has been no revision in pricing for the past four years.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
AI CITY IN THE WAITING
As Delhi gets ready for the country's biggest AI event today, which puts India at the centre of the tech world, city's many forays into managing its urban infra with AI too come into focus. The capital is hungry for tech and solutions to its woes, but its small steps make the journey that much longer, say Vismay Basu and Srestha Sarkar
8 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Bolt from the Blues: Meek Pak surrender without fight
No handshake, no rivalry either as Ishan's heroics and precision bowling do the job
2 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Over 8,000 digital hawala accounts frozen in J&K; funds intended for terror
SECURITY agencies have busted a vast network of “mule accounts” operating in Jammu and Kashmir amid concerns that funds funnelled through these may have been diverted to fuel separatist and anti-national activities in the Union Territory.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
NEW DAWN IN BANGLADESH, STABILITY KEY
Voters have delivered change and a strong mandate, yet exclusion of key rivals, polarised politics and external pressures mean balance remains the central question in Bangladesh's unfolding transition
4 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
FOUNDATIONS LAID, DELIVERY OF RESULTS REMAINS A TEST
THIS week, Rekha Gupta would be completing a year in office as the Chief Minister of 'halfstate' of Delhi, uniquely referred to as National Capital Territory (NCT).
2 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
AI SUMMIT: INDIA'S CHANCE TO PUSH CLEAN INNOVATION
THE AI Impact Summit, organised in India from February 16-20, is an ambitious government initiative that can help establish India as a leader in the global AI landscape.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
NEW MUMMY FILM GETS RELEASE DATE
THE latest film in The Mummy franchise, which sees the return of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz from the original film, is set to release on May 19, 2028.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
MULTI-CAP FUNDS: A SLICE OF EVERY CAKE
MULTI-CAP funds came into existence post a debate whether the funds, now classified as flexi-cap funds were really true to label.
2 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Religare Ent to demerge financial, insurance biz
BURMAN family backed-Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separately listed entities.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Tight security, loud fans bring city to a standstill
AT about 3.00 PM, when the media bus came to a momentary halt at the Khettarama Temple Road, one of the main arterial roads leading to the R Premadasa Stadium, it was clear that the India-Pakistan game was going to be full of colour, vibrancy and noise.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
India beat Oz in rain-hit T20I
INDIA beat Australia by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the first Women’s T20I here.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
KARNATAKA Five youths die as their car rams into KSRTC bus
JUST a few hours after a deadly accident near Hoskote claimed the lives of seven, including six minors, five youths died after their car rammed into a divider and collided with an oncoming KSRTC bus on Saturday night.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
After Modi sortie, Himanta seeks more highway airstrips
THE Assam government has written to Centre seeking more emergency landing facilities (ELFs), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'
A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces \"civilisational erasure,\" pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sanjay & Monank shine in USA's 31-run victory
HALF-CENTURIES by Monank Patel (52) and Sanjay Krishnamurthi (68 n.o) helped USA beat Namibia by 31 runs here.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kangra to get ‘Asia’s longest’ zipline in three yrs, adventure tourism to benefit
THE Himachal Pradesh government has decided to develop a zipline project at Naddi View Point in Dharamshala, touted to be Asia’s longest, in the picturesque Dhauladhar valley of Kangra district, a move that will give a major fillip to tourism in the hill state.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
$2.8 bn down payment for for new Aus N-sub facility
AUSTRALIA unveiled AU$3.9 billion (US$2.8 billion) in spending on Sunday as a \"down payment\" on a new facility to build nuclear submarines under the tripartite AUKUS security pact with Britain and the United States.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Windies book Super Eights berth
The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets on Sunday.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
Retired judge to head probe panel in coal mine blast
THE Meghalaya government has constituted a three-member judicial commission, headed by retired high court judge R S Chauhan, to probe the January 5 blast in the state’s East Jaintia Hills district that left 32 miners dead.
1 min |
February 16, 2026
The Morning Standard
WhatsApp trial for governance next month
THE Delhi government is expected to conduct trials of its WhatsApp governance project next month, officials say.
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