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SC warns against 'rich accused' assailing law
NOTING that the trend of rich accused challenging the validity of law must stop, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of a lawyer facing money laundering charges in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal challenging the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
PLI-auto scheme needs rejig to boost India's vehicle exports: NITI Aayog
Scheme’s tilt toward EVs restricts participation
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Attempts made to destroy Indian languages have failed, says Pradhan
UNION Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said that education from preschool upto advanced research studies must be in Indian languages.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Knock vs Oz gave me different kind of self belief: DC captain
ON February 13, 2023 as four franchises fought for top allrounders and marquee players at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction, one franchise waited their time — Delhi Capitals.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Auto retail sales grew 15% in December, 7.71% in CY25
THE auto industry closed the calendar year 2025 on a strong note, with December retail sales growing nearly 15% year on year to 20,28,821 units, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kyiv's allies meet in Paris on security guarantees
KEY European allies of Ukraine and top US envoys met in Paris on Tuesday and were expected to announce Washington would lead ceasefire monitoring if a peace deal is reached to end Russia's war against its neighbour.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Another Hindu man killed in B'desh, second in 24 hours
A 40-year-old Hindu man was allegedly killed in Bangladesh on Monday night after unidentified attackers struck him with sharp weapons in the second such incident involving a Hindu businessman in the country within 24 hours, police and local media said.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Assembly passes amendment for full refund of court fees
THE Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Court Fees Act, 1870, providing relief to scores eligible litigants who will now be able to get a full refund of court fees in out-of-court settlements.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
China bans export of dual-use goods to Japan
CHINA on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
High Court seeks Centre response on empanelled lawyers' matter
THE Delhi HC on Tuesday directed the central government to file its reply to a plea alleging that some of the 650 lawyers empanelled to represent the Union of India before the Supreme Court have not cleared the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), a mandatory requirement to practise law in India.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Notice issued on petition against Turkman Gate encroachment removal
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the government and other authorities on a plea challenging an order issued by authorities concerned to remove alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque and graveyard at Turkman Gate in the national capital.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Ind-Ra sees GDP easing to 6.9%, rupee averaging at 92.26 next fiscal
FORECASTING a 7.4% economic expansion this fiscal, India Ratings sees the economy printing in 6.9% next fiscal, buoyed by domestic reforms that will help it tide over the global headwinds, especially those arising from steep 50% tariffs in exports to the US, along with the falling rupee, which it sees averaging around 92.26.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘DMK, INDIA bloc exposed as anti-Hindu'
UNION Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday welcomed the Madras High Court order on lighting of lamp on the 'deepathoon' atop the Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai and mounted a sharp attack on the DMK and INDIA bloc, claiming they had been exposed as anti-Hindu.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
HC asks chief secy to appear over water contamination
COMING down heavily on the Madhya Pradesh government over deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore, the High Court on Tuesday said the incident had hurt the city's reputation as India's cleanest city and made it infamous for supplying poisonous water.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Generic drugs as effective as branded ones priced 14 times higher: Study
WHEN it comes to medicines, a higher price tag doesn't mean better quality.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Maximum seizure of AK series guns in '25
Recovery of detonators jumped from 220 in 2024 to 804 last year, indicating increasing use of IEDs by terrorists
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Citizenship case: Sonia asked to reply by Feb 7
A Delhi court on Tuesday directed senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to file her reply on a plea alleging that her name was included in the electoral rolls three years before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
IMPRACTICAL DEADLINES TO FOLLOW NORMS DON'T HELP
'No pollution certificate, no fuel' notice by the Odisha government has made vehicle owners line up before pollution testing centres across the state.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Court refuses to stay trial against Tejashwi Yadav
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the trial against former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged IRCTC scam case.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
MahaYuti Maha cracks widen as BJP, NCP agree to disagree on corruption
IN an indication of widening rift ahead of the January 15 civic body polls in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar attacked the BJP calling it the most corrupt party, inviting a sharp reaction from the Maha Yuti principal ally.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Greed, glamour & Insta bravado land thieves in Gujarat cop net; cash seized
GREED, glamour and careless showoff on social media helped Surat city police crack an ₹11.70 lakh theft case.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
City records year’s first cold day, AQI ‘very poor’
DELHI'S air quality deteriorated further on Tuesday evening as the air quality index (AQI) slipped to the \"very poor\" category from the \"poor\" category in the morning hours.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
India sees major growth in solar module mfg
INDIA’S solar module manufacturing sector witnessed significant expansion with the addition of 81 GW of capacity in a single year, said the Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Atishi misled House, misinformed media over eviction of AAP MLAs'
DELHI Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Atishi of misleading the media and misrepresenting the proceedings of the House over the suspension of AAP MLAs amid protests on pollution.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Civic services, sanitation work plans, revenue among MCD Budget talks
THE Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) conducted the budget discussion and finalisation again on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kalmadi legacy: From IAF pilot to India’s foremost sports administrator
HERE are various ways of describing Suresh Kalmadi.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Deadly clashes between Syrian forces, Kurds in Aleppo
RENEWED clashes broke out Tuesday between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, as efforts to merge the fighters with the national army have shown little progress.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
FRONTIER TECH IN A BUBBLE WRAP
IN 1999, a small Las Vegas car dealership called Uniprime Capital Acceptance Inc more than doubled its stock price by announcing-without any evidence-that one of its subsidiaries had found a cure for AIDS.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Metro official, family killed in fire
Victims may have lost consciousness due to smoke inhalation; DMRC expresses grief
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
RAJ ROW ERUPTS OVER MPLADS IRREGULARITIES
EVEN before the controversy surrounding alleged corruption in the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund in Rajasthan could settle, a fresh political storm has erupted over the MPLAD Scheme.
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