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The Morning Standard
Insurers cut agent commissions to offset input credit losses
Distributors, agents claim pvt insurance companies are slashing their fees by up to 18%
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thousands take to streets in Barcelona over Gaza war
TENS of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel’s war in Gaza.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sabarimala temple panels' gold plating row gets murkier
PUSHED to a corner after its vigilance wing recovered documents revealing gross irregularities and mismanagement in the gold covering of the sanctum at Sabarimala temple, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has decided to approach the High Court seeking a comprehensive investigation under its supervision into the entire episode since 1999.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
HE WHO SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER
VETERAN journalist, writer and columnist, who was Director of Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited and Editorial Advisor to The New Indian Express, Thayil Jacob Sony George-popularly known as TJS George or TJS passed away on Friday afternoon at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 97.
2 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Rajnath: India targeted terror infra in Pak, not civilians after Pahalgam
Defence Minister says India won’t compromise whenever its pride and dignity are at stake
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
1.2L pay ₹519 cr property tax till Sep
Mayor calls amnesty scheme 'golden chance' for residents to clear dues without penalties
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
'India is no longer seen as outsourcing destination'
INDIA is no more an 'outsourcing destination' for advanced countries, believes Lord Karan Bilimoria, the founding Chairman of the UKIndia Business Council (UKIBC).
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt plans substation to secure VVIP area
Uninterrupted power to Raj Niwas, CM’s house, Vidhan Sabha other installations in Civil Lines is critical: Officials
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
REGULAR TRAINING CAN STEM ROT IN JUDICIARY
IN an exemplary intervention, the Supreme Court recently directed two judicial officers in Delhi to undergo a week-long training, flagging serious lapses on their part in granting bail in a fraud case.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Focus on Bihar as Modi set to unveil ₹62K cr schemes
AHEAD of the announcement of Bihar Legislative Assembly election dates by the Election Commission on Monday or Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch several youth-focused initiatives, including schemes specifically for Bihar, worth ₹62,000 crore, on Saturday.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM: Officials must upgrade skills to serve people better
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said government officials must constantly upgrade themselves with the latest techniques and technology to work efficiently and address people's problems sensitively.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
VINTAGE RAHUL TO THE FORE
JUST before lunch on Day Two at the new Motera, KL Rahul whipped one delivery off Roston Chase past the close-in fielder at midwicket.
3 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Transfer probe to CBI: Zubeen murder accused
NORTHEAST India Festival organiser, Shyamkanu Mahanta, arrested by Assam Police in 52-year-old Assamese music icon, Zubeen Garg death case, has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for transfer of investigation from the state SIT to the CBI or NIA.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
3rd medal for lifter Mirabai at World Championships
STAR India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal at the IWF World Championships in the 48kg weight category in Forde, Norway on Thursday.
2 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hopes fade for end to U.S. shutdown as Don readies cuts
Trump pauses 2.1 billion in aid for Chicago infra projects, declares war’ on cities
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Group leading mass protests for reforms in Morocco seeks dismissal of government
THE group leading Morocco's mass protests called on Friday for the government's dismissal, following days of unrest that have seen the deaths of three people.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Scrapped comps to be donated to govt schools
THE Centre has found a way to reduce the stash of old computers and laptops in government offices, as the usable machines declared scrapped will be donated to state-run schools and other educational institutions.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘No provisions’: Pilots can't be in AI Ahmedabad crash probe committee
THE Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has informed a leading pilot body, the Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA INDIA), that it would not be possible to include pilots in the ongoing final probe into the AI 171 crash at Ahmedabad.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
'PROGRESSIVE' Spain govt mulls making abortion a legal right
SPAIN'S leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed \"post-abortion syndrome\".
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Air India to shift one-third of domestic ops to T2
THE Air India Group on Friday announced a major reshuffle in its domestic operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) from October 26 in light of the ongoing expansion work at T3.
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October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fouzia Dastango admits no hurdles in playing Guru Dutt
DASTAN-e-Guru Dutt is a musical tribute to the cinematic legend not through film reels, but through the centuries-old tradition of oral storytelling, in the form of dastangoi to mark his birth centenary.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
One of two victims in UK synagogue attack likely killed by police bullet
ONE of the two men killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in Manchester appears to have been killed by a bullet fired by a police officer as worshippers tried to stop the attacker getting into the building, law enforcement authorities said Friday.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nation can absorb strong shocks: FM
Says reliance on domestic demand, infra investment and policy flexibility has been a cushion
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
12 deaths & counting in MP, Raj; cough syrups under lens
CHILDREN aged below five years, who were prescribed a combination of medicines, including two common cough syrups, by doctors in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, and Rajasthan, continue to die following kidney failure.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Coop society in every panchayat by ’29, says Shah
UNION Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that by 2029, every panchayat in the country will have a cooperative society.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
After encounter, 2 linked to foreign-based gangsters held
FOLLOWING an encounter in southwest Delhi's Kapashera area on Friday, two wanted criminals allegedly linked to foreign-based gangsters were arrested, officials said.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
OBC minister in Gujarat cabinet named state BJP chief ahead of local polls
THE suspense over the Gujarat BJP's leadership has ended.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump to Hamas: Accept Gaza peace deal by Sunday or suffer more attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 PM Eastern time on Sunday and threatened the group will suffer more attacks if it doesn't.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
HC slams Vijay for 'poor leadership', forms SIT
EXPRESSING \"agony\" and \"anguish\" over the death of 41 people during the September 27 roadshow of TVK leader Vijay at Velusamypuram in Karur and the failure of the Tamil Nadu government in taking stringent action against those responsible for the tragedy, the Madras High Court on Friday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident.
1 min |
October 04, 2025
The Morning Standard
TJS, THAT LEGEND DOWN THE CORRIDOR
THERE are journalists, and then there are journalists who get that rare prefix, 'legendary'.
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