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The Morning Standard
CROWNING THE MAGICIAN
MOHANLAL’S acceptance speech after receiving this year’s prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, India’s highest award in cinema, culminated with the lines—’Ente athmavinte spandhanam aanu cinema”, which translates to “Cinema is the heartbeat of my soul.”
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
36 killed in Vijay rally stampede
AT LEAST 8 KIDS, 16 WOMEN AMONG VICTIMS IN KARUR
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
WeWork public issue likely in the first week of October
FLEXIBLE workspace pioneer Wework India Management, which leads the segment in terms of revenue, is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the first week of October. The company is planning to mop-up around Rs 3,000 crore. It received the final approval for the IPO in July.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Three of family held with 3,500 kg illegal firecrackers
THE Delhi Police has arrested three members of a family for allegedly stocking and repackaging illegal firecrackers for sale ahead of the festive season.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Small Town, Big Deal
How CEOs from small-town India are quietly rewriting the startup playbook
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
His Opening Act
Lakshya Lalwani speaks about his latest show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, and why he doesn't play by the newcomer script
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fasting Anatomy Requires Feasting Autonomy
The festive Navaratri season fasting is for the resting body, mind and soul to search elevated ideals.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Principal accuses another of getting salary, benefits a year after termination
A complaint has been raised within the Delhi's education department after a government school principal accused another principal of continuing to draw salary and benefits despite a termination order issued in March 2024.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
Day after Bibi's UN snub, airstrikes, shooting kill at least 44 people in Gaza
ISRAELI strikes and gunfire killed at least 44 people across Gaza, health officials said Saturday, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire but Israel's leader remains defiant about continuing the war.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
ALL EYES ON 2028 OLYMPICS
Bihar revives sports activities with major investments, many new schemes, and training facilities, aiming for more medals in international and national events, reports Ramashankar
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Speeding Thar flips on Gurgaon E-way, 5 killed
FIVE people, including three women, were killed and a man was injured on Saturday morning after their SUV collided with the divider and overturned near Jharsa Chowk flyover on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police now looking at possible Pakistan links of Wangchuk, says DGP
CLIMATE activist and Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday in connection with the Leh violence, is being investigated for alleged links to Pakistan and violation of foreign funding rules, Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal said on Saturday.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
In big push to fisheries sector, India eyes global certification for seafood
IN order to countervail the impact of unilateral tariffs imposed by the US, India is planning to seek global certification for its seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, an international sustainability standard, could fetch premium prices — up to 30% higher than earlier for Indian seafood.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bail to accused driver in BMW accident case
A city court on Saturday granted bail to Gaganpreet Kaur in the BMW accident case in which a deputy secretary of the finance ministry was killed and his wife critically injured.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Where Dusk Dances in Thread and Form
With Chhau by Shanti, Creative Director Khushi Shah turns the centuries-old Chhau dance into a contemporary fashion statement
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
4 held in Prophet poster row, Yogi issues stern warning to Bareilly cleric
FOUR men were arrested and cases filed against 10 unidentified others for taking out processions without permission and putting up posters reading 'I love Muhammad'.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nationwide cyber mafia ring busted in Gujarat
GUJARAT’S cybercrime sleuths have busted a multi-crore online betting and stock market fraud disguised as an e-commerce business in Surat.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
CONQUERING SUPERSTITION, EMPOWERING REMOTE VILLAGES
Diganta Bhajani combats child marriages, witchcraft through scientific awareness, multiple campaigns, and persistence, writes Prasanta Mazumdar
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
The Sound of Stillness
Painting Infinity brings all of Shobha Broota’s works together: the earthy sketches, the shimmering colour fields, and the soft echo of threads
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Spirited Away
Ghosts may not help in fixing familial bonds, but they can certainly do the paperwork.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
WHY IT'S JUST NOT CRICKET ANY MORE
WHEN India plays cricket with Pakistan, it has to be War Minus the Shooting, as Mike Marqusee put it in his book of that title.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBI lodges 6 cases against builders in B'luru, Kolkata & Mumbai for cheating
IN a major crackdown on builders allegedly involved in cheating and defrauding thousands of home-buyers, the CBI on Saturday conducted nationwide searches at 12 locations in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai after registering six cases against builders and officials of financial institutions for allegedly cheating and defrauding homebuyers, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stated in an official release.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT NEEDS SWADESHI 2.0
INDIA has always been a magnet for marauders, a honey-pot for hustlers, a paradise perpetually plundered by profiteers
4 min |
September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
Seven Sins of Pseudo-spirituality
Common pitfalls of modern spirituality and the subtle signs that reveal when guidance turns misleading
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
India among top 5 nations with local 4G tech: PM Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Indian companies have positioned the country among a select group of five nations globally that possess completely indigenous technology to launch 4G services.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
A Decade of Democracy in Decline
This collection of essays outlines the erosion of India’s constitutional values in the last 10 years, and places faith in coalition politics
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt plans 100 automated parking facilities in city, says CM
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated a multi-level shuttle-type parking facility at GK and said her government plans to install around 100 such automated systems across the capital to provide a \"permanent solution\" to the city's parking issues.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
Assam's heart still misses a beat called Zubeen
WHENEVER Zubeen Garg’s name is uttered, Susmita still sheds tears. Arup Barua has not watched him perform but every 5-10 minutes he can hear his voice inside him.
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September 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Calm in the Midst of Change
This month, I find myself feeling lighter, calmer, and more grateful. My guiding thought has been: stress is born in tomorrow; peace is born in today, When we live in the now, calm exists even in chaos—and it always begins with self-love.
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September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard
CM Shri schools entrance test challenged
11-yr-old moves SC; petition says RTE Act prohibits screening procedure, seeks lottery-based admissions in schools
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