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Court frames charges against Alka Lamba
A Delhi court has framed charges against Congress leader Alka Lamba in connection with a protest at Jantar Mantar seeking implementation of women’s reservation before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
SBI to revisit construction finance policy
STATE Bank of India will reassess its policy on construction finance for residential real estate, its chairman CS Setty said on Saturday while stressing that accountability and transparency will be key factors in determining interest rates for such loans.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bombs detonated on two Pak trains in Balochistan
SUSPECTED insurgents detonated bombs in an attempt to attack two trains including the frequently targeted Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, damaging railway tracks and disrupting services, officials said on Saturday.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Major change in global economic, political pecking order: Jaishankar
THE global economic and political pecking order has undergone a “very significant change” with multiple centres of power emerging, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Successful people try again after setback: Ex-coach on Vinesh
MAT is the space she has ruled over a decade and a space she feels at home.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
NEHRU vs MODI: GHOSTS OR GLORY?
WELLING endlessly on historical grievance is not a pathway to national renewal.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Imran Khan and wife get 17 years in jail in corruption case
PAKISTAN’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Patience pays off: ‘Calm & patient’ Kishan is back where he belongs
“Uski zindagi mein ek tehrav aa gaya hai (Calmness has come into his life,” said an ecstatic Uttam Mazumdar when enquired what changed in his most famous ward, Ishan Kishan’s life in the past two years.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Combinations cost Gill his place in WC
FROM the moment BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia read out Axar Patel as vice-captain, murmurs began in the press conference room at the cricket body’s headquarters in Mumbai.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Reality: Illegal mining rampant in Aravalli hills
THE Supreme Court’s recent acceptance of the Union environment ministry’s definition of the Aravalli hills—restricting the range to landforms with an elevation of more than 100 metres—has triggered protests across Rajasthan.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Alert on cold wave for north interior K’taka districts sounded
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an orange alert for most parts of North Interior Karnataka for the next two days, warning of cold wave conditions.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Unbothered by Rules, the Ugly Indian Assumes the World is His Living Room
Lionel Messi didn’t leave Kolkata early because of heat, fatigue, or scheduling issues.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Odisha SOP for fixation of market value of immovable property in urban areas
IN a move to boost land revenue and bring uniformity to valuation system, the state has rolled out a comprehensive framework for fixation of market value of immovable property with particular focus on urban areas and roadside plots as well as land adjacent to national and state highways, project areas and commercial plots.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
EV policy to be rolled out next year, says CM
THE Delhi government has prepared a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) policy, likely to roll out from the next financial year, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday.
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December 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
India, Oman trade deal to come into force in 3 mnths
India to get duty-free market access for 99% exports; companies like Apollo, Amul, and Amity to explore investment opportunities in Oman
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sathe gets access to funds for expenses
THE Securities Appellate Tribunal has allowed the Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy, so-called investor education school being run by controversial finfluencer Avadhut Sathe who was banned by the regulator Sebi earlier this month, to withdraw funds for basic expenses to run the academy.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jaishankar says India-EU FTA reaches decisive phase
INDIA and the Netherlands on Friday agreed to deepen cooperation in emerging strategic domains such as semiconductors, digital technology and cyberspace, while also stepping up defence and security engagement, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pressed for Dutch support to conclude the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA).
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
73.73L names deleted from Gujarat draft roll...
State election body covers 100% voters in the revision exercise, First phase of SIR over, draft of electoral rolls to be out on Dec 23
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
ED moves High Court in National Herald case
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case linked to the alleged National Herald matter. In its appeal, the ED has questioned the trial court’s findings, arguing that the court erred in rejecting its prosecution complaint filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
DGP seeks Bahraich SP reply for giving ‘guard of honour’ to preacher
FOLLOWING the reports and videos of UP Police recruits giving a “guard of honour” toa kathavachak (religious preacher) in Bahraich going viral on social media platforms, DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday sought an explanation from the district superintendent of police “for unauthorised use of the police parade ground”.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
US Justice Department set to release Epstein files
THE US Justice Department will release several hundred thousand documents on Friday from the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a top official said, with more files in the politically explosive case to be published over coming weeks.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
BONDI BLOODBATH AMID WINTER OF DISCONTENT
JUST when the world was preparing to bid farewell to 2025, a beachfront bloodbath sent a chill across continents.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
WHAT OUR SEARCHES TELL ABOUT US
WHAT is Ghibli doing here?” I asked myself as I searched about searches this week.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Environmental responsibility part of CSR, says SC bench
THE Supreme Court on Friday held that companies cannot claim to be socially responsible while disregarding the protection of wildlife and fragile ecosystems affected by their operations.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ahead of World Cup team selection, SKY falls again
Yadav has scored just 218 runs at an average of 13.62 this year so far
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE RIGHT SIDE UP’
Arundhati Subramaniam’s latest collection of poetry, The Gallery of Upside Down Women narrates the stories of women mystics — it’s an ode to her poet friends
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
SatChi post 3rd straight win to enter last four
SATWIKSAIRAJ Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are enjoying a dream run in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
STUDENT LEADER’S DEATH ROILS B’DESH
Media offices torched in Dhaka; Hindu youth lynched in Mymensingh; Indian mission in Chattogram attacked
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump suspends green card lottery
Comes as migrant named suspect in deadly shooting at 2 US univs
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December 20, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bureau of Port Security for vessels, ports soon
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday convened a high-level meeting to review the security of vessels and port facilities across the country and initiate the constitution of a dedicated Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) to enhance the security of coastal logistic hubs, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in an official statement.
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