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The Morning Standard
NEPAL'S LESSON: USE YOUTH FURY FOR RENEWAL
The simmering social tensions in Pakistan make it susceptible to an upheaval like the recent one in Nepal. Dhaka, Kathmandu and the Arab Spring can teach us how not to handle such uprisings
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September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
28 minors' death: HC seeks Kerala response on plea
THE Kerala HC on Tuesday sought response of the state on a petition demanding the constitution of a special investigation team (SIT), headed by a senior IPS officer, to probe the alleged deaths of 28 minor children under suspicious circumstances in Palakkad district between 2010 and 2023.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
CAT defers transfer of IAS officer
Exposes power struggle within Kerala IAS cadre and delivers a setback to Pinarayi govt
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump greets PM hours after ‘positive’ trade talks
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held their first direct conversation since the US imposed 50% tariffs.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pak cancel PC amid India handshake row
PAKISTAN cancelled a pre-match press conference at the Asia Cup on Tuesday as the fallout rumbles on from a handshake row with arch-rivals India.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tackling obesity and malnutrition head-on
POSHAN Abhiyan was launched in 2018 as a flagship scheme to transform Bharat’s nutritional landscape. With its emphasis on inclusive growth and social development, the Abhiyan has emerged as a key driver in our journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
EXTEND PROTECTION TO INDIANS ABROAD
WE are in an era when the open-minded lack conviction, while the bigoted are full of passionate intensity.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC pulls up poll panel over Maha local body polls
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that all local body elections in Maharashtra be conducted by January 31, 2026, pulling up the state election commission (SEC) for noncompliance of its order.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
SCIENCE TO SAVE THE HIMALAYAS
HE western Himalayas— a region naturally vulnerable to rain-induced disasters—are facing the impact of climate change at an unprecedented scale.
3 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mega health drive for women in city
‘Swastha Naari, Sashakt Parivar’ campaign offers preventive care, screenings at Mohalla Clinics, Arogya Mandirs
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Capital's 70L plantation drive faces survival test
INearly June, the government launched the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign, with CM Rekha Gupta announcing a target of planting over 70 lakh trees this season.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
No confusion over CM face, says Tejashwi
RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday dismissed speculation over the INDIA Bloc’s chief ministerial face in Bihar, saying there was “no confusion” and the announcement would come at the “right time”.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
TTD Board meeting decides to build 1,000 temples across AP
THE Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board of Trustees meeting chaired by TTD Chairman BR Naidu, has decided to construct 1,000 Venkateswara temples across the State.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
'I don't keep diaries, memories just flood back'
“If you write the truth, you are a rebel,” says acclaimed Hindi novelist Mridula Garg, popularly known for questioning societal stigmas in her literary compositions.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
MEDIA ASSAULT Don files $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has added The New York Times to the list of media companies he’s challenged in court, filing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit that targets four of its journalists ina book and three articles published within a two-month period before the last election.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
500 creches for women workers' children: Gupta
DELHI government will launch 500 creches for children of women labourers during the ‘Sewa Pakhwada’ (service fortnight) to mark PM’s birthday on Wednesday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Omar draws Oppn flak over Paris visit amid road blocks
CM Omar Abdullah, who has been facing sharp criticism from the fruit growers over continued closure of Srinagar-Jammu national highway resulting in losses exceeding ₹1,000 crore, is now under fire over his planned visit to Paris next week to attend a tourism fair.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
LOVE UNHURRIED
After making history as the first Marathi film to premiere at the January 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Sabar Bonda had its first screening at Alliance Française de Delhi, where the writer-director shared insights about his tender queer love story set in rural Maharashtra. The film's theatre release is on September 19.
3 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Maha nod to animation, gaming & comics policy
MAHARASHTRA cabinet on Tuesday approved the animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality (AVGC-XR) Policy 2025, that expected to get over ₹50,000 crore investments and two lakh job opportunities in the state.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Delhi govt seeks Ganga water from UP, offers treated supply in return
DELHI is exploring a fresh water-sharing arrangement with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh as the city struggles to meet its growing demand, with the Delhi Jal Board proposing an exchange of treated wastewater for additional Ganga water.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
SIR: EC sets 2002 rolls as base for voters' mapping in capital
READYING for a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election authorities countrywide have been directed to begin mapping electors from past special revisions with the current electoral list of 2025.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
PWD to install smart LED street lights based on monthly payments to firms
THE Public Works Department (PWD) has introduced an EMI-based model to replace all conventional sodium street lights with modern smart LED fittings. Traditionally, governments paid contractors in advance, often leading to delays, poor maintenance and limited accountability.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lokesh holds Investor Roadshow in London ahead of Nov Vizag summit
THE Andhra Pradesh government made a strong pitch to global investors in London on Tuesday evening. IT Minister Nara Lokesh held a high-profile Investor Roadshow ahead of the CII Partnership
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Water issues: Philippines, China clash in disputed area
CHINA’ coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels on Tuesday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in the South China Sea.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Centre unveils civil drone bill, SC says make DGCA regulator
THE Civil Aviation Ministry’s new draft of the Civil Drones Bill, released on Tuesday, has introduced imprisonment terms ranging from three months to three years for violating numerous rules pertaining to drones.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
India on wheels: Richer & stronger
Apollo Tyres is new jersey sponsor for Indian cricket team & will shell out 580 cr for the deal
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bowling conundrum for Kaur & Co ahead of second ODI vs Australia
WOMEN'S CRICKET
2 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Australia bans under-16s on social media but spares adults from age checks
AUSTRALIAN authorities said Tuesday that social media platforms should not demand age verification for all account holders starting from December, when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in the country.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kipyegon sparkles, Tinch's time away pays off with world gold
FAITH Kipyegon cemented her status as an athletics legend on Tuesday by winning her fourth world 1500 metres title whilst Cordell Tinch’s decision to return to the sport paid off with 110m hurdles gold.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pregnant woman carried in cloth sling for 5 km, dies on way to hosp in Gujarat
A 35-year-old pregnant woman, suffering labour pain, couldn’t survive the stressful march to the hospital in a cloth sling and died on the way on Monday. Her family carried her in the makeshift sling for five kilometres from Khaidi Phalia in Chhota Udepur, because there is no road to their hamlet.
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