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A VILLAGE'S WAR ON ADDICTION
Defying all odds stacked against them, residents of this Kashmir village came together to fight drug abuse and stub out smoking, narrates Fayaz Wani
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January 18, 2026
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T20 WC: BCB wants to play in Sri Lanka, requests ICC to swap group
AFTER another day of discussion in Dhaka, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to swap group that would allow them to play in Sri Lanka.
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January 18, 2026
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Odisha attracts investment proposals worth over ₹1L cr during Kolkata meet
ODISHA has attracted investment proposals and commitments worth over ₹1 lakh crore across multiple sectors, with significant employment potential, during the Odisha Investors' Meet and Roadshow held in Kolkata on Saturday, reflecting growing industry confidence in the state's diversified and future-ready industrial ecosystem.
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January 18, 2026
The Morning Standard
THE CRISIS OF RELATIONSHIP RECESSION
RECENTLY, we have had anumber of media personalities and social media influencers weighing in on marriage—with some even calling it “an outdated institution”.
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January 18, 2026
The Morning Standard
HIS MAGIC WORKS AGAIN, TOUCHES ALL & SUNDRY
DEVENDRA Fadnavis’s political journey is one of steady ascent rather than sudden arrival.
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January 18, 2026
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HDFC Bank Q3 profit rises 11.5% on robust loan growth
INDIA largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported an 11.5% rise in standalone net profit at ₹18,650 in Q8FY26 against ₹716.736 crore during the same period last fiscal, driven by double-digit loan growth and the resultant interest income alongwith stable asset quality.
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January 18, 2026
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Syrian troops move into towns after Kurdish withdrawal
SYRIAN government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict.
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January 18, 2026
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AIIMS subways last refuge for patients and kin
TWO days after the Delhi High Court took suo motu cognisance of patients and attendants sleeping by the roadsides and footpaths near All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in peak winter, a ground survey by this newspaper shows that subways and temporary shelters have emerged the last-resort refuge for hapless people.
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January 18, 2026
The Morning Standard
17A: PROTECTS CORRUPT BABUS? OR PURGES POLICY PARALYSIS?
THE Supreme Court’s recent split verdict on the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) has raised questions about the robustness of India’s primary legislative framework for anti-corruption.
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January 18, 2026
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WILL AI CRASH LIKE THE DOT-COM BOOM?
IN the late 1990s, India fell in love with internet.
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January 18, 2026
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ICICI Bank's PAT falls by 4% to ₹11,318 crore
THE ICICI Bank reported on Saturday a 4% year-on-year decline in standalone net profit to 211,318 crore for December quarter against 211,792.40 crore during the same period last year, weighing down by sharp rise in provision of 2,556 crore, including onetime agriculture provision of 1,283 crore.
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January 18, 2026
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FIVE-POINT AGENDA FOR MAHARASHTRA’S TRIPLE-ENGINE CITIES
DEJAVU can be both fascinating and frustrating.
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January 18, 2026
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IRAN INFERNO: PRELUDE TO A CATACLYSM
HISTORY offers a grim and recurring warning.
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January 18, 2026
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India will host 22 Arab foreign ministers’ meet
INDIA will host around 22 Arab foreign ministers at the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Delhi on January 30-31, officials said, marking a major diplomatic gathering spanning West Asia and North Africa.
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January 18, 2026
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ARE ELECTRIC CARS ALWAYS CLEANER?
Carbon accounting of petrol, electricity, and India’s coal grid
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January 18, 2026
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INDIA'S 50-OVER HOME DOMINANCE AT STAKE
Hosts have lost only four ODI bilateral series in India since 2010
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January 18, 2026
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Focus on Sinner-Alcaraz once again in Oz Open
THERE is always some kind of romance surrounding the first Grand Slam of the year.
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January 18, 2026
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Partition, heritage, & histories we owe our children
THE third day of the Jaipur Literature Festival unfolded on a spirited note with author and philanthropist Sudha Murty in conversation about her latest children’s book.
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January 18, 2026
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Rahul, Yadav trade charges over water deaths in Indore
AFTER meeting the families affected by water contamination in Indore, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP-led state government of shirking its responsibility, and said the deaths in India’s cleanest city is the new model smart city that doesn’t even have clean drinking water.
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January 18, 2026
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Cong high command to take call on Tamil Nadu alliance strategy
AMID mounting tensions over power-sharing demands with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Congress on Saturday asserted that the party high command will take the final call on alliance strategy at an appropriate time, and directed its Tamil Nadu leaders to maintain discipline, speak in one voice, and refrain from making public statements on the issue.
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January 18, 2026
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IndiGo slapped with ₹22-cr penalty for last month's chaos
₹20.4 crore for regulatory non-compliance
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January 18, 2026
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Ukrainian team in US for peace talks amid strikes
A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks on Saturday on a US-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine’s power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures.
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January 18, 2026
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Atishi video untampered as per forensic report: Speaker
AMID the controversy over a video of Leader of the Opposition Atishi, Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday said the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has confirmed that the clip is authentic and untampered.
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January 18, 2026
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Khamenei calls Trump ‘criminal’ over Iran protests
IRAN's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths.
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January 18, 2026
The Morning Standard
Let Death be Your Guide
Facing mortality dissolves illusion, clarifies values, and urges for a fully lived life before regret becomes the final teacher
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January 18, 2026
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Neville's entry into Ratan Tata Trust delayed again
THE appointment of Tata Trusts’ chairman Noel Tata’s son Neville Tata to Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) faced fresh delays after the cancellation of a board meeting scheduled on Saturday, people familiar with the matter said.
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January 18, 2026
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Kakinada to become Green Hydrogen Valley: Naidu
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, along with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and BJP state president PVN Madhay, laid the foundation stone for the AM Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Plant in Kakinada on Saturday.
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January 18, 2026
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Shinde tends his BMC flock, seeks full power parity
Proposes equal share in position of mayor; some of his corporators reach out to Uddhav
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January 18, 2026
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Trump taps more leaders to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Former British PM, US officials and regional powerbrokers named to supervise ceasefire, security and reconstruction efforts
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January 18, 2026
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Gangsters on prowl, target Punjab’s music industry & Kabaddi
THE recent surge in gang wars across Punjab indicates that the gangsters are attempting to take control over the state’s music industry and rural sport Kabaddi league, simiJar to what Mumbai’s underworld did in 1980s through the early 2000s.
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