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SC to govt: Save true teen affairs from POCSO Act with ‘Romeo-Juliet clause’
TO put an end to the rampant misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court on Friday advised the Centre to curb the menace by introducing a “Romeo-Juliet” clause to exempt “genuine adolescent relationships” from its stringent provisions.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Electricity consumption touches 6K megawatt, surpasses last year’s high
THE city’s peak power demand clocked 6087 MW, the highest ever during the winter months, Delhi’s State Load Despatch Centre data said. This surge reflects a steady rise in winter electricity consumption in the capital, thereby mirroring changing usage patterns amid colder temperatures.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Parliament from Jan 28, Budget Feb 1
THE Budget session of Parliament is likely to commence on January 28 with the Union Budget possibly being tabled on February 1, a Sunday.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Built, Broken, Remembered
Architecture, in both small and large forms, carries memories and stories of the zeitgeist. 'Architecture as Muse', features seven contemporary artists who explore how spaces shape identity, politics, and everyday life.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
4 AAP MLAs out for rest of session
Speaker takes action due to ‘continuous disruption of proceedings & violation of decorum’
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
After BJP poaches on Cong, Shinde ties up with Ajit’s NCP
A major political twist unfolded in the Ambarnath Nagar Parishad in Maharashtra, dealing a setback to the BJP despite its move to induct 12 expelled Congress corporators.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Condemnation resolution against Atishi’s remarks
Acondemnation resolution was passed in the House meeting of Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday in protest against the alleged insult to Sikh Gurus by Aam Aadmi Party leader and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Atishi.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Chicken in the air to keep skies clear on R-Day
AS fighter jets slice low across Delhi's winter sky this Republic Day, a quieter operation will be underway on the ground — one involving 1,275 kilograms of boneless chicken and a calculated effort to keep black kites fed and away.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Odisha to add 502 PG seats in govt med colleges
TO strengthen medical education and the healthcare sector, the state government has initiated the process to add 502 more postgraduate (PG) seats in government medical colleges and postgraduate institutes.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
India supporting rules-based system, says Das
INDIA is responding to a rapidly fragmenting global economic order by supporting a cooperative, rules-based system while strengthening domestic capabilities through self-reliance, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Shaktikanta Das said on Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Infra, education & transport get boost in revised budget estimate
THE Delhi government has increased capital expenditure from ₹28,115 crore to ₹30,248 crore in the revised estimate for the 2025-26 fiscal to pump in more money into infrastructure, transport, education and civic services, but the budget size will be retained at ₹1 lakh crore.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
36 missing as Philippine landfill garbage, debris avalanche kills two, traps dozens
AN avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing two people, injuring a dozen and leaving 36 others missing, officials said on Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Unethical': BJP slams Didi for hindering probe
THE BJP on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of interfering in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) search, calling her actions “unethical, irresponsible and unconstitutional” and alleging they amounted to “serious penal offences.”
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Assam Oppn claims govt deleting voters from poll rolls, files police complaint
BJP state chief at centre of row ahead of polls
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Reliance Jio plans to divest 2.5% stake via IPO this year
RELIANCE Jio Platforms is planning to sell 2.5% of its shares through an upcoming initial public offering (IPO) this year.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
CAGER PUSHPA’S RAILWAYS JOURNEY TO BETTER LIFE
A salary of Rs 6000 a month and getting to see their daughters Sathiya and Pushpa Senthilkumar just once a year — this was the norm for Manjula after her husband and farmer Senthilkumar passed away in 2012.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Paradise lost': British tourist opens up on Gokarna
IT is paradise lost for this British woman, who has been visiting Gokarna every year for the last 46 years.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Senior citizen chased, mauled to death by stray dogs in Dwarka
AN elderly man was mauled to death by stray dogs in Dwarka after he was chased and attacked, police said on Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Unpaid challans to push vehicles off the road
E-CHALLANS & ROAD SAFETY
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Abandoning pet canines in Kerala to soon invite hefty fine and prison time
IN a major step towards ensuring responsible pet ownership, the Local Self Government Department (LSGD) and the Kerala Animal Welfare Board have initiated amendments to strengthen dog licensing and curb the abandonment of pets.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Delhi rebukes Mamdani over Khalid note
INDIA on Friday disapproved of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s note expressing solidarity with Umar Khalid and said public representatives must respect the independence of the judiciary in other democracies.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Capital shivers at 4.6° C, season’s lowest
Air quality index worsens yet again with 28 monitoring stations in the city slipping back to ‘very poor’ category
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
EPL: L’pool & Arsenal draw
ARSENAL missed a chance to pull eight points clear in the Premier League after a 0-0 home draw with Liverpool.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Edu minister calls for stronger links between college campuses & market
THE Delhi government on Friday launched the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026 at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, with Education Minister Ashish Sood describing students as key drivers of innovation and calling for stronger links between campuses and markets.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
2 more arrested in Turkman Gate stone-pelting case
THE Delhi Police on Friday arrested two more persons accused in the Turkman Gate stone-pelting incident, taking the total number of arrests to 13, while security personnel deployed in the area remained on high alert in view of Friday prayers, officials said.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
High-profile critics released by Venezuela in 'peace' gesture
VENEZUELA released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — Thursday in what the government described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces to face drug-trafficking charges.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Charges framed against Lalu for running Railways as ‘personal fiefdom’
A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former CM Rabri Devi, and their son and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Agriculture, dairy continue to be bone of contention between India and US
THE US has been asking India to open up a couple of sensitive sectors — agriculture and dairy —as part of the bilateral trade agreement, and this is the primary reason for the two countries not able to close the bilateral trade talks, ‘despite being very near to the closure’, saida government source on Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
Key indices see biggest weekly fall in 3 months
DOMESTIC benchmark equity indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 — extended losses for the fifth straight session on Friday amid concerns over potential new US tariffs, foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, geopolitical tensions, and caution ahead of Q3FY26 earnings.
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January 10, 2026
The Morning Standard
13 KILLED, 50 HURT IN BUS CRASH IN HIMACHAL
AT least 13 people were killed and 30 others were injured after a private bus plunged nearly 500 feet into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Friday afternoon, police said.
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