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Cong calls meeting on SIR after electoral rout in Bihar
WEEKS after the Election Commission launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and UTs, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Puducherry, the Congress has called a review meeting of party functionaries from all regions where the revision process is underway.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Colour and song return to climate talks in Brazil
THE gypsies invariably brought colour and magic to the grey city of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Belém is no Macondo living in isolation and innocence, neither are the indigenous people and climate activists who joined the “Great People's March”on Saturday at halfway point of the UN climate summit the wandering Roma.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Car 'owner' in Red Fort blast case arrested
THE National Investigating Agency (NIA) claimed a major breakthrough on Sunday in the ongoing probe into the Red Fort bomb blast case by arresting Amir Rashid Ali, an associate of the alleged suicide bomber Dr Umar un Nabi. Crucial details have emerged from Jammu and Kashmir about the role played by Ali, his brother Umar Rashid, and one Tariq Ahmed.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
TRYST WITH TERROR ACROSS FOUR DECADES
\"THE blast at Chandni Chowk last week tore through the heart of old Delhi, however, for many of us who have lived in Delhi long enough, it wasn't just another news headline. It was déja vu. A cold gust from the past. That evening, I was driving home, taking the Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Ring Road), parallel to Subhash Road, when my phone began to ring incessantly.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
HOLDING THE BORDERS TIGHT
While the capital is still recovering from the horrors of the Red Fort terror attack that claimed 13 lives, repeated assurances of tightened vigilance fail to hold ground in reality at all the border entry points raising security concerns, says city team after a detailed survey through the night
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bangladesh tightens security ahead of Sheikh Hasina verdict
SECURITY is beefed up across Bangladesh with police in the national capital ordered to shoot violent protesters ahead of a t, special tribunal's verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh t, Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity even as prosecution on Sunday reiterated the death penalty for her.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Three more daughters move out of Lalu's family
THE turbulence within the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) first family deepened on Sunday, a day after Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya announced her decision to quit politics and sever ties with her family.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
FOR GAMBHIR AND CO, IT'S PITCH DARK AT HOME
EVEN before the presentation ceremony was over, the ground staff at the Eden Gardens, as if to carry out a meta joke, watered the square.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
China flies 'bomber patrol to counter trilateral drills
THE Chinese military for the first time conducted a \"bomber formation patrol\" with its fighter jets over the disputed South China Sea on Sunday as a 'warning' to the Philippines after its navy conducted joint patrols with the US and Japan.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
RSS leader’s son shot dead in Punjab, BJP targets CM
A 32-year-old shopkeeper—son of local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Baldev Raj Arora and grandson of social worker Dina Nath—was allegedly shot dead in Punjab’s Ferozepur by two unidentified bike-borne assailants on Saturday. The victim, identified as Naveen Arora, was also an RSS volunteer.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
NDA firms up formula for Bihar govt formation
BJP expected to get 15-16 ministers, JD(U) 14, and LIP(RV) 3; buzz on one of the two deputy CM posts going to LIP(RV)
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
India A lose to Pakistan Shaheens
AN inexplicable batting collapse saw fancied India A lose to Pakistan Shaheens by eight wickets in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament here on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
RAISE A GLASS, ASK A QUESTION
TMS unpacks the surge of bar lectures, exploring why audiences can't get enough of learning after dark with a margarita in hand...
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Surface tension spoils India’s Eden gamble
Head coach Gambhir defends Kolkata pitch but hosts suffer fourth home Test defeat since he took over in 2024
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Instead of competing with MSMEs, we chose to partner with them’
NCE a dominant household name in the country’s textile landscape, Mafatlal Industries went through one of the harshest business cycles — from the Datta Samant-led mill strike and post-liberalisation shocks to being declared a ‘sick company’ under the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kremlin says Kyiv briefed on summit terms
A top Kremlin aide on Sunday said that the conclusions of the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump were communicated to Kiev, adding that Moscow is maintaining contacts with Washington on the issue.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
V-P Radhakrishnan hails 'guardian of the public purse' on 5th Audit Diwas
VICE-President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, CP Radhakrishnan, on Sunday hailed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) as the “guardian of the public purse,” emphasising its crucial role in safeguarding public funds and promoting good governance.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chennai under orange alert as rains set to peak from tomorrow
WITH a low-pressure area persisting over the southwest Bay of Bengal, an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for Monday in Chennai.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
BHU researchers revive timeless rice variety 'Adam Chini' with innovation
FARMERS in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh are seeing their dreams take flight with the revival of the aromatic black rice variety, Adamchini.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dripping in the ’70s
The ’70s revival is finding fresh expression, with designers reviving its fearless spirit through modern silhouettes
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Euphoria S3 production officially wrapped up
HBO’s Euphoria has officially wrapped production on its highly anticipated third season, marking the end of a nine-month shoot that began in February.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
RJD to hold reflection meet of winners & losers today
AMID political churn, the RJD has convened a meeting with its newly elected MLAs, party candidates and other senior leaders on Monday to analyse the reasons for debacle in the Bihar assembly elections.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fisherman dies in B’desh facility, kin suspect torture
A deaf and mute fisherman of West Bengal died at a correctional home in Bangladesh after he and some other fishermen were arrested by the Bangladesh Naval Force for allegedly entering the neighbouring country’s waters, police said on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Journalism must uphold honesty, says PCI chief
JOURNALISM requires honesty, accuracy and a commitment to sharing correct information, especially amid rising misinformation and the misuse of technology, Press Council of India (PCI) Chairperson, retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, said on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong over-bargained in Bihar, lack of synergy hurt alliance, says Tariq Anwar
IN view of the Congress’s poor show in the Bihar Assembly elections, former Union Minister and Congress MP from Bihar Tariq Anwar has noted that the party made a strategic mistake by staking claim to more than 50 seats in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance).
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Indians have to risk losing to be successful'
DURING his heydays in the 1980s, USA’s Freddie Spencer was at the pinnacle of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chess WC: Harikrishna goes down in tie-break
INDIA’S hopes in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will depend solely on second seed GM Arjun Erigaisi after GM P Harikrishna went down in the fifth round tiebreak against GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara here on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
Iran foreign min says enrichment halted after strikes, signals openness to dialogue
IRAN’s foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, trying to signal to the West that it remains open to potential negotiations over its atomic programme.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
RSS route march conducted peacefully in K’taka
ARMED with conditional permission given by the Kalaburagi bench of Karnataka High Court, 350 RSS volunteers in RSS Ganvesh (dressed in their uniform and carrying lathis) held the Patha Sanchalana (route march) for 1.3 km in Chittapur town from 3 pm till 5 pm on Sunday, without violating any of the norms laid down by the high court bench.
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November 17, 2025
The Morning Standard
U.S. CONFRONTS A TALENT CRISIS REALITY CHECK
S President Donald Trump’s recent comments about the H-1B visa programme—which has long been viewed as a barometer of America’s openness to global talent—have triggered a political storm.
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