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BJP scores surprise win in 1 seat, NC bags 3 in RS polls
THE Opposition BJP on Friday pulled off an unexpected victory in one of the four Rajya Sabha seats from J&K due to cross-voting by at least four legislators, while the ruling National Conference (NC) won the remaining three seats.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Urban development dept told to make new master plan for B'luru Urban dist
DEPUTY Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that he has given directions to the Urban Development Department (UDD) to prepare a new master plan for Bengaluru Urban district, as the area is growing leaps and bounds.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Senapati decked up to greet & honour Muivah
UNC declares Genna for NSCN-IM leader’s visit
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hyderabad-B'luru private bus catches fire, 20 killed
Collision with bike cause of fire, bodies charred beyond recognition
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Yeast can survive Martian environment: IISc
YEAST, an indispensable ingredient in making bread, beer, and biotech products, has the resilience to withstand harsh conditions found in the Martian environment, a new study by researchers from the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and collaborators at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have found.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
IS module planning city strikes busted
DELHI Police has arrested two alleged ISIS operatives from Delhi and Madhya Pradesh who were planning terror attacks in the national capital during the festive season.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
On Syria-based handler’s instruction, IS operatives started making IEDs
MOHAMMAD Adnan further admitted to swearing allegiance to the ISIS Caliph, Abu Hafs alHashimi al-Qurayshi.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Floods wash away 5,300 acres of land across 15 districts of Punjab
MORE than 5,300 acres of land have been washed away across 15 of Punjab's 23 districts in the devastating floods that hit the state during August and September.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
India-US trade deal to be inked very soon: Govt
Negotiations concluded, both sides working on the language of the bilateral agreement
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
SIT to get CCTV footage from S’pore in 10 days
THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing music icon Zubeen Garg’s mysterious death is hoping to get CCTV footage and witness statements from Singapore Police within the next 10 days.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Taliban to build dam to limit water to Pak
IN a move that could have farreaching consequences for Pakistan's already strained water and energy security, Afghanistan's Taliban government has said it will build a series of dams on the Kunar River.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
PWD unveils plan for transit corridor to ease traffic in Chhatarpur, floats tender
CHHATARPUR Flyover, underpass options to be explored
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Yogi govt to hike PWD officers’ financial powers fivefold amid rising costs
FOR the first time in three decades, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved a major overhaul of the Public Works Department (PWD), as CM Yogi Adityanath sanctioned a fivefold increase in the financial powers of PWD officers and a comprehensive revision of the engineers' service structure.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
20 CHARRED
BUS HIT A BIKE AND DRAGGED IT ALONG, SPARKS IGNITED THE DEADLY FIRE
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Illegal surrogacy racket behind social media ads
THE social media ad promised to 'Find your surrogate mother in 7 days!' with the tagline 'Speed and precision to match you with the surrogate.' But, as it turns out, behind the polished online posts and promises lurks a network that preys on poor, illiterate women—luring them with offers of quick money to become egg donors and surrogates.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
US seeks quick deployment of foreign force in Gaza
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope Friday of soon putting together an international force to police the ceasefire in Gaza and said Israel could veto participants.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
India-US trade deal to be inked very soon: Govt
Negotiations concluded, both sides working on the language of the bilateral agreement
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
US ends Canada trade talks over Reagan tariff ad
Anti-tariff advertisement campaign featuring former president irks Trump
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
26-yr-old bank employee from Haryana dies due to bad road
THE poorly maintained Huskur Main Road near Golden Palms Hotel and Resort in Alur near Nelamangala claimed the life of a 26-year-old bank employee on Friday morning.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong slams Centre over official maps of Great Nicobar Island
2021 map no longer shows Galathea Bay
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gold rally lifts forex reserves by $4.5 billion
THE record rally in gold prices, which scaled past $4,300/ounce mark in the reporting week, have lifted the overall forex reserves by $4.5 billion to near the record level it had scaled in September when it was near $705 billion.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Health dept panel finds Govt Dental College doc guilty of sexual harassment
THE three-member committee, constituted by the Health and Family Welfare Department to inquire into the allegations of sexual harassment against a senior faculty of the Government Dental College in Chennai, has found the charges against him to be prima facie true.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gupta inaugurates ₹30 cr projects in Laxmi Nagar, new Chhath ghat
October 27 declared government holiday as Chhath festival preparations begin in capital
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
SBI Life profit falls 6.6% despite rise in premium income
SBI Life Insurance on Friday reported a 6.6% year-on-year fall in net income to ₹7494.6 crore in the September quarter, despite the largest private sector life insurer saw its premium income growing by 22.6%.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Weighing impact of US ban on Russian oil: RIL
Company says it has consistently aligned itself with the objectives of ensuring India’s energy security
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
IS module planning city strikes busted
DELHI Police has arrested two alleged ISIS operatives from Delhi and Madhya Pradesh who were planning terror attacks in the national capital during the festive season.
1 min |
October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
MP crackdown against carbide gun makers as eye injury cases reach 300
IN the aftermath of carbide guns inflicting severe eye injuries to around 300 people, mostly children and teenagers in Madhya Pradesh during Diwali, authorities have launched a crackdown against the seemingly harmless toys.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sebi bars MFsS from investing in pre-IPO placement
IN a move that seeks to strengthen the investor protection mechanism, capital markets watchdog Sebi has barred mutual funds from investing in the pre-IPO placements.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
DRI impounds contraband worth ₹109 cr
IN a major crackdown on a transnational drug syndicate, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested 26 foreign nationals and seized narcotics worth ₹108.81 crore after a 3-day operation across the Delhi-NCR region starting October 21.
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October 25, 2025
The Morning Standard
UK PM calls on allies to send long-range missiles to Ukraine after Zelenskyy meet
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting in London on Friday that there was more that Western allies could do to bolster Kyiv's long-range missile capability.
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