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Post deportation ordeal, migrant woman gives birth in Birbhum
SUNALI Khatun, a migrant worker from Birbhum district in West Bengal who was deported to Bangladesh on suspicion of being a Bangladesh national and later brought back to India following a Supreme Court directive, gave birth to a baby at the state-run Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital on Monday.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘Did not even spare God’: SC to ex-TDB official
DECLINING to intervene in a petition filed by ex-Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member K P Shankar Das in the Sabarimala gold robbery case, the Supreme Court on Monday made a scathing remark, “You did not even spare God.”
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sarabjit Kaur, who went 'missing' in Pakistan, to return to Punjab today
SARABJIT Kaur, a 52-year-old woman from Punjab, who crossed into Pakistan as part of a Sikh jatha in November last year and got married, is likely to be repatriated on Tuesday.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Unsteady income bane for gig workers
EVEN as the debate around gig workers’ earnings refuses to die down, HR and staffing solution companies point to wide disparities in monthly average incomes and tough work conditions, leading to high attrition rate.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
32 Cuban officers killed in US ops in Venezuela
AN American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes in the South American nation.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Akal Takht summons Mann on Jan 15 over ‘insult’ to Sikh institutions
THE standoff between AAP government in Punjab and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) escalated on Monday, when the officiating head of the Akal Takht—considered the most important religious seat of Sikhs—Kuldip Singh Gargaj summoned state Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Family attacked for gym ownership
CCTV footage shows man being disrobed and brutally thrashed while pleading for mercy
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Himachal border to develop one more 'Chandigarh'
HIMACHAL Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said the new world-class township to be built at Shitalpur in the Baddi area of Solan district on the border of Chandigarh and the state would be named Him-Chandigarh.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘Fake’ IAS officer, who tried to clear exam 4 times, held in Palamu
A man, who had been posing as a senior IAS officer for the last seven years, has been arrested in Jharkhand’s Palamu.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Spotlight on ICC before key meet
Following BCB’s request to shift WC ties out of India, cricket body may discuss issue today
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Yogi govt relaxes upper-age criterion in constable-level hiring by 3 years
IN a major relief to job aspirants, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday approved a onetime relaxation of three years in the upper age limit for candidates applying under the Direct Recruitment-2025 for constable-level posts in the police and prison departments.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
COAI red flag over Prasar Bharati's D2M tech test
THE Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents private telecom service providers, has raised concerns over a direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcast technology test commissioned by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati without involvement of telecom service providers and mobile device companies.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
CM: Under L-G’s guidance, govt is moving forward to make capital developed
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday urged both the ruling party and the Opposition to fulfill their responsibilities during the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly’s winter session.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
LEG EXTENSIONS: PROPER TECHNIQUE, COMMON ERRORS AND SMARTER VARIATIONS
The leg extension is one of the most recognisable lower-body exercises, widely used to strengthen the quadriceps, the large muscles at the front of the thighs.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC signs MoU with Bhutan for law clerks
CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Monday that the Supreme Court has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the apex court of Bhutan to facilitate the exchange of young legal professionals.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Naidu: Need coordination between 2 Telugu states to resolve water sharing
ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has stressed the need for unity between both Telugu States on water sharing and river interlinking, stating that political differences should not lead to hostility.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Civic body begins budget finalisation discussion, key suggestions presented
THE Standing Committee at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi met on Monday to discuss and finalise the Corporation’s Budget.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Op Sagar Bandhu: Indian Army bridges Sri Lanka gap, connects two districts
CONTINUING with the sustained humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army’s Sappers have restored another vital connectivity line of communication.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Rlys not to halt Vande Bharat chair car production
‘THE Indian Railways has rolled back its earlier decision to stop the production of Vande Bharat chair cars after completing 120 train sets.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
N Korea says hypersonic missiles tested
NORTH Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as the country dials up weapons displays ahead of its major political conference.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
India needs $100 bn to meet gap in Himalaya climate funding: Report
INDIA’S Himalayan region requires approximately $102 billion per year to address adaptation and mitigation costs associated with climate change, according to a synthesis report from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Govt working 24X7 to curb pollution, says L-G
Addressing winter session of Assembly, Saxena lists healthcare, education & Yamuna cleaning among top priorities
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Benefit of doubt': SC acquits man in 2004 murder case
THE Supreme Court on Monday acquitted aman of murder charge, saying it was a fit case where the high court and the trial court should have given him the benefit of the doubt.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Govt plans libraries in all Assembly constituencies to promote reading habits
WITH nongovernmental organisations set to play a key role in creating community reading spaces, the Delhi government has planned to open libraries in all Assembly constituencies to encourage reading habits, particularly among young people from economically weaker sections.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Illegal online betting: ED conducts raids against influencer Anurag Dwivedi
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at nine locations across Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Lucknow, and Varanasi, targeting YouTuber Anurag Dwivedi in an illegal online betting case, officials said on Monday.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘THE BOOK IS NOT JUST THE STORY OF SYEDA’
Neha Dixit has been awarded the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman for Best Debut for The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian. Through the life of a woman migrant, Dixit uncovers the layered violences of gender, poverty, surveillance and institutional authority that shape contemporary India.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
UK to seize SIM cards, phones in crackdown
MOBILE phones and hidden SIM cards can be seized from migrants arriving illegally in the UK on small boats across the English Channel under new powers enforced from Monday.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
Jaundice outbreak on campus, 70 students of Odisha school taken ill
IN the midst of a nationwide concern over the deaths caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore, nearly 70 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidya-Jaya (JNV), Gurujanga in Khurda district have been affected by jaundice outbreak on the campus in the last one week.
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Need neutral person for better mediation'
Former IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad calls for urgent need to restore peace among warring groups in Manipur
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January 06, 2026
The Morning Standard
J&K should be integral part of India: UK MP
MAKING a strong and unequivocal statement on Jammu and Kashmir, senior British MP Bob Blackman asserted that the entire region should be an integral part of India.
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