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Capital Sees Huge Drop in Online Financial Fraud Cases in 2025, Bucks National Trend
The official government data has revealed a significant decline in online financial fraud cases in Delhi during the first half of 2025, in stark contrast to the rising national trend.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Deadly monsoon floods hit northern Pakistan, killing at least 200 in 24 hrs
LANDSLIDES and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials said on Friday.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Demography Mission rollout amid raging debate over SIR
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that his government would soon set up a high-powered demography mission to deal with unlawful entry of foreign nationals in the country.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Swiggy hikes platform fee to ₹14 for food delivery orders
FOOD tech firm Swiggy has once again raised its platform fee for food delivery orders, increasing it by ₹2, from ₹12 to ₹14.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
AAP's student wing to contest DU polls
THE Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) student wing, the Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), will make its debut in the upcoming Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, aiming to \"free campus politics from money and muscle power.\"
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
ACL 2: FC Goa to take on Ronaldo's Al-Nassr
ISL side FC Goa was on Friday put in the same group as Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia in Group D of the AFC Champions League 2, the continent's second-tier club competition, beginning September 16.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Land rows, clearance delays stall Punjab road projects
VARIOUS road projects in Punjab, including National Highway projects and those under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III), are unlikely to be completed in the near future due to multiple delays.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
New Israeli E1 settlement to divide West Bank, undermine Palestinian state
Israel's far-right finance minister said that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead — a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a Palestinian state by effectively cutting the territory into two parts.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
NMC junked negligence complaints without seeking legal opinion: RTIs
THE failure to seek a legal opinion to understand the rules of appeal has led to the National Medical Commission (NMC) rejecting patients' complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Qualifier Atmane Stuns Rune, to Face Sinner Next
FRENCH qualifier Terence Atmane toppled another top-10 player in Holger Rune on Thursday to line up a semi-final showdown with World No 1 Jannik Sinner at the Cincinnati Open.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
OR dancer and choreographer Pradeep Kumar Bhave: Where Emotions Move
The journey
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
M&M Unveils 4 Concept SUVs, Eyes Bigger Share in International Market
MAHINDRA & Mahindra (M&M) has unveiled four concept SUVs - Vision.S, Vision.T, Vision.SXT, and Vision.X - on its all-new, modular, and multi-energy NU_IQ platform.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Naidu Launches Stree Shakti Scheme for Free Bus Travel for Women
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the Stree Shakti Scheme at Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) in Vijayawada on Friday, fulfilling another poll promise of free bus travel for women.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tribals' Protest Erupts Again Over Gujarat Dam
Three years after Gujarat's BJP government declared the Par-Tapi-Narmada River Link Project \"cancelled,\" the controversial scheme has returned to the political spotlight this time igniting a fierce tribal uprising in South Gujarat.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
WALKING INTO A SITTING EPIDEMIC
\"Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights,\" sang Jamaican star Bob Marley. But there is a new way to stand up for your rights—for public and personal health, not political awareness.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cyber criminals target Gujarat temple devotees
On the eve of Janmashtami, a ₹201 ‘Makhan mishri offering’ scheme in the name of Gujarat’s famed Dwarkadhish temple has been exposed as cyber fraud.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
RBI Asks Banks To Clear Cheque Within Hours From October 4
To improve customer convenience by reducing settlement risks and moving to a faster, real-time clearing process, (apart from electronic format of NEFT and RTGS), the Reserve Bank has asked banks to clear cheques within hours starting October 4.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC rejects Pernod Ricard's plea against use of 'Pride' by others
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court recently dismissed Pernod Ricard India's appeal seeking to block a smaller rival from selling London Pride whisky, dealing a blow to the liquor giant's efforts to monopolise the word Pride in India's booming spirits market.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Himanta harps on threat to identity; Arunachal CM pushes for green energy
The Northeast celebrated the 79th Independence Day despite calls from militant groups ULFA-Independent and the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland to boycott the event.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
DC Sues to Block Trump Takeover of Police Department
US's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city's law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Oz Starts Largest Military Drills With Philippines At Disputed Sea
AUSTRALIA on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town facing the disputed South China Sea, where the allies have raised alarm over Beijing's assertive actions.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
A swayamsevak who bridged ideological divides
NAGALAND Governor and veteran BJP leader La Ganesan passed away on Friday at 6:23 p.m. at a private hospital in Chennai.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Another surrogacy racket busted in Hyderabad: Mother-son duo arrested
The Pet Basheerabad police on Friday arrested nine individuals, including a 27-year-old chemical engineering graduate from JNTU and his mother, for allegedly running an illegal commercial surrogacy and egg trading operation.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
CJI says SC not superior or inferior to HC
CJI BR Gavai said on Friday that the Supreme Court collegium cannot dictate a high court collegium to recommend a particular name for judgeship, emphasizing that both are constitutional courts and neither is superior to the other.
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August 16, 2025
The Morning Standard
Man dies, daughter injured as tree falls on bike amid rain
A 50-year-old man died and his 22-year-old daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in the national capital's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall.
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Arms licences for indigenous people: Himanta
The Assam government on Thursday launched a special scheme for the grant of arms licences to \"original inhabitants and Indian indigenous citizens\" living in \"sensitive\" areas of the state.
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Under new law, Pakistan can detain terror suspects
PAKISTAN has amended its anti-terrorism law to augment the powers of security agencies and the armed forces to detain 'suspicious' individuals for up to three months.
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
RO Rejects Bhandari's Nomination for Top Post
THINGS are heating up ahead of the all-important Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, which is scheduled to be held soon.
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
No common ground as clock ticks on global plastic pollution treaty
On the last day of negotiations in Geneva, talks on a legally binding global plastics treaty have ground to a halt, with no headway in sight.
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August 15, 2025
The Morning Standard
Upgrade to bring down credit costs for govt, cos
INDIA's sovereign rating upgrade to BBB from BBB- with stable outlook, which comes after 18 years gap, will make the country an attractive investment destination, apart from bringing cost of borrowings for both the government and corporates, according to analysts.
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