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Tax Officials Can Search More Devices
WITH digital data being stored in varieties of devices, the Finance Ministry will be widening the definition of the 'computer system' under the new Income Tax Bill 2025 and the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) will be soon coming up with a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling digital data, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
K'taka to regulate online games policy
HOME Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday told the Assembly that the state government is keen to regulate online gaming platforms.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Talented Nikeetaa living her dream
AS India signed off from the Sumatera Utara Rally—third round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship—with stunning podium finishes, it was a day to remember for Nikeetaa Takkale, who finished first in the APRC RC4 and went on to top the Ladies category.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
US Woman Found Guilty of Murder Plot in Britain
An American woman was on Tuesday found guilty at a UK court for participating in a 2019 plot to murder a British man caught up in a bitter feud between families.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Target Locked for Asian Championship
INDIAN shooters will be the center of attention in the coming days.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Harijan out, SC in: Odisha cleans up official vocab
THE Odisha government has directed its departments and offices to replace the term 'Harijan' with the Constitutional term 'Scheduled Caste' (SC) in English or 'Anusuchita Jati' in Odia for denoting persons belonging to the category.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID alone do not make one Indian: HC
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to an alleged Bangladeshi national, saying that a person merely having documents such as an Aadhaar card, PAN card, or a Voter ID card does not make one a citizen of India.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gupta Flags Off Cyclothon, Pledges Bright Future for Girls
CHIEF MINISTER Rekha Gupta on Tuesday flagged off the Tiranga Cyclothon for girls from the Legislative Assembly in Civil Lines to Rajghat.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
OCI Cards to Be Cancelled Over 2-Year Jail Terms
The government on Tuesday issued a notification declaring that the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, which allows Indian-origin foreign nationals to visit India without any visa, would be cancelled if anyone is sentenced to jail for a term not less than two years or has been named in a charge sheet for an offence entailing punishment of imprisonment for seven years or more.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Justice Aravind on panel of 3 to probe Varma misconduct
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced a three-member panel to probe charges against Justice Yashwant Varma after admitting a multi-party notice for his removal, setting in motion the process of impeachment of the Allahabad High Court judge.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Defend Europe's security interests at war summit, EU leaders tell Trump
EUROPEAN Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to US President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week over the war in Ukraine.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
From netas to abhinetas, growl grows louder against dog fiat
FROM the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha to Bollywood's leading men, the tribe of 'big brothers' for stray dogs is growing. The backlash came from all quarters in both bark and bite.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
ECI Summons Bengal Chief Secy After No Action Against Officials Over Rolls
A day after the West Bengal government wrote to the Election Commission of India that it doesn't intend to suspend just yet its officers alleged to have committed \"irregularities\" in electoral roll revision, the poll panel on Tuesday summoned state Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to Delhi to explain the decision, sources said.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Mines, port bills passed amid SIR din
BOTH Houses of Parliament passed several important Bills on Tuesday amid sloganeering by opposition members over their demand for debate on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Assembly Open to Public on August 14 and 15, to Be Shown Historical Sites
The Delhi Legislative Assembly premises will be open to the general public on the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, on 14th and 15th August, officials said.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Argentina Goes All Out to Up Israel-Latin America Ties
ARGENTINE President Javier Milei is helping to launch a $1 million initiative to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and several Latin American countries at a time when Israel is facing intense international criticism over its operations in Gaza.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Net tax mop-up slips 4% due to rise in refunds
NET tax collection by the mid of the second quarter of FY26 (till August 11) has contracted by 3.95% compared to the corresponding period last year, as per the latest data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Insolvency Bill Introduced in LS
The government on Tuesday introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
EU, like-minded countries lock horns in late-night drama over key clauses
Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution hit a dramatic impasse as the European Union and a bloc of \"Like-Minded Countries\" (LMCs) led by Saudi Arabia clashed over key provisions, nearly bringing the process to a standstill.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
India on global surfing map after meet: ASF secy
AS the curtain sets down on the Asian Surfing Championships on Tuesday evening, surfers and top Asian surfing officials have lauded the 'professional mindset and expertise' in which this meet was managed.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
In a first, BSF trains dogs to detect drones with drugs, arms from Pak
In a first, Border Security Force (BSF) has trained dogs to detect drones carrying drugs and weapons from across the India-Pakistan international border.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
24-Hour Rule Begins From Detention, Not Arrest: HC
'Such unrecorded periods of custody can violate human rights'
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bird flu virus mutation threat to humans: IISc
INDIAN Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have found that the H5N1 (bird flu) virus can be a potential threat to humans due to specific mutations, suggesting enhanced and proactive surveillance measures which need to be implemented against infections by the H5N1 virus.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Paramedical Staff Crucial for Health Management: HC
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to proceed with the recruitment of nursing officers and para-medical staff in city hospitals without any impediment, stressing the urgency of filling critical vacancies.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
IN-SPACE to develop India's 1st earth observing satellite constellation
THE Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), under the Central government's Department of Space, on Tuesday announced the selection of a consortium led by Bengaluru-based PixxelSpace India (PSI) for developing India's first indigenous constellation of earth observing (EO) satellites under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Head Constable Arrested for Accepting Bribe
The Delhi police's Vigilance unit has arrested a head constable of Bindapur police station for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15,000, an official said.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
OnePlus Ties Up With Bhagwati Products To Make Tablets In India
CHINESE smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday announced a partnership with electronic manufacturing services provider Bhagwati Products Ltd (BPL) to locally manufacture its tablets in India.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thailand Cautions Cambodia After Soldier Injured Near Border
Thailand's army warned that it may have to 'exercise its right of self-defence' in response to continuing incidents it blames on Cambodia, in which Thai soldiers patrolling along the border have been wounded by land mines.
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
33-yr-old Advocate Jumps to Death from 4-Storey Building in Lajpat Nagar
Suicide note found in deceased's pocket
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August 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Overseas Training Camp for Wrestlers Ahead of Worlds
After around three years, the Indian wrestling team selected for an international event will train abroad ahead of the tournament.
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