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Drug syndicate busted, ₹4 crore smack seized
DELHI Police has busted a major interstate drug syndicate operating from Bareilly,UP, seizing nearly 2 kilograms of smack valued at around ₹4 crore, officials said on Sunday.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
States' salary bills balloon 2.5 times in 10 yrs: CAG
THE salary bills of states have ballooned 2.5 times in the 10 years to 2022-23, reaching ₹16.6 lakh crore, while subsidy bills have more than trebled to ₹3.09 lakh crore, according to a report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Russia-Ukraine cross-border attacks kill 3 as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump
UKRAINIAN attacks on Russia's Belgorod border region killed two civilians while Russian shelling of eastern Ukraine left a man dead, officials said on Sunday.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Arsenal score late to earn draw vs Man City
GABRIEL Martinelli rescued Arsenal as the Brazilian's last-gasp equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday when Pep Guardiola's defensive tactics backfired at the Emirates Stadium.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong takes swipe at PM's address, says current GST reforms not adequate
TAKING a swipe at Prime Minister Modi's address to the nation on GST reforms, the Opposition parties said that the new rates are a 'mere band-aid after inflicting deep wounds' and that the reforms are inadequate.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
K'taka BC panel begins caste survey today amid opposition from ministers
AMID strong opposition from some ministers, Opposition parties and religious heads, the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is all set to begin the SocioEconomic and Educational Survey-2025 from Monday by masking 33 Hindu castes with the Christian religion identity from the mobile application developed for the survey.
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September 22, 2025
The Morning Standard
Israeli bombardment intensifies: 14 dead in Gaza
ISRAELI strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, health officials said, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Bomb threat mails send over 100 city schools into a tizzy
MORE than 100 schools in the capital received bomb threat emails on Saturday morning which turned out to be hoaxes after police conducted a thorough search of the premises, officials said. The subject of the e-mail mentioned \"Bombs Placed in Your Building - React or Face the Disaster\".
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
I don't want you!
Stunned techies scramble to US, scrap fly-out plan
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
MODI @ 75: ARCHITECT OF AMBITION
IN the sprawling scroll of India’s story, few figures have fused longevity with luminosity, persistence with power, endurance with epochal impact quite like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Till the Cows Come Home
A centuries-old alpine celebration of cattle herding is one of Europe’s most charming festivals that celebrtes the bond between animals, people and the land
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
'CORECT' BOND: SHIELD AGAINST CALAMITY
INDIA stands at a critical juncture in its approach to managing natural disasters.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Huge rate cuts on stadium booking to boost concerts, live events in city
AFTER losing out major concerts and cultural shows to cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Gurugram for years, largely due to steep stadium-booking charges, the Delhi government on Saturday announced a substantial cut in venue rates, a move officials and industry leaders hailed as “historic.”
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Guardians of the Ecological Cycle
The sun was slipping down the horizon when a pair of big ears, winglike, appeared on the crest of the hill.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Trump says US sinks 3rd drug-smuggling boat this month
DONALD Trump said on Friday the US military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tejashwi raises Bihar pitch, says won't contest polls without a CM face
RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday said the Grand Alliance (GA) will not contest Bihar Assembly elections without a CM face, mounting pressure on the partners.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
First aid crusader builds resilience
WIDELY known as a “first-aid man of Kashmir”, Dr Itinderpal Singh Bali, apractising dental surgeon from Kashmirandmember of the Indian Dental Association, has become synonymous withemergency training, rapid response and community resilience.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Thinking Inside the Bot
ChatGPT is everywhere. But is it a blessing or a curse?
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
ANTI-IMMIGRANT NATIONALISM
SHOCK ORDER
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Love in the Time of Dislocation
Almost two decades after her Booker win, Kiran Desai returns with a novel that makes loneliness its loudest character
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
The Young Regret Their Actions; the Old, Their Inaction
Youth tend to act first and reflect later. This may explain why many young people spend a fair bit of time regretting ‘sins of commission’, or things they’ve said or done. These ‘sins’ are usually the result of impulsive actions, poor decisions or simple social missteps. Feelings of regret may arise from cruel words hurled at parents, a fight with a sibling, a reckless purchase, a cringe-worthy message sent to an ex at 2 am, or a job impulsively quit.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sports no longer tool of diplomacy
OVER the last few months, there has been a growing clamour for the Indian cricket team to refuse to play Pakistan and it grew before their first match in Asia Cup group stage.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
THE BRIDGE THAT BROKE BETWEEN DELHI & KASHMIR
YASIN Malik, once one of Kashmir’s most recognisable separatist faces, is back in headlines. This time not for street protests or peace overtures, but for an explosive affidavit which he has filed in a Delhi court. In it, he claims that successive governments saw him as a bridge between India and Pakistan
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
CHALLENGE IN SENDING PEOPLE HOME FROM MANIPUR CAMPS
Displaced people living in relief camps want to return to their original homes — the Meiteis in the hills and the Kuki-Zos in the Imphal Valley. But the trust deficit is so high that even entering each other’s territory is fraught with risk. Kuki-Zo MLAs say living together in peace as brothers with Meiteis is doable but not under one roof
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
HE WHO SUNDANCED HIS WAY TO HISTORY
LET’S get the most obvious bit out of the way first—Robert Redford was an incredibly handsome man.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Deadlock breaks, Centre invites Ladakh leaders for talks in capital on Oct 6
THE deadlock in talks between Ladakh leaders and the Centre has finally broken and the next round of talks would be held in New Delhi on October 6.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Frame SoPs and speed up extradition of criminals, Shah asks intel agencies
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the investigative and intelligence agencies to ensure time-bound extradition of Indian fugitives from abroad and instructed them to jointly put in place a standard operating procedure (SoP) for preparing dossiers on those involved in terror activities, narcotics and arms smuggling.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
BROKEN
When India cricketers refused customary handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts, already worrying sporting relationships hit the nadir. For so long, the athletes of these two countries continued to mingle and maintained friendly relations. Now? There is complete breakdown of trust. Swaroop Swaminathan tries to explore the burning issue
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
Huge Iraq solar plant ready to tackle power crisis
IRAQ is set to open the country’s first industrial-scale solar plant on Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, southwest of Baghdad.
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September 21, 2025
The Morning Standard
MEA says studying full impact of fee hike & warns of ‘humanitarian consequences’
INDIA on Saturday said it is closely studying the full implications of the US decision to impose a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, warning that the move could cause “humanitarian consequences” and disrupt families.
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