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Lanka floods, landslides kill 40 as rain intensifies
FLOODS and landslides triggered by heavy rain killed at least 40 people and injured 10 across Sri Lanka this week, with 21 others missing, authorities said Thursday.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Aadhaar for age check to watch online content
THE Supreme Court on Thursday indicated the need for an autonomous regulatory body to oversee what can be allowed as online content, while suggesting that Aadhaar could be used to verify viewers’ ages for programs considered “obscene”.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Labour laws: MSMEs face high compliance cost
THE new labour codes could increase the cost of doing business for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), even as they are expected to enhance productivity and workforce stability over time, according to industry experts.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fire toll climbs to 83 in Hong Kong; rescue ops on
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 83 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
India's wait to be a $5-tn economy could get longer
IMF says it could take at least one more year than earlier projected to reach the milestone
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tax dept begins drive against 25K foreign asset cases
THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday launched the second phase of its NUDGE initiative to tap 25,000 high-risk foreign assets holders, who have not disclosed these assets in their income tax filings.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Samrat meets Shah in Delhi to discuss Bihar’s law and order
BIHAR Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary called on Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday, heating up the political temperature after the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) landslide victory in the recent Assembly elections.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police raid madrassas, masjids amid concerns over unlawful activities
AFTER an interstate ‘white-collar’ terror module linked to the November 10 Delhi blast was busted, police on Thursday conducted inspection of madrassas and masjids across Srinagar as part of a wider effort to curb unlawful and radical activities in places of worship.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cong Bihar meet sees heated debate over 'selling of tickets, friendly fights'
DISCONTENT within the Bihar Congress surfaced sharply at the party's first post-election review meeting, where several candidates flagged flaws in ticket allocation, selling of tickets and 'friendly fights' between allies as main reasons for the humiliating defeat in the recent Assembly polls.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
SWISS HOCKEY CROWDFUND THEIR WAY TO WC
SWITZERLAND'S command over the sporting world cannot be ignored.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
DoE releases nursery admission points criteria
AS Delhi gears up for the 2026— 27 admission cycle in private schools, a familiar mix of neighbourhood preference, sibling points, alumni considerations and other parameters is set to guide nursery and entry-level admissions.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
MCD introduces cow-dung cakes for cremation
THE MCD has decided to use cow dung cakes at crematoriums to fight air pollution in the city.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
ICC warns members of 30% reduction in revenue next cycle
CRICKET could be the biggest money spanner for India but the International Cricket Council seems to be expecting a revenue cut in 2028.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Jamia bans scholar on Batla House issue
JAMIA Millia Islamia has imposed a campus-wide ban on a PhD scholar for the remaining duration of his doctoral programme, for “unnecessarily” organising a march to commemorate the Batla House encounter anniversary, among other reasons, officials said.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Union calls for release of Guinea-Bissau president
THE African Union called on Thursday for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, after the military seized power.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Top names miss out, but Indians enjoy big payday
IT was an evening where Indian all-rounders and pacers hit a massive payday as teams looked to rebuild their Women’s Premier League (WPL) teams for the next two-year cycle.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC orders scientific audit of translocation of 261 deer from Hauz Khas
THE Supreme Court has ordered an independent and scientific audit of the translocation of 261 deer from Delhi's Hauz Khas deer park, noting that crucial safeguards had not been followed during the shifting of deer to two wildlife reserves in Rajasthan.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Putin offers to stop Ukraine war if Kyiv withdraws from land claimed by Russia
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow would end its Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own — otherwise they would take it by force.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Op Sindoor a defining moment’
Prez Murmu says world has taken note of India’s ‘moral clarity to act firmly, yet responsibly’
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
IIT researchers develop long-lasting mosquito repellent detergents
AMID rising dengue cases in the city, researchers at IIT Delhi have developed innovative mosquito-repellent detergents that promise longer-lasting defence than conventional products like creams, sprays and roll-ons.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Overseas investments up 55% to $2bn in '25
In 2024, Indian students spent nearly ₹29,000 abroad, taking total expense on foreign education to $44 billion
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
2-child norm, no-tax dues must for contesting civic body polls
AS Jharkhand gears up for Municipal polls next year, the State Election Commission has issued guidelines for the same, stating that candidates with more than two children will be barred from contesting elections, if the last child was born after February 9, 2013.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Focus on Rohit & Kohli ahead of One-Day series
KL RAHUL will don captain’s hat almost two years after his last stint as India skipper when the hosts take on South Africa in the first ODI in Ranchi on Sunday.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
KNOTTED MEMORIES
An upcoming exhibition at Delhi's Dhoomimal Gallery, set to feature artworks exploring the cultural significance of Kashmir, as well as works depicting womanhood and memory through threads
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Afghan national who shot 2 Nat'l Guard members worked for CIA
AN Afghan national who worked for the CIA in his native country and arrived in the US in 2021 drove across the country from Washington state to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, US officials said on Thursday.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Narrate success stories of specially abled, Raina told
THE Supreme Court on Thursday asked YouTuber Samay Raina and three other comedians to host a show about the success stories of specially abled individuals to generate and raise funds for their timely and effective treatment.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Class 9 boy immolates self
A 14-year-old Class IX student from Chengalpattu district sustained serious burn injuries after he set himself ablaze at an an open ground inside the Kalpakkam Atomic Energy Township on Tuesday.
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November 28, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kharif season: Record production of rice, but oilseeds & pulse output down
THE agriculture ministry said the country’s rice production during the kharif season that ended in October reached a record 124.5 million tonnes (MT), a 1. 4% rise compared to the previous year.
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November 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Constitution Day must be celebrated in schools': Modi hails right to vote
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underscored the responsibility of strengthening India’s democracy by exercising the right to vote, saying that Constitution Day should also be observed in schools and colleges by celebrating young people turning 18.
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November 27, 2025
The Morning Standard
New head for child rights body soon
First time in two and a half years, revival of selection process begins after high court pressure
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