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DO GOOD OLD-FASHIONED GAMES STILL WORK?
IT is the year 2011. I’m holding a Sony Ericsson J105, waiting for ‘Brick Breaker Revolution’ to load on the tiny 2-inch screen. I click on the endless “revolution” mode. [look bored.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
CHECK VIABILITY BEFORE ODISHA PLAN'S TAKE-OFF
THE Mohan Charan Majhi government in Odisha has rolled out a %4,182-crore plan to develop the state’s aviation sector under what it calls the Building and Management of Aviation Assets and Network or B-MAAN initiative.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
France's AI envoy in India ahead of Impact summit and Macron's visit
ANNE Bouverot, Special Envoy of France for Artificial Intelligence and Co-chair of the French Council for AI and Digital Affairs, arrived in India Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the India-France partnership in AI and digital technology.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
SBI, Amundi to divest 10% in SBIFML via IPO
STATE Bank of India (SBI) is divesting 3,20,60,000 equity shares, equivalent to 6.3007% of total equity capital of SBI Funds Management Limited (SBIFML) through Initial Public Offering (IPO).
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Birla Opus CEO Hargave’s exit triggers investors’ optimism for Asian Paints
BIRLA OPUS CEO Rakshit Hargave’s exit has triggered investor optimism for Asian Paints, as analysts believe this sudden departure could present a short-term challenge to Birla Opus’s aggressive growth strategy.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
OIL'S QUIET FLOW TO THE MARKET
Na continued attempt to re-assert its relevance in global energy markets, the US once more expended ammunition at Russian oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil. The sanctioned companies are being dislodged from the US banking system starting November 21.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dy CM, Tejashwi aide spar in Lakhisarai
BIHAR Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday accused “goons” of the RJD, the main Opposition party, of “attacking” his convoy in a village in Lakhisarai—his home turf—where he went following complaints that voters were being “terrorised”.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
RJD-Cong supporting insurgents for vote bank politics, says Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the RJD and Congress of supporting insurgents for vote bank politics and said his government was committed to identifying and deporting them.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
IPO valuation driven by mkt forces, Sebi has no role: Pandey
AMID growing concerns over inflated valuations in some of the recent initial public offers (IPOs), Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday said the regulator has no role in IPO valuations.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Nadar tops India's 'most generous' list again
SHIV NADAR and family have retained the top spot on the country’s ‘most generous’ list with a donation of %2,708 crore.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC says accused must be given grounds of arrest in writing in his language
THE Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the police and investigating agencies must provide the grounds of arrest in writing to accused persons and in a language they understand, irrespective of the nature of the offence or statute involved.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Ranchi jail officials suspended over video of dancing drunk inmates
TWO jail officials were suspended after a video showing high-profile inmates partying inside Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Central Jail went viral, sparking political outrage and demands for a judicial probe.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
OLA ELECTRIC AUTO BIZ TURNS PROFITABLE
OLA ELECTRIC on Thursday said its automobile business turned profitable in the second quarter of the current financial year, with pretax earnings growing by 0.3% against a contraction of 5.3% in the preceding three months.
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November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER, FOLLOW SUPREME COURT ORDER ON STRAYS
IFE is cheap in the animal world. In Bengaluru, a caretaker recently slammed a chihuahua to death in an apartment lift; during Diwali, some miscreants tied crackers to a dog's legs and exploded them, while others stuffed a dog's mouth with fireworks and set them alight.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Stock market gains from bribes remain proceeds of crime, says HC
THE Delhi High Court has held that gains from investing bribe money in the stock market remain tainted and qualify as proceeds of crime, upholding the Enforcement Directorate's power to attach wealth traced to illicit origins. The court held that appreciation through market forces does not cleanse the funds of their corrupt origin.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
200 vans on PWD roads to clear debris, repair potholes
TO curb the rising pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi government has launched an extensive road cleaning operation across all Public Works Department (PWD) roads, with 200 maintenance vans deployed throughout the city.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
DDA nod for new housing scheme
Proposals include redevelopment of old staff quarters, new sports infrastructure in Narela
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Citing mother's Russia factor, HC okays child's custody to Indian father
THE Delhi High Court upheld a family court's interim order granting custody of a four-yearold girl to her Indian father, citing a reasonable apprehension that the child's Russian mother might leave India.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 50 sanitation workers protest at Marina Beach
NEARLY 50 sanitaation workers from Royapuram and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zones were detained on Wednesday after they protested in the sea off Marina Beach demanding to reinstate them directly under the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), instead of Chennai Enviro Solutions Private Limited (CESPL).
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
From Netflix to Noida: Fiction fuels digital heist
SITTING in front of multiple computer screens in a dim Noida apartment, three men lived out their own version of Netflix’s Money Heist, running an investment scam syndicate.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Over 15.7L vials of banned cough syrup seized
IN one of the biggest crackdowns on the illegal trade of banned pharmaceutical substances in recent years, Ghaziabad Police and the crime branch seized over 15.7 lakh vials of prohibited cough syrup concealed inside four trucks parked at a warehouse along the DelhiMeerut Road, officials said on Wednesday.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Indian refiners to cut import of Russian crude after Nov 21
EVEN though Russian crude continued to account for the largest share of India's crude oil imports in October 2025, Indian refiners are expected to reduce their purchases of Russian oil after November 21, according to commodity market analytics firm Kpler.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Main accused arrested in Jain Kalash theft, knife recovered
THE Delhi Police have arrested the main accused in the theft of a gold-plated 'kalash' (urn) worth around 40 lakh from a Jain temple in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar last month, officials said on Wednesday.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
EC says Rahul's Haryana rigging charge baseless
RESPONDING to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of large-scale voter fraud in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) countered by saying the party failed to file any objections or appeals during the electoral roll revision.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
DDA approves new areas under land use change, north Delhi benefits in Ist phase
THE Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved a series of planning and land development measures, including the change of land use for land pooling areas and the continuation of the Enhanced Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Policy for commercial centres.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Catholic Church backs SIR in Kerala
All-party meet convened by CM Pinarayi Vijayan decides to legally challenge the exercise
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
DJB to revamp IT system, adopt tracking on cloud
Water board to chase accountability, timely execution in new scheme
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
World's youngest GM stares at crossroads
AND just like that, one of the most promising youngsters has been eliminated in the second round of the World Cup.
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Americans of Indian origin make major political gains
Mamdani first Indian-American and Muslim to be elected New York mayor
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November 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
WHEN THE GRAND OLD CENTRIST PARTY MOVES TO A SIDE
The Congress is getting more ideological while trying to counter the BJP and the RSS. It can learn from Ambedkar, whose pragmatism made him focus on the art of the possible
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