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Capital gets 51 new Arogya Mandirs, total 370
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday inaugurated 51 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs from Fatehpur Beri village in South Delhi.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
No verification of marks after CBSE Class 12 results from '26
WITH an aim to enhance transparency and efficiency in board examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Friday that post-result verification of marks for Class 12 will be discontinued from 2026.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
MOTION OF THANKS Restore portions of my speech in RS, says Kharge
RAJYA Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Friday rejected a request by Leader of the Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to restore expunged portions of his speech, stating that decisions of the Chair cannot be questioned and deleted remarks cannot be made public.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
LOCAL BODY POLLS SET STAGE FOR BATTLE OF HYDERABAD
THE municipal election results in Telangana have brought much-needed relief to the ruling Congress, which over the last few months was battling the opposition’s charges on various issues including alleged corruption.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Minority panel can’t be without head, members endlessly, says High Court
THE Delhi HC on Friday observed that even though the law does not prescribe a timeline, the posts of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions cannot remain vacant since 2023.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Mann's European outreach stands clear on paper
THE Centre and the Punjab government are at loggerheads again, this time over CM Bhagwant Mann’s proposed visit to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
BNP landslide
Modi calls up Tarique Rahman, reaffirms India’s commitment to strengthen ties with Bangladesh; focus shifts to govt formation
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Economists see retail inflation 35-50 bps lower in new CPI
ECONOMISTS expect FY27 headline inflation to be 35-50 bps lower than the RBI forecast due to the higher weight given to core inflation and the marginally lower weight given to food basket in the new inflation series with the base year of 2024.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Bhumjaithai-Pheu Thai coalition taking shape
THAI caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s conservative party, which won a stunning election victory at the weekend, agreed to form a coalition with jailed ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s party, both announced on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Gujarat House power play: BJP majority faces Cong symbolic challenge
AFTER BJP MLA from Shahera constituency Jethabhai Bharwad resigned as deputy speaker of the Gujarat Assembly in December last year, a symbolic contest is shaping up for the post between the BJP and the Congress.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
UN CHIEF, OFFICIALS TO BE IN CITY FOR AI MEET
THE United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with other senior UN officials, is slated to attend the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, scheduled from February 16 to 20.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
ISL begins with Bagan-Blasters clash
AFTER MONTHS of speculations, drama and uncertainty, Indian football finally has something to look forward to.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Spider-Noir gets release date
A few hours ago, Prime Video dropped the first official trailer and announced the release date of its series Spider-Noir, which stars Nicolas Cage in the lead role.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
GIVING BACK, FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE
“NOSTALGIA is not what it used to be,” is one of my favourite quotes, variously attributed to French actress Simone Signoret and American writer Peter De Vries.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
US to send second aircraft carrier to West Asia amid Iran tensions
THE United States was preparing on Friday to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the West Asia after President Donald Trump warned of “traumatic” consequences if Tehran failed to agree a deal over its nuclear programme.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Clinical USA cruise past Netherlands
SAITEJA Mukkamalla’s hard hitting 79 and penetrative bowling by Harmeet Singh (4/21) came in handy for USA to defeat Netherlands by 93 runs and register their first win of the tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
PWD's signature roundabout project delayed due to GRAP restrictions
POLLUTION-RELATED curbs on construction activity have delayed the PWD’s roundabout beautification project, with a fresh deadline now set for next month, government officials said on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC asks CBI probing 11 FIRs in Manipur clashes to submit report in 2 wks
THE Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a status report within a fortnight on the Manipur ethnic violence cases.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
RIL gets US nod to import Venezuelan crude
Company sources say it has already placed purchase order for April delivery after halting oil imports from Russia
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
THE UNLABELLED HEART
From college students to young professionals, the traditional notion of a couple is giving way to a label-free relationship shaped by rising costs, shifting ambitions, and the swipe-era dating culture. Here’s why Delhi's youth are choosing situationships this Valentine’s Day.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Now, minor on Swift Dzire mows down 6-year-old, injures five in Lucknow
CLOSE on the heels of the Lamborghini crash in Kanpur, another hit-and-run shook Lucknow on Thursday evening.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
US may cut tariff on steel, aluminium
INDIAN steel and aluminium manufactures may take a sigh of relief as the US government is considering easing some tariffs on steel and aluminium products, according to a Financial Times report on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Property tax relief and welfare schemes in ₹17,583 cr MCD Budget
THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi passed a ₹17,583 crore budget for 2026-27.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Unfit to remain in post': Oppn MPs step up protest on Puri, seek resignation
SHARPENING the attack on Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who is under fire over his alleged links with infamous financier Jeffrey Epstein, opposition parties staged a protest on Friday outside the Makar Dwar in the Parliament House complex and demanded his resignation.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
SEVA TEERTH: A NEW CORNER OFFICE FOR THE PM & PMO
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shifted to his new office, Seva Teerth, from the colonial-era South Block building near Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Democratic reforms get people’s backing
BANGLADESHI voters have endorsed sweeping democratic reforms in a national referendum, the Election Commission said on Friday, a key pillar of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus’s post-uprising transition agenda.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Those opposing Vande Mataram have no right to stay in India: Yogi in House
‘Public faith growing on improved law and order’
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in plot to murder Pannun in US
INDIAN national Nikhil Gupta, 54, accused of hiring a hitman in 2023 plot to eliminate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US, on Friday pleaded guilty on three counts at a federal court hearing in New York.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
Poonacha-Isaro in Chennai final
TOP seeds Niki Poonacha and Pruchya Isaro set up a final clash with the unseeded pairing of Mukund Sasikumar and Jay Clarke in the doubles final, following contrasting wins at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger here on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
The Morning Standard
UPSETS, HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE
AS AUSTRALIA WENT DOWN TO ZIMBABWE IN COLOMBO ON FRIDAY, A LOOK AT SOME OF THE UPSETS IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT...
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