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Cong fields new face as BJP sits pretty in Raman Singh's home turf

The Morning Standard

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November 02, 2023

IN the wake of the significant setback faced by the BJP in the 2018 Assembly elections, where they managed to secure only 15 out of 90 seats, one might have expected the "Raman effect" to wane.

- EJAZ KAISER

Cong fields new face as BJP sits pretty in Raman Singh's home turf

However, this phenomenon remained prominently visible in the Rajnandgaon assembly constituency, situated approximately 80 kilometres west of Raipur.

The BJP, continues to maintain a sense of optimism in this region, where Ayurvedic doctor-turned-politician Dr Raman Singh faces little to no challenge from the Congress. Rajnandgaon, with a population that leans more towards urban living than rural, offers a favorable backdrop for incumbent.

MEER VERHALEN VAN The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

CROWNING THE MAGICIAN

MOHANLAL’S acceptance speech after receiving this year’s prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, India’s highest award in cinema, culminated with the lines—’Ente athmavinte spandhanam aanu cinema”, which translates to “Cinema is the heartbeat of my soul.”

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2 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

36 killed in Vijay rally stampede

AT LEAST 8 KIDS, 16 WOMEN AMONG VICTIMS IN KARUR

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1 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

Three of family held with 3,500 kg illegal firecrackers

THE Delhi Police has arrested three members of a family for allegedly stocking and repackaging illegal firecrackers for sale ahead of the festive season.

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1 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

Speeding Thar flips on Gurgaon E-way, 5 killed

FIVE people, including three women, were killed and a man was injured on Saturday morning after their SUV collided with the divider and overturned near Jharsa Chowk flyover on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway.

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1 min

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

Police now looking at possible Pakistan links of Wangchuk, says DGP

CLIMATE activist and Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday in connection with the Leh violence, is being investigated for alleged links to Pakistan and violation of foreign funding rules, Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal said on Saturday.

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1 min

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT NEEDS SWADESHI 2.0

NDIA has always been a magnet for marauders, a honey-pot for hustlers, a paradise perpetually plundered by profiteers

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4 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

Bail to accused driver in BMW accident case

A city court on Saturday granted bail to Gaganpreet Kaur in the BMW accident case in which a deputy secretary of the finance ministry was killed and his wife critically injured.

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1 min

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

WHY IT'S JUST NOT CRICKET ANY MORE

WHEN India plays cricket with Pakistan, it has to be War Minus the Shooting, as Mike Marqusee put it in his book of that title.

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3 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

CBI lodges 6 cases against builders in B'luru, Kolkata & Mumbai for cheating

IN a major crackdown on builders allegedly involved in cheating and defrauding thousands of home-buyers, the CBI on Saturday conducted nationwide searches at 12 locations in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai after registering six cases against builders and officials of financial institutions for allegedly cheating and defrauding homebuyers, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stated in an official release.

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1 mins

September 28, 2025

The Morning Standard

In big push to fisheries sector, India eyes global certification for seafood

IN order to countervail the impact of unilateral tariffs imposed by the US, India is planning to seek global certification for its seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, an international sustainability standard, could fetch premium prices — up to 30% higher than earlier for Indian seafood.

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1 min

September 28, 2025

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