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India, Canada targets to finalise FTA by year-end
INDIA and Canada aim to conclude the long-awaited Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year or earlier, said commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Comp monitor from Abhishek's office seized
A Kolkata Police team entered the Shantiniketan building—residence of Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamool Congress—on Monday and walked away with a computer monitor.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
The art of watering plants
WATERING plants appears to be one of the simplest tasks in gardening, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
GCCs shift focus from hiring to AI-led biz outcomes
INDIA AI-first global capability centres (GCCs) are shifting focus from headcount growth to AI governance, operating models and business outcomes, driving fresh demand for consulting, transformation and workflow redesign expertise, Geetanjali Khatri, EVP and Managing Director at Capgemini Invent India, told TNIE.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC chides govt over selection panel for DERC appointments
THE Supreme Court on Monday sought details from the Delhi government about the notification of the selection committee for making regular appointments of chairperson and members of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
3 AIADMK MLAs quit, join Vijay’s TVK
Move triggers strong criticism from the AIADMK, DMK, PMK, AMMK and even VCK, which has joined the govt
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Govt depts to track physical, digital assets on app
THE Delhi government has directed all its departments to adopt eSAM portal for end-to-end asset tracking and management, ensuring efficient resource utilisation, officials said on Monday.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Rubios Raj day-out: Grand welcome during visit to Amer Fort, Pink City
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Jaipur on Monday afternoon along with his wife, Janet D Rubio.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
TN minister's dad a priest, mom does cooking job
THE poster of 2012 Vijay starrer ‘Thuppakki’, bearing a time-tested sepia tone, pasted on the old iron bureau in the modest 250-square-foot house says it all.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Mann makes U-turn, says Punjab plans ‘no-go zones’ for stray dogs and animals
TAKING a U-turn, the Punjab Government is now planning ‘no-go zones’ for stray dogs and other animals across the state in line with Supreme Court directions.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
No quick deal as Hormuz, N-stockpile are sticking issues
Local media says any potential agreement would preserve Tehran’s management over the strait, for which it imposes a tax on oil tankers
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Will be super cool to play World C'ship at home'
ON May 31, the window for cities to bid for the upcoming World Championship will be closed.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Govt plans to provide up to ₹13 lakh health cover to children with disabilities
THE Delhi government is planning a health insurance scheme that could provide coverage of up to ₹13 lakh for children with disabilities, helping thousands of parents manage the soaring costs of treatment, surgeries and assistive equipment.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Israel opposition leader says deal bad for country
THE deal being discussed between the US and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel’s goals for the war, Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence a better agreement.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
‘Quenching desert state, Raj rewriting water story’
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma says his govt has created a new identity for the state in investment, renewable energy, infrastructure and public welfare initiatives
4 min |
May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Cong attitude against unity of secular forces: CPM
A day after the DMK sharply criticised the Congress for extending support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu, another INDIA bloc ally, the CPM, on Monday targeted the grand old party.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Technical team to probe CBSE issues, give fixes'
A day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan directed two IITs to assist the CBSE in resolving persistent technical glitches in its answer sheet re-evaluation portal, IIT-Madras on Monday said it has deputed a technical team for the Delhi office of the CBSE to investigate the issues and recommend immediate and long-term fixes.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Papal apology for historic role in slavery legitimacy
POPE Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Over 2.65L people served in summer through mobile units, cooling zones: Govt
AMID the scorching heat, the Delhi government’s mobile heat relief units and cooling zones have reportedly emerged as a source of relief.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Markets rise on easing tension in West Asia, fall in crude oil prices
DOMESTIC equity market surged sharply on Monday amid optimism over progress in the US-Iran peace talks which triggered a sharp correction in crude oil prices below $96 per barrel and supported a marginal recovery in rupee.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Chithravel shines with 17.08m jump, aspires to be on podium during CWG
UNTIL Day four of the National Senior Athletics Federation competition at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium, triple jump national record holder Praveen Chithravel had breached the 17m-mark only once in the past year (17.37m, Fed Competition 2023).
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
A Home in A Suitcase
TO some French, love is being struck by a thunderbolt. An element of risk, the unsettling of the heart, a sudden recognition of the familiar in the unfamiliar—it is all these things and more.
4 min |
May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Oppn trains the guns on Centre over fuel crisis
AS petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the fourth time in less than two weeks on Monday, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal trained the guns on the Centre for the fuel crisis.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Pranayama in the waiting hall of hosps: Haryana’s new prescription
NEXT time you walk into a government hospital in Haryana—whether as a patient, an anxious attendant, or someone waiting outside an OPD—don’t be surprised if, along with treatment and counseling, you are asked to sit down for a free yoga session.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sad that NTA not learnt any lessons from earlier NEET paper leaks: SC
THE Supreme Court on Monday said it was very sad that NTA (National Testing Agency) has not learnt any lesson from the earlier NEET paper leak case.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
NIA raids three J&K areas over terror funding
THE NIA on Monday conducted raids at three locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Siraj Uloom seminary in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, which was recently declared an unlawful association by the J&K government, in an alleged terror funding case linked with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) that was banned by the Centre in 2019 ahead of the abrogation of Article 370.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Border security top priority as Shah on multi-state tour
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah will begin an extensive tour of India’s border regions from Monday night as the Centre intensifies focus on strengthening frontier security and reviewing preparedness amid evolving security challenges.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sundaram Finance reports ₹554 cr profit, sees growth potential in EV SCV segment
NON-banking finance company Sundaram Finance, part of the TSF Group under TVS Group, reported a flat consolidated net profit of ₹554.17 crore for Q4 FY26 as against ₹553 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY25.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
Traffic cops get AC in helmets, fans, ORS packets to fight heat
AS Delhi continues to grapple with an intense heatwave, the Delhi Police has introduced special measures to protect traffic personnel who spend long hours managing congestion under the blazing sun.
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May 26, 2026
The Morning Standard
320 stranded mid-air for hrs in Gulmarg cable car
AROUND 320 tourists were stranded mid-air for several hours after a technical glitch halted the gondola cable car system at the ski resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday afternoon.
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