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DJB to add 400 more tubewells amid rise in demand for water connections
AMID a growing demand for water connections in the city, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plans to add more than 400 tubewells this year.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Real love lost to artificial intelligence: Techie, live-in partner die by suicide
A 31-year woman software engineer died by suicide by jumping from an upscale apartment complex in Bengaluru on Monday morning, moments after seeing her live-in partner hanging dead in their flat.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Wettest March in 3 years, hottest since ’22 and most polluted in four yrs: Study
DELHI experienced highly unusual weather this March, with alternating spells of rain and heat, while pollution levels remained elevated throughout.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
New I&B secy in bureaucratic reshuffle
IN a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and Vir Vikram Yadav as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), with both officers assuming charge immediately.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Grey’s Anatomy renewed for Season 23
THE popular medical drama Grey’s Anatomy is approaching the 475-episode mark and has been renewed for a 23rd season on ABC.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sebi bans Elitecon, execs for share price manipulation
THE Securities and Exchange Board on Monday banned Elitecon International, which is into FMCG and tobaccos, and five of its top officials, including its managing director Vipin Sharma, following allegations of market manipulation and misleading disclosures in a 'pump-and-dump' case.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Wheat procurement may suffer as Punjab agents to go on strike from today
WITH the wheat procurement season beginning on Wednesday, a fresh crisis is brewing in Punjab as commission agents (arhtiyas) across the state have announced an indefinite strike from Tuesday, citing the non-fulfilment of their long-pending demand to restore percentage-based commission or compensate the difference.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
BJP-ruled UP and MP sign MoU in Varanasi to manage temple crowd
TWO BJP-ruled states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Williams scores on debut as India overcome Hong Kong
GOALS from debutant Ryan Williams and Akash Mishra helped India defeat Hong Kong 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Trying to bring variation in my smashes: Ayush eyes improved returns
THERE’S a quiet ease about Ayush Shetty, even in the middle of chaos.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
FCRA bill in Lok Sabha today as Oppn plans massive protest
Christian organisations worry the law could be used against them during Kerala elections
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Haryana recommends CBI probe into ₹590 crore bank fraud case
THE Haryana government has decided to recommend transferring the investigation into an alleged ₹590 crore scam involving two private sector banks to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Sammaan Capital to diversify into credit segments
SAMMAAN Capital, formerly Indiabulls Finance, which has been a pure-play mortgage lender all these years, will be entering into other credit segments including retail loans as it enters a new growth phase under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC).
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
REWIRING THE WITCH
Blending folklore, ecology, and female rage, Bhargav Saikia’s debut, Bokshi, reimagines the witch while pushing Indian horror towards a more ambitious, culturally rooted future. A conversation with the film’s director and its writer following its recent screening at IIFD in Delhi.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Equipment failure triggers blast at Russian plant, 2 dead & 72 injured
A blast caused by equipment failure at one of Russia's biggest chemical plants on Tuesday killed two people and wounded at least 72, the site owner Sibur said.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
MCD extends deadline for property tax amnesty scheme until April 30
ANNOUNCING that the property tax amnesty scheme has been extended till April 30, Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh on Tuesday urged all eligible taxpayers to take advantage of the SUNIYO scheme.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Gukesh pulls out of GCT, to focus on training
D Gukesh has decided to pause a lot of his match play in a bid to rediscover his form ahead of the World Championship later this year.
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
NDA spreading lies to disturb TN, says Stalin
CM kickstarts DMK’s poll campaign in Tiruvarur, claims sole aim of BJP-AIADMK bloc is to curb state’s development
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
The Left is no more left, says Rahul
CONGRESS sharpened its attack around its central election theme of an alleged CPM-BJP nexus, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi declaring on Tuesday that Kerala is witnessing “an unusual alignment between the extreme right and the extreme left.”
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April 01, 2026
The Morning Standard
Nepal court refuses interim relief to ex-PM Oli; protests continue nationwide
NEPAL’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to provide interim relief to former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, arrested over the 2025 Gen Z movement crackdown, even as protests continued in Nepal over his detention.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
Man kills wife with cylinder over domestic dispute, held
A 32-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who attacked her with a small LPG cylinder during a domestic dispute in southeast Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area, police said.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
Shah says India is now Naxal-free
UNION home minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the country has become free from Naxalites with their top body and central structure almost completely dismantled.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
Hopecore done right
Project Hail Mary is a hard, sci-fi adventure film, but it shows how old-school virtues like hope, optimism, and the power of friendship are still cool
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
A HIGH-VOLTAGE STREET THEATRE
OF the five assemblies going to polls in the next few weeks, the state where the Congress is perhaps pinning its tallest hope of forming a government is Kerala.
3 min |
March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
REPLACING PEACE DIVIDEND WITH GLOBAL WAR TAX
Following the end of the Cold War, many nations diverted resources from defence to investment and social programmes. Voters who support spending more for defence rarely understand its futility
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
BCCI NEEDS TO REVIEW POLICY TO PICK VENUES
LAST week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India revealed the international schedule in the country for the 2026-27 season.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
'Scale up drone production, cut imports in UAVs'
A month into the US-Israel campaign against Iran, the battlefield is yielding hard lessons. Drone swarms, precision strikes and networked air defence are no longer emerging concepts; they’re being stress-tested in real time. Javaria Rana talks to former Director General of Army Air Defence, Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd) on the rise of unmanned systems, the stress points in Iran’s air defence architecture and capability gaps India must address. Excerpts:
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
UTTARAKHAND MUST DISPEL WORRIES OVER STUDY ON MINORITIES
A curious exercise is on in Uttarakhand to map the status of minorities in the state.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
Chakraborty denies power struggle in HDFC board
WITH the regulatory radars of the Reserve Bank and the Sebi on him, Anatu Chakraborty, past part-time chairman of HDFC Bank, on Monday denied news reports that the real reason for his exit was power struggle he had with the CEO and also washed his hands off the huge pounding the country’s most valued bank has taken since his abrupt resignation.
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March 31, 2026
The Morning Standard
BJP in TN likely to announce candidates for 27 seats today
THE BJP is likely to release its list of candidates for the Assembly election on Tuesday: Sources said the central leadership may finalise and announce the list by Monday night.
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