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FROM RISKY FLICKS TO POLITICAL TWIST

E is complicated. A man who soared high from scratch acquiring in the process legions of fans but then, like a tragic Greek hero, crashed only to be derided by the same people who had once feted him.

3 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

A Phoenix for a Burning Nation

The narrative brings to life a quiet hero who rises from his own pyre to rekindle India’s moral flames

3 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Reinterpreting the Tree of Life

With the help of master artisans, two women are reviving palampores through embroidery in an effort to portray it not as ornamentation, but art

2 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

A Story of Her Own

The first woman in Bhutan to be published in English, Kunzang Choden, in her memoir Telling Me My Stories, gives an account of belonging, loss, and displacement, against the backdrop of the rapid modernisation in the country in the middle decades of the twentieth century. Exploring superstitions and customs of Bhutanese culture, the book features a colourful cast of unusual characters—yetis, angry spirits, deities, kings and queens, nuns and lamas.

2 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

In Her Own Frame

Shehnaaz Gill speaks about her latest film, Ikk Kudi, and what it’s like to step into the role of both producer and actor

3 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Finding Your Way in the Labyrinth

Many think meditation is tough, but this walking technique can quietly reconnect you to your inner self

2 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Two men arrested in Odisha for duping Delhi rice trader of ₹20 Lakh

TWO men were arrested from Odisha for allegedly duping a rice trader of ₹20 lakh in northwest Delhi by posing as representatives of a company using forged documents, police said on Saturday.

1 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

SHOOTING STAR WHO LIT UP SCREENS & LIVES

NE of the best times I have had at the movies was watching a newly-restored print of Ritwik Ghatak's 1958 film Ajantrik (known variously in English as The Mechanical Man or The Pathetic Fallacy) at the 2019 Pingyao International Film Festival in China.

2 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Breaking the Web of Illusion

True knowledge, logic, and self-discipline form the triad of human fulfilment, freeing the mind from ignorance and delusion

3 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Staying Locked-in

The Great Lock-in is shaping up to be this season’s most contagious trend

2 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Himachal BJP MLA booked under POCSO Act

HIMACHAL Pradesh BJP MLA Hans Raj has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a woman in her early twenties accused him of assaulting her when she was a minor.

1 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

The Good Mafia and Their Climate Cartel

With Sustainability Mafia, young innovators band together to build a cleaner, kinder future

2 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Great Wall of India

A new collection of wallpapers takes inspiration from the cityscape of Varanasi

1 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

A MODI SCHOLAR FOR THE MARATHAS

This Solapur man's interest in medieval Marathi has found favour with those who can't read old caste documents, Sudhir Suryawanshi narrates

3 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Malevolent Marauder

The cancer surge among millennials and Gen Z is a major health crisis nobody wants to talk about

4 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Teacher's resolve saves fading school

From fixing the low student enrolment rate in school to improving infra, Gojen Phukan turned future of this institution around as its headmaster, Prasanta Mazumdar writes

3 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Probe against judicial officers for misconduct in rape case

THE Delhi High Court has ordered an administrative enquiry against two judicial officers for allegedly attempting to influence a woman lawyer to withdraw her rape complaint against a fellow advocate.

1 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

ZOHRAN MAMDANI TROUNCES TRUMPISM

POWER & POLITICS

5 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

India for faster emission cuts by developed nations

INDIA has reiterated its firm stand on climate justice and equitable global action at the COP30 Leaders' Summit in Belem, Brazil.

1 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

'Cong fighting same battle that Mahatma had fought'

CONGRESS general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday claimed that her party was now fighting the same battle against the “Modi empire” that Mahatma Gandhi once fought against the British imperialists.

2 min  |

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

HC upholds transgenders' rights to change genders and get names changed

IN a landmark judgement, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the right of a transgender person to change their gender and name, as it directed the Education Department to issue fresh educational mark sheet and certificates to a biologically female petitioner, who had undergone a surgery to transition toa man.

1 min  |

November 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Gunning for glory: Indian shooters set for biggest test of season

DIVYA Deshmukh's World Cup exploits. The Indian women boxers' scintillating ring prowess during the World Championships in Liverpool.

3 min  |

November 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Groww public offer subscribed 17.60 times

THE initial public offering (IPO) of Billion-brains Garage Ventures, parent company of stockbroking platform Groww, was subscribed 17.60 times by the end of Friday.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

AIFF receives no bids for ISL commercial rights

IN another setback for the All India Football Federation, the tendering process for the Indian Super League (ISL) has once again ended without any bid.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Bihar doesn't want return of 'jungle raj', says Modi

Says investment, job generation to become a casualty if Opposition takes power e Praises Election Commission for stopping mischief

1 min  |

November 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

MEA warns of taking up 'tough jobs' in Russia

INDIA on Friday reiterated its advisory urging citizens not to join the Russian Army, confirming that 44 Indian nationals are currently serving in Russian forces.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

Devi Awards 2025 to salute 11 inspiring women today

IT is time to celebrate the courage, creativity and impact of women of substance at the 35th edition of Devi Awards organised by The New Indian Express in Bengaluru today.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Hundreds of US flights cut as govt shutdown drags on

Cancellations amid ATC staff crunch; international flights unaffected

2 min  |

November 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

Dhaula Kuan traffic snarls to end soon, road work begins

MOTORISTS commuting between Delhi and Gurugram and people travelling to Indira Gandhi International Airport can expect relief from traffic snarls soon, as the National Highways Authority of India is widening the left-hand side carriageway towards Gurugram from two lanes to four near the Subroto Park Air Force Station.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

Siraj, Akash, Prasidh excel for India A

FAST bowlers produced an excellent effort as India A made light of Marques Ackerman's masterly hundred to nose ahead of South Africa A on the second day of the second four-day match here Friday.

1 min  |

November 08, 2025