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Govt wants blue ticks on mostly dead handles
DELHI government has directed all its departments to get their official social media handles verified and appoint nodal officers to oversee online communication.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Single regulator to replace UGC, AICTE & NCTE
THE Union Cabinet on Friday cleared a proposal to set up a single higher education regulator to replace multiple bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC).
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Don't use tourist visa for purpose of giving birth': US warns Indian appliers
THE US Embassy in India has issued a public warning to tourist-visa applicants in a tougher stance on what Washington describes as “birth tourism.”
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sewage woes plague Chilla village
Residents allege decades of neglect as clogged drains, broken pipelines make life difficult
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
NEITHER RETURNING, NOR GUARDING
WESTERN nations can't protect their museum treasures and won't give back those they had taken from their former colonies.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
DU EC clears ₹1,651-cr budget, renames hall Vande Mataram
Executive Council approves Centre for Odia Studies, dissent on govt grant reduction
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
TO VOTE OR NOT IS NO LONGER THE ONLY QUESTION
SIR's bureaucratic overreach has evoked fear that being struck off the voters' list could lead to denial of citizenship rights too. The government must use technology to make life easier
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
More weather stations in posh areas questioned
DISTRIBUTION of air quality monitoring stations in Delhi is heavily skewed and needs redistribution to address air pollution data gaps, a parliamentary panel recently observed.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Guv's 3-point proposal for safety of Bengal BLOs
Bose suggests presence of adequate cops for enumeration exercise
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Khaleda Zia on ventilator as breathing issues worsen
FORMER Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia's health condition has deteriorated and she was placed on ventilator support, doctors said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
CBI, FBI dismantle cybercrime net, 6 held
INDIA and the US federal in vestigation agency jointly bust ed a cybercrime network in No ida, arresting six scammers who robbed US nationals of USD 8.5 million since 2022, the agency said on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
MCD starts drive to check fire safety NOCs
THE MCD has initiated a special drive from Thursday in order to verify compliance of technical conditions in health trade licenses and availability of fire safety certificate in eating establishments across all 12 zones of Delhi as a part of the intensified efforts after the Goa fire tragedy, an official aware of the matter said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Retail inflation inches up to 0.71% in November
THE retail inflation bounced back from a record low of 0.25% in October to 0.71% in November, registering a 46 basis points month-on-month increase.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kerala actor assault case: 20 yrs rigorous jail term to all 6 convicts
HOLDING that the 2017 actor abduction and rape case did not warrant the maximum sentence, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Friday sentenced all six convicts, including Pulsar Suni, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 each -- the minimum punishment for gang rape.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in US for fraud
A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
RUPEE IMPACT Mercedes to hike car prices by up to 2%
OWING to the rupee’s sharp depreciation this year, German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz will raise prices across its entire model range, effective January 1, 2026.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
US slaps sanctions on Maduro's relatives
THE United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against relatives of Venezulan leader Nicolas Maduro and six companies shipping the South American country's oil.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Plan smart with this grocery rule
PLANNING a weekly grocery list is one of the most effective habits for long-term nutrition success.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kyiv could join EU in 2027 under US plan, says official
UKRAINE could join the European Union as early as January 2027 under the latest US plan to end the war with Russia, a senior source familiar with the matter told AFP on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tired of waiting, Sharif walks into Putin-Erdogan meeting
PAKISTAN'S Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, was left waiting for around 40 minutes on Friday at an international forum in Turkmenistan to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, before growing frustrated and walking into a room where Putin was meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
House truth: Gujarat's road safety gap widens
FRESH Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha data have exposed serious problems in Gujarat's road management system.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Lajpat-Saket Metro corridor sees action after long wait
THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday began construction on the long-awaited Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block corridor, a key component of the Metro's Phase-IV expansion.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SC flags lapses in Karur case, seeks reply from Madras HC
FLAGGING the way rules are being followed in the listing and hearing of cases in the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that \"something wrong\" is happening there and sought a report from the Madras HC.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
SMAT: Siraj shines as Hyd beat Mumbai
THE presence of a clutch of India stars failed to inspire Mumbai and Andhra, as they went down to Hyderabad and Madhya Pradesh respectively in their Super League matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Woman, two sons found hanging from ceiling fans
A 52-year-old woman and her two sons were allegedly found hanging from ceiling fans at their residence in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area on Friday, police said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
‘Early gestational diabetes now in 1st trimester, South Asians at higher risk’
EARLY gestational diabetes (GDM) can now occur in the first trimester in pregnant women, two new Indian studies released Friday said.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Police post built with stones thrown at cops during Sambhal clash opens
A newly constructed police post was inaugurated on Friday, just 100 metres away from the residences of Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia-urRahman Barq.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Silver crosses ₹2 lakh/kg mark, up 130% in '25
SILVER future prices crossed ₹2 lakh per kg on Friday, extending the rally that has seen the metal soaring nearly 130% in 2025, while gold, which has rallied more than 75% so far this year, is also nearing the peak.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Cabinet ministers absent, Upper House adjourned
THE Rajya Sabha on Friday saw an unusual brief adjournment as no cabinet minister was present in the House when the session began.
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December 13, 2025
The Morning Standard
Minister, scholar, LS speaker: Multi-faceted Shivraj Patil passes away
FORMER Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil Chakurkar passed away at 90 on Friday morning at his native Latur in Maharashtra after a brief illness.
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