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TN, Delhi end SMAT campaign with wins

B SAI Sudharsan smashed a sensational century as Tamil Nadu beat Saurashtra in their final Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league game by three wickets in Ahmedabad on Monday.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

SEBI paves way for accredited investor AIFs

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday paved the way for accredited investors-only Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) for accredited investors and extending regulatory relaxations to large value funds (LVFs).

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Centre says 200 ‘good AQI’ days, but winter air still toxic

A recent statement by the Union Environment Ministry during a Lok Sabha question hour claimed that Delhi recorded around 200 'good air quality' days (AQI below 200) in 2025.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Winter plan for schools put in place

Education department calls for proactive, child-centric measures with regular monitoring

2 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Not against Islam, but was anti-Bengal Nawab, says Rajnath on Vande Mataram

ECHOING Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim of Congress's appeasement politics, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the time had come for an unbiased evaluation of \"Vande Mataram\" and asserted that the entire song and the \"Anand Math\" book were never anti-Islam, but reflected the popular sentiments against the Nawab of Bengal and British imperialism.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Govt shortlists candidates for child rights body chief, claims of violation surface

THE city government has completed interviews for the post of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairperson, with around 20 candidates assessed telephonically by the Chief Minister along with senior officials, a source said.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

'PROCESS ON TO INCLUDE SQUASH AT 2032 OLYMPICS'

AFTER failed bids to get the sport in previous Olympic Games, squash is finally in the official programme for 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

2 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

HC to hear PIL on timely refund to IndiGo users

A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday, seeking urgent intervention from the Union government and IndiGo to ensure timely refunds and adequate assistance for thousands of passengers affected by the airline's ongoing flight-cancellation crisis.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

4 killed while saving Raj couple injured in accident; 10 others get hurt in crash

FOUR young men were killed and seven others were injured on the Kota-Chittorgarh highway on Sunday night after a tragic chain of accidents, police said on Monday.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Real estate bizman shot to death, stabbed by six near Hyderabad private school

A 54-year-old real estate businessman, Ganta Ratan Kumar, was stabbed and shot dead by six unidentified assailants near a private school in Saketh Colony under Jawaharnagar police station limits around 8 am on Monday.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

COSY ROOMS

Designers explain how layered lighting quietly shapes mood, enhances décor, and turns ordinary rooms into warm, welcoming spaces

4 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

No jobs in state, 3 from Assam took up nightclub duty

AMONG the 25 people who lost their lives in the Goa fire incident on Saturday, three were from Assam.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Virat Kohli sells one8 to Agilitas Sports, to acquire minority stake for ₹40 crore

INDIAN cricketer Virat Kohli is selling his sportswear brand one8 to Agilitas Sports, the vertically integrated manufacturing-to-retail sports platform founded by Abhishek Ganguly.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

India's resolution on wildfires gains traction at UNEA-7

A draft resolution on strengthening the global response to wildfires, one of the 15 key texts being negotiated at the seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), opened to broad support on Monday, even as delegations signalled early fault lines around finance and the framing of wildfire risk within climate and biodiversity strategies.

2 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Starlink data plan at ₹8,600/month; kit to cost ₹34,000

ELON Musk-led satellite communication service provider Starlink is set to launch its services in India at a significantly higher price compared to neighbouring countries.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Motorcycle-car collision leaves one dead, 2 hurt

A 22-year-old man was killed and another injured after their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a car early Monday in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar area.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

INDIGO MESS A PLANNING FAILURE FOR BOTH AIRLINE AND THE AUTHORITIES

An airline that carries almost two-thirds of India's domestic passengers has thrown the plans of lakhs of Indians off course for nearly a week.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Over 10L hit by IndiGo fiasco: Officials

OVER 10 lakh passengers were affected as IndiGo cancelled multiple flights in the first week of December.

2 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Govt notifies occupational safety draft rules, mandates advisory board

THE Delhi government has notified draft Delhi Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2025, to ensure a safe working environment for workers employed in hazardous and accident-prone industrial activities.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Check IDs before hiring: Yogi calls for alert against illegal migrants

Move comes amid statewide drive

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Ugandan national cheated victims with high-return investment scam, nabbed

A 38-year-old Ugandan national was arrested for allegedly befriending people through social media and later duping them through fake high-return business opportunities, police said on Monday.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

Govt opposes Wangchuk’s request to appear through video conferencing in SC

THE Centre on Monday vehemently opposed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's request of deposing before the Supreme Court via video conferencing from Jodhpur jail in a case related to his detention under the National Security Act.

1 min  |

December 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

PM to open Vande Mataram debate in LS today

THE penultimate week of the Parliament session is set to be very busy, with both Houses set to debate 'Vande Mataram' and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Govt wants Al Grind for school, college students

'In the next four months, 50 Al youth ambassadors will be selected'

1 min  |

December 08, 2025

The Morning Standard

AAP makes incident topic of discussion in city, BJP takes note

THE Goa fire incident drew the attention of city parties, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) taking charge in giving it a political colour.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Forces loyal to Benin president foil coup attempt, dozen soldiers arrested

BENIN’S government on Sunday said it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

STEEL AND SUPPERS-

India is now considered an economic powerhouse but what did its industrial dawn look like? Sparseeing, a new photobook and exhibition in Delhi, gives us a glimpse through the personal archive of a chief electrical engineer in Jamshedpur.

3 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

25 killed in blaze at packed Goa nightclub

A massive fire tore through a jam packed nightclub in North Goa around midnight on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, including five tourists and 20 employees of the club.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Stalin slams opposition for 'cheap politics' over hill lamp lighting row

TAMIL Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties over the Kathigai Deepam row at the Thirupparankundram temple, charging that creation of division for political gain is not spirituality but cheap politics.

2 min  |

December 08, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

₹1.5 crore for cricketer Pratika for World Cup feat, DDCA adds ₹50L

CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta has announced a reward of ₹1.5 crore for right-handed opener Pratika Rawal, who was part of India's title-winning squad at the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup.

1 min  |

December 08, 2025