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Trump-backed Texas voting map gets top court's nod
THE US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use redrawn congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, boosting the hopes of President Donald Trump’s Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pope Leo takes aim at Francis’ controversial financial move
POPE Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under questionable circumstances while Francis was hospitalised.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
US set to roll back universal hepatitis B jab for newborns
AN advisory panel appointed by the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptic health secretary voted on Friday to stop recommending all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Article on Dutch website galvanises Argentina
ARGENTINA'S hockey teams across all levels and genders are known for mixing flair with discipline.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
AP to get India's first 6 GW solar ingot-wafer unit
ANDHRA Pradesh is set to get India’s first integrated 6 GW solar ingot and wafer manufacturing facility, following the approval of the project by the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB).
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December 06, 2025
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CM warns DMRC against pollution negligence
CM Rekha Gupta has instructed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) that under no circumstances should its construction activities cause pollution.
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December 06, 2025
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India, Russia to expand ties, national currency settlements
INDIA and Russia have agreed to deepen defence collaboration and develop systems for bilateral trade settlements using national currencies, according to a joint statement following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
DU, Russian univ ink pact for data lab
THE University of Delhi (DU) on Friday signed a Statement of Cooperation with Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) to jointly establish a Space Mirror Lab in the capital.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Chennai suffer first loss, Mumbai get vital victory
CHENNAI Super Warriors suffered their first defeat of the season in the Indian Pickleball League, going down 2-4 against Lucknow Leopards on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
₹5K for spotting Great Indian Bustard soon
WITH the sighting of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) becoming increasingly rare, the forest department is planning rewards to anyone who sights this critically endangered bird.
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December 06, 2025
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‘Fertiliser firms doing fine amid China blockade’
AMID reports of China withholding exports of specialty fertilisers to India over the past few months, domestic companies have turned to alternative suppliers in Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Morocco and the United States to bridge the supply gap, the Government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
German MPs vote to back new military service model
GERMAN lawmakers backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
New innovation centre at Maulana Azad College
DELHI Health Minister Pankaj Singh on Friday inaugurated the Medical Innovation Centre (MIC) at Maulana Azad Medical College.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Will step in if no consensus on appointing VCs'
THE Supreme Court on Friday in its order indicated that it would intervene in resolving the ongoing impasse over the selection of vice chancellors for two technical universities -APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and the University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technologyin Kerala if State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor-cum-Chancellor Rajendra Arlekar do not reach a consensus.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Kaynes admits to not disclosing related party transactions
KAYNES Technology India Limited on Friday issued a detailed clarification to the stock exchanges, addressing specific concerns raised in a Kotak Institutional Equities’ report published on December 3.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
CM inaugurates key development projects in home constituency
AIMING to strengthen basic civic amenities, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday inaugurated and inspected multiple development projects across the Shalimar Bagh assembly constituency.
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December 06, 2025
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Rahul slams ‘monopoly model’ for IndiGo fiasco
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the IndiGo “fiasco” is the cost of this government’s “monopoly model” and asserted that India deserves fair competition in every sector, not match-fixing monopolies.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt reviews plan to keep GPS on in smartphones
THE Union government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal that would require smartphone manufacturers to keep satellite-based location tracking permanently activated to enable more precise surveillance.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pregnant woman, deported to B’desh, returns with son after SC directive
FINALLY, pregnant Sunali Khatun, along with her eight-year-old son Sabir, returned to India on Friday evening after spending more than six months in Bangladesh.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
K'taka home minister warns action against 'corrupt' cops
POLICEMEN involved in corrupt practices will not only be suspended but also dismissed from service, after their involvement is verified,\" warned Home Minister G Parameshwara, here on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Heavy traffic snarls Lutyens’ Delhi amid Putin’s city stay
HEAVY traffic was witnessed in Lutyens’ Delhiand the southwestern parts of the capital on Friday evening, causing major inconvenience to commuters as extensive security arrangements were put in place for the two-day India visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Dhanbad admin probe into BCCL mine gas leak
A day after two women died after suspected toxic gas leak in the Putki Balihari Colliery Area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited, the Dhanbad DC on Friday ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Hosts look to avoid twin series loss
THE ODI series will be on line and so will be India’s impeccable record at home for almost 40 years when they take on South Africa in the third and final match of the series at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
'Young fans' throng to greet Macron in China’s Chengdu on last day of visit
SURROUNDED by security, French President Emmanuel Macron made his way through crowds of young fans screaming in excitement at a university in southern China on Friday, receiving a greeting more reminiscent of a rockstar than a politician.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
LS passes Pan Masala cess; fund to support govt spending on security
UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that collecting revenue and ensuring the nation is well defended are the rightful duties of any government — and that is exactly what the Centre is doing.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
NDA slams Tejashwi for skipping many sittings in winter session of Assembly
THE ruling NDA on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for skipping majority of sittings in the state assembly’s winter session.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
Markets cheer RBI repo rate cut; banking, financial stocks lead rally
EQUITY markets benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty which opened cautiously amid mixed global cues, gained momentum following the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
US trade team coming to India next week
A TRADE negotiating team from the US will be visiting New Delhi next week to further proceed with bilateral trade talks, confirmed a source from the Ministry of Commerce.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
IndiGo cancels all its 235 domestic flights from Delhi, chaos at IGI airport
SCENES of chaos unfolded across all three terminals of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday as IndiGo cancelled all its domestic flights for a 24-hour period.
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December 06, 2025
The Morning Standard
TG's Vision Document to hard-sell state goals, will be presented to 1K delegates
THE state government is fine-tuning its Vision Document that would chart the course for Telangana to claim its place among the world’s leading states over the next two decades.
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