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Naidu unveils initiatives to make AP clean energy hub

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at transforming the State into a hub for clean and efficient energy. Chairing a review meeting on the power sector at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister emphasised renewable energy expansion, cost reduction, and consumer participation in electricity generation.

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December 03, 2025

The Morning Standard

State to launch two FIFA-AIFF academies

THE state government is set to unveil key sports collaborations at the Telangana Rising Global Summit at Bharat Future City on December 8 and 9, including two major football academies — India’s first Women’s FIFA-AIFF Football Academy in Telangana, only the second such centre in the world after Hong Kong, along with India’s second Men’s FIFA-AIFF Football Academy.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Israel says ‘findings’ handed over from Gaza are being tested as possible hostage remains

West Bank violence claims two, homes torn down

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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

RETURN OF THE NATIVES IN MANIPUR

Rehabilitation of the displaced will be the first step towards a lasting peace. Casting aside the state's foisted binaries, all communities need to share their traumas to move past them

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December 03, 2025

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Kremlin says S-400s, Su-57 high on agenda

INDIA and Russia must “be very careful in creating an architecture to secure our trade that brings mutual benefit,” Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, setting the tone for President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delhi beginning Thursday.

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December 03, 2025

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Student murder: Sexual abuse claims in letter

FIVE months after the murder of an 18-year-old Delhi University student, a letter from her possessions has brought to light serious allegations of prolonged sexual abuse by her cousin, prompting Delhi Police to register a fresh case under charges of rape, POCSO and criminal intimidation, an official said.

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December 03, 2025

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Reforms help DDA garner nearly ₹1.5K cr in plot e-auction: Officials

REFORMS initiated by Lt Governor V K Saxena have led to a major boost in the Delhi Development Authority’s revenues, with its latest round of e-auction of plots fetching over twice the reserve price, officials said on Tuesday.

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December 03, 2025

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Prada Group folds Versace into its fashion empire

$1.37 BILLION COUTURE DEAL

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December 03, 2025

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Imran Khan ‘healthy but tortured’ in jail, says sister

PAKISTAN’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s health is “perfectly fine” but he is being subjected to “mental torture in solitary confinement”, his sister Dr Uzma Khan said on Tuesday after meeting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.

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December 03, 2025

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THE LOSS OF AFRICA

THANKS to mankind, some of the planet’s biggest assets have slid over to the liabilities column. Scientists have found that between 2010 and 2017, African forests went from being a carbon sink to a carbon source.

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December 03, 2025

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Parliament Street protest: Court grants bail to 8 arrested over scuffle with cops

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to eight protesters arrested in connection with a scuffle with police outside the Parliament Street Police Station.

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December 03, 2025

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Another rape complaint filed against Kerala Cong MLA

ANOTHER woman has accused Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoothathil, who is absconding after being booked for rape, of sexual assault.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Apollo plans to add 4,500 more beds in coming years: Suneeta Reddy

APOLLO Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL), the Chennai-based healthcare major, said it has identified the need to strengthen its presence in northern India and plans to add 4,500 beds over the next few years, taking its current capacity of 9,000 beds to 13,500. In an interaction with TNIE, Managing Director Suneeta Reddy said the group has reviewed its network and drawn up a focused strategy to build out its footprint in high-demand markets.

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December 03, 2025

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Can intruders be given red carpet welcome, SC asks on Rohingyas

ALSO IN TOP COURT

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December 03, 2025

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‘Disaster ready’ drive starts to prep schools for emergencies

THE Delhi government, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has launched the “Disaster-Ready Schools Campaign”.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Farmers launch ‘Hug the Trees’ stir to save Devadari forests from mining

TO protect over 1,000 acres of forest land in Devadari Hills from mining activities, farmers from Narasingapura and Ranjithapura villages of Sandur taluk of Ballari district have been staging their own ‘Appiko Chaluvali’ (Hug the Trees) protest for the last one month.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

RESCUERS RACE AGAINST TIME AS TOLL CROSSES 1,300

EMERGENCY crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with nearly 900 people missing.

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December 03, 2025

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City’s min temp to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius in next 3 days

THE India Meteorological Department on Tuesday stated that the minimum temperature in the capital is likely to fall by about 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next three days. Additionally, cold wave conditions are expected to be witnessed in certain areas of Delhi on December 5.

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December 03, 2025

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BSF goes hi-tech in Jammu to stop infiltration

THE Border Security Force (BSF) is installing Al-based anti-tunnelling technology in the Jammu sector to curb infiltration from across the border.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

‘Prolonged jail will make caricature of justice system’

DELHI Riots accused, and student activist Gulfisha Fatima told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that her prolonged incarceration—nearly six years without a trial—makes a “caricature of our criminal justice system” and amounts to “pretrial punishment”.

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December 03, 2025

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5 members of train theft gang held at IGIA

FIVE members of an interstate gang were arrested for allegedly being involved in stealing gold, cash and valuables from passengers travelling on long-distance trains, police said on Tuesday.

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December 03, 2025

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GST rate overhaul has addressed 99% of duty inversion issues: FM

FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the recent rate rationalisation of the goods and services taxes (GST) has been able to address majority of the inversions happening due to the mismatch of tax imposed on raw materials and finished products.

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December 03, 2025

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Maha local body poll results to be out on Dec 21

IN compliance with the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court’s directive, the Maharashtra Election Commission has rescheduled the results for the local body elections to December 21, moving it from the original date of December 3. This decision has faced opposition.

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December 03, 2025

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Putin: Europeans are sabotaging US-led peace push

Zelenskyy visits Ireland as US holds talks with Putin; NATO brushes off fresh tensions

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December 03, 2025

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The ‘others’ in India’s pace-bowling arsenal

Rana, Arshdeep and Krishna will be keen to make most of the chances they get to throw themselves in contention for the World Cup in South Africa

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Recovery under IBC falls to 25% in Sept quarter

THE Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) continues to show signs of stress, with the ratio of resolutions to liquidations slipping to 0.7x in the September quarter from 0.9x in the three months to June.

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December 03, 2025

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Cops reunite 84 people under Operation Milap in Nov

DELHI Police in the southwest district has reunited 84 people, including 30 children, with their families under “Operation Milap” in November. Apart from this, a total of 1,201 missing people - 399 minors and 802 adults - recovered by the southwest district this year till November 30.

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December 03, 2025

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Gogoi writes to Modi on unrest in Tezpur univ

TEZPUR University in Assam remains gripped by a widening student agitation as Congress MP and state party chief Gaurav Gogoi seeks the Prime Minister’s intervention, flagging “widespread dissatisfaction” among students, faculty and staff, alleging administrative misconduct, poor accountability and “poor institutional management” under V-C Prof Shambhu Nath Singh.

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December 03, 2025
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The Morning Standard

CM reviews city’s winter action plan

204 of 250 temporary night shelters planned across capital have already been set up: Govt

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December 03, 2025

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Parliamentary panel: Define fake news, amend penal provisions to take action

A parliamentary panel has asked the government to explore the feasibility of amending the penal provisions for publishing or telecasting fake news to include cancelling the accreditation of the journalist or the creator found guilty of indulging in such an act, according to a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

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December 03, 2025