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K'TAKA HC REFUSES TO LIFT POCSO CASE

IN a setback for former Karanakata chief minister and veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to quash the POCSO case registered against him for allegedly molesting a minor girl during a meeting at his residence on February 2, 2024.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Anti-dumping duty on steel from Vietnam for 5 yrs

THE government has imposed an anti-dumping duty of $121.55 per tonne on imports of hot-rolled flat steel products from Vietnam for five years.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Umar body language shows Jaish training as a suicide bomber

DR Umar Un Nabi, who blew up a white Hyundai i20 car with him behind the wheel near Red Fort on November 10, was \"probably recruited and later trained as a fidayeen (suicide bomber) by the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed much before the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam,\" said well placed sources on condition of anonymity.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Revanth invites Oxford and Harvard to set up campuses in Hyderabad

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy has extended an invitation to leading global academic institutions like Harvard, Stanford and Oxford to establish offshore campuses in Hyderabad, positioning the city as an emerging hub for world-class education.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Grand alliance banks on caste factors, Tejashwi

AS the countdown begins, it’s a battle of nerves for the Mahagathbandhan, the Opposition bloc led by the RJD, Congress, and Left parties struggling to stage a comeback against the NDA.

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November 14, 2025

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Self-reliance push: Army inks pact to procure ₹2K cr anti-tank missiles

THE defence ministry on Thursday inked a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the procurement antitank missiles for the Indian Army at a cost of %2,095.70 crore.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

THE NEW RUSSIAN ARSENAL THAT CAN DETER WARS

The Oreshnik and Burevestnik cruise missiles and Poseidon super-torpedoes give Russia an edge for the foreseeable future. Its openness to sharing Oreshnik systems with allies should interest India

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November 14, 2025

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Gupta revives inter-state transport routes, flags off e-buses to Sonipat

SHEKHAR YADAV

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

‘Situation very, very serious,’ says SC on pollution

EXPRESSING grave concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that even wearing masks may no longer provide adequate protection against Delhi’s toxic smog. The situation is “very, very serious”, the court remarked.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

The house captain Bavuma built

SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN @Kolkata

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Counterfeit NCERT books worry CBSE, schools told to procure genuine copies

THE Central Board of Secondary Education has issued an advisory to all its affiliated schools, urging them to ensure that only genuine NCERT textbooks are procured and used.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

AP gateway to to India’s market: Naidu

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has described Andhra Pradesh as a gateway to India’s market, offering significant investment opportunities across sectors.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Govt plans ₹2,000 crore allocation for MSME export credit guarantee

THE Ministry of Finance is planning to allocate nearly %2,000 crore to back a credit guarantee scheme for MSME exporters, a senior government official said.

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November 14, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Eicher Motors net profit rises 24% to ₹1,369 crore

NEW DELHI: Eicher Motors (EML), the manufacturer of Royal Enfield, on Thursday reported net profit of ₹1,369 crore in Q2FY26 as against ₹1,100.33 crore during the same period last year, driven by robust demand, recording bookings and sustained market sentiments during the festive season.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Geometric grace

Aseem Kapoor's latest Fall 2025 collection, ‘Akaar’, is inspired by the Nazca geoglyphs

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

EXPORT MISSION MEETS THE MOMENT, NEEDS STEADY IMPLEMENTATION

‘HE government's %45,000-crore package for export promotion is its latest attempt to support a sector facing unprecedented geopolitical shocks.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

C’garh scores record copper export to China

CHHATTISGARH has marked a major milestone by flagging off the country’s largest-ever copper concentrate export to China, a development that positions the state as arising hub in India’s logistics and industrial landscape, officials said.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

RJD leader stirs row over ‘Nepal, B’desh’ remarks

A day before the counting of votes for the Bihar assembly elections, controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Sunil Kumar Singh on Friday sparked a row after warning of “Nepal-Bangladesh type protests” if irregularities were committed during counting.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Investigators dig university founder’s past in MP

ONGOING probe by the police into the November 10 Delhi blast has now reached the communally sensitive Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district.

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November 14, 2025

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Omar: Not every Kashmiri a terrorist, killing of innocent people unacceptable

WHILE condemning the Red Fort terror attack in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it was wrong to paint every Kashmiri with the same brush.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

‘Ingredient is hero, not chef

CULINARY expert and the beloved Vah Chef, Sanjay Thumma needs no introduction. Known for taking Indian cuisine to a global audience, he has made India proud. Chef Sanjay speaks about his journey in the culinary world.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Jaish-linked terror module planned Dec 6 blasts: Probe

PROBE agencies investigating the Delhi blast have uncovered a Jaish-e-Mohammad-linked terror plot to carry out coordinated explosions in six cities on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

City markets reel under fear after Red Fort blast, trade sees sharp decline

DELHI'S bustling central markets, once alive with the energy of shoppers and traders, have fallen eerily quiet in the aftermath of Monday evening’s Red Fort blast.

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November 14, 2025
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The Morning Standard

Stampede-like situation mars Shreya Ghosal concert in Odisha, several injured

TWO persons including a woman fainted and several others sustained injuries after a stampede-like situation broke out during Bollywood singer Shreya Ghosal's concert on the concluding night of Balijatra on Thursday.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Israeli settlers torch West Bank mosque in defiant escalation of violence

ISRAELI settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Covid test not must to carry out organ transplant, health ministry tells states

THE Union Health Ministry has said that Covid-19 testing will no longer be mandatory for asymptomatic donors and recipients in organ transplants, except for lung transplants.

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November 14, 2025

The Morning Standard

Police add 7,000 members to senior citizen repository till September

THE Delhi Police has registered over 7,000 new senior citizens this year till September, taking the total number to 56,981 across the national capital.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

TMC sees red as UIDAI deactivates Aadhaar numbers of 34 lakh dead

THE Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday hit out at the Election Commission (EC) and threatened to organise protests after UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) disclosed that Aadhaar numbers of around 34 lakh dead people in West Bengal have been deactivated. Assembly elections in the state are scheduled for April-May next year.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Bihar verdict today. What does high voter turnout mean for state?

BIHAR created history in the 2025 assembly elections by registering a record overall voter turnout of 67.13% across the two phases, triggering speculation over whether the BJP-JD(U)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or the opposition INDIA bloc would benefit.

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November 14, 2025
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

'SA20 healthy but no expansion now'

AFTER two failed attempts (CSA T20 League and Mzansi Super League) to establish a stable franchise-based T20 league in South Africa, SA20 seems to have ticked the right boxes when it comes to sustainability and commercial interest.

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November 14, 2025