The Morning Standard - November 20, 2024

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November 20, 2024

India: Set new finance goal on climate justice

WITH COP29 negotiations reaching a critical stage, India on Tuesday demanded clear answers from developed countries on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

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India, China look to resume direct flights, dialogue

visa relaxation, resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on the cards

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Himachal Bhawan attached, sparks fly

THE Himachal Pradesh High Court's decision to attach the Himachal Bhawan in Delhi to recover ₹150 crore owed by the state to a private power firm has snowballed into a major political controversy.

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3 days & counting: AI flight leaves flyers stranded in Phuket

OVER 100 Delhi-bound Air India passengers faced a harrowing three-day ordeal in Phuket after the flight, originally scheduled to depart on November 16, was cancelled due to operational and technical setbacks.

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PC post gives Biren ammo to rap Cong in Manipur

A social media post by Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday gave embattled Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh some ammunition to blame the grand old party for the ongoing crisis in the state.

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Day before poll, Tawde in cash row

A day before polling in Maharashtra, a purported video of BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde at a five-star hotel went viral on Tuesday amid allegations by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) that he was distributing ₹5 crore in cash among his party leaders and workers at Nalasopara (Virar) to buy votes.

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AR Rahman and Saira announce separation

ACADEMY Award-winning music composer AR Rahman and his wife Saira announced their separation to the media on Tuesday.

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HC bars conferment of 'MS award' on Krishna

HOLDING that the institution of the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award is against the singer's wish and mandate as reflected by her will, the Madras High Court has restrained conferment of the award on popular Carnatic musician T M Krishna.

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Govt mulls odd-even as city continues to gasp for breath

A string of anti-pollution measures in Delhi appear to be faltering, somewhere, somehow.

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STPs not up to mark, polluting Yamuna: HC

THE Delhi High Court has recently expressed serious concerns over the operation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the capital, noting that they appear to be failing to meet required standards, leading to untreated sewage being discharged into the Yamuna River.

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No impounding or scrapping of vintage vehicles: L-G to agencies

BONA fide vintage vehicles will no longer face coercive action by the transport department and the MCD, as Delhi LG VK Saxena has asked the civic body to ensure that their enforcement wings desist from coercive action in case of such bona fide vehicles.

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3 BJP MPs nominated to J NU court; one among them closely linked to RSS

VICE-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday nominated three BJP MPs, including Dr K. Laxman, to the Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University (J NU). Laxman, the national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, is also a member of the party's Central Election Committee.

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HC seeks ED's response on Satyendar Jain's plea

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to a petition filed by former Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyendar Jain.

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HC orders action plan to tackle bomb threats, similar emergencies in schools

THE High Court (HC) has directed the city government to swiftly formulate and implement a comprehensive action plan, including a standard operating procedure (SOP), to address bomb threats and similar emergencies.

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AAP may bet on new faces in polls

'Anti-incumbency' cited as key reason for some party MLAs not getting the party nomination

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Cops unravel ₹100 cr cyber seam, nab Chinese national

THE Delhi Police has arrested a Chinese national in connection with a cyber fraud case of Shahdara district where a man Was defrauded to the tune of Rs 43 lakhs, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

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17,000 found involved in crime for first time during nine months of this year

MORE than 17,000 people were found involved for the first time in the crosshairs of the world of crime during the first nine months of this year, as per the data shared by the Delhi Police from three districts and two of its units.

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Despair deepens among daily wage earners

WITH Delhi-NCR battling hazardous air pollution levels, daily wage laborers in the construction sector are bearing the brunt of restrictions imposed under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

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Schools have made joke of entire education system

AMID the pollution crisis, children as young as 4 years old, studying in Nursery classes, are made to attend three-hour online classes these days.

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@ 78L, Metro scores highest-ever daily ridership on N ov 18

DM Rc's measures DMRC has added 60 extra trips on weekdays, enhancing its carrying capacity and encouraging more people to opt for the Metro. It has also made available its tickets on multiple online platforms to book them with ease.

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Univs in city shift to online mode as no respite from severe-plus air quality

A day after the Supreme Court ordered the closure of all classes up to 12th grade, the universities in Delhi also decided to suspend physical classes for this week.

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Naidu moots interlinking of rivers

Says Polavaram project will be completed by 2027, its height will remain at 45.72 metres

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Fruit bats ruin Rudraksha yield, farmer sues forest dept

FRUIT bats causing damage to crops is nothing new. However, a farmer suing the forest department seeking huge compensation for the loss he incurred owing to the flying mammals is not something common.

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Devaswom Board's actions during pooram suspicious

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain political parties to influence the Lok Sabha polls.

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HC strikes down GO regularising contract jobs

THE High Court on Tuesday declared Section 10-A of the Telangana (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 unconstitutional while making it clear that the services of contractual employees who have already been regularised would not be terminated.

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Obstruct developmental projects at your own peril, Revanth warns BRS

SOLEMNLY swearing that he would never allow the BRS to rise again in the state, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that anyone trying to, or conspiring to scuttle development works and come in the way of government functioning would land in jail.

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Muraleedharan draws flak for °trivia1ising Wayanad tragedy; LDF, UDF irked

SENIOR BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Tuesday courted a controversy after he claimed only three local body wards were washed away in the Wayanad landslides, not an entire region.

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K'taka's most wanted Naxal killed in ANF encounter

NAXAL leader Vikram Gowda, 46, was killed in an encounter with Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel at Pithubail in Nadpalu village of Hebri taluk in the Western Ghats on Monday night.

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G20 STRUGGLES TO STAY RELEVANT AMID TURMOIL

AS the leaders of the world's major economies confabulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual G20 summit, unresolved geopolitical tensions continue to blight global landscape.

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POLARISED POLITY IN PROGRESSIVE MAHARASHTRA

The state has been a fertile ground for patriotic thinkers. To understand the polarisation seen today, one has to look back at a long history of appeasement

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Parties advised to settle dispute independently

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday advised the parties involved to try to settle their dispute independently.

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Trade talks with India to resume: UK

G20 sidelines: Modi says strategic ties with UK a priority, Starmer sets new year date for talks

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FBI officials meet Indian agencies to discuss Anmol Bishnoi's extradition

OFFICIALS of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have met officers of the Indian law enforcement agencies to discuss the case of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

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Bibek Debroy has left a legacy with humanity at its core, says PK Mishra

BIBEK Debroy, the former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council who passed away early this month, Was a scholar with exceptional analytical skills in policy-making and an inordinate ability to explain complex concepts in a lucid manner, recollected PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the PM.

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All-party meeting on Nov 24 ahead of Parliament session

The Centre has called an all-party meeting on November 24, a day before the winter session of Parliament commences, to seek cooperation of opposition parties for the smooth functioning of the session that will last till December 20.

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25% increase in delegates as IFFI begins today

MORE than 6,500 delegates have registered themselves for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking an increase of 25 per cent over the last year, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) managing director Prithul Kumar said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of the festival in Goa.

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NC hopes early restoration of statehood after Omar's 6Very positive, Delhi meets

THE ruling National Conference has described J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's meetings With Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders on restoration of statehood as positive. The party says it is hopeful of early restoration of statehood.

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Ex-chairman of C'garh PSC in CBI custody

A special court in Raipur sent the former chairman of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission Taman Singh Sonwani to a seven-day remand on Tuesday following his arrest by the CBI probing the irregularities in recruitment process.

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Peeved Didi halts bulldozer action in tourism hub

OVERRULING the district administration's decision, the West Bengal government on Tuesday chose not to demolish 140 illegal hotels, resorts, and homestays in Mandormani, a significant tourist destination located along West Bengal's coastline.

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70% dip in J&K, N E & Naxal violence in 10 yrs, says Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJ P-led government at the Centre has brought down violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast and Naxalite-hit areas by 70 % in the last 10 years. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 50th All India Police Science Conference at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Shah highlighted the government's efforts in bringing stability to the \"historically volatile,\" regions.

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It's 'infiltration' vs 'mahila samman' as 38 seats up for grabs in 2nd phase

VOTING in the second phase in Jharkhand's 38 constituencies in a dozen districts on Wednesday will test the campaign pitches of the BJP-led alliance over the Bangla infiltration and the JMM's Mahila Samman scheme under which ₹1,000 are given each month to women in the 18-50 years age group.

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The Sabarmati Report, declared tax free in MP as CM leaves for Gujarat

THE BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday became the first state in the country to declare the recently released 6The Sabarmati Report, tax free.

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Fate of heavyweights at stake as Maha battle for 288 seats today

STAKES are high for many regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls on Wednesday in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

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Sabotage suspected in telecom cables' damage

A Swedish government minister said on Tuesday that the country was investigating a damaged telecommunications undersea cable linking Lithuania and Sweden, a day after the announcement that a cable linking Finland and Germany was cut in what Berlin considers \"sabotage\".

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Kyiv fires six long-range US missiles into Russia

Putin lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons

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Many primary school children hurt after man crashes car

POLICE said on Tuesday a man Was in custody after crashing a car outside a primary school in a central Chinese city, injuring multiple children.

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End to Israel-Hezbollah war within grasp, US envoy Amos says

A US envoy to the Middle East said he had \"very constructive talks\" in Lebanon and that reaching an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war \"is now within our grasp.\"

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45 activists get 4-10 years in HK prison

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted of subversion in the city's largest national security trial, with \"mastermind\" Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years.

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G20 leaves out language on fossil fuel phase-out

THE GZO Leaders, Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with a declaration that reaffirmed commitments to multilateralism, sustainable development, and climate finance reform.

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Meta to appeal $25.4 mn fine, restrictions

META, parent company of WhatsApp, has announced plans to appeal a recent order by Competition Commission of India (CCI) that restricts data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta applications for advertising purposes.

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Suits, saree dealers under GST dept lens

AS the Wedding season approaches, Central GST authorities have intensified their crackdown on lehenga, suits and saree dealers in Delhi's iconic Chandni Chowk market.

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Sebi paper moots hike in SME public issue application size to ₹2L

MARKETS watchdog Sebi has, in a consultation paper, suggested a steep rise in minimum application size to ₹2 lakh for SME IPOs, which of late has left many eyebrows raised due to sheer oversubscription of some of such issues.

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TAFE can use Massey Ferguson brand for now

IN a boost to Chennai-based tractor manufacturer -- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), a division Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered status quo on the use of Massey Ferguson brand by the company.

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Indian Hotel Co charts an aggressive growth plan

THE Indian Hotels Company, the Tata group firm that owns and operates the Taj brand of luxury hotels along with seven other brands, is on a revival path and has set a target for more than doubling its revenue to ₹15,000 crore and to double the number of its properties to 700 by the turn of 2030 when it will also double the numbers of key on offer to 70,000.

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NTPC Green IPO retail portion Subscribed fully

RETAIL investors led the charge in the NTPC Green Energy Limited's (NGEL) initial public offering (IPO) subscription, with retail portion booking 1.33 times on the first day.

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Birla Opus Paints unveils 4th plant in Karnataka

ADITYA BIRLA GROUP has unveiled the 4th factory of Birla Opus Paints at Chamarajnagar, Karnataka, taking its overall installed capacity to 866 million litres per annum.

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Work-life balance is most important: Rishad Premji

WORK-life balance is something one has to define for themselves and it is incredibly important, said Rishad Premji, Executive Chairman, Wipro Limited.

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Govt to ease licence rules for Starlink

Starlink has requested certain exemptions, citing technical limitations, to operate in India

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India made to work hard to reach final

TILL the 47th minute of the semifinal between India and Japan at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, India had tried everything to get past the Japanese goalkeeper, Yu Kudo.

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Gvardiol ensures Croatia enter Q/F

JOSKO Gvardiol continued his scoring streak to earn Croatia a 1-1 home draw with Portugal on Monday that allowed them to squeak into the Nations League quarter-finals.

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Federer hails Nadal's 'historic run' ahead of imminent retirement

TENNIS great Roger Federer hailed his former rival Rafael Nadal on Tuesday ahead of the Spaniard's imminent retirement from tennis at the Davis Cup. \"Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you've had. Including 14 French Opens -- historic!\" Federer wrote on social media platform X. \"You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.\"

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CT 2025: ICC in talks with teams

It's been more than a week since the Indian cricket board (BCCI) mailed the International Cricket Council (ICC) conveying its inability to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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Nitish Reddy for Test debut in Oz

Youngster adopts Kohli's fitness & Hardik's diet in his quest to become an all-format player

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Verma dropped; Ghosh, Deol return for Oz ODIs

WITH an eye on the ODI World Cup in 2025, India announced the squad for the three-match series against Australia.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations is a 6Crash Course,

I played the latest edition of the Formula 1 series earlier this year It's a game that, if nothing else, simulates very realistically the experience of driving the fastest cars on earth.

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From Indira's 'pro-Hindu' turn to Modi's 'new phase'

Veteran journalist Neerja Chowdhury speaks about her new book, How Prime Ministers Decide, which was recently awarded the 2024 Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman for Non-fiction

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