The Morning Standard - November 26, 2024

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November 26, 2024

Test of character Down Under: India celebrate happy Perth-day

AT 13, VAIBHAV BECOMES IPL's YOUNGEST PLAYER

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Manipur, Adani row paralyse Parliament

The winter session of Parliament was off to a stormy start on Monday with both Houses adjourned till Wednesday amid protests by the Opposition demanding discussions on Gautam Adani's US indictment and the Manipur situation.

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CONSIDER REOPENING SCHOOLS, BUT GRAP-IV CURBS TO STAY: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the national capital region and adjoining areas to consider restarting physical classes in schools and colleges, noting that many students lacked mid-day meals and infrastructure to attend online classes.

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SC trashes petitions against inclusion of 'secular', 'socialist' to the Preamble

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a batch of pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution, which added the terms 'socialist', 'secular', and 'integrity' to its Preamble.

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Call taken on BJP leading new Maha Yuti govt

Name of the chief minister to be announced in Mumbai; Shinde camp keeps up pressure

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NSUI wins top DUSU post after 7 years

The Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a significant comeback in the Delhi University student union election after seven years, clinching the president and joint secretary positions.

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Gehlot OSD held in phone-tapping case, granted bail

LOKESH Sharma, an aide of former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, was arrested on Monday by Delhi Police, but was released within a few hours on bail in a phone-tap case.

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DUSU result: Over 20K students go for NOTA option

IT looks like 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option caught the voters' attention in this year's DUSU polls.

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Nizamuddin replaces Babaria as AICC in-charge for elections

IN a bid to get battle-ready for Delhi assembly polls due in February 2025, the Congress has appointed Qazi Nizamuddin as the AICC in-charge of Delhi, replacing Deepak Babaria.

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New old-age pension scheme is result of our efforts: BJP

DELHI BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Monday stated that the announcement of adding 80,000 more beneficiaries to the new Old Age Pension scheme in the city is a result of BJP's efforts and political pressure.

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Govt includes 70-plus age group in pension scheme

WITH Delhi assembly polls drawing near, the Atishi government announced on Monday that 80,000 more people, aged 70 years and above, are now eligible for old-age pensions, bringing the total number of beneficiaries under the new scheme to 5.3 lakh.

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PM inaugurates Global Cooperative Conference

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Cooperative Conference 2024 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

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Doctor abused, Safdarjung hospital work halted

THERE was a brief halt in operations of an emergency ward at Safdarjung Hospital on Monday after a doctor allegedly faced verbal abuse from a senior IPS officer whose wife was being treated at the hospital.

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DJB to pay ₹22L for boy's death due to negligence

The Delhi high court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay Rs 22 lakh compensation to the parents of a nine-year-old boy who died after falling in a pit in 2016, saying that DJB's negligence has been established.

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Naraina's decades-old dilapidated hospital faces growing safety woes

FOR several years, residents of West Delhi's Naraina have faced a difficult choice - forgo healthcare or risk receiving it in a dilapidated building that could collapse at any moment.

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LG approves hike in fines for non-standard weights and measures

IN a move to protect consumer interests, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved a significant hike in penalties for the deployment and manufacturing of non-standard weights and measures.

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HC grants bail to Canadian citizen in NDPS Act case, cites lack of evidence

THE Delhi High Court recently granted bail to a Canadian citizen, Mandeep Singh Gill, accused in a narcotics case, citing a lack of substantive evidence linking him to the recovered contraband.

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Human lives at stake: HC unhappy over flyover repair

THE Delhi High Court on Monday sharply criticized the state government for its inaction in addressing a financial dispute between two of its departments over the repair of a structurally unsafe flyover near Nathu Colony Chowk.

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Air Travels From 'Poor' To 'Severe'

After brief respite, it deteriorates to 'severe' levels by night with AQI above 400-mark

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K'taka to have 'brain training centre' for athletes

KARNATAKA is the first state in India to run a brain training centre for athletes, which aims to improve their performance.

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1.3 lakh kids malnourished in K'taka, refuse to eat millet-based meal: Data

OVER 1.3 lakh children aged below five in Karnataka are malnourished.

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Pollution control board says go to 'SAMEER' for checking Hyderabad AQI

DENOUNCING claims doing rounds on social media that Hyderabad's air quality is deteriorating on par with Delhi, the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) on Monday advised citizens to use SAMEER, the official app launched by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for checking the AQI.

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Met dept sounds red alert for heavy rains in TN dists

A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Indian Ocean intensified into a depression on Monday.

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Andhra police launch hunt for Ram Gopal Varma

PRAKASAM district police launched a manhunt to trace film director Ram Gopal Varma after he failed to appear before the police for questioning in connection with a case pertaining to social media abuse.

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Dad, son murder man to avenge daughter suicide

TWO months after a woman killed herself over a failed love affair, her father, along with his son, stabbed the 27-year-old suspected lover of his daughter to death in broad daylight in Coimbatore on Monday to avenge her.

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No leadership change in Kerala: BJP

State party chief Surendran says no error in selection of candidate for the Palakkad bypoll

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HOW CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES GUIDE OUR EDUCATION POLICY

HREE economists received the 2024 Nobel Prize in their discipline for groundbreaking work on the formation and role of institutions in a nation's prosperity.

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THE NEED TO STEP OFF THE TREADMILL, EVEN IF FOR A DAY

We are so locked into predictable routines in life and work that we miss sight of the things that are really important to us—like the air we breathe

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SC seeks Centre's reply on plea to teach law, self-defence in schools

THE Supreme Court on Monday sought detailed responses from the Centre and others on a plea filed by a Delhi resident seeking directions to compulsorily integrate legal education and self-defence training in school curriculum.

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PM takes on Oppn for 'disrupting' House

Says those repeatedly rejected by people trying to control Parliament proceedings with brand of negative politics

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Prez to address joint session of House on Constitution Day

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on Tuesday, to mark 75 years of the adoption of India's Constitution.

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3 big ticket rly projects get cabinet nod

THE government on Monday approved a slew of mega projects, including the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), two railway lines and a new concept of 'One National One Subscription' of study resources for students and researchers.

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Tourism boom in Gujarat, 61L visitors in 15 days

Dwarka, Kankaria Lake shine

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Takht summons Sukhbir after he agreed to resign

IN a significant development that could have long-term ramifications, the Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority of Sikhs, has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was declared \"Tankhaiya\" (guilty of religious misconduct), to appear on December 2.

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SP MP, legislator's son booked for Sambhal violence, Oppn cries foul

A day after violent protests led to the death of four people and left scores injured in western UP district of Sambhal, the police booked Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Sohail Iqbal.

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After TMC meet, Didi to step up stir against delay in anti-rape bill

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced on Monday that it will launch a series of protests on November 30, along with additional demonstrations on other days throughout the state.

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Her story: Record number of women MLAs in J'khand House

12 MAKE IT ASSEMBLY

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Bihar row after Union minister says 'Muslims never vote for JDU'

SENIOR JD(U) leader and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh's remark that Muslims do not vote for his party has sparked off a political row.

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Schools in MP's tribal Dindori district shut as fear of tiger, elephants looms

SCHOOLS have been shut in eastern Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district amid movement of wild elephants and tigers.

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Ceasefire deal to end fighting with Hezbollah soon, says Israeli diplomat

THE Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached \"within days.\"

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Google's ad tech now under US court scrutiny

GOOGLE, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the US Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers.

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Imran supporters, police clash in Pakistan

1 policeman killed, five in critical condition, 70 injured as they tried to stop protesters from reaching Islamabad

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UN chief, Pope want use of land mines stopped

THE UN head, Pope Francis and others called on Monday for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment globally grows.

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Silicon Valley solidarity rally for Hindus in Canada, B'desh

INDIAN Americans in Silicon Valley held a solidarity rally for Hindus in Canada and Bangladesh over violence against them in these two countries.

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New Zealanders help refloat 30 stranded whales

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.

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16 dead, six missing after flash floods in Indonesian island

RESCUERS in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tonnes of mud and rocks that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said on Monday.

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More investors look to review ties with Adanis

Developments could have ramifications not only for group's global expansion but also funding of domestic projects

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FDI inflows surge 38% to $14.3 bn in first half of current financial year

THE net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the current financial year rose from $10.4 billion in the first half of FY24 to $14.3 billion in the same period of FY25, a year-on-year increase of 37.6%, as per a finance ministry report.

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Markets rise over 1% on BJP's victory in Maha

DOMESTIC equity market on Monday extended the gains made on Friday as the BJP performed exceptionally well in the important Maharashtra state elections and together with allies won a clear majority.

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IndiGo's mkt share reaches to 63.3% in Oct

THE market share of IndiGo surged to a high of 63.3% in October 2024 as the country's largest airline carried 86.40 lakh passengers during the reported month, according to monthly data released by the aviation regulator DGCA.

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Have enough cash to service debt, says Adani Group

Amid brewing troubles after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) indictment in a bribery case, the Adani Group has reassured investors that all its listed companies have sufficient liquidity to cover all debt servicing requirements for at least the next 12 months.

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FIIs turn net buyers after 38 sessions of selling

FOREIGN institutional investors (FIIs) broke their 40-session selling streak on Monday, becoming net buyers as Indian equity markets rallied sharply.

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GenAI start-up funding up 6x at $51 mn in Q2

GENERATIVE Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) landscape in India has been witnessing broad-based growth, as in Q2FY25 alone, the country's GenAI start-up funding saw 6x rise q-o-q at about $51 million compared to $8 million in the previous quarter.

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Amazon India plans quick commerce service 'Tez' by early next year

AMAZON India mulls foraying into the quick commerce space early next year with Tez, and a separate team is working on the project currently to understand its feasibility, and also to enhance its supply chain, according to sources.

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Gukesh loses as Ding pulls off a classic

After four hours and change in the humble, unglamorous everyday office chair, Ding Liren finally got up. He left the playing hall for a break.

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From almost being MI net bowler to ₹4.8 crore signing: Allah's journey

LESS than a year ago, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar was excited to be a net bowler for Mumbai Indians for the 2024 edition.

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Odisha FC hit six past listless Hyderabad FC

ODISHA FC produced a splendid performance to overcome Hyderabad FC 6-0 in the ongoing Indian Super League here on Monday.

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Biggest and brightest: India script 'special' win

Bumrah & Co register 295-run victory, take 1-0 lead against Oz

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