The Morning Standard - November 27, 2024

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November 27, 2024

Avoid sunlight, stay cool on the go with 'Veyil'

IT'S a sunny afternoon. You get on the bus and sit in your seat only to find the sun directly shining on your face.

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Man steals 50-million-old fossil from trade fair, held

THE Delhi Police has solved the high-profile theft of a 50-million-year-old Gastropod fossil from the India International Trade Fair (IITF) and arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with the crime.

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SC junks plea for ballot voting; don't want EVMs, says Kharge

THE Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an evangelist seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections in India, saying allegations about electronic voting machine tampering are raised only when people lose polls.

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Constitution a progressive, live document, says Murmu

Addresses House on 75th anniversary of the adoption of Constitution

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Cautious after Game 1 setback, Gukesh draws

EVEN before a move had been made in anger, fans and fellow players had formed an orderly queue to anoint D Gukesh as the next world champion.

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Former AIIMS chief slams NTF, bats for laws to protect docs

FORMER AIIMS-Delhi director Randeep Guleria on Tuesday expressed disappointment regarding the conclusion reached by the Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF).

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Shinde push for Mahayuti convenor, son as Deputy CM if denied CM's post

The slugfest over the new Maharashtra government's leadership continued on Tuesday with caretaker chief minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde reportedly rejecting offers from the BJP to either take a Cabinet position in the Union government or deputy chief ministership in a Devendra Fadnavis-led government.

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Excise policy: ED to respond to Kejriwal's plea by Nov 28 in court

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) deadline to respond to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking a copy of the requisite sanction for his prosecution in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

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Police use AI to nail masked snatcher

DELHI Police went high tech to solve a case of snatching and subsequently used Artificial Intelligence to \"unmask\" a masked criminal who had snatched and run away with the mobile phone of a woman in north Delhi.

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NCRTC launches RRTS Connect app to track trains, parking occupancy

THE National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) announced the launch of two new features on its RRTS Connect mobile application: live train tracking and real-time parking availability.

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Woman held for selling drugs in Seemapuri

A 53-year-old woman was apprehended for allegedly selling psychotropic substances in east Delhi's Seemapuri area, police said on Tuesday.

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BJP, AAP leaders woo slum dwellers in jhuggi clusters ahead of polls

IN a bid to woo the slum dwellers in the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi, the leaders of ruling AAP and the opposition BJP visited the jhuggi clusters on Tuesday.

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Centre manipulating electoral list: CM Atishi

Atishi alleges that the DMs have asked officers involved in preparing the voter list to remove names of AAP supporters

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Miranda House honors founding women of Constitution

MIRANDA House celebrated the Constitution Day with the unveiling of a dedicated wall honouring the founding women of the Indian Constitution.

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LG launches month-long anti-drug drive

LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena has announced the launching of a month-long anti-drug campaign and asked agencies to intensify their efforts to curb drug trafficking and consumption, a statement said on Tuesday.

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HC extends probe into AQIS Jharkhand case

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday extended the investigation period in the Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) Jharkhand Module case until December 2.

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A trip to the hills, wish to see snowfall lead six to commit crime; all arrested

FRUSTRATED with the hot weather of Delhi and a monotonous life behind bars, a 24-year-old man who recently came out of jail planned to visit a hill station and enjoy snowfall.

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Conduct classes in 'hybrid' mode, orders CAQM

Decision comes after SC urges air quality panel to consider reopening the schools

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Hybrid classes: Relief or challenge for schools & colleges?

THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced a partial relaxation of restrictions under GRAP Stages III and IV on Monday evening, permitting schools and colleges in Delhi-NCR to operate in a hybrid mode.

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2 nabbed after brief encounter in city

TWO men involved in separate firing incidents in Paschim Vihar and Chhawla on November 6 were arrested by Delhi Police following an encounter.

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Police bust counterfeit currency-making unit at Ghaziabad flat, 4 arrested

THE Delhi Police have arrested four individuals, including three suppliers and a counterfeiter, for their involvement in a fake currency racket.

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HC asks DoE to review EWS circular

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Directorate of Education (DoE) to address a petition challenging a circular issued on November 11, 2024, which allegedly establishes separate admission timelines for children from the economically weaker section (EWS), disadvantaged groups (DG) and the general category.

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Capital continues to reel under 'very poor' air quality amid heavy smog

The Delhi residents woke up to yet another polluted morning as a thick layer of smog blanketed the national capital early on Tuesday.

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Lorry runs over 5 of a migrant family, including 2 children, in Thrissur

FIVE members, including two children, of a nomadic family from Palakkad were run over by a lorry carrying timber while they were sleeping on the roadside at Nattika in Thrissur in the early hours of Tuesday.

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'Cyclone' may bring heavy rain in TN coast from today

THE deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone by November 27 and move towards the Tamil Nadu coast, skirting the Sri Lankan coast in the subsequent two days.

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Former CID ASP arrested for 'custodial torture' of AP Assembly deputy speaker

A Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Prakasam district Superintendent of Police AR Damodar, arrested former CID (Crime Investigation Department) Assistant Superintendent of Police Vijay Paul on Tuesday.

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Ancient salt makers to meet at Delhi convention

Representatives from Karnataka's Uppara community, along with other state leaders, have been invited to the ancient salt makers and traders federation convention to be held in New Delhi this month.

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Waqf row: Vokkaliga seer for no voting right to Muslim community in B'luru

AMID the raging Waqf controversy, seer of Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamsthana Mutt Kumara Chandrashekaranatha has said that a new law should be enacted to deny voting rights for Muslims.

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Naidu push for tech in Amaravati

Formulate plans to extend seed funding up to ₹25 lakh each to SCs, STs and BCs, says CM

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Cracks surface as senior leaders keep away from key BJP meet in Kochi

GIVING credence to reports of growing discontent within the BJP against state president K Surendran, senior leaders P K Krishnadas, A N Radhakrishnan and M T Ramesh stayed away from Tuesday's crucial state-level leaders' meet in Kochi to discuss the party's performance in the just-concluded by-elections.

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WHY CONG NEEDS TO FALL BEFORE IT CAN SOAR AGAIN

THE Congress must have introspected a zillion times since 2014, and they still haven't figured why India marginalises its oldest national party at almost every second opportunity.

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RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTION FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

This geological epoch, when man is the main destroyer of nature, sets new limits on human rights. So we must celebrate the Constitution by envisioning it afresh

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PRIVATE SECTOR MUST SHOULDER CHALLENGE OF CREATING JOBS

THERE is good news for an economy in which job growth has been crawling.

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EXOTIC PET TRADE NEEDS A STRONGER CRACKDOWN

A spike in seizures of exotic wildlife species trafficked from Thailand and Malaysia at airports in south India provides a glimpse into the flourishing pet trade across the country.

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Govt hands over Jiribam violence probe to NIA

AFTER getting a nod from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has re-registered the three FIRs relating to the recent incidents of violence and launched its probe to bring the culprits to book expeditiously, officials said on Tuesday.

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Caste politics threatens independence: Dhankhar

INVOKING Dr BR Ambedkar, the chairman of the Constitution's drafting committee, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that India's Independence \"will be put in jeopardy a second time\" if parties placed creed above collective wellbeing the country.

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EC announces poll for 6 RS seats in 4 states on Dec 20

THE Election Commission on Tuesday announced that elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill six vacancies from four states will be held on December 20 and the results will be declared the same day.

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India condemns Bangla arrest of ISKCON leader

INDIA has come down heavily on the arrest and denial of bail to ISKCON's Chinmoy Krishna Das for allegedly disrespecting Bangladesh national flag.

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Nation first will keep Constitution alive: PM

Recalls words of first President Rajendra Prasad in his concluding address to Constituent Assembly on Nov 26, 1949

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COOPERATIVES: A NEW MOVEMENT FOR VIKSIT BHARAT

AN inclusive development strategy for enhancing shared economic prosperity—‘Sahakar se samriddhi’—has yielded impressive outcomes for India so far.

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Study says 'women bias' in command, seeks review of Army induction policy

IN a comprehensive study of the women Commanding Officers (COs) in the Indian Army's important 17 Corps, some positive inputs were noted, but the majority called for adjustments at the training levels.

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Keen to collaborate with India to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific: UK minister

UK's Indo-Pacific minister Catherine West has emphasised that the Indo-Pacific region is a \"generational mission\" for the current government, underlining its long-term strategic importance rather than a short-term shift for the sake of headlines.

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Climate change poses threat to water sources

CHANGING weather patterns, climate change, and increasing human activities in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand are pushing the state's 206 perennial rivers and streams to the brink of drying up.

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Row in House as Tejashwi asks Nitish to form panel for raising quota to 85%

LEADER of Opposition in the Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday asked the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government to enact laws to provide 85% reservation to the deprived castes and economically weaker sections.

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Kin say custodial torture after death of 27-year-old in 'dry' Gujarat liquor case

A 27-year-old man allegedly died in police custody on Monday after he was arrested along with seven others during a crackdown on public drinking in Ahmedabad.

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Soren asked to appear in court in land scam case

THE MP-MLA court in Ranchi on Tuesday rejected Hemant Soren's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in a case related to disobeying the ED summons in a money laundering case linked to land scam.

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Himalayan state grapples with rising air pollution

The toxic air plaguing Delhi has now begun to affect the Himalayan states, leading to an alarming increase in particulate matter.

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Didi launches TMC protest against Waqf Bill

TRINAMOOL Congress's minority cell will hold a rally at Rani Rashmoni Road on November 30, opposing the Centre's proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

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J&K officials warned against sharing key info on internet

AMID the threat of cyber attacks and hackers, the Jammu and Kashmir government has warned its officers against using WhatsApp, Gmail and other similar third-party platforms on the internet for sharing sensitive, secret and top-secret documents, saying the practice of sharing information using third-party tools by employees has been posing significant risks to integrity and security of the information being communicated.

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19 new faces in J'khand Assembly

Most of the new faces are from BJP with 7 MLAs, followed by JMM with 5 and Cong 3

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3 injured in clashes as Udaipur royal feud escalates over City Palace entry

THE ongoing property and succession feud within the former royal family of Mewar has escalated.

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Restructuring of debt ratified by Sri Lanka

SRI Lanka’s new government on Tuesday announced that it ratified the agreement for debt restructuring of $14.2 billion – a key condition for IMF’s loan.

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Trump to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, China

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

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Will respond to Kyiv's 2 more longer range missile attacks, says Moscow

MOSCOW on Tuesday vowed to retaliate after announcing Ukraine had struck Russian military installations with US-supplied weapons, after President Vladimir Putin had warned Kyiv and the West against the missile attacks.

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Netanyahu supports US truce plan with Hezbollah

Prime Minister to present ceasefire to Cabinet, terms not shared

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Protesters reach Islamabad, six killed

JAILED former prime minister Imran Khan's supporters, demanding his release from prison, reached the heart of Pakistan's capital on Tuesday after battling police in clashes that killed six security personnel and injured dozens.

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Hong Kong court rules in favour of equal inheritance for LGBTQ

HONG Kong's LGBTQ community won a major victory on Tuesday as the city's top court affirmed the housing and inheritance rights of same-sex couples, ruling against the government.

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Rebels seize key Myanmar town along China border

A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government, according to witnesses.

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Adani shares fall after group firms' rating downgrades

ALL 10 listed companies of the Adani Group closed in the red on Tuesday following the recent US indictment of chairman Gautam Adani and several executives deepened.

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Big relief for VIL as govt approves waiver of bank guarantees for telcos

In a move that could provide significant relief to Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the government has approved the waiver of bank guarantees for telecom service providers on spectrum purchased before 2022.

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7 Adani group cos face rating downgrades

Negative outlook stems from risks to the group's funding access and potential operational challenges, says Moody's

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Zomato CEO to forgo ₹3.5 crore salary till FY26

FOOD delivery platform Zomato's CEO Deepinder Goyal will forgo his annual salary of ₹3.5 crore until FY26.

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Mahindra launches new electric vehicle lineup at starting price of ₹18.90 lakh

HOMEGROWN auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday launched its flagship electric origin SUVs - the BE 6e at a starting price of ₹18.90 lakh and XEV 9e at a starting price of ₹21.90 lakh.

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HC stays order barring Reliance Power from bid

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the Solar Energy Corporation of India's (SECI) decision barring Reliance Power Ltd, part of the Anil Ambani group, from participating in auctions for three years.

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Essar group co-founder Shashikant Ruia dies at 81

SHASHIKANT Ruia, the patriarch of the once-thriving Essar Group, passed away after a prolonged illness in the wee hours of Monday.

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PAN 2.0 project of Income Tax Dept: All you need to know

THE Union Cabinet has approved the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department.

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NADA slaps 4-year ban on Bajrang for refusing to provide dope sample

THE Doping Agency (NADA) has banned Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia for four years after the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel found him guilty of violating its Rule 2.3 (\"Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection...\").

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Coach says youngest IPL star Vaibhav preparing for top-level grinds since he was 7

VAIBHAV Suryavanshi, 13, created history on Monday as he became the youngest player to earn an IPL deal worth ₹1.10 crore.

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HALF A POINT FOR GUKESH

The Indian Grandmaster plays out a draw against Liren on second day of the championship

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Ahead of ICC board meeting on CT, SL-A series in Pak postponed midway

THE timing could not have gone worse for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Only a few days before an important ICC board virtual meeting slated on November 29 to finalize the schedule of the Champions Trophy, the decision of the Sri Lanka A team to fly back home midway of the series due to political protests in Islamabad can further jeopardize Pakistan's chance of hosting the tournament.

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Kohli turns back clock at right time

AS Virat Kohli walked back, arms aloft, wearing the widest grin he had since that evening at Barbados on June 29, acknowledging the fans, his wife and teammates who had willed him on at the Perth Stadium on Saturday, he had reached a milestone that was long overdue—his 30th Test hundred and 81st international ton.

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Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule team wraps shooting

PUSHPA 2: The Rule is a few days away from release, and the makers unveiled a video on set declaring that the shoot is done.

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