The Morning Standard - November 29, 2024

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November 29, 2024

SC calls 'abject failure', says strict pollution curbs to remain till Dec 2

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which is currently in effect to address the severe air quality in Delhi, will remain operational till December 2.

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Low intensity blast near crime branch office in Rohini

A low-intensity explosion at the entrance of a park near Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in Rohini on Thursday cocked a snook at the security apparatus in the national capital at a time when Parliament is in session.

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CCI launches probe against Google

THE Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday launched an investigation into Google after online gaming firm WinZo accused the US tech giant of anti-competitive practices.

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Buzz on tough talk as Jaishankar meets Modi

AMID escalating tensions in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation.

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SC collegium proposes Justice Manmohan's name as top court judge

THE Supreme Court collegium on Thursday unanimously recommended to the Central government the elevation of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court as a judge.

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Newborn flushed down in K'taka hosp's toilet

IN a horrific incident, a premature baby was found flushed down the toilet of a private hospital in Harohalli, Ramanagara district of Karnataka.

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Maha Yuti leaders discuss Maha power-share formula with Shah

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar hold talks with the Union home minister

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Panic, fear grip residents after another blast

IN between the crime scene and \"Do not enter\" tape of the Delhi Police was probably a 100-metre-long road that became an area of intense scrutiny after a mild-intensity explosion ripped off on Thursday, triggering panic among the residents.

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Man flees to Azerbaijan after double murder inside salon, held at Delhi airport

A 22-year-old man involved in a brazen double murder case of southwest Delhi and subsequently fled the country on a fake passport was arrested at the Delhi Airport, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

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Adapted vehicles for disabled exempt from GRAP curbs

THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR on Thursday exempted the adapted BS-III (petrol) and BS-IV (diesel) vehicles, used by the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

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Kejriwal tears into Centre over crime spurt in capital

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday released \"Crime Map of Delhi\", intensifying his criticism of the BJP-led central government, accusing it of failing to ensure law and order in Delhi.

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No intel input on blast: Cops; security scaled up

OFFICERS privy to the investigation of a low intensity explosion that took place near the PVR cinema complex said there was no intelligence input of any kind of disruption in the Rohini area, still the Delhi Police had maintained adequate security arrangements.

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ED: Sanction covers money laundering case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well.

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DU students can now switch elective subjects

DELHI University (DU) students who have struggled to clear their elective or optional subjects after multiple attempts will now have the option to switch to a new subject, starting from the 2024-25 academic session.

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ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

AN Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi's Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said.

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Delhi gets 70 new polling stations ahead of assembly polls, 50 removed

THE Delhi election office has announced the addition of 70 new polling stations for the upcoming assembly elections.

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Delhi govt extends EV policy till March 2025

Cabinet rolls out several incentives to encourage adoption of electric vehicles to fight city's worsening air quality

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'LACK OF STANDING COMMITTEE DELAYING LANDFILL CLEAN-UP'

WITH assembly elections fast approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun a major drive to address long-pending civic concerns, including cleanliness, landfill sites and the condition of corporation-run schools and hospitals.

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Ayushman Bharat: HC notice to govt

THE Delhi high court has issued a notice to the AAP-led government following public interest litigation filed by seven BJP MPs from the city seeking implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital, alleging the government's failure to act has left millions without essential healthcare coverage.

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Anticipatory bail to transgender MCD councillor

THE Delhi HC on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Bobi Kinner, the city's first transgender MCD Councillor, in a case involving alleged fabrication of a caste certificate.

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Panel set up to probe TIDCO houses

Charges on change in beneficiaries' names and misuse of contribution in allotment in Andhra

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Kerala topped growth in regular-wage employments over last 5 years: Study

AMID a gloomy national employment outlook, a study by India Ratings and Research says that Kerala achieved the highest growth in regular-wage jobs among all major states over the last five years.

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Security tightened for DGPs' meet after Pannun threat

WITH Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah all set to arrive for the high-profile DGP conference, Bhubaneswar was placed under a thick blanket of security on Thursday even as Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the meet.

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Mysterious illness afflicts 262 families

FOR the last five days, a significant number of residents of a 830-apartment residential complex in Kaggalipura on Kanakapura Road have been afflicted with a mysterious illness.

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North Tamil Nadu on its toes over Fengel cyclone

THE deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal, which has brought intense rainfall to Sri Lanka causing flooding in multiple places, has put north Tamil Nadu on its toes as the regional meteorological centre has issued a red alert for several coastal districts on November 29 and 30.

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Anyone leaving borewells open to face 1-year jail term: K'taka amends law

TO put an end to children falling into open borewells, the State government is amending the law and bringing in stringent measures, including a one-year jail term for those who fail to close them.

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Red alert as heavy rain may lash Nellore, Tirupati

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tirupati and Nellore districts and orange alert for Chittoor and Annamayya districts as heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash the regions on Friday due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

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WIKI & THE RIGHT TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE

UMANS have an innate right not only to acquire information but also to contribute to its creation.

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A SEASON FOR ONE NATION, MANY ELECTIONS

The power of incumbency and local factors highlighted by the year-end elections should make us rethink the plan to hold simultaneous polls. There's a lesson for political dynasties too

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40 projects worth ₹3.2K cr for tourist sites okayed

THE Centre has approved 40 projects worth ₹3,295 crore for transformation of tourism places into iconic centres with the primary aim to decongest traditional and popular tourist sites under special assistance scheme for states, which was part of the budget announcement.

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NIA raids 22 places in human trafficking case

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches in 22 locations across six states as part of its probe into a case relating to human trafficking.

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This is how you encourage sportspersons, asks SC

THE Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Himachal Pradesh government for denying employment to Pooja Thakur, an Asian Games gold medallist, under the sports quota, asking \"this is how you (state govt) encourage sportspersons?\"

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JPC on Waqf Bill gets extension till Budget session

THE government will not introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill in the winter session of Parliament, as the Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted the motion to extend the term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill.

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Disruption of House a malady: Dhankhar

Parliament adjourned for third straight day on Thursday amid Oppn protests

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UGC approves flexible study duration of UG, draft norms for feedback soon

SOON, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will be able to offer an option to undergraduate students to shorten or extend their study duration instead of the standard period of their degree programmes.

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Wanted LeT operative brought back from Rwanda; CBI, NIA work together

THE CBI in coordination with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who was wanted in a terror case in India, from Rwanda through Interpol channels, officials said on Thursday.

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SC slams C'garh govt for firing woman sarpanch

THE Supreme Court recently hauled up the Chhattisgarh authorities for removing a 27-year-old female sarpanch on \"flimsy grounds\", citing delays in completion of her work.

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Over 15L cases pending in Gujarat, but 535 judicial vacancies not filled

GUJARAT'S District and Subordinate Courts are grappling with a staggering backlog of 15.61 lakh pending cases, the Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

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BJP govt renames 10 Gehlot schemes in 11 months in Raj

THE BJP-led government in Rajasthan has been actively rebranding schemes initiated during the tenure of former CM Ashok Gehlot.

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Soren takes oath, calls spl House session from Dec 9

Officials told to implement Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana

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After Kedarnath win, BJP readies for local polls

INVIGORATED by the party's recent victory in the Kedarnath bypoll, the ruling BJP in Uttarakhand has accelerated preparations for the local body polls.

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Forces crack down on terror networks in Jammu

AFTER a series of terror strikes in the Jammu region, security forces have launched a massive crackdown against the overground workers (OGWs) of terrorist organisations to deny the outfits logistics support and prevent attacks.

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Teenager raped inside ambulance in MP, 2 arrested

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an ambulance in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh.

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After 13-day shutdown, schools and colleges in Manipur to reopen today

EDUCATIONAL institutions in Manipur will reopen on Friday after they remained closed for 13 days in the wake of violence even as the protesting Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) locked the offices of state and Central governments defying curfew.

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Bear, cub electrocuted at sewage plant in Chamoli district, safety issues raised

A female bear and her cub died due to electrocution after coming into contact with the transformer of a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.

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Mobs storming courts worries Supreme Court

BANGLADESH's Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday said untoward incidents in the country's apex and lower courts deeply concerned him after a lawyers' group tried to assault a Supreme Court judge in an open courtroom and another lawyer was killed in the past two days.

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After new tariff threat, Mexico prez, Trump talk migration

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country's leader.

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Day 2 of ceasefire: Hezbollah facility hit by Israeli raid

THE Israeli military on Thursday said it hit a facility in southern Lebanon belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a day after a cease-fire between the group and Israel began.

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Aus Senate passes rules on social media ban for teens

AUSTRALIAN lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.

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B'desh HC rejects plea to ban ISKCON

Issue does not warrant court’s involvement, says two-judge bench

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Xi Jinping's close ally Admiral Miao suspended

A top Chinese military official has been dismissed while an investigation into \"serious violations of discipline\" takes place, Beijing said on Thursday, the latest senior figure to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's armed forces.

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Over 1 million homes powerless as Russia bombs Ukraine energy grid

A massive aerial bombardment of Ukraine's energy facilities was in response to Kyiv striking Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

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Godrej Enterprises Group sees revenue in excess of ₹20,000 crore by 2032

GODREJ Enterprises Group (GEG), new entity carved out of the 127-year-old group after the brothers Adi and Jamshyd amicably divided the group this April, expects its revenue crossing ₹20,000 crore by the turn of 2032 from current ₹16,000 crore.

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IHC, Sri Lanka Port Authority, Tanzania back Adani Group

ABU DHABI's International Holding Company (IHC), a sovereign fund that manages $100 billion assets, has reaffirmed its support to Adani Group, saying its outlook on investments in the group remains unchanged despite the US indictment of the conglomerate's founder chairman Gautam Adani.

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Market witnesses sharp sell-off

Sensex plunged 1.48% to close at 79,043.74, Nifty dropped 1.49% to settle at 23,914.20

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GAIL, INEOS revive PTA plant in M'luru

GAIL (India) Limited, via wholly-owned subsidiary GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL), has re-engaged process licensor INEOS to support revival of its 1.25 million tonne per annum purified terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing plant in Mangaluru.

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Experts see GDP growth below 6.5% in second quarter

AHEAD of the release of official GDP numbers for the second quarter of FY25, economic analysts present varied estimates ranging from 6.2% to 6.9%.

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AI facing delays in Boeing aircraft deliveries: CEO Campbell Wilson

AIR INDIA CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday that the airline is experiencing delays in receiving aircraft deliveries from Boeing, largely due to a strike at the aircraft manufacturer's U.S. factory.

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No delays in banking, Aadhaar OTP messages due to new traceability rules

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has assured consumers that there will be no disruptions in the delivery of essential net banking and Aadhaar OTP messages starting December 1, as the new traceability rules are implemented.

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GCCs to pay 50% higher salary than non-tech sectors

WITH the increase in the number of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in the country, the job opportunities that they provide have also surged over the years.

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Doping shocker again in tennis: Swiatek accepts one-month ban

In another high-profile doping case in tennis, five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month ban for failing a test.

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Boris scores only goal as FC Goa sink Blasters

FC GOA notched their 50th clean sheet in the competition and continued their formidable form as they edged past Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Thursday.

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Rohit & Co call on Oz PM ahead of practice tie

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday hosted a reception for the travelling Indian cricket team ahead of their two-day pink-ball practice match against PM's XI here from November 30.

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India in line to host 'very major event' in 2025, says top FIDE official Sutovsky

THE world governing body for chess (FIDE) could be set to host a 'very major event' in India in 2025.

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PCB does not want Hybrid CT; ICC board to meet today

A day before an all-important ICC board meeting scheduled to be held virtually to finalize the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday afternoon has conveyed to the world governing body that the hybrid model is not acceptable to it.

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Perfect Liverpool on top of CL, Dortmund also among winners

LIVERPOOL are the only team with a perfect record in this season's Champions League after beating title-holders Real Madrid 2-0 in their heavyweight clash on Wednesday, with last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund among the night's other winners.

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MIND AT REST, EYES ON NEXT MOVE

With three games of the chess World Championship done, some themes are emerging from the tournament. A look...

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Ali Fazal wraps up filming for Thug Life

LI Fazal has wrapped up shooting for his portions in the upcoming Mani Ratnam-Kamal Haasan film, Thug Life. The film marks Ali's debut in the Tamil industry.

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Rewind 100 years

In an age where fashion is constantly evolving, G Venket Ram's new project, 'Nostalgia,' offers a poignant look at how Indian fashion has stood the test of time.

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THE LOST CHARM OF COLLECTING AUTOGRAPHS

One of the most interesting stories about autograph collecting is from 1932 when the Waterman Pen Company launched a major campaign to collect autographs in their special albums.

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