The Morning Standard - December 06, 2024

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December 06, 2024

Rohit Makes Bold Call, To Bat In Middle At Adelaide

AND there it was. About 24 hours after KL Rahul told the media in Adelaide jokingly that he had been informed about his batting position but asked not to reveal it, captain Rohit Sharma cleared the air by announcing that he will be moving down the order to pave way for the 32-year-old at the top in the second Test against Australia beginning Friday.

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Scientists discover fast-growing glacier in U'khand, to get a name soon

A group of scientists recently discovered a new glacier in Uttarakhand that was found to be rapidly expanding in size.

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After attack, Sukhbir Badal back to 'sewa'

A day after he survived an assassination bid, SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday performed 'tankhah' duty (religious punishment) as 'sewadar' amid tight security outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab.

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Allu Arjun booked for theatre stampede death

A day after a woman was crushed to death during the premier of Pushpa-2: The Rule, the police on Thursday lodged a criminal case against the film's star Allu Arjun, his security team and the management of Sandhya theatre.

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FADNAVIS BACK AS MAHA CM, SHINDE & PAWAR HIS DEPUTIES

Speaker to be named on Dec 9, cabinet expansion next week

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SC eases curbs as air quality better

THE Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Commission for Air Quality Management to relax the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) 4 restrictions to stage 2 with the pollution level in Delhi-NCR showing a downward trend.

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Uproar in LS over Oppn-Soros link

LOK SABHA proceedings were on Thursday disrupted after the Opposition and Treasury Benches clashed over the latter's allegation linking Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other leaders with US-based multi-billionaire George Soros.

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Justice Manmohan sworn in as Supreme Court judge

CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday administered the oath of office to the Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan as a judge of the Supreme Court, taking the total number of SC judges to 33 out of the sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI.

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IIIT-D creates AI platform for healthy ageing

The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) has developed an Artificial Intelligence-based platform, AgeXtend, designed to identify molecules that could promote healthy ageing.

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2020 riots: HC quashes one of two FIRs against Hussain

THE Delhi HC has quashed an FIR against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, linked to 2020 Delhi riots, citing the existence of a prior FIR covering the same incident.

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Balyan sent to a day's judicial custody

Dwarka court junks police plea for 10 days of custody for AAP MLA booked under MCOCA

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HC asks govt to clarify stand on illegal dog breeding, questions lax enforcement

THE Delhi High Court urged the Delhi government on Thursday to clarify its position on the existence of dog breeders in the city amid allegations of illegal breeding operations.

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Govt to launch AI-powered traffic violation system in April

TRAFFIC monitoring through artificial intelligence (AI) enabled automated number plate recognition (ANPR) system in the city is expected to begin at the start of the next financial year.

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L-G approves ACB probe against 3 revenue officials

DELHI Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena has approved the investigation by ACB against three officials of Revenue Department under Section 17A of the Prevention Of Corruption (POC) Act, 1988.

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Ex-BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty joins AAP

FORMER BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday.

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Speaker Ram Niwas Goel quits electoral politics

DELHI Assembly Speaker and AAP MLA from Shahdara, Ram Niwas Goel, announced his retirement from active electoral politics on Thursday, citing advancing age as the reason for his decision.

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DDA collaborates with fintech firm to ease affordable housing loans

IN a significant move to enhance accessibility to affordable housing loans in the capital, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ambak, a new-age fintech company.

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AAP goes all out to woo women voters

WITH the Delhi assembly elections approaching, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is intensifying its outreach to women voters through a micro-campaign strategy.

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Cable theft disrupts Delhi Metro blue line services

DELHI Metro services on the blue line were briefly disrupted on Thursday following a cable theft between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar, causing delays for commuters travelling between Dwarka in Delhi and Electronic City in Noida.

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Cong promises free power, auto licences

THE Congress is making a series of promises to appeal to voters from the lower middle-income class during the final leg of its Dilli Nyay Yatra.

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Neb Sarai killings: Police recover murder weapon

DELHI Police on Thursday recovered the murder weapon, an army knife, which was used by a 20-year-old man to murder his entire family of three people in southwest Delhi's Neb Sarai area.

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'NDMC TO BECOME FIRST TO RELY 100% ON SOLAR ENERGY'

THE heart of the capital, Lutyens' Delhi, is home to prominent government buildings, embassies, high-profile politicians, and diplomats.

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Slugfest over release of dam water

Sudden release of water to the tune 1.8 lakh cusecs from Sathanur dam triggered flooding

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Day after Assam beef ban, Odisha govt mulls law to ban cow slaughter in state

A day after Assam government's ban on public consumption of beef, Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday said Odisha is planning to bring a law to ban cow slaughter in the state.

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HC to TN: Take call on labour union in 6 wks

THE Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu labour department to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the Samsung India Workers Union for registering the trade union in six weeks.

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Amaravati Seed Access Road to become a green corridor

At one time, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was severely criticised for only presenting blueprints and plans for the construction of the Amaravati capital city following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

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Minister moots TN's steel rope model to curb man-jumbo conflict in K'taka

FOREST, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Thursday told state forest officials to submit a report on using steel ropes as a barricade to reduce man-elephant conflict.

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SmartCity Kochi: A project mired in controversies

THE decision of TECOM Investments, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding LLC, to withdraw from the SmartCity Kochi, announced by the state government after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, has been brewing for some years.

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THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA-CHINA AGREEMENTS

First came decades of talks and pacts starting in 1993. Then came a 54-month standoff. Now that a new beginning is being signaled, what happens to the earlier covenants?

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CHALLENGE OF REMAINING FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY

THE recently released GDP figures for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024-25 highlight a significant slowdown in India's economic growth.

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Hi-tech track monitoring in all zones soon: Vaishnaw

UNION Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Railway Board chairman Satish Kumar, inspected the Integrated Track Monitoring System (ITMS) at New Delhi Railway Station on Thursday.

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India, Pak coast guards rescue 12 crew members after ship sinks in Arabian Sea

THE Indian and Pakistani coast guards have joined hands to save the lives of 12 Indian fishermen left adrift after their vessel sank in the north Arabian Sea, the India Coast Guard (ICG) said in a statement.

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Toll collection on highways doubles in 5 yrs: Gadkari

TOLL collection in India has doubled in the last five years.

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₹2-state solution key to end West Asia crisis'

In Rajya Sabha, EAM S Jaishankar says India supports a sovereign, independent and sustainable’ Palestine state coexisting peacefully alongside Israel

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Modi Meets Bhutan King, Says India Committed To Long-Term Partnership

INDIA and Bhutan on Thursday vowed to further expand their partnership across all sectors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck New Delhi's strong commitment to the economic development of the Himalayan nation.

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Multiple entry-exit, biannual admissions in UG, PG

SWEEPING CHANGES Twice-a-year admissions

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63 experts appointed via lateral entry from '19 to '23, House told

The Narendra Modi government has appointed 63 specialists across Central government departments via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

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Hindu Sangharsh Samiti a banner, not outfit, says Tripura

THE \"Hindu Sangharsh Samiti\", which was allegedly involved in the recent incident of vandalism at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, is a banner and not an organisation.

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Maoists abduct, murder 2 former sarpanchs in C'garh's Bijapur district

AHEAD of elections to the three-tier panchayats in Chhattisgarh, Maoists allegedly killed two former sarpanchs—one of them associated with the ruling BJP—in separate incidents in Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.

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Maha focus shifts to portfolios

CM and his two deputies say they are on same page and will continue to work as a team

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Auli Ski Resort decked up for Nat'l Winter Games

AS Auli, Uttarakhand's popular ski destination, prepares to host the National Winter Games this New Year, local authorities are grappling with a mounting parking crisis.

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'Big battle': Omar says he will talk to Modi, Shah to restore J&K statehood

JAMMU and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday hinted at a \"big battle\" for restoration of statehood and said that he would talk to PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about it.

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Amid shutdown, last rites of 12 Kuki-Zo tribals

ALL the 12 Kuki-Zo youths, including the 10 killed in an alleged gunfight with CRPF in Jiribam district of Manipur, were laid to rest on Thursday in Churachandpur.

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Soren expands cabinet, no place for wife & brother

AMID allegations of nepotism, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday didn't include his wife Kalpana Soren and brother Basant Soren in his cabinet.

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Protests across Bihar seek to end violence against minorities

PROCESSIONS and protests erupted in Bihar on Thursday in support of minorities who were being subjected to torture in Bangladesh after the collapse of Sheikh Hasina government.

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Qatar back as negotiator for Israel, Hamas war after short sabbatical

QATAR has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a brief suspension, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Thursday.

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Families rejoice as they reunite after eight years

THE fall of Syria's Aleppo to Islamist-led rebels has brought flight and displacement for some, but for others like Bahria Bakkur, it has led to long-awaited reunions.

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French PM Barnier resigns after losing vote in Parliament

PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament.

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Families rejoice as they reunite after eight years

HTS stormed city from several sides, engaged in street battles with forces: war monitor

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War tribunal bans Hasina's hate speeches in media, Net

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh on Thursday ordered the authorities to ban the dissemination of all the 'hate speeches' of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the media and on social networking platforms.

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Korean prez's party vows to block impeachment

SOUTH Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol clung to power, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world.

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US CEO killer leaves behind message on ammunition

THE masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest US health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition emblazoned with the words 'deny,' 'defend,' and 'depose,' a law enforcement official said on Thursday.

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WH says 8 US telecom firms impacted by China hacking

A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight US telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.

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Alt fuels saved ₹1.09L cr in forex

INDIA has saved nearly ₹1.09 lakh crore in foreign exchange from Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2013-14 to ESY2023-24 by promoting the use of ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) and other alternative fuels.

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Bitcoin beats regulatory hurdles, hits $100K level

DESPITE regulatory uncertainties around the globe, Bitcoin prices on Thursday breached the psychologically important level of $100,000, surging nearly 133% over the last one year.

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CEA calls for striking balance between corporate profitability, workers' income

THE anemic growth in private consumption has started to give jitters to the government as the chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Ministry of Finance, Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, on Thursday called for a balance between corporate profitability and workers' income growth.

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Vodafone Idea plans to raise up to ₹2,000 crore

VODAFONE Idea (Vi), country's third-largest telecom service provider, on Thursday announced that it will raise up to ₹2,000 crore via the issuance of equity shares and/or convertible securities on a preferential basis.

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New credit card issuances plunge 50% in Oct to 7.8L as against 16L a year ago

THE credit card industry saw a sharp 50% year-on-year decline in new card issuances to a meagre 7.8 lakh in October as against 16 lakh cards issued in the same month last year.

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Sensex gains 1% ahead of RBI MPC policy decision

Rate cut unlikely at this meeting as RBI may await macro data, some expect CRR cut

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Vishal Mega Mart's ₹8,000 crore public offer opens on December 11

LEADING supermarket player Vishal Mega Mart's ₹8,000 crore initial public offer will be opening on December 11.

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Hyundai announces car prices hike, Other carmakers could follow suit

HYUNDAI Motor India Limited (HMIL), country's second-largest carmaker, will increase prices across its model range by up to ₹25,000, effective January 1, 2025.

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TWILIGHT SAGA BECKONS

Having taken a 1-0 lead, Rohit & Co will look to repeat all the things they did right in Perth

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How broadcast of ongoing title tie was arranged

IN the weeks after Singapore won the right to host the World Championship, they had two main requests.

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CT 2025: ICC meeting postponed

EVEN as the delay in finalising the hosts and schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy continues, the ICC Board meeting, which was supposed to happen on Thursday, got postponed at the last minute.

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WFI to discuss RSPB's call to skip nationals

AS the National Wrestling Championships begins in Bengaluru on Friday, all eyes will be on the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) scheduled on the last day (Sunday).

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‘Sad’ Mbappe pays penalty as Bilbao beat Real Madrid

REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappe was \"sad\" after missing another penalty as champions Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday.

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After chaotic two rounds, Game Nine takes quiet turn

IF Tuesday and Wednesday were allaction from the getgo, Thursday was more of a slow burn without the final pay-off.

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Schutt takes five; Oz ease past India

INDIA slumped to their lowest ODI score against Australia since 2012 in the first ODI as veteran pacer Megan Schutt took five wickets to help the hosts draw first blood in Brisbane.

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Baroda post highest T20 score, Abhishek's record-equalling ton

RECORDS tumbled in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday when Baroda smashed the highest score in T20 history and Punjab's Abhishek Sharma slammed a blazing 28-ball hundred, equalling the fastest such knock by an Indian in the format.

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A TASTE OF ODISHA

Actor-director Nandita Das' Odia food pop-up in Delhi served a slice of nostalgia from her childhood days in Odisha steeped in her grandmother's food, temple strolls, playtime and more

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Demystifying night workouts

People walking in with gym bags slung over their shoulders, stretching their arms and legs before heading to the treadmills, rowing machines, or stationary bikes while others are already sweating amid their workouts—this is a common scene at any gym late in the evening or at night.

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BREAK THE SILENCE OVER INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

A well-educated and employed woman in her thirties was brought to hospital with injuries. The doctor was unconvinced by the explanation of a fall in the toilet, as reported by her husband. Multiple injuries did not match this story.

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