The Morning Standard - February 09, 2024

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February 09, 2024

SAYING IT IN BLACK & WHITE

Govt document alleges UPA rule ruined economy

3 mins

Free border travel accord with Myanmar goes to the shredder

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced the government’s decision to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the borders with Myanmar so as to ensure the country’s security and the demo g raphy of Northeastern states.

1 min

1 killed, 4 injured as portion of metro station caves in; DMRC orders probe

A 53-year-old man was killed and four others sustained injuries after a 50-metre-wide portion of a Delhi Metro station in northeast Delhi collapsed on them on Thursday morning, a senior police officer said.

1 min

AP incorrectly booked over 700 cr expenditure: CAG

THE CAG report for 2022-23 tabled in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday, observed that the State government during the financial year has incorrectly booked an expenditure of 713.14 crore under the capital section instead of the revenue section, which led to the understatement of revenue expenditure of the State.

2 mins

Panic over bomb threats to 13 schools

Cops start inquiry to trace culprits, sniffer dog teams conduct anti-sabotage checks

1 min

Day after Naidu calls on Shah Nadda, Jagan on next plane to meet Modi

CHIEF Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived in New Delhi on Thursday and is set to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

1 min

Naveen govt tables ₹1.18L cr budget for first four months

IN view of the upcoming elections, Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Thursday presented an interim budget of ₹1.18 lakh crore to meet expenditure of first four months of 2024-25. The total budget size has been fixed at ₹2.55 lakh crore, 11 percent more than the provisions made for 2023-24.

1 min

Rajan-led panel cut K’taka share of funds, says BJP

AMID protests by Karnataka against \"discrimination\" in fund disbursal by the Narendra Modi government, the BJP on Thursday claimed that a committee, headed by Raghuram Rajan as chairman in 2013, was instrumental in the southern state's share reducing from 4.13% to 3.73%.

1 min

India snubs Canada’s poll interference jibe

INDIA has dismissed Canada's allegation of interference in the election process.

1 min

Modi hails Manmohan’s parliamentary ethics’

A day after lashing out at Congress in the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praises on senior Congress leader and former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, hailing his dedication to \"parliamentary ethics\" and \"democratic values\" in Parliament.

1 min

‘Kids suffering from Thalassemia must get treatment’

THE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked all states and union territories to recommend to all hospitals to provide proper facilities to children in need of treatment for Thalassemia and provide blood transfusion therapy free of cost.

1 min

Raj interim budget: 70k jobs, pensions increased

RAJASTHAN interim budget, presented by Deputy CM and Finance Minister Diya Kumari on Thursday, echoed the call of the impending Lok Sabha elections. This time, the budget boasts a plethora of sops and announcements setting a new precedent for Rajasthan.

1 min

Rahul claims Modi not an OBC, BJP calls it utterly baseless’

CONGRESS MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that PM Narendra Modi was not an OBC (Other Backward Classes) by birth and had been lying to the people all the time. Soon after Rahul's comment, the BJP came down heavily on the Congress leader, calling his allegation as \"utterly baseless\".

1 min

'Moneybag' Congress MP gets ED summons

ED has summoned Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu for questioning in the land scam case, for which, former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has been arrested. According to ED sources, he has been asked to appear for questioning on February 10.

1 min

No meeting of Gujarat panel to probe crimes against SC/STs in last 2 years

THE vigilance and monitoring committee, constituted by the Gujarat government to look into the atrocities committed against people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities, has not held a single meeting in the last two years.

1 min

UN: Israeli destruction to make Gaza buffer zone a war crime

ISRAEL'S reported ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the aim of creating a \"buffer zone\" is a war crime, the United Nations rights chief warned on Thursday.

1 min

KHAN’S INDEPENDENTS LEADING IN PAK

JAILED ex-premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party-backed independents were on Thursday leading in a number of constituencies, giving a tough challenge to former PM Nawaz Sharif's PML-N in its stronghold Punjab, according to initial trends of the elections marred by sporadic violence.

1 min

US top court sceptical of keeping Trump off ballot

A MAJORITY of justices on the US Supreme Court appeared to be leaning on Thursday towards rejecting a ruling by a state court that would bar Donald Trump from running for president again.

1 min

Lava erupts for 3rd time on Iceland’s peninsula

GLOWING lava spewed Thursday from a new volcanic fissure on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, the third eruption to hit the area since December, with authorities declaring a state of emergency as lava burst a key water pipe.

1 min

LIC reports 49% growth in net profit at 9,444 crore in Q3

LIC reports 49% growth in net profit at 9,444 crore in Q3 THE Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday reported a 49% growth in net profit at 9,444 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023 (Q3FY24).

1 min

RBI maintains status quo; FY25 inflation target at 4.5%

Wordings indicate apex bank remains guarded against inflation shock

1 min

ONGC in talks for proprietorship rights in Venezuela

OVL (ONGC Videsh), an overseas investment arm of stateowned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, is in talks with the Venezuelan government for proprietorship rights of two of its projects in Venezuela, said a top official of OVL.

1 min

‘FMCG sector seeing premiumisation’

NESTLE is seeing continued uptick in the premium products as a result of the Wealth Effect'. Its managing director Suresh Narayanan in an interaction with the media on Thursday said those in the middle and upper middle class have the income and feel good about buying whatever they want to. However, he says inflation is still hurting the common man.

1 min

Market falls sharply as RBI maintains status quo for sixth consecutive time

AFTER a positive start, domestic equity market declined sharply on Thursday following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to maintain the key interest rates unchanged for the sixth straight time. Foreign institutional investors (FII) selling intensified on the weekly expiry day.

1 min

YAS THE WAY FOR YOUNG JAS

The left-hander’s rise to the top across formats is testament to his ability to adapt and thrive in challenging situations

3 mins

This IPL season is crucial for every player: Chahar

INDIA international and Chennai Super Kings seamer Deepak Chahar, who has been preparing in earnest for the upcoming Indian Premier League season, is aware that a good performance in the tournament would result in a ticket for the T20 World Cup in June.

1 min

Medals made with metal chunks from Eiffel Tower

AN Olympic medal inlaid with a chunk of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games and Paralympics. Games organisers revealed their revolutionary design on Thursday.

2 mins

Natl wrestling camps to begin today

AFTER a long gap, wrestlers in the country will finally be attending national camp. The camp starting Friday will be organised by the ad-hoc committee managing wrestling in the country.

1 min

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