The Morning Standard - June 18, 2024

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June 18, 2024

IndiGo flight to Bagdogra delayed by 3 hrs due to high ground temperature’ at IGIA

THE Delhi airport suffered two disruptions on Monday being blamed on the severe heatwave that has gripped the national capital.

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Rahul Picks Rae Bareli, Priyanka To Make Poll Debut From Wayanad

ENDING suspense, the Congress on Monday announced that former party chief Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad seat. Rahul had won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad with a huge margin of votes.

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Goods train rams express, kills 9

Stationary Kanchanjunga Express hit in the rear by speeding goods train in West Bengal

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40% cut in DJB water supply, crisis all set to grip 'powerful' Lutyens' Delhi

THIRST has arrived where it should matter most: Lutyens' Delhi, where the country's most powerful people live.

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India committed to boost strategic ties with US: PM

INDIA is committed to strengthening its comprehensive global strategic partnership with the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after meeting the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who is on an official visit to India.

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Fresh peace talks with Meiteis & Kukis: Shah

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Centre would hold talks with both the Meiteis and the Kukis to bridge the ethnic divide in Manipur and restore peace and tranquility at the earliest.

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AAP shielding tanker mafia as it takes money from them: BJP

CLAIMING that \"mismanagement\" by AAP-led Delhi government was responsible for the water crisis in the city, the Delhi-unit of BJP on Monday staged demonstrations across more than 50 locations.

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Contract renewed, cluster bus operators end strike

WITH the conductors and drivers ending their 9-day strike, nearly 700 cluster buses are set to hit the city roads again after the transport department extended their contracts by nine months on Monday, a day ahead of their expiry.

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Portion of mosque collapses in walled city; BJP says MCD did not conduct area's survey

A portion of a mosque in Hauz Qazi area of old Delhi collapsed on Monday after cracks appeared on its walls, a senior Delhi Police officer said.

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Medical innovation: Tumour removed from patient remotely via tele-surgery

IN a show of medical innovation which can open gates for remote surgeries, a cancer patient went under the knife where a surgeon removed the cancerous tumour from his body sitting remotely.

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Man kills daughter on Father's Day

He slit her throat and dumped her body for wanting to marry a man from another caste

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Russia-Ukraine War: Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Trafficking Indians

A Delhi court has denied bail to a man accused of trafficking Indian citizens to Russia to be deployed on the battlefront in the war against Ukraine against their will, observing that the charges against him are serious and he could try to destroy evidence.

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Relieve me from LoP post in Delhi assembly: Bidhuri to BJP chief

BJP MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who was elected to the Lok Sabha, has requested party president JP Nadda to relieve him from the post of the leader of opposition in the Delhi assembly.

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Yediyurappa appears before CID in Pocso case

FORMER chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, who is an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case, appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for inquiry on Monday.

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₹6k crore loss to Tgana after power purchase from C'garh'

AS per the contract, the price per unit is only ₹3.9.

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70 families living in darkness in Kodagu camp

WHILE tribal people are allowed to cultivate land under the Forest Rights Act, getting basic amenities has remained a challenging task for them. Thatalli tribal settlement at Maldare near Siddapura in Kodagu is a testimony to this.

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12 BRS MLAs likely to join Congress

Switchover likely before Telangana government presents state Budget next month

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'40% people with bipolar disorder achieved complete mental health'

OVER 40% of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder were free of symptoms and about a quarter achieved complete mental health, a new study has said.

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Safety goes off track, sends shivers down spine of travellers

A probe focusing on lapses in signalling or operational procedures has been launched

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BJP likely to retain speaker, NDA meet soon

THE BJP is likely to retain the Lok Sabha Speaker post in the NDA-III government and incumbent Om Birla may continue for another term, sources in the party indicated on Monday.

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5 Union ministers to steer BJP plan in assembly polls

WEEKS after falling short of a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP shifted its attention towards the assembly polls scheduled later this year.

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Uddhav to sue poll official over defeat by 48 votes in Mumbai Northwest seat

THE Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena will move court against the returning officer of the Mumbai Northwest Lok Sabha seat for \"illegally\" declaring the rival Sena candidate a winner by a mere 48 votes.

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Putin To Visit North Korea

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday, both countries announced, amid international concerns about their military cooperation.

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Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide In South China Sea

Both sides blame each other of the collision; Washington condemns Beijing’s aggressive, dangerous maneuvers that led to the collision

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Hyundai avails ₹1,200 cr tax exemptions in FY23

HYUNDAI Motors India, which is looking to raise ₹25,000 crore through public issue of shares, has availed tax exemptions and government incentives worth ₹886 crore in the first nine months of 2023-24, the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) of the company showed.

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Air India Admits Presence Of Blade In Passenger's Meal

IN the ongoing long list of pitiable services offered by Air India, the airline has now admitted the presence of a "foreign object", believed to be a metal blade, in a meal that was served to a passenger last week.

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Trouble at top continues for Pak

With early exit from the WC, the 2022 runners-up have some tough decisions to make

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Match-fixing allegations to dreaming again: Romania's rise

ONE of the geopolitical quirks of Group E is the presence of multiple countries which once called the Soviet Bloc home.

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