The Morning Standard - July 15, 2024

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July 15, 2024

Lured with job offer in Malaysia, Lucknow youth held captive, tortured in Myanmar

THERE have been numerous reports about Indians being lured with fake job offers abroad and forced to work for a cybercrime racket based in Myanmar and Cambodia, but survivor accounts detailing the scale of horror have been few.

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Trump survives assassination bid

Major security lapse as ex-US president shot in the ear at campaign rally; gunman killed

1 min

Patient shot dead in hospital, docs go on strike over safety concerns

A 32-year-old man, admitted as a patient at a hospital in Shahdara area, was shot dead by a youth while the former was being treated at the hospital ward, an official said on Sunday.

1 min

Armstrong murder case suspect shot dead by cops

ONE of the 11 suspects in Tamil Nadu BSP president K Armstrong's murder case, K Thiruvengadam (33) of Kundrathur, was shot dead by police in 'selfdefence' near Puzhal on Sunday after he allegedly tried to attack the police team and attempted to flee from its custody.

1 min

Puri temple's Ratna Bhandar reopens after over 4 decades

MORE than four-and-a-half decades after it was last opened for audit, the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar (treasure trove) in the Puri Jagannath temple was reopened by a 11-member expert committee on Sunday, breaking its three locks.

1 min

Welcome To The Era Of Alcaraz

THIRTEEN minutes into the men's Wimbledon final, the contest promised to live up to the occasion.

1 min

PUC centres to be shut from today over rates

PROTESTING against the Delhi government's recent proposed hike in pollution certificate rates, petrol pump owners have decided to keep the PUC centres shut from Monday onwards.

1 min

CM's health in danger: AAP; it's all for bail, retorts BJP

Atishi says Kejriwal’s sugar level drops to below 50 during night

1 min

K'taka to release 8K cusecs to TN: CM

Says state will release 1 tmcft of water per day as ordered by CWRC only during excess rain

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TIME TO SETTLE AP-T'GANA BIFURCATION ISSUES

THE recent meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy was fruitful in the sense that it raised hopes of finding an amicable solution to unresolved issues between the two states hanging fire for the last decade.

1 min

The Emergency And Its Moral Equivalence

One side of India's political divide is reaffirming its faith in the Constitution, while the other is pointing to the Emergency. But one must remember that each bend in history is different

4 mins

THE AFFIRMATION OF MOTHERS AS GURUS

DID you know until the elections that the presiding deity of Tripura is the Devi in her supreme energy as Lalita Tripurasundari? I didn't.

4 mins

TASK CUT OUT FOR PRACHANDA-MUKT NEPAL COALITION GOVERNMENT

WHEN two polar opposites of Nepal's politics came together last week, they ended the spectacle of the tail wagging the dog and threw up a new coalition government that on paper appears sturdy.

1 min

Nadda To Continue As BJP Chief Until End Of This Year

Party set to roll out detailed electoral process before filling the post

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Don't promote unhealthy food items, nutrition advocacy body urges celebs

A national think-tank on nutrition, comprising independent medical experts, pediatricians and nutritionists, has written an open letter to 16 celebrities, including Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh and MS Dhoni, urging them to stop promoting unhealthy food products high in sugar, salt and fat contents.

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Cong picks Gogoi as deputy leader in LS, K Suresh chief whip

AHEAD of the Budget session of Parliament, the Congress on Sunday appointed Gaurav Gogoi as the deputy leader in Lok Sabha, senior Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh as the chief whip, and Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore and Kishanganj MP Mohammad Jawed as whips in the lower House.

1 min

MHA's cyber crime unit warns against fraudulent e-notices 'from govt'

THE cybercrime unit I4C under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked people that in case they receive a suspicious e-notice from a government office on the email, they should check the Internet to authenticate the official named in it and also call up the mentioned department to verify if they are genuine.

1 min

One-third of India sees deficit rainfall over a month after monsoon arrival

ONE-and-a-half months after the arrival of the Southwest monsoon, around 40% of districts covering the country's one-third area have received deficient rainfall, as per the latest data of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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BJP Blames 'False Narrative' On Quota, Constitution For Up Loss

HUDDLED to chart a way forward after the debacle in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vowed to move ahead with more strength, vigour, and unity, following the principle of continuity and living up to it in its true sense.

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In a first, newly wed women in C'garh plant fruit-bearing trees

IT was a day-long plantation drive, with a notable achievement in the parallel objective to invest in health and spread awareness on safeguarding the environment in Gariyaband district, 90 km from Raipur.

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CRPF jawan killed, 3 injured in militant attack in Manipur

SUSPECTED militants in Manipur carried out an attack on security personnel killing a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan and injuring three other personnel.

1 min

Maha 'traitor' MLAs face action by MVA partners

AFTER losing one seat in the state council elections, a jolted Opposition in Maharashtra has decided to publish the names of the 13 MLAs who cross-voted, portraying them as 'gaddar' (traitors).

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IAS officer's mother in dock for waving pistol at farmers in Pune village

THE Pune police on Sunday lodged a complaint against Manorama Khedkar, the mother of controversial IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, for allegedly threatening the villagers by brandishing a pistol.

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Shah inaugurates PM College of Excellence in MP's 55 districts

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday virtually inaugurated Prime Minister's College of Excellence for all 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh and hailed Narendra Modi's farsightedness in bringing in the New Education Policy amid the aim of making India a developed country by 2047.

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N Korean leader's sister slams anti-Kim leaflets

SEOUL THE powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed South Korean \"scum\" on Sunday for launching anti-regime propaganda leaflets across the border via balloon, warning they would pay \"a very high price\".

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Hamas pulls out of truce talks after leader targeted

A Hamas official said on Sunday the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, following a deadly Israeli strike that targeted militant commander Mohammed Deif more than nine months into the war.

1 min

Budget 2024: Addressing taxation challenges of individuals

From expanding Section 80C deductions to enhancing the extant tax-free long term capital gain ceiling on sale of shares, experts expect more benefits this time

3 mins

Are You Losing Money In Direct Equity Investing?

THERE are many reasons for losing money in direct equity investing, and any expert can give you ten reasons and some of the reasons will be common.

2 mins

Stagnant Asian Paints now attracts bulls

SINCE making its market debut more than three decades ago, Asian Paints has been a consistent wealth creator for investors.

2 mins

WHY HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE MATTERS

CHARLIE Munger was no second fiddle.

3 mins

Xiaomi India profit drops 77% to ₹239 cr in FY23; revenue dips to ₹26,697 cr

CHINESE smart device manufacturer Xiaomi's profit in India plunged by 77% to ₹238.63 crore in FY23 compared to ₹1,057.7 crore in the previous fiscal.

1 min

Uruguay win Copa third-place playoff

LUIS Suarez rescued Uruguay with an injury-time equaliser before the South Americans defeated Canada 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Copa America's third place playoff match on Saturday.

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