The Morning Standard - September 20, 2024

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September 20, 2024

Bittu booked for calling LoP Rahul'terrorist'

AN FIR has been lodged against Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for calling Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as \"terrorist”.

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Addreessing Lankan democracy deficit, graft important as economy

Sri Lanka's economic crisis is directly linked to its governance crisis, and unless accountability issues, including corruption and democracy deficit, are addressed, the island may not be in a position to overcome its current challenges, subject experts say.

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Junior doctors agree to join emergency duty from Saturday

JUNIOR doctors in West Bengal, who were protesting for the past few weeks over the brutal rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, have decided to resume emergency services from Saturday.

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AFTER PARTYING IN PUB, 5 DU STUDENTS HURT IN CAR CRASH

A birthday celebration turned into a tragedy for five collegegoing teenager friends early Thursday.

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FATF red-flags India's low conviction rate

DIPAK MONDAL @ New Delhi PARIS-based Financial Action Task Force has asked India to reduce the number of pending trials in money laundering cases.

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India rubbishes Pannun lawsuit as unwarranted

PM's meeting with Trump not firmed up yet, says foreign secretary

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5 ministers to take oath with Atishi on Sept 21

CHIEF Minister-designate Atishi and her cabinet will be sworn in on September 21.

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NDMC and CRRI sign 5-year deal to enhance road maintainence

IN an effort to enhance the city's road infrastructure, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).

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Saxena inspects West Delhi, flags civic issues

DELHI Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday visited areas in West Delhi and highlighted the abysmal living conditions of people there, describing them as \"worse than hell\".

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MCD panel poll: AAP, BJP nominees file papers

THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday received nominations for election to its standing committee.

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Govt to hold 74 camps for updation of land records

FOLLOWING instructions from Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, the revenue department will conduct 74 camps covering 166 villages across the city from September 20 to October 5, allowing the residents to update their land records on the basis of inheritance.

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Jain files fresh bail petition in money laundering case

FORMER Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain has filed a new bail application in the ongoing money laundering case against him. Jain, who has been in judicial custody since his arrest in May 2022, appeared before the Rouse Avenue court on Thursday as his latest period of custody expired.

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Kejriwal to kick off campaign today with first roadshow in Jagadhri

AAM Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and former chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal will start campaigning in Haryana on Friday with a first roadshow in the Jagadhri assembly constituency.

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SUV runs over 2 labourers sleeping on footpath, 1 dies

A 40-year-old man was killed while another sustained injuries after a speeding SUV trampled them in the Shahdara area of Delhi in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.

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Khalsa College among three not to take part in elections: Gurdwara panel

THE Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee's (DSGMC) on Thursday announced that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College and two others will not participate in the DUSU polls.

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Kin of key political families take poll plunge

THE dynastic politics remains strong in Haryana as over three dozen candidates across party lines, BJP, Congress, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) are contesting elections in the upcoming assembly polls.

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87 nominations filed for four posts in DUSU polls

WITH just a few days left for the Delhi University Student Council Elections (DUSU), representatives of various student parties at the University filed nominations amid heavy police security on Thursday for the post of president, vice president, general secretary and joint secretary.

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Man arrested for cheating 50 women on marriage pretext

A 38-year-old man who duped more than 50 women on the pretext of marriage and even married a few of them after posing as a senior government official was arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, an official said on Thursday.

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'Samples of ghee in Tirupati laddoos have foreign fat'

A report of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) released on July 23, 2024, has raised alarm over the poor quality of ghee used in Tirupati laddus, suggesting potential adulteration with foreign fat.

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MP refutes Naidu claim on laddoos

YSRC MP and former TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy threaten to file a defamation case

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CBI court dismisses discharge pleas of CPM leaders in murder case

IN a setback for the CPM, the CBI court in Kochi on Thursday dismissed the discharge petitions filed by party leaders P Jayarajan and T V Rajesh in the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist Ariyil Shukoor in 2012.

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K'taka BJP legislator booked on charges of rape

A 40-year-old woman filed a rape case against BJP MLA Munirathna.

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Cops molested me: Army officer's fiancee

THE fiancée of the army officer on Thursday made shocking revelations of sexual assault, illegal confinement and humiliation at the hands of a group of female and male cops on September 15 night when she along with her partner went to the police station in Bhubaneswar seeking help.

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THE OTHER LAW WITH STRINGENT BAIL RULES

THE Supreme Court, in the Shajan Skariah vs Kerala case (2024), while granting anticipatory bail in an FIR registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has laid down parameters for granting anticipatory bail.

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WHY GST IS NO LONGER A GOOD AND SIMPLE TAX

A simple rate structure with a broad base is crucial for a tax system. The GST Council must make the structure more stable and the administration friendlier to taxpayers

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Cong: Govt trying to infringe on J&K executive powers

IN the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to J&K, the Congress on Thursday hit out at the Centre and the BJP accusing the government of attempting to infringe on the political executive's powers in the Union Territory.

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Cong slams 'senseless' Nadda letter to Kharge...

TERMING the reply of BJP chief JP Nadda in response to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge writing to PM Modi as \"intemperate\" and \"senseless,\" the Congress on Thursday said the ruling party has \"mastered the art of cheap politics; of using hatred and polarisation to distract people from its glaring failures.

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Not possible to turn the clock back, says Shah

AMID electioneering in J&K, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that neither Article 370 nor terrorism would return to Kashmir as long as the Modi government remains in power.

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Reinstated civil judge entitled to full salary, rules SC

THE Supreme Court has directed for payment of full salary to a civil judge removed for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a woman judicial officer.

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3 dynastic families failed J&K, says Modi

ACCUSE rollov Pak agenda on 370, says only govt ore statenood Iram Rames A day after the first phase of the three-phase Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at three dynastic families for failing J&K and putting stones in hands of the youth.

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MHA fast-track immigration plan expanded to 21 major airports

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to expand special fast-track immigration programme, which was first implemented at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi, to 21 other major civil aviation infrastructure facilities across the country, officials said, adding that these will be available for pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders.

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Cong questions govt'silence' as Mahadalit houses burnt

AFTER a mob of musclemen set ablaze around 80 thatched houses in Mahadalit Tola in Bihar's Nawada district, a verbal duel erupted on Thursday between the opposition and ruling alliance leaders.

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Govt denies Didi charge on man-made flood in Bengal

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Centre of flooding the state affecting agricultural fields, homes and public properties.

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Additional SP suspended over custody death

A trainee IPS officer of 2020-batch and Kawardha district additional superintendent of police (ASP) Vikas Kumar has to face the ire of the government that suspended him on Thursday following a custody death of a person.

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BJP joins Cong to slam DGP linking leaders with law & order in U’khand

FORMER Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat of Congress, along with BJP leaders, including Haridwar MP Trivendra Singh Rawat and former MP Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', have voiced strong objections to DGP Abhinav Kumar's statement regarding the state's law and order situation.

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BJP's 20 Haryana promises — jobs, cooking gas subsidy

THE BJP on Thursday released its 'sankalp patra' for Haryana that includes 20 promises for the assembly elections.

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Punjab pvt hosps refuse cashless treatment

THE claims of the AAP-led Punjab government that it is providing the best healthcare facilities in the state seems to fall flat as private hospitals and nursing homes have refused to provide cashless treatment to patients under the Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojna across the empanelled private hospitals in the state.

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Protest in Bhopal school over sexual assault of pre-nursery student

ANGRY over the alleged sexual assault of a three-and-half-year old pre-nursery student by the staff of the school, Hindu outfits and parents protested outside the private school in Bhopal on Thursday.

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Biden rejected dirt on Trump offered by Iran hackers: FBI

IRANIAN hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agencies said.

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Army units detonate suspicious devices to mitigate Lebanon risk

Unprecedented blow, admits Hezbollah chief, warns of retaliation

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Central Europe flooding extends to parts of Italy, forcing evacuations

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.

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Genocide charges on IS hand for Yazidi torture

SWEDISH authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country.

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Vatican green-lights devotion at Bosnian village

CITY THE Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion to one of the most contested aspects of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.

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Markets rise on Fed rate cut, Nifty hits all-time high

DOMESTIC equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50-opened on Thursday at a record high level, up 1% each from the previous session closing, after the Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates by 50 basis points (bps).

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RBI lifts restrictions imposed on IIFL Finance's gold loan business

THE Reserve Bank has lifted the restrictions imposed on IIFL Finance's gold loan business in March for failing to meet a slew of regulatory requirements.

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Relief for importers as Gujarat HC revises ruling in Cosmo Films case

IN a major development for Indian importers, the Gujarat High Court has reviewed and amended its earlier decision in the Cosmo Films vs.Union of India case.

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Experts see muted Fed rate cut impact on India

Fund managers, analysts expect decision to strengthen rupee, increase forex inflows, and lower cost of funds

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10th round bidding for oil, gas assets early next yr

THE 10th round of bidding for oil and gas assets under the open acreage licensing programme (OALP) will be held in early next year, said a senior official of the petroleum and natural gas ministry.

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Govt takes steps to address export issues

FREIGHT COSTS IN a bid to tackle the rising freight costs, shipping delays, and container shortages, commerce minister Piyush Goyal convened an inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday to address the operational hurdles faced by exporters, which have been exacerbated by current geopolitical tensions and market dynamics.

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SC rejects telcos' plea for AGR re-computation

IN a setback to the telecom service providers, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition of telecommunication companies seeking re-computation of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

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Konoike wins Ferro Scrap bid with ₹320 crore offer

THE Alternative Mechanism, a ministerial group empowered by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), has given green light to Konoike Transport Co.Ltd's bid of ₹320 crore for the full equity stake of MSTC Ltd in Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL), finance ministry said Thursday in a statement.

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Oly: Open team senses global glory

SEPTEMBER 19 could potentially go down as a red-letter day in the history of Indian chess.

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Chhetri guides Bengaluru FC to second win

BENGALURU FC eased past Hyderabad FC 3-0 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday, securing their second consecutive win in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season.

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Iyer fails again but India D post 306/5 vs India B

THE under-pressure Shreyas Iyer's dismal run continued but strong performances from the other frontline batters, including Sanju Samson, guided India D to 306 for five on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy match against India B here on Thursday.

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A CENTURY TO REMEMBER

Tamil Nadu all-rounder Ashwin, with the support of Jadeja, rescues India on o RAVICHANDRAN Ashwin is the epitome of success.

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Mahmud lone bright spot on otherwise tough day

IN the lead up to the first Test between India and Bangladesh, the buzz was about the two fast bowlers the visiting team had brought to the shores-Nahid Rana and Hasan Mahmud.

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pions League: Manchester City and Inter draw on goal-shy day

WHERE did all the goals go? The 0-0 draws between Manchester City and Inter Milan in their rematch of the 2023 final, after Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk also could not find a goal, capped an untypically goal-shy evening for the Champions League on Wednesday.

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Laughter therapy eases dry eyes

WE'VE all heard people shouting \"Ho, Ho, Ha, Ha, Ha\" in parks, and when we follow the sounds, we often disW cover it's part of a laughter exercise.

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