The Morning Standard - November 04, 2024

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November 04, 2024

Will implement UCC, tribals to be exempt: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if it wins the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, but would keep the tribals out of the law's ambit.

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Winter session likely from Nov 25, Centre may introduce Waqf bill

THE winter session of Parliament is likely to commence on November 25 and will continue until December 20, according to sources.

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12 injured as terrorists lob grenade at Srinagar crowd

CRPF vehicle was the target; L-G asks forces to crush terror outfits

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Gone with the spin in less than 10 days: Why India crumbled

INDIA did not have any tangible answer to New Zealand's, what seemed like, an infinite variety of cricket. If the hosts perished to some immaculate pace bowling under overcast conditions, almost England-like in Bengaluru, and later, on turning tracks in Pune and Mumbai, the batters scratched their heads like students struggling to find solutions to multiple problems. Only Risabh Pant stood among the ruins.

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Anand Vihar among areas in hazardous air category

DELHI's air hit the hazardous point in many areas on Sunday.

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Two on-duty cops injured as car drags them for 20m

TWO Delhi traffic police officers were injured when the car they were attempting to stop dragged them for over 20 metres in the Ber Sarai area of southwest Delhi, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

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Sisters assault ex-DSP for asking them not to honk

A former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Uttar Pradesh and his family were allegedly assaulted by two sisters following an argument over honking in east Delhi's Vasundhara Enclave area, an official said on Sunday.

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Toxic Yamuna: Social outfit launches campaign to save, rejuvenate river

A year-long campaign to clean and rejuvenate the Yamuna river in Delhi-NCR and the Braj region was launched by a social organisation in the national capital on Sunday.

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AAP, BJP spar over setting up of Chhath Puja venue

A war of words raged on between the ruling AAP in the national capital and the opposition BJP on Sunday over arrangements for the celebration of Chhath in a south Delhi park.

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City lawyers to abstain from work

A committee of Delhi bar associations has resolved to strike on Monday to protest against the alleged attack on lawyers in a courtroom in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.

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Bus marshals will be redeployed for anti-pollution drives in 2-4 days: AAP

Accuses BJP of indulging in 'dirty politics' to prevent civil volunteers from re-employment

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SC to hear today plea against vesting L-G with power to appoint lawyers

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by the Delhi government challenging the Centre's decision to vest in the Lieutenant Governor the power to appoint government lawyers.

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Teen shot dead, three minors apprehended

A 19-year-old boy was shot dead in broad daylight following a minor argument over trying the accused person's cap in Kailash Nagar area of Delhi's Shahdara, police said on Sunday.

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Will ensure city's development: Kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he needed the support of the people to defeat the BJP and ensure that the \"good work\" continued in Delhi.

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Two die in godown fire in Kirti Nagar furniture market, probe underway

TWO people died of suffocation after a massive fire broke out in a furniture godown in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar area in the early hours of Sunday.

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THE NEW GUN CULTURE

Trigger-happy, that’s what Delhi is becoming. With rising number of cases involving firearms, the city appears to have become a hub of illegal weapons. Ujwal Jalali & Shekhar Singh look at factors driving the gun violence in the capital

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Waqf issue reaches Channapatna polls, BJP asks farmers to verify land records

THE Waqf menace has extended its tentacles to even Channapatna, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka alleged on Sunday.

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₹1.5L crore steel plant to come up in Anakapalle

AN integrated steel plant with a capacity of 24 million metric tonnes per annum is set to be established at Nakkapalle in Anakapalle district with an investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore.

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Kannada film director's decomposed body found in B'luru, suicide suspected

Financial issues

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Govt greenlights BC commission for caste survey

FOLLOWING a recent Telangana High Court order, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to establish a dedicated commission to conduct a caste survey on BC reservations in local body elections.

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Legacy Of Devoted Fan Of Ex-Prez Trump Lives On

A woman is seen doing her daily chores, washing dishes to prepare lunch for the day, near a statue of Donald Trump in a red tie, white shirt, and blue blazer.

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Will try for medical college in Wayanad

HAVING arrived in Wayanad on Sunday on a two-day campaign for the Lok Sabha by-election, Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi, accompanied by her brother Rahul, chose to enumerate the problems faced by the local people.

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Farmers suffer as yields drop by at least 38% in drought-hit district in Andhra

WITH the State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) recently declaring 54 mandals in five districts of Rayalaseema as drought-hit during the Kharif season, The New Indian Express interacted with farmers in Annamayya district to bring to light the issues faced by them due to the lack of water.

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Law and order in TN has worsened: Vijay's TVK

Party also condemns \"personal attacks\" by the govt on opposition

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THE LAND OF FRAGRANT, PRECIOUS AND HOLY TREES

MY Deepavali prayer each year has been 'May our land be blessed, may our lives be blessed'. And we have good reason to be charmed by the interplay of biodiversity, ecology and religion, by how religion and culture are inseparably married to India through nature.

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U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TRYING TO BE 'RELATABLE'

Employment at a junk food restaurant is the equivalent of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having meals in Dalit homes. In the end, both these gimmicks amount to glorification of poverty

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STRONG PUSHBACK ON SHAH SLURAT HIGHEST LEVEL IN CANADA

BY naming the second most powerful person in India as having ordered offensive action against Khalistani elements in Canada-without producing proof-Canadian minister David Morrison did a hatchet job of trying to tarnish reputation.

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KERALA FIREWORKS BLAST SHOWS LURKING DANGER

THE explosion during a fireworks display at a temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, in which around 150 people were injured, is a grim reminder of what to expect if safety regulations are ignored.

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Beant Singh assassination: SC to hear convict plea to commute death sentence

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is convicted in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassination case.

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Will oppose SC status to Dalit converts: NCSC chief

Commission of Inquiry was given 1-year extension to look into the matter

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Irked by Hindi replies from Centre, Kerala MP pens letter in Malayalam

RAJYA Sabha MP John Brittas MP on Sunday raised objections to Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu writing official responses to him in Hindi.

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Plan afoot to preserve legacy of Indian cinema

AS part of their continuing efforts, the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC-NFAI) will soon embark on a path-breaking journey to achieve another milestone for preservation of India's cinematic legacy.

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Govt announces Republic Day parade theme, states told to work on floats

THE theme for the 2025 Republic Day parade is 'Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas'. It would seek to focus on India's heritage and development.

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Updated action plan to tackle biodiversity loss sets 23 goals

INDIA launched an updated biodiversity action plan, outlining 23 objectives to reduce threats to biodiversity, ensure sustainable use of resources, and enhance tools for implementation in next five years.

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U'Khand unemployment crisis: 21K applications for 24 home guard posts

More than 21,000 candidates, many of them postgraduates, have applied for only 24 home guard instructor posts in Uttarakhand, officials said, which spotlights the unemployment crisis in the hill state.

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J&K Assembly session begins today as terror attacks surge

THE first session of the newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, post Article 370 abrogation, would be held from Monday.

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Oppn makes cotton Maha plank, seeks import ban

In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Congress-led opposition has aggressively raised the cotton growers' problems.

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Nitish at it again, attempts to touch BJP leader's feet, causes embarrassment

In yet another political drama, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was seen attempting to touch the feet of former Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader Rakesh Kumar Sinha, commonly known as R K Sinha, at an event in the state capital on Sunday.

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Won't allow UCC, Centre to blame for infiltration: Soren

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah's promise of introducing Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand drew a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who vowed that neither the UCC nor National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in Jharkhand.

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Bihar sex workers set to foray into culinary world

SEX workers of Bihar's Muzaffarpur are poised to foray into a new world -- cooking famous 'Champaran handi (earthen pot) mutton' and selling it to customers who value its test.

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Maoists attack two cops, loot their weapons in C'garh

THE Maoists attacked two police personnel who were deployed on duty at Jagargunda weekly Haat bazar, injuring them seriously, in an edgy district of Sukma, about 450 km south of Raipur on Sunday.

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Angry Spanish flood victims heckle, pelt mud on royals

SPAIN's King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country's leaders Sunday to the epicenter of the nation's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.

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Ramayan's footprints in China buried in Buddhist texts, scholars says

CHINA has had footprints of the stories of Ramayana cloaked in Buddhist scriptures for centuries, scholars here have said, bringing to the fore perhaps for the first time, the influence of Hinduism in the country's checkered history.

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B-52 bombers reach Gulf as warning to Iran: US

AMERICAN B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran.

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Oppn unites in 2nd round of Moldovan presidential polls

MOLDOVANS were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election runoff that could decide whether the ex-Soviet country continues on a pro-European path or tilts back toward Russia's influence.

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Kamala, Trump crisscross battleground states with 24 hrs left

Political pundits believe that Pennsylvania with 19 electoral college votes and Michigan with 15 are now the ground zero and both are too close to call

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Angry Spanish flood victims heckle, pelt mud on royals

SPAIN's King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country's leaders Sunday to the epicenter of the nation's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.

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Supply of electricity to B'desh slashed over dues

ADANI has slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850 million in unpaid bills, power officials said on Sunday, with Dhaka scrambling to boost production to stem blackouts.

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TGI Fridays India ops unlikely to get impacted by US bankruptcy proceedings

EVEN as TGI Fridays Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, its India operations may remain unaffected.

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Gold poised for 15-18% returns in Samvat 2081, over safe-haven demand

GOLD is expected to deliver a stellar 15-18% return in Samvat 2081, driven by positive economic factors and safe-haven demand, analysts said.

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Indians spending more on premium shoes: ASICS head

INDIANS are spending more on shoes with the average price point increasing 10-15% in the last one year, said Rajat Khurana, Managing Director, ASICS India and South Asia.

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10 BAD FINANCIAL HABITS THAT KEEP YOU POOR

What are the bad financial habits that keep you poor? Well, not exactly poor; it does not allow you to break out of being middle class. Let me look at a few of the things that I have observed:

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HOW TO GET STARTED WITH GOOD FINANCIAL HABITS

of the knowledge about money, you will realize that you do not have to be an expert to manage personal finances.

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Know about free health insurance for citizens above 70 years

With no restriction on income, Ayushman Vaya Vandana card is universal and senior citizens can receive free treatment in hospitals, both public and private

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Man United held by Chelsea, Tottenham crush Villa

MOISES Caicedo's strike denied Manchester United victory on Sunday in their first Premier League game since they sacked Erik ten Hag.

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MUMBAI MASSACRE

GO high or go broke. It seems to be the theme of Indian cricket at the moment. It looks spectacular when things go your way - as it did in Kanpur. But when it doesn't, it looked exactly like what happened on the hot Sunday morning at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing 147, India were bundled out for 121 to lose the final Test by 25 runs and the series 0-3.

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Alaeddine magic yet again for NEUFC

ALAEDDINE Ajaraie simply can't stop scoring this season. On Sunday, the Moroccan player scored for the seventh consecutive match in the Indian Super League in North East United FC's 3-2 win over Odisha FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.

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Verstappen triumphs in rain-hit Brazilian GP

RED Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three more races remaining.

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Wasn't at my best as batter and captain: Rohit after series loss

FROM ending the ICC trophy drought in June to becoming the first captain from India to lose three consecutive Tests at home, Rohit Sharma has had a rollercoaster of a season so far.

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India A lose to Australia after ball-change row

INDIA A wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was embroiled in a ball-change controversy, facing accusations of \"inappropriate behaviour\" during their seven-wicket defeat to Australia A on the final day of the first 'Unofficial Test' here on Sunday.

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AND THE BAND PLAYED ON

He Gudda I knew briefly and well, three whole decades ago, was warm, affectionate, guileless, generous. And a friend. A special one.

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Margot Robbie welcomes her first baby with Tom Ackerley

Margot Robbie, whose film Barbie emerged as a blockbuster, has welcomed her first baby, a boy, with her husband Tom Ackerley.

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Ten-year-old bibliophile turns author with The Dancing River

So goes a prophecy in The Dancing River, a book written by Thanusree Shyamkumar, which follows the adventurous journey of a trio who move mountains to reach their destination.

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The Magic Land Of Creativity

The compelling urge to create is not merely the birthright or talent of the 'arty' ones. The potent seeds of creative desire are present in all human beings; they are studded in our souls.

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