The Morning Standard - November 06, 2024

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November 06, 2024

Yechury gone, CPM moves towards Karat line to keep off Congress on core issues

WITHDRAWING from the line proffered by former CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, the Left party's current leadership feels it should distance itself from the Congress on core issues such as neo-liberal policies and stance against communal politics.

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SC UPHOLDS U.P. BOARD OF MADARSA EDU ACT, NULLIFIES HC ORDER

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004, and set aside the Allahabad High Court's order declaring the Act unconstitutional.

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MHA blocks 6 lakh mobile numbers, 709 applications

In a decisive action to deal with cases involving 'digital arrests,' the government has deactivated around 6 lakh mobile numbers so far, officials said on Tuesday.

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UPSC drowning deaths: HC panel for unified command of civic agencies

THERE is an urgent need for unified command and improved civic planning in a city struggling to support its rapidly growing population, a report by a committee formed by the Delhi High Court has said.

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US votes to elect its 47th President

MILLIONS of Americans on Tuesday headed towards polling stations across the United States to elect the 47th President between Republican leader Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in an election billed as one of the most consequential contests for the White House in decades.

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Govt to sell 2.5% in HZL to raise ₹5K cr

THE Centre on Tuesday announced its plan to divest up to 2.5% of its stake in Hindustan Zinc through an offer for sale (OFS) set to commence on November 6.

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Right to take over pvt property not total: SC

Not all pvt property can be taken over for common good: 7:2 verdict

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SFI to protest outside transport dept for concessional metro passes

TWO days after the Students' Federation of India (SFI) ignited a social media storm on X demanding concessional metro passes for the students across the capital, the SFI called for a large-scale protest outside the Transport Ministry on Wednesday.

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Police constable among two mowed down by DTC bus in Monastery market

TWO people, including a Delhi Police constable, were killed after a speeding DTC bus hit them in north Delhi on Monday night, a police officer said on Tuesday.

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Highest dengue, malaria, chikungunya cases recorded in October in four years

DELHI recorded over 2,400 dengue cases in October, the highest in the past four years, according to official data.

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AQI 'severe', visibility down, parents demand online classes

THE air quality in the national capital continued to be toxic on Tuesday, with pollution levels almost touching the 'severe' category in several parts of the city.

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Clash between two groups in Jahangirpuri area leaves two persons injured: Police

A clash occurred between two groups of people belonging to the same community near a temple in Jahangirpuri area of northwest Delhi in which two persons were injured, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

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City hospitals witness surge in patients with respiratory ailments

Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, hospitals across the city are witnessing a spike in the number of patients with respiratory issues.

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Cong slams AAP for 'delaying' wages of Anganwadi workers

DELHI Congress on Tuesday criticised the AAP government for failing to pay Anganwadi workers their wages for two months.

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'20 riots: HC rejects Khalid Saifi's plea against attempt to murder charges

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea from United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi, who had challenged the framing of attempted murder charges against him in relation to the 2020 Delhi riots.

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'Legislative matter': HC bins plea on councillor fund hike

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an increase in the budget allocation for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors, urging instead that such matters be addressed within the legislative House.

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AAP-led MCD harassing school teachers: BJP

THE BJP on Tuesday accused the AAP-led MCD of \"obstructing\" the transfer of teachers in the civic body-run schools.

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AAP's promise to clean Yamuna a distant dream

THE city houses a large number of Poorvanchalis (eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) who actively participate in the Chhath festival, which comes a week after Diwali every year.

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MCD allots ₹40k per ward for streetlights

A heated exchange over \"loud DJ music\" being played at a Chhath ghat in Chirag Delhi led to a scuffle between the police and AAP leaders who were holding a meeting on the construction of a culvert in the area.

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Man kills brother-in-law over 'ill-treatment' of sister

A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his brother-in-law by smashing his head with a grindstone before stabbing him multiple times in the Khichripur area of east Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.

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Will protest if house tax not exempted

DELHI's rural associations on Tuesday said that they would protest against the Mayoral and Deputy Mayor polls scheduled on November 14, if the house tax was not exempted for the rural populace.

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'AAP ensured Purvanchalis don't leave city'

Atishi says after coming to power, her party increased the number of ghats from 60 to 1,000

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HC notice to Siddu, Parvathi & CBI

MUDA CASE: Plea seeks transfer of probe by Lokayukta Police to the Central agency

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Include 'no religion', 'no caste' options in survey forms: HC

THE Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to include \"No Religion\" and \"No Caste\" columns in the comprehensive household survey set to begin on Wednesday.

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Naidu holds meet on Polavaram Project progress

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday reviewed the status of the Polavaram Irrigation Project and emphasised the need for maintaining quality in addition to completing it on time.

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Wine merchants in K'taka accuse excise officials of collecting 'mamul'

WITH only a week for the November 13 byelections to the Legislative Assembly from three constituencies, the state government is facing another corruption allegation.

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Pawan Kalyan says Jagan family looted public lands, now fighting over them

Land taken from farmers

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3 girls saved from bonded labour in Chennai house

A 17-year-old girl from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh and two 20-year-old girls, one from AP and another from Poonamallee, who were employed as bonded labourers at a sprawling house at Valasaravakkam in Chennai, were rescued by a team of officials on Tuesday.

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Puri king warns of legal action against ISKCON

PURI king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday said legal options will be explored if International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) did not adhere to the religious calendar and established traditions of Shree Jagannath temple of Puri for Rath Yatra.

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THE ATYPICAL FELLOWSHIP OF GANDHI SIBLINGS

The brother-sister bonhomie between Rahul & Priyanka is rare, matched only by the one between Jawaharlal & Vijaya Lakshmi. They don't preclude the view that dynasties erode democracy

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DEATHS SHINE LIGHT ON UNDERSERVED TRIBAL BELT

The death of two women caused by consumption of mango kernel gruel last week in Kandhamal district and the Odisha government's predictable response encapsulates one thing-the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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FORGIVANCE, FORGETTING AND THE CONSTITUTION

While our life continues to change with the ebb and flow of time, each of us finds meaning in new and different ways, with some aspects of our identities being forgotten—much like dust in the wind.

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REGULATORY CONCERNS ON AI DEPLOYMENT NEED ANSWERS SOON

THE new, revolutionary frontier of technology-artificial intelligence or AI-is being debated intensely with fresh calls for regulation.

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Key bills on agenda of Parliament winter session from Nov 25-Dec 20

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

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Oppn MPs meet Speaker over JPC on Waqf Bill, say satisfied with Birla reply

THE Opposition MPs part of the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday to register their protest against the alleged unilateral decisions being taken by the panel chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

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Canadian govt must ensure exemplary action against extremists: Mann

PUNJAB Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday condemned the incidents of violence in Canada and urged the Union government to take up the matter with the Canadian government.

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Wikipedia put on notice over 'bias, inaccurate' info

THE Centre has issued notice to Wikipedia referring to various complaints of \"bias and inaccuracies\" in information available on the platform.

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Jaishankar says attack on temple deeply concerning

CANADA has developed a pattern of making allegations without evidence, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Canberra on Tuesday.

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Special tributes to 4 legends at IFFI planned

Lives, achievements of the masters at fest

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Kharif foodgrain production likely to go up by 5.7%

GOVT'S ADVANCE ESTIMATES FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION

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Cop killed while trying to stop speeding SUV with liquor in 'dry' Gujarat

A 50-year-old policeman was killed early on Tuesday while trying to intercept an SUV allegedly involved in bootlegging in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, officials said.

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Launched recently, air ambulance no life saver

THE air ambulance service in Uttarakhand, launched by PM Narendra Modi recently, encountered difficulties in responding to the bus accident in Almora's Marchula, which claimed 36 lives on Monday.

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7 guarantees in 30 Jharkhand rebel INDIA manifesto leaders expelled

THE INDIA bloc on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, promising the Sarna religion code for tribals, while guaranteeing Khatian-based domicile policy to woo the natives.

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7 guarantees in INDIA manifesta

THE INDIA bloc on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, promising the Sarna religion code for tribals, while guaranteeing Khatian-based domicile policy to woo the natives.

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Sharad hints at retirement plan

FORMER union minister and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday hinted at retirement from parliamentary politics as he said he will have to think about whether he should seek another Rajya Sabha term after his current tenure ends in 2026.

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On 3rd visit after becoming MP, Rahul inaugurates road projects in Rae Bareli

CONGRESS MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi chaired a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting in Rae Bareli during a three-hour long visit to his parliamentary constituency on Tuesday.

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Sinha says will raze houses of those sheltering terrorists

Amid a surge in terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday warned that houses of those providing shelter to terrorists will be demolished.

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30 J'khand rebel leaders expelled

AMID damage control measures taken by the BJP to prevent migration of its leaders in Jharkhand, the party on Tuesday expelled 30 rebel leaders for going against the party line and filing their nominations against the officially nominated candidates in the Assembly polls.

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HC says no to temples inside police stations

CONSTRUCTION of temples within police station premises has been halted in Madhya Pradesh by the MP High Court.

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Bibi sacks def minister, cites erosion of trust

ISRAEL's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said.

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Meta fined in S Korea for sharing data

SOUTH Korea has fined Facebook-parent Meta more than $15 million for illegally collecting user information from nearly a million people without consent and sharing it with advertisers, the country's data watchdog said on Tuesday.

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Indian Americans in 9 Congressional seats, likely to win in six

NINE Indian Americans are running for the US House of Representatives, including the re-election bid by five of them, while another three of them are having their maiden foray into Congressional politics.

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UK parliament to debate toughest anti-smoking bill, hospitality spared

LEGISLATION intended to ban British children from ever legally being able to smoke began its journey through Parliament on Tuesday.

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Two Chinese hurt in Pak after guard opens fire

TWO Chinese nationals were injured on Tuesday when a local security guard opened fire at them following a quarrel in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police said.

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IMF bailout in trouble after Lanka stops key reform

THE new National People's Power (NPP) government in Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced its first reversal of a key element in the ongoing IMF bailout programme concerning the loss-making state-owned enterprises.

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World watches as US votes in landmark poll

Closeness of the race and the number of states in play raise the likelihood that a victor might not be known on election night

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Subscribe with long-term view: Analysts on Swiggy's mega initial public offer

THE street is not very optimistic about Swiggy delivering a blockbuster listing gain as the company's unlisted shares are trading with a grey market premium (GMP) of ₹8, marking a decline from the earlier ₹20.

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CBDT new guidelines for I-T interest waiver

THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday announced new guidelines aimed at providing relief to taxpayers regarding the waiver and reduction of interest payable under Section 220(2) of the Income-tax Act.

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Trade barriers could rise if Trump wins

THE US election results could have a far-reaching impact on global trade if Donald Trump emerges victorious on November 12, the election results day.

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UST opens second office in Bengaluru

DIGITAL transformation solutions company UST opened its second delivery centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

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Cryptos volatile ahead of US polls results, Bitcoin may hit $1L in near term

THE US elections always influence financial markets and the crypto sector is not an exception as experts anticipate a favourable regulatory environment, especially for virtual digital assets (VDS).

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Muralikrishnan, Xiaomi India head, resigns

CHINESE smart devices firm Xiaomi's India head Muralikrishnan B has resigned from the company to pursue his interest in academic research, the company said on Monday.

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US polls: Trump win could be negative for Indian market

A win by Kamala Harris is mostly deemed favourable for markets

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Rupee hits new low of 84.12, currency traders say this is not bottom

DESPITE the broader equity market making a sharp rally towards the second half, rupee continued its precarious ride, falling further on Tuesday.

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Djokovic withdraws from ATP Finals due to injury

NOVAK Djokovic won't defend his ATP Finals title after ruling himself out on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury.

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ERIGAISI SURVIVES ANOTHER CLOSE MATCH

A win today will see the Indian GM becoming World Number 2

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1574 players sign up for IPL mega auction

A WHOPPING 1574 cricketers, including 1165 Indians, have signed up for the mega auction ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 which will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25, the BCCI announced on Tuesday.

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Delhi up against table toppers Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH are on a roll after initial disappointment when they lost their first match against Railways.

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Eyes on host city as IOA submits letter of intent for 2036 Olympics

THE Indian Olympic Association has finally submitted the letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee on October 1.

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Jr NTR's Devara: Part 1 gets OTT release date

On Tuesday, Netflix announced that the Jr NTR-starrer Devara: Part 1 is coming to the platform on November 8.

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