The Morning Standard - November 19, 2024

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November 19, 2024

Nov has never been so bad... no bright sun for next 45 days

Delhi huffs and puffs with \"severe plus\" air quality in yrs, SC for strict GRAP 4 implementation

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Tirumala temple board says non-Hindu staff to be sent to AP govt pool

THE new Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board, which met for the first time here on Monday, took several important decisions, including the surrender of non-Hindu employees working in Tirumala to the Andhra Pradesh government.

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Andhra scraps 2-child policy for local polls

THE Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed three Bills to amend the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1992, Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 to lift the bar on those having more than two children from contesting in local body polls.

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No custodian for locked room in Nirman Bhawan

THE custody of a nondescript locked room No 4 on the ground floor in A wing of Nirman Bhawan has become a mystery of sorts as no one seems to know which ministry or department it has been allotted it.

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1 dead, another hurt; More troops rushed to Manipur

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Manipur with senior officials, his second in as many days.

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LIVING HELL

Delhi huffs and puffs with severe plus’ air quality in yrs, SC for strict GRAP 4 implementation

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AAP picks Raghuvinder to replace Gahlot in cabinet

THE Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday inducted party MLA Raghuvinder Shokeen into the cabinet to replace Kailash Gahlot, who resigned from the post and the party a day ago.

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No pressure: Gahlot after joining BJP

Counters AAP charges, says the ruling party 'no longer aligns with its founding values'

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Ex-Cong MLA Sumesh Shokeen switches to AAP

FORMER Congress MLA Sumesh Shokeen joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday.

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CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case

CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing pleas related to the alleged illegal felling of several hundred trees in the Delhi Ridge area.

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Punjab farmers to march towards Delhi on December 6 from Shambhu border

PUNJAB farmers have announced to march towards Delhi on December 6 from the Shambhu border (Punjab-Haryana border) if the Union Government refuses to respond to their demands, including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

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HC asks police to prepare handbook to get social media info for probes

THE High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to develop a comprehensive handbook for Investigating Officers (IOs) to streamline the process of obtaining timely information from social media platforms. The move aims to bridge the gap between cops and tech giants, ensuring effective handling of urgent investigations.

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2 shooters held over flring at Gokalpuri petrol pump

DELHI Police has arrested two people who Were allegedly involved in the brazen petrol pump firing case where the assailants had fired more than a dozen shots and even wounded the pump supervisor in northeast Delhi's Gokalpuri area, an official said Monday.

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400 flights delayed in season's worst smog

FLIGHT operations at the Indira Gandhi international (IGI) Airport were severely impacted as the city reported season's worst smog on Monday leading to poor visibility.

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PURIFIERS GO OUT OF STOCK IN NO TIME

WITH pollution reaching alarming levels, sales of air purifiers and masks have shot up as people scramble to protect themselves from the toxic air.

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Increase central tax share for states to 50%: Stalin

CM expresses concern over decrease in devolution of Central funds

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3 elephants electrocuted after walking into trap laid by poachers for wild boars

IN a tragic incident, three elephants including a calf were electrocuted after coming in contact with an electric trap that had been laid by poachers to hunt wild boars on Wee hours of Monday.

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Kerala in HC for land to Wayanad landslide victims

THE state government on Monday requested the Kerala High Court to allow advance possession of the land belonging to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd and Elstone Tea Estates Ltd in Wayanad for establishing new townships for landslide victims.

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HC refuses relief to director over abusive posts

QUASH PETITION

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Case lodged against YSRC leader for spreading false information about Naidu

ANDHRA Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID) officials on Monday registered a case against actor and YSRC leader Posani Krishna Murali based on a complaint lodged against him by one Vamsi Krishna.

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Will file case against Maha govt for publishing 'misleading' ads: Siddu

The Congress government in Karnataka is considering filing a legal suit against the Maharashtra government for allegedly publishing misleading advertisements about its (Karnataka's) guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday.

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Kerala averts key drug shortage with smart switch

THE global shortage of anti-clotting drugs, or anticoagulants, did not affect the medication of over 2,000 haemophilia patients, thanks to a timely shift in treatment protocols by the health department.

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ED seizes ₹12.41 cr from Santiago Martin

The Enforcement Directorate's searches at 22 premises linked to lottery baron Santiago Martin across six states, including Tamil Nadu, last week led to recovery and seizure of unexplained cash of ₹12.41 crore and freezing of bank deposits of ₹6.42 crore, the agency said on Monday.

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PUTTING WOMEN AT CENTRE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION

HE COP29 climate summit going on in Baku has scheduled November 21 as 'gender day' to focus on women's participation in global climate action.

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THE IMPACT OF TRUMP 2.0 ON INDIA'S SECURITY

The priority for Indo-US relations during Trump's second stint is likely to be the strategic partnership driven by shared concerns about China. Iran could be a tougher test

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Centre mulls new legislation to deal with oche of profit, draft prepared

THE Centre appears to be moving towards revoking a 65-yearold law that lays the ground for the disqualification of MPs for holding office of profit and introducing a new one in sync with current requirements.

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SC puts on hold order on Rajoana's mercy plea

THE Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration.

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Coast Guard to hold largest search and rescue drill at Kochi

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is gearing up to host India's largest national maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX-24) which will have a major gathering of international representatives.

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'30°/o climate aid must goto agriculture'

Kaveh Zahedi, from UN FAO, stresses need for innovative solutions like agroforestry and sustainable farming-

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Looking forward to early FTA with India: UK minister for Indo-Pacific

BRITISH Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who is on a two-day visit to India, has said Britain would further strengthen its bilateral ties with India and was looking at an early conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

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PM bats for Global South at G20 meet

IN an address at a G20 session in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and the G20 must focus on addressing it.

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Will L- G go by govt word on 5 nominated members?

A month after Omar Abdullahled government assumed office in J &K, Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha is yet to nominate five members to the Assembly.

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Rahul takes jibe at Modi's 'Ek hai to safe hai' remarks

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' slogan, claiming that the slogan is for protection of his industrialist friends.

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SAD urges Sukhbir Badal to reconsider resignation

THE working committee of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending as there was no consensus.

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Maha development plan took a hit under MVA: Maha Yuti

CHIEF minister Eknath Shinde on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statements on the Dharavi redevelopment project and accused the previous MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray of hindering the progress of Maharashtra.

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FIR against 15 students over ragging death of junior at Patan med college

3-hr brutal torture on Nov 16 night

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Shinde, Soren prestige at stake as campaigning ends

Shrill slogans, sharp barbs echo in run-up to polls; MahaYuti, MVA locked in Maha battle, while JMM fights with BJP to retain J'khand power

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Ominous warnings from Russia over Biden's signal

Kremlin warns that using long-range missiles will raise the stakes

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S'pore tycoon given 18 yrs jail for cheating

The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced on Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars.

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Damaged component of Iran N-program: Bibi

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel's late October attack on Iran damaged \"a component\" of the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

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INDIA'S 6-YEAR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

COP29 president's SOS call to G20 Summit

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Lanka prez appoints 2l-member cabinet

SRI Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka on Monday appointed a 21-member Cabinet in the new NPP government, keeping with his preelection promise to streamline the governance system and ease the burden on taxpayers.

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War tribunal to hear updates on steps taken to arrest Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh will hear updates from police on Monday about what the country's security agencies have done to arrest ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides who face charges over hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising this summer.

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Trump names Brendan Carr as broadcasting regulator chair

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked With regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.

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EU softens stand on contributor base issue

IN a potential turning point for COP29 negotiations, the European Union (EU) on Monday signaled a softened approach to the contentious contributor base issue, which has hindered progress in climate talks.

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Split CPSE shares if trade above 50 times face value,

IN a maj or change in capital restructuring guidelines for non-bank public sector entities, the government has mandated listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to consider splitting their shares if they trade above 150 times the face value for six months.

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CCI levies ₹213 cr Ene on Whats App parent co Meta

THE anti-trust regulator, Competition Commission of India , on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates messaging app Whatsapp, for abuse of its dominant position.

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HealthKart bags $153 mn in fresh round of funding

NUTRITION platform HealthKart has closed a $153 million funding round, led by ChrysCapital & Motilal Oswal Alternates.

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City distributors may raise CNG prices after cut in gas allocation

THE city gas distributors (CGDs) could raise CNG prices following a 20% reduction in their gas allocation under the administered price mechanism (APM), opines industry expert.

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Unemployment rate falls to 6.4% in second qtr

THE urban unemployment rate has come down to 6.4% in the July-September 2024 quarter compared to 6.6% in the previous quarter, according to the government.

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Ritesh Agarwal to raise stake in OYO with ₹550 cr infusion

SOFTBank-backed 0yo's founder and chief executive officer Ritesh Agarwal is planning to increase his stake in the company With ₹550 crore infusion.

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SBI mops up ₹10K crore from infra bond sale

THE country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has raised ₹10,000 crore from international investors who have subscribed to its seventh tranche of infra bonds at a coupon of 7.23%.

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I-T Act overhaul likely in Budget

Review aims to simplify existing tax framework, which currently comprises 7i TDS section

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Cost-cutting measures: Amazon to move offlce to near Bengaluru airport

AMAZON India, which has one of its largest offices at the World Trade Centre, Bengaluru, Will now shift the office near the airport, as part of a cost-cutting strategy.

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Promotion for England, France win

ENGLAND blew away 10-man Republic of Ireland 5-0 to wrap up promotion to the Nations League top flight as four players netted their first international goals on Sunday, while Adrien Rabiot scored twice as France beat Italy.

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India held by Malaysia, end year winless

THE Indian men's football team will end the year without a win as it was held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Malaysia in an international friendly here on Monday, extending head coach Manolo Marquez's wait for his first victory with the Blue Tigers.

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INDIA SEEKING ORDER IN MIDDLE & LOWER

Contributions from No 7-9 will be crucial for India's success as has been the case during past tours in Australia

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Satwik-Chirag return to action

INDIA's premier men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will make a highly-anticipated return to action at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday, following a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign.

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Deepika can be a lethal striker: Coach Singh

IN the women's Asian Champions Trophy's group stage, India have been not just dominant, but they have been able to find their way out of any tricky situations.

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Nadal mum on playing as end of an era nears

RAFAEL Nadal felt a hand on his left shoulder as he walked out of a conference room at a resort on Spain's southern coast Monday following his first question-and-answer session with reporters since announcing this week's Davis Cup Final 8 will be his last event before retirement.

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Still awaiting ICC's response, says PCB chief

PAKISTAN Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he is yet to get a response from the ICC over BCCI's refusal to play the Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

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'MORNINGS ARE THE BEST TIME FOR WRITING...I SIT IN A SUNNY SPOT'

A trusty ballpoint pen in hand, writer Ruskin Bond, who received The New Indian Express Group's Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, on inspiring generations of readers with his storytelling

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