The Morning Standard - November 24, 2024

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November 24, 2024

At 85%, BJP's strike rate highest in state

THE closely-fought Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday decisively swung in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, routing the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that had gained a psychological advantage by its sterling performance in the Lok Sabha polls six months ago.

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Priyanka's 4L victory margin betters Rahul's in Wayanad

CONGRESS general secretary Priyanka Vadra Gandhi made her electoral debut with a bang with a massive victory in the bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, vacated by brother Rahul Gandhi.

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Soren storms back to power with record win

DISPROVING exit polls that gave the BJP-led NDA an edge in the Jharkhand Assembly polls, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed back to power for the second consecutive term, winning a comfortable majority in the 81-member assembly.

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Will BJP do a Bihar in Maha on CM choice?

AFTER the thumping victory of the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, the million dollar question now is who would be the next chief minister.

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Pollution crackdown continues, vehicle owners fined ₹164 crore in two months

MORE than 1.64 lakh challans amounting to ₹164 crore were issued in the national capital against the vehicles lacking valid Pollution Under Control, or PUC, certificates from October 1 to November 22, according to the traffic police data.

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Address DSFDC staff salary crisis, revive corporation, LG Saxena urges AAP govt

DELHI Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has urged the AAP government to immediately address the issue of pending salaries for employees of the Delhi Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities, Safai Karamcharis, and Handicapped Financial and Development Corporation (DSFDC).

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Anti-Sikh riots case: Court summons key witnesses

A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to two former police officials, Dharam Chandrasekar and Ravi Sharma, to record their statements in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Pul Bangash case.

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Proclaimed offender' held from Mumbai

DELHI Police Crime Branch has arrested a criminal-turned-builder who was living in Mumbai for the last 15 years, officials said on Saturday.

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City gets no respite from 'severe' air

Pollution Control Board bulletin says out of 31 stations, only 11 record AQI below 400

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Excise case: Court seeks ED response on Kejriwal's plea

A Delhi court on Saturday directed the ED to file a response to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking a copy of the requisite sanction to prosecute him in the alleged excise scam money laundering case.

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Dosanjh concert: NGT orders Nehru stadium clean-up

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to restore Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to its original condition within two weeks after it was left in disarray following last month's Diljit Dosanjh concert.

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Constable on patrol duty stabbed to death in Govindpuri, two arrested

A Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death by three people on Saturday while he was on patrolling duty in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, officials said, adding that two of the attackers were arrested.

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Muslims to participate in Basava Purana, other Hindu rituals at Gajendragad Mutt

'We are all Indians'

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UDF celebrates Wayanad victory at Indira Bhavan

THE air was thick with anticipation at Indira Bhavan on Saturday as the election results trickled in. Congress workers gathered at the state office to watch the by-election results live.

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Naidu asks officials to revive Andhra ties with S'pore govt

OBSERVING that the cooperation of the international society is imminent for the development of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed the officials of his office to take steps for the restoration of relations with the Singapore government by holding the necessary consultations.

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Lodge case against Lay Secretary of Church of South India: HC to CBI

TAKING into account that the government issued land for establishing industrial home and other purpose was sold illegally, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed the CBI to register a case against the persons concerned from the Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) and Church of South India (CSI) Madurai Ramnad Diocese, government officials and others who were involved in the illegal sale of government property in Madurai city.

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Majhi cabinet nod to Odisha univ act

By amending the act, Odisha government plans to streamline the recruitment process

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Raichur first district in India to use solar power in its health centres

RAICHUR has become the first district in India to fully power its health centres using solar energy.

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MAKING SENSE OF TOUCH

IN an era marked by rising sexual offences against women and children, especially girls, a traffic police subedar Yogesh Singh Rajput in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district is making a difference.

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A superhero for Oppressed kids

Homemaker by day and saviour by night. Nupur Ghosh has saved over 80 children from being trafficked. Sulagna Sengupta meets this 'Wonder Woman'

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Greening the waste stream

Farooq Ganai's approach to recycling food waste is benefitting him and the community too. Fayaz Wani highlights Ganai's eco-friendly entrepreneurship

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THE CLOCK STRIKES SAFFRON. AGAIN

A GAP had opened up in India's polity this summer.

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MAHA MANDATE: SOPS SUCCESS AND SURGE OF POPULISM

THE turnaround of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has few parallels in political history and can only be compared with a legendary triumph in cricket.

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HOW A QUEEN BECAME A GODDESS

HEN the founder of the Draupadi Dream Trust visited Chennai, she was shocked to learn of the many Draupadi temples in the south.

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A BATTLE BEYOND THE FAIRY TALE

AMIL cinema was set ablaze earlier this week when actor Nayanthara accused Dhanush of withholding an NOC (no objection certificate) for using clips and videos from her film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) in her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale.

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'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

EVEN as the BJP-led alliance failed to wrest power from ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the decisive victory in Maharashtra provided the reason for the saffron party to celebrate this in a big way, but not with traditional 'ladoos', instead with 'jalebis'.

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Maha poll drubbing a wake up call for Cong

STILL smarting from the shock defeat in Haryana, the near-wipeout in Maharashtra proved to be yet another punch for the Congress, which is struggling to keep afloat as a national force.

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Victory of good governance, says PM

'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

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BJP firms up grip on coalition politics

A spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has elevated the BJP morale that plummeted after the parliamentary polls a few months ago.

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Mixed bag for kin of 7 former CMs in J'khand

Separate state in 2000

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Future tense for Sharad, Uddhav

IT seems that Sharad Pawar's party, the NCP, faced significant challenges in the Assembly polls due to his failure to fulfill the promise of introducing fresh faces into the leadership and nurturing them, much like how Yashwantrao Chavan-Maharashtra's first chief minister-mentored him.

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Infiltration pitch falls flat, BJP wins 1 seat in Santhal Pargana

The BJP amped its Jharkhand poll campaign pitch, raising Bangladeshi infiltrations and demographic change in Santhal Pargana, but failed to make inroads into the region.

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Setback for Cong as top guns, dynasts lose plot & bite Maha dust

THE results of the Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday came as a severe jolt to prominent members of the Congress, many of whom come from political dynasties.

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Voters give clear mandate, reject independents and smaller parties

Smaller parties in Maharashtra failed to impress people in the assembly elections, but they played spoilsport for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in closely contested seats.

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Fourth airstrike in seven days leaves 11 people dead, dozens hurt in Beirut

ISRAELI airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said.

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Lanka a step closer to $333 mn from IMF

SRI Lanka's new NPP government on Saturday got the International Monetary Fund approval for a staff-level agreement to secure the fourth tranche of the nearly $3 billion bailout package.

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Billionaire Scott Bessent named next treasury secy

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek.

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37 people killed in sectarian violence in NW Pak

THIRTY seven people have been killed and over two dozen others injured in sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the last 24 hours, police said on Saturday.

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Amid uncertainty, NATO head holds talks with Don

Both discussed global security issues facing the alliance: Statement

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Two groups vulnerable to global warming walk away from COP29 talks

AT least two groups of the world's most vulnerable countries staged a walkout of the negotiation room at the UN climate conference here on Saturday expressing strong dissatisfaction with the draft agreement on climate finance for the Global South.

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UN treaty coming on crimes against humanity as Russia lifts roadblock

A key UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort.

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Adani's many legal challenges

Exchanges seek information from group companies cited in alleged bribery case in the US

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Never signed pact to operate airport in Kenya: Adani

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's group on Saturday clarified that it had not entered into any binding agreement to operate Kenya's main airport.

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Govt collects ₹1.22L crore from excise duty on fuel in H1 FY25

THE Central government has collected ₹1.22 lakh crore from excise duties on petroleum products in the first six months of the current financial year, according to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum.

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CINEMA FACES SHRINKING SALES, NEW CHALLENGES

THERE may be an occasional boost in box office collections for recent releases like 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. Both made ₹260 crore each for the first 20 days. But the overall picture in recent years and months is that the Indian film industry is crawling.

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Perth-certificate: India make opening statement

With record partnership, openers put India in command on day two

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NorthEast edge Punjab FC in ISL

NORTHEAST United FC recorded a terrific 2-1 victory against Punjab FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as an early burst by their frontline paved the way for the Highlanders to grab three points from this encounter in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Saturday.

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Netherlands reach first Davis Cup final

NETHERLANDS reached the Davis Cup final for the first time with a battling 2-0 win over Germany on Friday, with captain Paul Haarhuis labelling the feat \"unique\".

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High-flying Chelsea see off Leicester

CHELSEA survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.

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Gajewski the 2nd with multiple roles

Challenger & king set for game of thrones

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Challenger & king set for game of thrones

The beginning of the city-state's wet season couldn't have been more pronounced.

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China Masters: Sat-Chi go down fighting in semis

INDIAN doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were involved in an engrossing contest and they were stretched to their limits on Saturday.

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Judicial sparring oven a missing phrase in final judgment

Justice Nagarathna in her verdict quoted Justice Chandrachud as observing that \"The Krishna Iyer doctrine does a disservice to the broad and flexible spirit of the Constitution.\"

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WHY FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE EXITING INDIA

FOREIGN Institutional Investors (FIIs) are offloading their holdings in India at a scale not seen in years.

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