The Morning Standard - December 29, 2024

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December 29, 2024

Kashmiriyat on display amid first big snowfall

PEOPLE in the Valley showed what Kashmiriyat is all about by opening their homes and mosques to tourists stranded at different places following the season's first major snowfall.

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SC puts Punjab on 2-day notice over farm leader

THE Supreme Court on Saturday put the Punjab government on two-day notice on shifting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting at the Khanauri border for over a month seeking legal guarantee to MSP on all crops, to a hospital.

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Putin Says Sorry for Azerbaijani Plane Crash

VLADIMIR Putin obliquely admitted on Saturday that Russian air defence had by mistake shot down an Azerbaijani Airlines plane that tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as speculation mounted over Russian culpability.

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Kejriwal Peeved as L-G Orders Probe into AAP Schemes

L-G VK Saxena on Saturday ordered a probe against private individuals allegedly collecting details of women in the name of AAP Mahila Samman Yojana and other schemes based on the complaints made by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit.

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Reddy, steady, go: Emotional hundred saves India at MCG

IT was tense. It was emotional. The scenes had all the ingredients of a blockbuster Tollywood movie. The protagonist on the field was playing his trade. Enacting one of India's greatest fightbacks. The celebrations too had a sprinkling of movies.

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Capital Breaks 101-Year-Old Record in December Rainfall

COLD waves, record-breaking temperatures, the national capital saw it all this month, but what stands out is the significant rainfall the city received in just 24 hours between December 27 and 28.

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BJP Steps Up 'Sheesh Mahal' Heat

Opposition party says Kejriwal had plans to carry out renovations worth ₹200 crore

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'Cash for vote': AAP gheraoes Parvesh Verma's residence

THE Delhi State Women's Wing of the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday staged a protest against BJP leader Parvesh Verma accusing him of distributing cash to women in the New Delhi Assembly constituency in exchange for votes.

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Sanjeevani Yojana: AAP Accused of Collecting Sensitive Information

The United Residents Joint Action (URJA) Forum on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of unauthorized data collection under the guise of the Sanjeevani Yojana, a healthcare scheme for senior citizens that the party recently announced.

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Media bodies express concern over sacking of Bangla journos

FOLLOWING the removal of five veteran journalists from a TV network after a protest by student leaders, the media associations here — The Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia, The Press Club of India, and The Indian Association of Foreign Affairs Correspondents — issued a joint statement expressing concern over the incident.

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CBI apprehends senior Mother Dairy official for accepting bribe

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has apprehended the zonal in-charge of Mother Dairy's south zone in Delhi red-handed for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹45,000.

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DU's Academic Council Approves One-Year PG Programme Under NEP

THE Delhi University's Academic Council (AC) has approved the introduction of a one-year PG programme under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

1 min

SIT Probe Ordered in Anna Univ Rape

Madras HC finds several lapses on part of police officials, Anna University administration

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Three Woman Maoists Held in Malkangiri

THREE woman Maoists carrying a combined cash reward of ₹8 lakh on their heads were arrested on Saturday by a joint team of Chitrakonda police and district voluntary force (DVF) from Gunthabeda village under Chitrakonda police limits.

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Decade after HC order, illegal salt pans continue to encroach TN waterbodies

A decade has passed since the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered to recover fresh water tanks encroached by salt pans in Vembar region.

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Periya twin murder case: Court finds 14 including former CPM MLA guilty

THE CBI court in Kochi on Saturday found 14 people including former CPM MLA K V Kunhiraman guilty in the Periya twin murder case in which Youth Congress leaders Sarath Lal K P (23) and Kripesh (19) were killed on February 17, 2019. As many as 10 accused were acquitted by the court.

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Formula-E case: KTR asked to appear before ED on Jan 7

THE Enforcement Directorate has summoned BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao to appear before it on January 7 for questioning for alleged violation of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in transferring funds to the organisers of Formula-E race event.

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'Spiritual salvation': Family of four found dead

FOUR people, including a woman and her two children, were found dead at a private farmhouse along the Girivalam path in Tiruvannamalai on Saturday in a suspected suicide pact for 'spiritual emancipation'.

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Heavenly fruit: AP techie grows exotic gac plant

FOR the first time in Andhra Pradesh, 30-year-old Boragam Venkat, a panchayat secretary and Adivasi tribal youth from Mamidigondi village in Polavaram mandal of Eluru district, has cultivated the exotic gac fruit.

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A Teacher In Police Uniform

A B-Tech from NIT Calicut, Chandan Kumar Jha worked as a software engineer for a year with an IT company and cleared CAT in 2008.

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Blending tech and culture

An innovative trio from Tezpur has curated a vast digital library of exclusively Assamese songs, opening its culture to the world, writes Prasanta Mazumdar

2 mins

A Queen among Drones

Each bee product has its unique market and applications. By diversifying our products, we generate multiple revenue opportunities, thus adding to the profitability Saniya Zehra

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Why Are Rich Indians Deserting India?

Donald Trump's aide Laura Loomer may describe Indians as \"Third World invaders,\" but the world is rolling out the red carpet for them.

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Women Ruled the Year in Indie Films

Something unusual happened at the movies for me at the very start of 2024. An imperturbable film buff that I consider myself, for the first time in my life I walked out of a Hindi film at the interval.

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NIA seizes cellphones in raid against Maoists

In a move to combat left-wing extremism in the Naxal hotbeds of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at multiple locations in both states, officials said on Saturday.

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Over 18L gave up citizenships in 13 yrs, says govt

More than 18 lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship in the last 13 years, opting for nationality of 135 countries, according to government data presented in the Rajya Sabha.

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New norms for traffic at Myanmar border

In view of the inconvenience faced by people near the India-Myanmar border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to allow cross-border movements of those living 10 kilometres of the frontier, officials said on Saturday.

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Military diplomacy: Indian Navy's 3rd warship visits Casablanca within a year

AS part of efforts to bolster bilateral relations and naval cooperation with Morocco, Indian naval ship (INS) Tushil docked at Casablanca and both the navies will engage in an exercise.

1 min

Ex-PM cremated with full state honours

President, top political leaders & several foreign dignitaries bid adieu to the architect of economic liberalisation

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Sindhu and Sai: Love-Game and Match Point

THEY say marriages are made in heaven. This surely matches one. By the admission of the bride and groom, it did bloom on a flight, mid-air.

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Beed murder mastermind's assets to be seized: Fadnavis

MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered the police to confiscate the properties of the prime accused in the Beed sarpanch murder case.

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Protests, poster wars come out in open as factionalism rocks BJP in Gujarat

FACTIONALISM within the Gujarat BJP has intensified following the recent appointments of mandal and taluka presidents, leading to widespread dissent.

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Ex-forest minister's son grilled by ED in Corbett tree felling

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into the family of Uttarakhand's former Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat for land fraud and illegal tree felling in the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

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Multi-disaster response vehicle at Mahakumbh

AS part of Mahakumbh preparations, a state-of-the-art multi-disaster response vehicle has been deployed to enhance safety and disaster readiness at the mela arena.

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Heavy snow, rain good for health of glaciers

ALTHOUGH the Meteorological Centre has described the recent snowfall and rain in Uttarakhand as a \"relief,\" glaciologists caution that these weather patterns should be seen as a critical indicator for vigilance.

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ED Raids Premises of 6-Time Cong MLA in C'garh Liquor Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted raids at the residences of six-time Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma, his son Harish, and Congress leader Raju Sahu in Chhattisgarh as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged liquor scam in the state, official sources said.

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Trump Asks US Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban

US President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a 'political resolution'.

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BNP Opposes Suggestion by Yunus to Lower Vote Age to 17

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' suggestion to set the minimum voting age at 17 would put pressure on the Election Commission and could delay the election process.

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Missing dog returns to family home, rings doorbell

AFTER a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell.

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Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport as jet with hundreds was landing: UN official

ISRAELI airstrikes hit Yemen's main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a UN delegation was waiting to leave, the UN's top humanitarian official in Yemen said on Friday.

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Cracks in Don's MAGA camp over immigration

DONALD Trump has yet to move back into the White House and already fissures are opening in his coalition, amid squabbling between Elon Musk and his Silicon Valley \"tech bros\" and his hardcore Republican backers.

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Pak Soldier Killed, 7 Wounded in Clashes With Afghan Forces

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes.

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Calls for swift probe into jet crash

EU calls the incident a stark reminder of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014

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Russia aims to double tourism GDP by 2030 from India, China

RUSSIA is looking to double its GDP contribution from tourism by 2030, increasing it from 3.8% to about 10%.

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RIL Acquires Karkinos for ₹375 Crore

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Saturday said it has acquired technology-driven and oncology-focused healthcare platform Karkinos for ₹375 crore.

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Voda repays ₹11.6k cr debt, releases pledge on Vi shares

UK-based Vodafone Group has cleared its outstanding dues of nearly ₹11,650 crore (about 109 million pounds) that it had raised against shares of Vodafone Idea.

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Credila Financial Files for ₹5,000 Crore Public Issue

CREDILA Financial Services, formerly HDFC Credila Financial Services, has filed the pre-filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi for an initial public offer through which it plans to raise ₹5,000 crore.

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Luxury housing mkt shines in 2024

Demand for lavish and luxurious housing projects remained resilient in 2024 despite a sharp surge in property prices.

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Missing The Wood For The Trees

Forests are a natural resource crucial to feeding and regulating rainfall cycles. They also provide essential biodiversity—being home to millions of species of plants and animals—for the coupled existence of humankind and nature.

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Rise of women sports in country, in crowd and in spirit

Riding the wave of 2023, the year 2024 saw a visible rise in interest in women’s sports with attendance at venues multiplying and endorsements also climbing. That trend is expected to continue in the upcoming year, writes Kalyani Mangale

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NITISH K REDDY A STAR IS BORN

Youngster from Andhra cracks scintillating ton to stamp his arrival, rescues India in the process; Family support & vital lessons at domestic setup reasons behind his rise

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Rice seeks trophies as Arsenal chase Liverpool

DECLAN Rice is hoping 2025 brings silverware for Arsenal but knows they need some help to deny a rampant Liverpool the Premier League title.

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Hyderabad FC Make a Point in ISL

HYDERABAD FC and East Bengal FC played out a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) here. The home side had to wait until the 90th minute mark to snatch a point.

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Washington plays supporting role in India's fightback

SCOTT Boland was running at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It is his backyard. Every time he turns up there, the Victorian pacer has done something special. On Saturday, he was going up against Nitish K Reddy.

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The Cat is Out of the Bag in Indian Political Symbolanza

Political rhetoric is a weapon of innovative aggression. The bag wars between the Congress and BJP started when Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Parliament with a 'Palestine' bag.

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Holding Fort in the Happiest Country

Traditionally built on strategic locations, Bhutan's elaborate dzong architecture blends function, aesthetics, and cultural symbolism

3 mins

The Talented Mr Palekar

The memoir turns the lens inward and reveals interesting facets of this star of the 70s cinema

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Shining with Poise and Passion

In its 30th edition, the Devi Awards was a gala show of power, talent and achievement, recognising and celebrating women from across the spectrum

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