The Morning Standard - August 26, 2024

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August 26, 2024

CBI conducts raids over irregularities in RG Kar

THE CBI's anti-corruption unit on Sunday conducted searches on the premises of ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, former medical superintendent cum vice-principal Sanjay Vashisth, and 13 others in and around Kolkata in connection with the probe into financial irregularities at the state-rur institute.

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Pic of Darshan raises doubts of VIP treatment in B'luru jail

A photo of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa who is lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara in connection with the kidnap and murder of a fan-holding a cigarette and chatting with other inmates inside the prison, and the visuals of a video call made from the jail, surfaced on Sunday, raising doubts that the prison staff might have extended preferential treatment to the actor.

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Crime against women unpardonable sin: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said crimes against women are unpardonable sins and the guilty should not be spared.

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Mistaking it for toy gun, Class 6 boy carries dead father's pistol to school

A class 6 boy carried his father's pistol to school, mistaking it for a \"toy gun\" in the Dwarka area of the city, a police officer said on Sunday.

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Kerala govt forms SIT to probe film industry

UNDER fire for its inaction on the Justice Hema Committee's findings, the Kerala government on Sunday formed a special investigation team to probe allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation in the Malayalam film industry.

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Jolt to AAP as 5 councillors join saffron camp months ahead of Assembly polls

IN a setback for the ruling AAP, five of its municipal councillors defected to the BJP on Sunday months ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.

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5-yr-old Punjab boy youngest Asian to scale Mt Kilimanjaro

AT the age of five, most children would not have heard of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Israel hits Lebanon with 100 jets in 'self defence'

Hezbollah fires over 300 rockets, says first phase of attack is over

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Haryana elections: Will contest with or without BJP, say adamant leaders

WHILE the ruling BJP finalises its list of candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections, few of its leaders have claimed they will contest the polls even if the party denies them ticket.

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L-G, officials complicit in tree-felling, says minister

Bharadwaj says VK Saxena visited site, directed officials to axe trees.

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Junior doc slapped in hospital, FIR registered

A 50-year-old man allegedly slapped an on-duty doctor while his daughter and son misbehaved with the staff at the Dr Hedgewar hospital in east Delhi's Shahdara area on Sunday, a senior police officer said.

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4-yr-old girl drowns in open drain

A 4-year-old girl died by drowning in a village drain in north Delhi's Alipur area, a senior Delhi Police officer said on Sunday.

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Schoolchildren urged to submit novel ideas for Innovation Marathon

ON the fourth anniversary of the New Education Policy (NEP), the Ministry of Education has issued directions to all school heads asking children to participate in an innovation marathon, where they will present community ideas in an innovative way.

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AAP KICKSTARTS POLL CAMPAIGN, BJP LAGS, CONGRESS MISSING

THOUGH the Congress leadership has announced the end of its partnership with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Haryana and Delhi, it seems to be still going soft on the ruling party of the national Capital.

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Two held for firing a shot during row at Satya Niketan pub

Police nab illegal arms suppliers with 8 local-made pistols DELHI Police has arrested two members of an interstate arms supply gang who used social media platforms for their dealings, officials said on Sunday.

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Domestic violence: Teenager kills his father in Rohini

A 16-year-old boy allegedly smacked his father on the head with a plastic pipe, killing him instantly, in a fit of rage as the latter was quarreling with his wife, the boy's mother, at their residence in Aman Vihar area of northwest Delhi's Rohini, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

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Viswam writes to Centre on rising airfares on Onam

CPI state secretary and former MP Binoy Viswam has written to the Centre on the exorbitant surge in the airfares from the Gulf countries to Kerala during the Onam season.

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Wayanad landslips: 6 body parts found; demand to write off loans mounts

A special team assigned for the search mission on Sunday found six body parts of those missing in the Wayanad landslide, during a search from Anadikappu to Soochipara.

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Communal tension grips Odisha village hours after youth's murder

A CURFEW was imposed at Makundaprasad village in Khurda, about 25 km from the capital city, on Sunday as communal tension mounted in the area following the murder of a man, reportedly over past enmity.

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166 enroachments bulldozed in Hyd

THE Hyderabad Disaster Relief and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) is using its full force to remove encroachments on lakes and government lands.

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University of Madras functioning with only 35% permanent faculties

THE number of permanent faculty members in the University of Madras, one of the oldest and among the most prominent universities in India, has dipped to its lowest in the last 10 years with 350 of the total 536 posts lying vacant.

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'Sexual misconduct': Kerala Chalachitra head steps down

KERALA State Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith aka Ranjith Balakrishnan has stepped down following pressure from the state government and various quarters.

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64-year-old doctor from Tirupati fatally shot in US

A 64-year-old doctor originally hailing from Menakuru village, Naidupeta mandal, Tirupati district, was fatally shot in the United States on Friday.

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TRANSFORMING SOCIETAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN

Many cases of rape are never reported because of the consequent societal implications. What is required is social reform at the level of the family unit

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A ZAMINDAR'S JOURNEY ON THE PATH TO GOD-LOVE

HAPPY Janmashtami, dear readers.

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Railway accidents decline in last 10 but losses mount at ₹300 cr: Data yrs,

RECENT years have seen a troubling trend in the Indian Railways.

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Have provided $2.4b aid in 7 yrs, hope democracy returns to Myanmar: US

ON the seventh anniversary of Rohingya genocide, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that his country has provided humanitarian relief and assistance worth $2.4 billion to Myanmar in the last seven years and that it hopes Myanmar returns to democracy.

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Govt mulls 'white-topping' to rejuvenate aging NHs

WITH many of the national highways aging, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) is considering 'white-topping' for their rehabilitation and strengthening, primarily for expansion of the life span of the roads and keeping them pothole-free.

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'U' in UPS stands for BJP govt's U-turns: Kharge

THE Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the Central government over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), stating that the 'U' in UPS stands for Narendra Modi government's U-turns.

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NGT notice to Centre, UP for violating order against construction on forest land

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments, as well as Mirzapur Thermal Energy UP Private Limited, over violation of its 2016 order, which prohibited construction on the forest land in Mirzapur forest division.

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Guarantee of accessible justice important: Modi

New justice code advances humanitarian perspective, says the PM

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Winner of 'Banga Ratna' returns award in protest

PARIMAL Dey, a teacher from Alipurduar in West Bengal, who was honoured with the Banga Ratna award by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2019, has decided to return the award over the state government's response to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident.

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Crime against women in Assam a part of conspiracy, says Himanta

CRIMES against women in Assam are part of a larger strategy to grab land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

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Winnability key factor as BJP election panel on J&K meets in PM's presence

THE BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) on Sunday met to discuss candidates for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of its members in attendance.

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MP's Malwa region to have four big pilgrimage hubs linked with Krishna

ALREADY famous for housing two jyotirlingas-Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwarthe Malwa-Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh is set to become home to four major pilgrimage sites connected with the life of Lord Krishna.

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LJP to go it alone in J'khand if no consensus with BJP, says Chirag

IN a major announcement after being elected as LJP (RV) President, Chirag Pawan said that if the party fails to reach consensus over seat sharing with BJP in Jharkhand, then his party may go it alone in 2024 Assembly polls.

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Zero-tolerance for narcotics: Shah

'Drug business promotes terrorism, left-wing extremism and weakens country's economy'

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Dhaka seems to be limping back to normalcy three weeks after riots

WITH the metro resuming services, buses and taxis plying regularly and university students enjoying carefree evening strolls in the gardens of the historic Curzon Hall - life seems to be returning to normal in Dhaka.

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Failure to prevent Telegram misuse lands CEO in jail

TELEGRAM chief executive Pavel Durov is to appear in court on Sunday after being arrested at a Paris airport for offences related to his popular messaging app, sources said.

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Beirut int'l airport open, but flights cancelled

Passengers at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport also faced uncertainty after authorities delayed or redirected flights

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UN concerned by Taliban's morality law

THE UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was \"concerned\" about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women.

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Kamala's campaign raises more than half a billion dollars

KAMALA Harris's US presidential campaign said on Sunday that it has raised more than half a billion dollars in just over a month, \"a record for any campaign in history.

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New book says Putin played to Trump's ego, insecurity with flattery

DONALD Trump was determined during his presidency to cozy up to Vladimir Putin despite Russia's interference in US democracy and objections by advisers, a former top aide claims in a new book, according to an excerpt published ON Saturday.

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AMERICA'S ECONOMY AND YOUR MONEY

THE United States of America is the central bank of the world.

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Anil Ambani reviewing Sebi order banning him from capital markets

ANIL Ambani is reviewing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order imposing a fine and banning him from capital markets for five years in an alleged fund diversion case and will take appropriate next steps as legally advised, his spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday.

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DO NOT WAIT FOR THE MARKET TO CORRECT

THE Index has reached 80,000 (Sensex).

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Unified Pension Scheme scores over NPS; matches old one

The UPS will be an improvement over the NPS as it is protected from inflation provides a minimum assured pension for employees who have a shorter service

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Lenders of RCAP raise concerns over ₹7.3k crore debt mobilisation by IIHL

LENDERS to debt-ridden Reliance Capital (RCAP) have raised concerns regarding the term sheet provided by the Hinduja Group firm IIHL for 7,300 crore debt mobilisation to fund acquisition.

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Heavy GST penalties on co executives face legal scrutiny

THE Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has issued thousands of notices to various companies, as well as their directors and promoters, regarding the wrongful availment of input tax credit (ITC), according to sources.

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UTT: Sharath powers Chennai to win over Delhi; Jaipur open account

AFTER losing the season opener to Bengaluru Smashers 4-11 a couple of days back, home favourites and runnersup from the previous season, Chennai Lions registered their first victory beating Dabang Delhi 8-7 to get their campaign back on track at the Ultimate Table Tennis on Sunday.

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Chelsea's Madueke hits hat-trick; Liverpool two good

NONI Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday.

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India men freestyle wrestlers touch new low

EVEN as the women wrestlers created history and won the team title by clinching five gold medals at the U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan a few days back, their male counterparts touched a new low at the venue by finishing without any medal.

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Silver surfers: India show team spirit

The Indian surfing team that captured the silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup during the Asian Surfing Championships in Maldives JUST a day after making history by securing its first-ever Asian Games quotas in surfing, the Indian surfing team has added another feather to its cap at the Asian Surfing Championships 2024.

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MAJOR SERVICE: SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORY-CHASING NOVAK

Serb has the chance to break multiple records; Carlos & Jannik will be looking to deny him

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A high-flying connection

FLYING from Istanbul to Houston a 13-hour long flight a gentle 20-something presses against my knees to claim the window seat.

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Time travel through threads

This pre-festive line is a heartfelt ode to the magic of yesteryears

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