The Morning Standard - August 27, 2024

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August 27, 2024

Speeding truck kills 3 ,hurts 2 in Shastri Park

THREE people were killed, while two others sustained injuries when a speeding truck ran over them in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area early on Monday, an officer said.

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Lending interface to ease credit

IN a bid to help smaller borrowers, especially those in rural areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to launch a Unified Lending Interface (ULI).

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9 jail officials suspended, 3 FIRS filed over Darshan video

NINE police officers, including the chief superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, have been suspended after a video and photograph of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa having tea and cigarette with other inmates prisoners in the jail went viral on Sunday.

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Maha embarrassment as Modi-inaugurated Shivaji statue collapses

A giant statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023 in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, came crashing down on Monday.

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Helpline is of no help-‘MCD 311' on the blink

TRY it if you must: this helpline 'MCD 311.

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BJP distances itself from Kangana gyan

A day after versatile actor and newbie BJP Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut's foot-inthe-mouth statement on the 2020 farmers agitation, the national party leadership disowned her statement, adding she is neither permitted nor authorised to comment on the party's policy matters.

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Rally to Secretariat illegal: Kolkata Police

Swarm of people in RG Kar's seminar hall seen in purported new video

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'AAP ka vidhayak, aapke dwaar': AAP to launch poll campaign from Sept 1

THE AAP is set to roll out the 'Aapka MLA, Aapke Dwaar' campaign to reach out to people as the party gears up for the Delhi Assembly polls scheduled early next year.

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No assurance on in-house entrance exam: JNU admin

On caste census, varsity says data already available on website

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Vehicles yet to arrive, Mohalla buses delayed

CITY residents may have to wait a while before they can board Mohalla buses as the transport department is still working to finalise routes and is yet to get the vehicles.

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Defecting AAP councillors will be sidelined: Sanjay

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Monday lashed out at the BJP, calling it a \"use and throw\" party that sidelines leaders after using them.

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Green tribunal pulls up civic bodies over Arya Nagar pond pollution

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Wetland Authority, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over the deteriorating condition of a pond in Arya Nagar village.

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Birth rate declined post-Covid, so did sex ratio in city: Report

DELHI saw a decline in birth rate after the Covid pandemic as it reduced from 18.35 per 1000 population to 14.85 in 2020, according to the Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi-2023' released by the government.

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2020 riots: Court grants interim bail to Jamia student

A Delhi court has granted a 10day interim bail to Meeran Haider, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia, who is charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy related to the 2020 riots.

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HC reverses acquittal after 16 years, convicts two for injuring a person

THE Delhi High Court has reversed the acquittal of two men, Mohit Kumar and Sandeep Kumar, nearly 16 years after they were initially cleared of charges related to a brutal attack.

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Devotees throng temples across city to celebrate Janmashtami

IMMERSED in festive fervour and devotion, people began thronging temples adorned in hues of yellow early Monday morning to seek Lord Krishna's blessings on the occasion of Janmashtami.

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Verify witnesses: HC to Arya Samaj

Court was hearing a plea where a man, who married his niece, falsely claimed to be unmarried

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Firing outside cafe in Satya Niketan: Police arrest 3 more accused

THREE more people were arrested by the police in firingcum-brawl case that was reported from a club in south Delhi last evening, an official said on Monday.

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City villages to hold Mahapanchayat

HIGHLIGHTING the alleged poor infrastructure of the villages in the capital, Palam Khap chief Surender Solanki on Monday said the leaders of rural areas met and decided to soon hold a Mahapanchayat of the city's 360 villages over the \"sorry state of affairs.

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35-yr-old man kidnaps 4-yr-old girl, arrested

A 4-year-old girl was rescued from the clutches of a 35-yearold man who had allegedly kidnapped her while she playing on a street near her house in Begampur area of Delhi's Rohini, an official said on Monday.

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Haryana polls: CM asks workers to apprise people of development

HARYANA Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday asserted that the BJP-led state government made several public welfare decisions during its 10-year tenure and claimed that \"unlike Congress,\" his party fulfilled the electoral promises.

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People facing allegations should step down; Prithviraj flags AMMA lapses

PEOPLE facing sexual harassment allegations while holding positions in the Malayalam film industry should step down and face investigation, actor Prithviraj Sukumaran said.

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Stalin on US trip to attract foreign investment in TN

IN a bid to woo investments and generate high-end jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin will be leaving to the United States on Tuesday.

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More damaging allegations hit Mollywood

THE tsunami that hit the Malayalam film industry after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report continued to wreak havoc with more women coming out with allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against several big names in the industry, including actor Jayasurya and filmmaker VK Prakash.

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Lens on TN smugglers after Malaysia crackdown on 'Ninja Turtle Gang'

INDIAN investigators have linked Tamil Nadu's star tortoise smugglers to Southeast Asia's largest turtle smuggling syndicate 'Ninja Turtle' gang which faced a crackdown from Malaysian wildlife authorities last month.

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Newborn baby sold for ₹10k in Andhra rescued

AN infant girl, who was sold away by her mother for 10,000, was rescued by the police on Monday.

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Siddu defends whitener in wife's letter to MUDA

CM accuses BJP, JDS of politicising the issue, defaming his family

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28 pvt hosps make fake bills to siphon govt funds

THE state CID has registered cases against 28 private hospitals across Telangana and begun investigating allegations of creation of fake bills to syphon off lakhs from the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF).

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2 more workers die of injuries as pharma factory fire in AP toll 3

DEATH toll in the accident at Synergene Active Ingredients Private Limited's Unit-III in Parawada Pharma City of Anakapalle district surged to three as two more workers succumbed to their injuries.

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SERVICE TO PATIENTS THE OTHER SIDE OF SAFETY FOR DOCTORS

Health systems vary widely across states even among private facilities. The Supreme Court's task force must take a pan-India perspective to identify challenges at different levels and settings

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WHY FOOD PRICES SHOULD INFORM THE INFLATION FIGHT

tHE debate over whether or not inflationary shocks on account of food should fall within the scope of monetary policy is not new.

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5 new districts in Ladakh, govt says 'committed to create opportunities'

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Monday the creation of five new districts Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.

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BJP thins list to only 16 nominees amid protest

CEC meet likely on Aug 29, may name more candidates

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Deal done: 32 seats for Cong, 51 for Abdullahs

Pre-poll alliance will have 'friendly fight' in 5 seats in J&K

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CPWD staff cautioned against going to PM, ministers with their grievances

EMPLOYEES of the Central Public Work Department (CWPD) have been cautioned against referring their service matters to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ministers, secretaries and other higher authorities.

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Rajnath seeks US help for building advanced water tunnel facility

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh, as a part of his US tour, visited the Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) along with the senior official of the Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

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Modi, Biden discuss safety of Hindus in Bangladesh, restoring peace in Ukraine

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with US President Joe Biden and discussed the situation in Bangladesh and Ukraine.

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7 missing in Gujarat floods, CM holds urgent meeting

SEVEN people went missing, while ten others were rescued after a tractor-trolley was swept away in a flooded river in Gujarat on Monday, prompting an emergency discussion of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi.

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CBI to investigate Mahadev betting app case in C'garh

THE Chhattisgarh government has issued a notification to transfer the probe into cases related to the alleged Mahadev online betting app scam to the CBI.

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Badlapur school CCTV footage missing as edu dept flags several lapses

MAHARASHTRA Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Monday said that the 15-day CCTV footage was missing from the Badlapur school where two kindergarten girls, were sexually assaulted.

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Centre's rebuttal to Mamata govt

Pulls up state for failing to create safe ecosystem for women in response to CM's letter to PM

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Himanta: In touch with Champai for 5-6 mnths, he should join BJP

AMID speculations over Champai Soren joining BJP, Assam Chief Minister and co-election in-charge of Jharkhand Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday, admitted that he has been in touch with the former chief minister for quite some time and personally feels that he should join the party and strengthen it.

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NGT takes note of 'red water' from borewells in Indore industrial area

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to several authorities, including the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC), the Madhya Pradesh State Ground Water Authority, the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), over a disturbing environmental issue in Indore's Sanwer Road Industrial Area.

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Australia gives workers right to disconnect

AUSTRALIA gave millions of workers the legal right to \"disconnect\" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.

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10 soldiers among 49 killed in Pak attacks

SEPARATIST militants killed at least 39 people in \"coordinated\" attacks in southwestern Pakistan on Monday that largely targeted ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.

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Founder has nothing to hide, Telegram says after his arrest in Paris

FRANCE held the Russianborn founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had \"nothing to hide\".

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Big Russian missile, drone swarm pummels Ukraine

More than 100 missiles and an equal number of drones deployed

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Gaza attack continues, Israel military says dozens of militants eliminated

ISRAEL'S military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief crossborder escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Trudeau slaps 100% tariff on Chinese EVs

CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday 100% tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, matching US measures seeking to fend off a flood of Chinese state-subsidised cars into North America.

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Kothari Ind Corporation gets new promoter

TWENTY-four years after being delisted from the Bombay Stock Exchange, Chennai -based Kothari Industrial Corporation (KCIL) has been acquired by new promoter Rafique Ahmed.

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Defence sector firms' stocks run out of ammunition

Higher valuations, lower earnings see stocks decline by 40% from 52-week high; analyst says long-term investors need not worry

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Paytm says Sebi notice to founder old development

ONe97 COMMUNICATIONS, the parent company of Paytm, said that capital market regulator Sebi issuing show-cause notices to founder and CeO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, during the fintech major’s initial public offering (IPO) in November 2021 for alleged misrepresentation of facts is not a new development.

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Equity markets surge on expectation of Fed rate cut

INCREASING hope of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and a rally in the global markets helped equity markets to make a roaring comeback.

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PhonePe turns profitable, reports ₹197 cr PAT

FINTECH major PhonePe on Monday reported a 74% jump in its revenue at 5,064 crore for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) compared to ₹2,914 crore in the previous fiscal.

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FM chairs talks with S'pore leaders on fin crimes ahead of Ministerial Roundtable

IN view of the ongoing global discourse surrounding the financing of terrorism, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a high-level meeting in Singapore with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, ahead of the second round of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).

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JN Port secures ₹45K cr funding from REC for various upcoming projects

THE Maharana public sector non-bank lender REC has signed an agreement with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to finance up to ₹45,000 crore for the country's largest container port's various upcoming projects, which include the development of the nearby Vadhavan Port.

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UTT: Batra shines in Bengaluru win

MANIKA Batra survived the challenge from Ayhika Mukherjee to lead her team, PBG Bengaluru Smashers to a 10-5 victory against Puneri Paltan in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Monday.

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Eyes on Shah: ICC chair nomination ends today

WITH the deadline for directors to file their nominations for the International Cricket Council chairperson post closes on Tuesday, all eyes are on BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is expected to be the front-runner should he be nominated for the top post.

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Carlsen vs Niemann: Inside the grudge match between two rivals in Paris

AT the Sinquefield Cup two years ago, Magnus Carlsen set off a $100mn lawsuit after he lost an over-the-board game against Hans Niemann.

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Oly gold medallist Zheng in Round 2

PARIS Olympics champion Zheng Qinwen rallied from a set down to beat Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday and reach the second round of the US Open.

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