The Morning Standard - September 02, 2024

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September 02, 2024

GST revenue growth slips into slow lane; August collection ₹1.75 lakh cr

GROSS GST collections in August 2024 grew 10% to ₹1.75 lakh crore year-on-year.

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AAP SAYS COUNCILLOR 'KIDNAPPED', BJP RUBBISHES CLAIM

IN a dramatic turn of events on Sunday, the AAP accused the BJP of \"kidnapping\" its Bawana councillor Ramchandra briefly, a claim vehemently refuted by the saffron party.

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25 dead as heavy rains batter T'gana and Andhra Pradesh for second day

AS many as 10 people, including N Ashwini, a young scientist with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research died and hundreds are stranded in floodwaters as torrential rain battered Telangana for the second consecutive day on Sunday.

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After attacking Centre, Tyagi quits as JD(U) spokesperson

SENIOR Janata Dal (United) leader and former Member of Parliament KC Tyagi, who criticised various policies of the Centre, resigned as the JD U) national spokesperson on Sunday.

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End The Culture Of Adjournments In Courts, Reduce Case Delays: Murmu

President calls for measures to change the public perception that judiciary lacks sensitivity

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No road, tribal taken to hospital in cloth stretcher

WITHOUT motorable roads, hospital and other basic facilities, tribals had to carry a sick 19-year-old youth in a makeshift cloth stretcher to Konegodu village in Samse Gram Panchayat limits of Kalasa taluk in Chikkamagaluru district recently.

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INLD releases first list, OP Chautala grandson Arjun to contest from Rania

THE Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), on Sunday, released its first list of seven candidates for the Haryana assembly elections, due on October 5.

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DELHI A WONDERLAND, OFFICIALS A PACK OF PLAYING CARDS

TO allay the misery of citizens, who have been made to wade through slush in the knee-deep potholes of Delhi roads day after during the past month, the Delhi government has come up with what they think is a great idea.

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Robbery bid: 18-year-old on way to eatery stabbed to death in Uttam Nagar

AN 18-year-old youth, on his way to a restaurant with his friend, was stopped by half a dozen robbers and stabbed when he resisted their attempt in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, a police official said on Sunday.

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Slum dwellers getting dirty water, inflated power bills'

THE Delhi BJP on Sunday alleged that slum dwellers at Chitra Vihar in east Delhi are living a \"miserable life\" as they are receiving inflated power bills and dirty water.

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Court awards seven-year imprisonment to ISIS operative who fired at police

DELHI'S Patiala House Court has awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment to an ISIS operative convicted for shooting at Delhi Police personnel and murdering a member of rightwing organisation Hindu Munnani in Tamil Nadu.

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AAP urges Centre to allow cloud seeding to mitigate pollution

ENVIRONMENT Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday urged the Centre to grant permission for cloud seeding or artificial rain to mitigate the pollution that rises to hazardous levels during the winter season.

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First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train To Operate In Three Months: Vaishnaw

THE first Vande Bharat sleeper train will become operational for passengers within three months, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Sunday.

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Ravenshaw univ renaming row: BJP defends Pradhan

WITH Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's suggestion for renaming Ravenshaw University snowballing into a major political controversy, the BJP on Sunday rushed to his defence stating the issue needed debate.

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TN's GER to see rise as over 60% students pursue higher education

THE percentage of government school students joining higher education institutions has seen a sharp jump in the last two years.

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US renewable energy firm to set up unit in TN

AMERICAN renewable energy firm Ohmium will be investing ₹400 crore in Tamil Nadu to establish its manufacturing unit in Chengalpattu district.

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Order soon to make govt doctors write prescription in Kannada, say officials

KANNADA Development Authority (KDA) has declared that an order will soon be issued mandating Karnataka government doctors to write medical prescriptions in Kannada.

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Breach at AP canal, over 2.6L people hit

WHILE torrential rains that lashed Vijayawada on Saturday receded, the citizens were in for a rude shock on Sunday morning as they woke up to flooded streets in parts of the city.

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No power group can exist in Mollywood: Mammootty

His response comes after Mohanlal denied he was part of any group

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With deadline set to wipe out Naxal menace, forces get monthly targets

WITH Union Home Minister Amit Shah fixing a deadline of 2026 to wipe out Naxal menace in the country, the security forces and the agencies have been given month-wise targets to meet the challenge, officials said on Sunday.

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New MBBS syllabus shows lesbianism, sodomy as sexual offences, sparks row

THE MBBS students pursuing the course in the 2024 academic year will be taught that sodomy and lesbianism are unnatural sexual offences and transvestism is a sexual perversion along with fetishism, voyeurism, sadism, necrophagia, masochism, exhibitionism, frotteurism and necrophilia.

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Ayodhya firing range 'unsafe' amid airport construction

THE Indian Army's field firing range in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, has been rendered \"unsafe\" due to the construction of the Ayodhya airport, forcing the force to scout for land elsewhere.

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Waiting game on: Cong, BJP delay manifesto release

EVEN as electioneering for the first phase of J&K Assembly polls is picking up, the BJP and Congress are yet to release their manifestos.

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BJP minority morcha forms 7-member panel to seek views on Waqf Bill

AMID criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill by major Muslim bodies, the BJP has decided to seek suggestions from the community on the proposed legislation, which is currently being deliberated upon by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

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Hurriyat leader gives up separatism, joins PDP

Geelani says Kashmir issue can be resolved politically, not through guns

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Shivaji statue row: Oppn says PM apology sign of arrogance

SHIV Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday led a march of Maha Vikas Aghadi from the iconic Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in south Mumbai to protest the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.

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Two killed, 6 injured Manipur militants open fire, use drone bombs

TWO persons were killed, and six others, including a journalist, were injured in Manipur on Sunday when suspected militants fired indiscriminately and carried out \"drone bombing\".

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SI recruitment paper leak: Ex-Raj PSC member's son, daughter among 5 arrested

FIVE trainee sub-inspectors were arrested on Sunday by the Special Operations Group (SOG) for their alleged involvement in a paper leak incident of the Rajasthan SI recruitment exams held in 2021, officials said.

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Murder accused found hanging in police custody in MP's Morena

A 31-year-old scheduled caste man taken into custody on Saturday for allegedly murdering his brother-in-law eight months back was found hanging to death inside the lock-up of the Civil Lines police station in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Sunday.

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T'wood, schools march in protest

Aparna Sen in lead role amid concerns over lack of action in medico's case

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'Race' for govt jobs in J'khand: 11 youths die in 9 days

ELEVEN youths have lost their lives while running for the recruitment drive and taking the physical tests for the excise constable post in Jharkhand since August 22, police said on Sunday.

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Russia thwarts massive drone strike overnight by Kyiv army

MOSCOW RUSSIAN air defences intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

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Taliban, UN vow to talk after moral law criticism

A Taliban government spokesman has said the Afghan authorities were committed to engagement with the international community after a new morality law sparked tense exchanges over women's rights.

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Six hostages found dead in Gaza, Bibi under pressure to end conflict

Israel's trade union calls for a general strike today to pressure govt.

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Helicopter wreckage spotted, 17 bodies found

RESCUERS on Sunday said they had found 17 bodies after a helicopter crashed with 22 people aboard in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

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Passenger Vehicle sales decline by 2-3% at 3.5 L units in August 2024

DOMESTIC passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales fell for the second straight month in August with most car manufacturers slowing down dispatches to rationalise stocks at dealer showrooms amidst a sluggishness in demand.

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SPOTLIGHT ON BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

LAST fortnight, we had commenced a discussion on Balanced Advantage Funds (BAF).

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Key financial changes that can impact your wallet from Sept

Customers planning to lock in money for higher returns should check their banks' Fixed Deposit schemes and also look at card transaction terms for more offers SEVERAL personal finance related changes are due from September on the banking and financial services fronts which, if not handled judiciously, can negatively surprise you by hurting your wallets.

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Initial Public Offerings worth 11,000 crore to flood markets this week

SEVEN companies led by Bajaj Housing Finance, debt arranging platform Northern Arc and jewellery player PN Gadgil Jewellers and four more are hitting the primary capital markets next week, seeking to mop up close to 11,000 crore.

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WHY YOUR TEMPERAMENT DEFINES YOUR WEALTH

COMPOUND interest is the eighth wonder of the world.

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Chinese imports hurting Indian MSMEs: GTRI study

IMPORTS from China are hurting Indian MSMEs as cheaper Chinese goods make it tough for smaller domestic companies to compete in the market, leading to distress among these companies.

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Amit, Payal improve meet records in 35km race walk

HARYANA'S Amit and Railways' Payal bettered meet records in the men's and women's 35km race walk events while winning gold on the penultimate day of the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships on Sunday.

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Shuttlers assure India medals, Avani misses out

TAMIL Nadu shuttlers assured India a medal as Manisha Ramadass of Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram's Thulasimathi Murugesan set up a clash in the women's singles SU5 semifinal at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday.

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Playing in UTT will be of immense help: Ghorpade

MAKING her debut in the fifth edition of Ultimate Table Tennis, Yashaswini Ghorpade is part of the defending champions, Goa Challengers.

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Sinner & Swiatek move into last 16

JANNIK Sinner avoided plunging through the US Open trapdoor which claimed Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz when he stormed into the last 16 on Saturday as fellow world number one Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a second New York triumph.

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Salah stars as Liverpool humiliate Man United at Old Trafford

LIVERPOOL reasserted its dominance over Manchester United on Sunday by beating its great rival 3-0 on Sunday as Mohamed Salah enjoyed another dreamy visit to Old Trafford.

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