The Morning Standard - November 11, 2024

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November 11, 2024

Siddique murder: Main shooter, two others held in UP

THE Mumbai Police Crime Branch, in a joint operation with Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday, arrested main shooter Shivkumar Gautam and two other shooters at Nanpara in Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique.

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IN JAFFNA RALLY, LANKAN PREZ FIRM ON STOPPING TN FISHERS

SRI LANKAN President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed his first public meeting in Jaffna since coming to office in September, on Sunday took a firm stance against Indians \"illegally\" fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

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Army officer killed during Jammu encounter

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu's Kishtwar district on Sunday.

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Five of family killed as car rams truck in Greater Noida

FIVE members of a family, including three women, were killed after the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a stationary truck on the Greater Noida Expressway on Sunday morning, a senior Noida Police officer said.

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Nijjar's aide Arsh Dalla arrested by Canadian police

Dalla, designated as a terrorist by India, nabbed over a shooting incident in Ontario

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CT: PCB seeks govt's advice on India not touring

WITH the BCCI communicating to the global cricketing body about the Indian cricket team not travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy scheduled to take place in February 2025, the ICC has informed the PCB of the same through an email, it is learnt on Sunday.

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With Arizona win, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday added Arizona to the list of states he won.

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POLITICAL WILL NEEDED TO CLEAN CITY'S CIVIC MESS

The main round of Central Civil Services Examinations for the year 2024 ended last month. Soon after the examination, a former student, who appeared in the examination, came calling for a conversation session.

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Days after Diwali, city's air quality remains 'very poor'

A dense layer of smog covered the capital on Sunday morning, bringing much of the city's daily life under a haze, as severe air pollution continued to persist nearly ten days after Diwali.

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Switching sides: Cong MLA joins AAP, BJP welcomes AAP leader

CONGRESS leader and five-time MLA from Seelampur, Mateen Ahmed, joined the AAP on Sunday, days after his son and daughter-in-law moved to the party.

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Cabinet nod to reinstate bus marshals, ball in L-G's court

Council of ministers says marshals are crucial for women's safety

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Kejriwal, Sisodia slam Centre over soaring crimes in city

AAP launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government over the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi.

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Woman held after 5 yrs for role in minor's gangrape

A 23-year-old woman who was involved in a gangrape case of a minor girl was arrested after remaining absconding for more than five years, an official said on Sunday.

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Protest outside Canadian embassy

Hindu Sikh Global Forum members on Sunday staged a protest outside the Canadian High Commission in Delhi against the recent attacks on a Hindu temple in Canada.

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DEADLOCKED FOREVER?

Think of MCD, think of mess inside and outside the House. Finally, the mayoral elections are set to take place on November 14 after over a five-month delay. The hold-up has become synonymus with the civic body in the past few years. Prabhat Shukla details all the factors that has led to gridlock in the city's civic body functioning.

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SL Navy arrests 23 fishers from Rameswaram

THE Sri Lankan Navy arrested 23 fishermen from Pamban and Thangachimadam and seized three boats for allegedly violating IMBL in the early hours of Sunday.

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FCI starts probe into paddy recycling by millers in Odisha

The Food Corporation of India has begun a joint physical verification of paddy by associating teams of the state government in major rice mills in western Odisha districts where alleged massive recycling of custom milled rice has been reported to the central government.

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Veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh brought authenticity to every role he played on screen

RENOWNED veteran actor Delhi Ganesh passed away at the age of 80, leaving Tamil cinema bereft of one of its most prolific supporting actors.

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Kerala man dies in custody in Karnataka

A 45-year-old labourer died in police custody in Brahmavara on Sunday after he was arrested the previous day for allegedly harassing a woman and her children.

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Waqf row: Siddu directs revenue dept to withdraw notices to ryots

Over 500 farmers petition JPC against Waqf board's ownership claims

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Cafe house was used as BJP campaign office during polls, alleges BJD

THE BJD on Sunday alleged that the cafe in which obscene video of the Cuttack gangrape victim was filmed was used by the BJP as campaign office during the 2024 elections.

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WHY TRUMP WON AND HARRIS LOST IN U.S. ELECTIONS

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump never pretended to be anything other than what he was. He led an almost miraculous comeback, unprecedented in recent history

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DELIVERANCE AT THE HANDS OF THE TEACHER OF THE WORLD

ODAY is apparently Kamsa Vadh Day, the anniversary of when Krishna killed Kamsa and reinstated Ugrasena as the king of Mathura.

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Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in as 51st Chief Justice of India today

JUSTICE Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of the Supreme Court's several landmark judgments—including scrapping of electoral bonds scheme and the upholding of the abrogation of Article 370—will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday.

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Four years on, govt keeps draft amendment to drugs ad law in cold storage

FOUR years after it was proposed, the health ministry has been sitting over its draft to amend the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, which is aimed at taking stringent action against misleading advertisements, including that of Ayush medicines.

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UP govt rejects premature release plea of gangster Babloo Srivastava

THE UP government has informed the Supreme Court that it has rejected the latest premature release plea of gangster Om Prakash Srivastava, alias Babloo Srivastava, who is serving a life sentence for the 1993 murder of an additional customs collector.

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Russia deputy PM to visit India today, hold bilateral talks

RUSSIA's first Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov will arrive in India on a two-day visit on Monday.

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Centre to bolster CRPF's anti-terror squad in J&K

100 young personnel to be deployed around Pulwama and Budgam

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Navy's women circumnavigators reach Australia

THE Indian Navy's sailing vessel Tarini, which is undertaking a global circumnavigation expedition, reached its first port of call in Fremantle, Australia on Saturday after a challenging 39-day voyage at sea.

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MVA: Caste census, free cervical cancer vaccine

THE opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday released its manifesto for the November 20 polls, promising to safeguard the Indian constitution, bring back the glory of Maharashtra, raise per capita income, generate jobs and waive farm loans.

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Police arrest 2 shooters of Arsh Dalla gang for Sikh activist's murder...

THE Punjab Police on Sunday announced the arrest of two key operatives of Canada-based gangster-turned-terrorist Arsh Dalla in Mohali for their involvement in the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot last month.

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Three-month-old elephant calf dies, jumbo toll at Bandhavgarh reaches 11

MADHYA Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) has suffered the loss of its eleventh elephant in less than a week.

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Cong breaking OBC-ST-SC unity: PM

Says move meant to snatch away quota benefits, pitches for 'ek rahenge toh safe rahenge

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'BJP leaders informed about party rebels damaging us'

IN the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections due November 20, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke with Sudhir Suryawanshi and shared his views about his government plans for the state.

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Cong nominee's vehicle attacked, gunshots fired

STONES were thrown at the vehicle of the Congress' candidate for Samaguri assembly bypoll on Sunday, police said.

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Strict anti-conversion law, skill census: BJP

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released BJP's election manifesto for Maharashtra assembly elections, promising an increase in financial help under Ladli Behna Yojana from ₹1500 per month to ₹2100, old-age pension, farm loan waiver and hike in financial assistance to farmers from present ₹12,000 per year to ₹15,000 under Kisan Samman Nidhi.

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...duo also wanted in killing of murder convict in Gwalior

TWO key operatives of Canada-based designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla, who were arrested by Punjab police, were also wanted for the murder of a convict in Madhya Pradesh.

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Taliban will attend UN climate conference today

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said on Sunday.

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Egypt razes tombs to build new roads, bridges in Cairo

TWENTY years after burying him, Egyptian architect Ahmed el-Meligui was forced to exhume his grandfather's remains from a historic Cairo cemetery that is being partially razed to accommodate the growing mega-city.

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UN nuke head to visit Iran ahead of Trump inauguration

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Sunday he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country's nuclear programme.

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Netanyahu dials Trump again on Iranian threat

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday he had spoken three times with US president-elect Donald Trump over the past few days about the \"Iranian threat\" to Israeli security.

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China delimits shoal in dispute with Philippines

CHINA reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters.

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RUSSIA, UKRAINE EXCHANGE RECORD DRONE ATTACKS

Moscow fires 145 drones at Ukraine, shoots down 70 launched from Kyiv; Kremlin optimistic about Trump rule

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Vistara merger: Section of AI pilots unhappy over different retirement age

A section of Air India pilots is unhappy in the run-up to the Vistara merger over different retirement age limits for pilots of the two Tata Group-owned airlines as the management is yet to address the issue, according to sources.

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Large caps are better than fairly valued: Bajaj Finserv AMC CEO

CEO Ganesh Mohan says consumption remains a compelling theme in Indian markets even if the sector faces short-term bearish sentiments

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Indian distilleries can compete with foreign liquor brands'

PAUL P John, the chairman and MD of Bengaluru-based John Distilleries, says he is not concerned about competition from Europe as long as Indian companies are allowed to do business there as well.

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THE CRITICALITY OF CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE

N the last column on the eve of the festival of lights, we initiated a discussion on how vital Term Insurance Cover is for anyone with even a single financial dependant.

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HOW NOT TO MISS CHANCES TO CREATE WEALTH

In the world of investments, your biggest enemy is inflation. As you work hard to earn a meaningful living, you constantly strive for more because prices keep rising.

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Bitcoin surges to record high; experts believe it will soar above $80,000

FOR the first time, Bitcoin surged over $79,000, driven by industry optimism about Donald Trump's pro-crypto policies in the near future.

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Gauff ends season with $4.8 million cheque

COCO Gauff pays attention to what people say about her online and occasionally takes pleasure in clapping back, so it should not be a surprise that she took to social media to type out a message after wrapping up 2024 by winning the WTA Finals and the USD 4.8 million cheque that came with it.

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WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR GAMBHIR DOWN UNDER

With Indian team leaving for Australia, here are some talking points...

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Varun fifer in vain as hosts SA level series 1-1

A POOR display with the bat saw India post a modest 124 for six against South Africa in the second T20I of the four-match series in Gqeberha on Sunday.

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Post WC loss, Jemimah set for new learnings

FOR Jemimah Rodrigues and the Indian women's cricket team, the month of October in Dubai was not that kind. An early exit from the T20 World Cup meant the ODI series against recently crowned World Champions New Zealand came with an emotional baggage. The team was still hurting and the vice-captain Smriti Mandhana admitted so.

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ISL: Odisha squander early lead to draw against visiting Bagan, stay 9th

ODISHA FC made a dream start in front of their home fans against Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League on Sunday.

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Chess balm for Harika during postpartum phase

WHEN D Harika started feeling the effects of postpartum following the birth of her daughter in 2022, it was extremely hard to accept the changes I was having.

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ECHOES OF A NEW MODERNISM

A recently concluded art exhibition marked the birth centenary of four celebrated modern Indian masters, Souza, Subramanyan, Ram Kumar and Gaitonde - all born in 1924.

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A Guide To Glow

Many of us have a misconception that it takes long hours of grooming to look good.

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Final Destination actor Tony Todd passes away at 69

TONY Todd, best known as the lead actor of the Candyman franchise, passed away on November 6 at the age of 69.

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