The Morning Standard - November 16, 2024

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November 16, 2024

Row over PM's plane snag as Rahul's chopper delayed

THE special IAF aircraft carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday developed a snag, stranding him in Jharkhand's Deoghar airport for over two hours till a replacement plane came from Delhi.

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JOURNOS MUST BE DARING, SAYS CHINMAYA MISSION HEAD

HAILING the doyen of the indian media, Ramnath Goenka, as a “great independent thinker”, Swami Swaroopanandaji, the global head of Chinmaya Mission, on Friday said responsible journalists have to be daring and courageous and should write facts without prejudice to convey the truth.

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10 newborns dead in massive fire at Jhansi hosp

AT least 10 newborn babies were killed in a fire that broke out late Friday night n the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in J hansi.

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L-G for action against illegal immigrants

AMID reports of a rise in illegal immigrants in the city, L-G VK Saxena has directed the police commissioner to conduct a month-long special drive and take action in coordination with Central agencies.

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IN A FIRST, SINHALESE-MAJORITY ALLIANCE BREACHES TAMIL FORT

WHILE everyone expected the National People's Power (NPP) to win the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the party's spectacular scale of victory in the results declared on Friday has surprised many.

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The name is Bond...for top RNG award

Lifetime achievement award goes to Ruskin Bond, Non-fiction award to Neerja Chowdhury, Fiction award to Aishwarya Jha

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Finance talks on at a snail's pace

THE climate finance talks at COP29 are going on at a snail's pace with no significant headway achieved although five days have passed.

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Major drug haul off Gujarat coast, 8 Iranians held

In a joint operation, anti-narcotics agencies on Friday seized 700 kg of drugs worth around ₹3,000 crore and arrested eight Iranian nationals in Indian waters off the Gujarat coast.

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Services at three Yellow Line Metro stations to be affected from Nov 15-19

THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday announced that three Metro stations on the Yellow Line will remain closed between 10:45 pm and 7:02 am from November 15 to November 19 due to civil work on a 490-metre stretch.

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Former AAP MLA joins Congress

FORMER AAP MLA from Seelampur Haji Mohammad Ishraq Khan, along with his supporters, joined the Congress here on Friday, the party said in a statement.

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HC orders Customs dept to return seized luxury watch to overseas Indian

THE Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, directing the Customs Department to return her confiscated luxury watch, citing non-compliance with procedural mandates under Section 124 of the Customs Act, 1962.

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Staggered timings for govt offices to tackle traffic: CM

IN an effort to combat rising air pollution and ease traffic congestion, Chief Minister Atishi announced staggered working hours for government offices in the national capital on Friday.

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3-time ex-Congress MLA Veer Dhingan joins AAP

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inducted former Congress leader Veer Singh Dhingan into the party and called him the \"future MLA\" from the Seemapuri constituency.

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Parties take to padyatra politics as assembly elections approach

THE national capital seems to be dominated by the 'Yatra' politics, with all the major parties participating in the strategy.

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Brij Bhushan case: Court to record statement on November 26

A Delhi court will resume on November 26 the recording of the statement of one of the six female wrestlers who have accused former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.

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Over 2,600 affordable flats offered by DDA

THE Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has launched Phase II of its \"Sasta Ghar\" housing scheme, offering over 2,600 affordable flats across Delhi in areas like Narela, Rohini, Manglapuri (Dwarka), Siraspur, and Loknayakpuram.

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Balcony collapse: HC directs DDA to pay ₹11 lakh

THE Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to pay over Rs 11 lakh in compensation to the family of a 45-year-old man who tragically lost his life after the balcony of their second-floor apartment collapsed in July 2000.

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Severe air quality: Give 'clean air concession' to promote metro rides

GIVEN the life-threatening level of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, civil society organisations and environment activists urged Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide a \"clean air concession\" to riders during the severe air pollution period in Delhi-NCR.

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PM inaugurates first Bodo Mahotsav

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, inaugurated the first two-day Bodoland Mahotsav, highlighting the culture, language and education of the Bodo community here.

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City wakes up to GRAP-III restrictions

Stage 3 has been imposed as the city's average AQI has deteriorated to 'severe' category

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First train with 6 coaches for Metro phase 4 arrives, another 51 in pipeline

THE first metro train, comprising six coaches, procured by Delhi Metro for its Phase-4 operations, reached Delhi on Friday, marking a significant milestone towards completing and operationalising the priority corridors of Delhi Metro Phase 4.

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BAMS/BHMS counselling: Last day Nov 16

APPLICATIONS for participation in the stray round counselling of IP University's BAMS and BHMS programmes can now be submitted till November 16, as shared by the University on Friday.

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Cocaine worth ₹ 1,000 crore seized in crackdown, 2 held

IN a major breakthrough against the drug trafficking syndicates operating in Delhi-NCR, the NCB has seized a massive quantity of high-quality cocaine valued at approximately ₹1,000 crore from two places in the national capital and arrested two key members of the syndicate, a senior officer said on Friday.

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Consider misuse of social media platforms by terrorists: HC to courts

THE Delhi High Court has observed that while encrypted social media platforms permit privacy and the freedom of speech and expression, their misuse by terrorists and banned organisations has to be borne in mind by courts while awarding sentences.

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Man killed for intervening in domestic dispute

A 42-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbour in outer north Delhi after he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute with his wife, police said on Friday.

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Deoli Villagers waiting for compensation for land acquired by govt in 1980

RESIDENTS of Deoli village in Sangam Vihar have been embroiled in a decades-long battle to receive compensation for their land, which was acquired by the government in the early 1980s.

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Andhra incurred ₹9.74 L cr debt under YSRC: Naidu

CM alleges Jagan govt of not adopting initiatives for wealth creation

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Bomb threat on tissue paper in flight, 2 booked

TWO flyers who arrived at Kochi airport on an Air India Express flight from New Delhi were taken into custody after they allegedly wrote a bomb threat on a tissue paper and left it in the plane on Thursday.

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Mother, 'lover' brand kids with hot tongs, held

IN a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman and her alleged paramour tortured and branded her two minor children with hot kitchen tongs and locked them up in a room for three days at Salia Sahi within Maitri Vihar police limits for opposing the relation.

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'Normal for teens to hug and kiss': HC quashes harassment case against man

OBSERVING that it is natural for two teenage people in love to hug and kiss each other, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently quashed a sexual harassment case registered against a 20-year-old man for rejecting the marriage proposal of his lover despite hugging and kissing her.

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Donkey milk biz offer leaves investors ₹100 cr poorer

Lure of huge profits led people to pump in money

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Sabarimala opens for Makaravilakku, two-month pilgrimage season begins

THE Sabarimala temple opened for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage on Friday, marking the beginning of the pilgrimage season.

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Ex K'taka Dy CM booked for hate speech

SHIVAMOGGA Police have registered a suo motu case against former deputy chief minister and Rashtra Bhaktara Balaga convenor KS Eshwarappa for allegedly accusing Congress of promoting \"Islamisation\" and warning that riots will erupt and leaders of that party will be \"hunted down and killed\".

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Kishan Reddy accepts T'gana CM's challenge, to spend night in Musi slum

ACCEPTING the challenge posed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to stay in the slums on the Musi catchment areas, Union Minister and BJP state president G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that he would be spending Saturday night in one of the houses along the river.

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T'GANA MUST WIN OVER PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE LAND

THE small village of Lagcherla in Vikarabad district of Telangana has sent state officials and politicians into a tizzy after a public hearing on land acquisition for a pharmaceutical cluster turned violent.

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THE LEGACY OF MONETARY MANDARINS

History will not be kind to central bankers fixated only on the financial economy. It will also be critical of govts passing the hard decisions to such unelected technocrats

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THE TEEMING UNDERBELLY SUPPORTING A GLITZY TOP

have had strange interactions with Dharavi, dubiously honoured as Asia's largest slum.

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NEED TO SIMPLIFY TAX BRACKETS AND BROADEN THE NET

THE government has claimed that the tax burden on individuals earning less than 20 lakh a year-that is, the middle class has reduced over the past decade, while that on the rich-those earning more than ₹50 lakh has substantially increased.

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NIA exercise to identify supporters of ULFA-1

THE NIA has launched an exercise to identify supporters and overground workers of banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and help police and security forces either arrest or neutralise them, sources said.

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Regional connectivity begins as Nepal powers up B,desh through India

The trilateral power-sharing agreement involving India, Nepal, and Bangladesh came into effect on Friday with power supply from Nepal to Bangladesh beginning through an Indian grid.

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Canada in a quandary as more foreign students making a beeline for asylum

AMID diplomatic tensions with India, the Canadian government has maintained that a growing number of international students are claiming asylum in Canada and that the licensed immigration consultants are unethically advising students to claim asylum.

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North, South Blocks to be restored in phased manner

THE repair and restoration of the twin secretariat buildings on the Raisina Hill—North and South Blocks—will be taken up in a phased manner to make way for the proposed Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum to be set up in the precinct of the about century-old heritage structures.

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'POWER OF WORDS, RICHNESS OF STORYTELLING'

At the 2nd edition of Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman, Manoj Kumar Sonthalia, TNIE CMD, recalls enduring legacy of the group founder

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Vulnerabilities and superstitionf What's common among all PMs

BIG bangs and whimpers - Indian prime ministerships have been a combination of these.

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The Scent of Fallen Stars: A journey through time & love

AISHWARYA Jha has captivated readers and critics alike with her debut novel, The Scent of Fallen Stars, earning her the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman.

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Tribals didn't get due recognition: PM

Says from ₹25K cr to ₹ i.25L cr, NDA govt increased budget for tribals five times in i O years

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Clash of 'Dadas' in Pawar homeground

AMIT Taware, a resident of Thopatewadi in Baramati assembly constituency in Maharashtra says Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has done a lot of development work in Baramati, but the people's real 'Daivat' (deity) is 84-year-old Sharad Pawar.

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J&K Cong chief says House resolution does not demand Art 370 restoration

FOLLOWING Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's U-turn on the demand for restoring Article 370, the J&K Congress chief echoed a similar sentiment, saying that it was neither raised in the resolution passed by the Assembly last week nor mentioned elsewhere.

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Manipur Naga women take out rally for peace

CALL for \"Save the peace\" reverberated across Manipur's Ukhrul town on Friday, days after National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah threatened that his outfit would return to violent ways if the Centre refuses its proposal for third-party intervention to address the decades-old \"Naga political issue\".

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If Cong wins, won't let anyone snatch ‘jal, jungle & zameen’ of tribals: Rahul

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of serving the interests of billionaires who want to snatch the ‘jal, jungle and zameen’ (land, water and forests) of tribals.

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Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar agree to disagree on Yogi slogan of 'division is destruction'

DIFFERENCES in the ruling Mahayuti over UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan 'batenge toh katenge' have come to the fore as Deputy CM Ajit Pawar of the NCP called the slogan inappropriate for Maharashtra while the other Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP defended it.

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Serious concerns in US over rise of extremism in B’desh

THERE are serious concerns in the US over growing extremism in Bangladesh, a former White House official has said, observing that deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh did a good job in controlling it.

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Israeli strikes kill 12 rescue workers in Lebanon, 15 near Syria's capital

AN Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defence centre in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours after state media in Syria said Israeli strikes in and around the capital killed at least 15 people.

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Non-veg in Diwali menu: UK PM's office apologises

PRIME Minister Keir Starmer's office on Friday apologised for a mistake in the organisation of its Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street after some British Hindus objected to non-vegetarian food and alcohol being served at the gathering.

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VACCINE SCEPTIC ROBERT F KENNEDY JR IS TRUMP'S PICK TO LEAD HEALTH DEPT

President-elect names Doug Collins as his choice for Veteran Affairs Secretary

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Pak firms told to hire former servicemen to protect Chinese

PAKISTAN on Friday advised private security agencies, sponsors and project heads to hire former military personnel for the security and safety of Chinese nationals working on various sites in the Sindh province.

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Disquiet as Xi unveils $1.3 bn megaport in Peru

ON the edge of Peru's coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a huge deep-water port to cash in on the inexorable rise of Chinese interest in resource-rich South America.

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More cuts in domestic gas supply to CNG firms

The government has for the second time in a month reduced supplies of cheaper domestically produced natural gas to CNG retailers.

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Mamaearth reports loss of ₹18.57 crore in Q2

BEAUTY and personal care company Honasa Consumer's (which is the parent company of brands such as Mamaearth and The Derma Co) transition has impacted its revenue and profits, thereby leading to a slowdown for Mamaearth.

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Task force to achieve new energy target

IN a bid to achieve the goal of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, the government announced that a dedicated task force Will be set up, comprising all stakeholders, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Power.

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Moody's pegs GDP at 7.2% in 2024

'From macro perspective, economy is in sweet spot, with growth and moderating inflation'

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Zepto plans to raise nearly $250 million by November-end

QUICK commerce start-up Zepto is planning to raise about $250 million, according to sources.

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CLSA raises India allocation to 20% overweight, cuts China exposure

GLOBAL brokerage CLSA has made a U-turn on its India cut-back plan, reversing the higher allocation to China on the one hand and raising the India allocation to a \"20% overweight\" in a tactical reversal, citing the country's stable economic conditions and robust foreign flows waiting on the sidelines to re-enter.

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Forex reserves fall for 6th week to three-month low

THE lingering pressure on the rupee continued to extract the toll on forex reserves for the sixth consecutive week ending November 8, falling to the level of 84.38.

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India to drive 25% of global energy consumption growth over 2 decades

INDIA will account for 25% of the global increase in energy consumption over the next two decades, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

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Fresh row after PCB proposes trophy tour in PoK, ICC steps in

YET another controversy has erupted regarding the upcoming Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in February 2025.

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Italy, France book Nations League quarters spot

ITALY ensured qualification for the Nations League quarterfinals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.

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Kamboj 3rd to claim perfect 10

HARYANA pacer Anshul Kamboj entered the record books on Friday as he became only the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to claim all 10 wickets in an innings.

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Samson-Tilak carnage @ J o,burg

THIS has been a glorious TZOI year for the Indian team and their batters ringfenced 2024 with a sort of hedonism you wouldn,t have associated with this team even a few years ago.

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Fulton presses for restructure

IMMEDIATELY after winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, neither the Indian men's hockey team nor their head coach Craig Fulton had much time to celebrate.

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Rahul suffers blow on right elbow

IF any player that has managed to attract so much media attention before a series, it has to be KL Rahul this time Down Under.

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574 players listed for IPL auction, 13-yr-old youngest

RISHABH Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will headline a 574-strong list of players with a top base price of ₹2 crore at the Indian Premier League auction scheduled in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

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Badoni hits unbeaten ton in Delhi's strong reply

SKIPPER Ayush Badoni slammed an unbeaten 116 as Delhi scored 238/5 in reply to Jharkhand's first innings total of 382 in their Ranji Trophy match on Friday.

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Recognising atypical symptoms of diabetes in the elderly

DIABETES is becoming an increasingly prevalent and debilitating condition, affecting both the youth and elderly, particularly those over the age of 40.

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Change the drape game

Sari, the iconic garment steeped in centuries of history, is experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to this groundbreaking collaboration

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A WINTER MEAL WITH THE WAZA

Kashmiri chef Tariq Ahmed, a Waza, brought his best game at a Kashmiri food festival. He breaks down the spirit of Wazwan rooted in togetherness, celebration, and the use of fresh and local ingredients.

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