The Morning Standard - December 18, 2024

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December 18, 2024

CBSE files complaint against 2 'fake' schools

THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has filed a police complaint against two city schools for allegedly submitting forged land documents to obtain affiliation, an official from the board announced on Tuesday.

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'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to send it to a joint parliamentary committee

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Congress treated Constitution as its fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

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NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone in restructuring scrub

In a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.

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Hike NREGA wages, don't make Aadhaar payment must: House panel

FLAGGING concern over the low wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a Parliamentary Panel has recommended raising the wages of the workers.

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CM Atishi says every woman will get monthly allowance of ₹2,100

DELHI Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday reiterated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will fulfill all its promises, including a monthly allowance of Rs 2,100 for women, if voted back to power in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections due in February next year.

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Schools told to follow hybrid mode till Class V

THE director of education, Veditha Reddy, issued a circular on Monday evening, stating, \"All the heads of schools of government, government-aided, and unaided recognized private schools of DOE, NDMC, and Delhi Cantonment Board are directed to conduct classes in schools for children up to Class V in a hybrid mode—both in physical and online mode with immediate effect until further orders.\"

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Moderate fog, air quality continues to be 'severe' despite GRAP IV in place

DELHI was engulfed under the blanket of moderate fog on Tuesday morning as the air quality remained 'severe' a day after restrictions under stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were invoked.

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Nukkad sabhas will focus on AAP's 'failures'

DELHI BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday stated that the Nukkad Sabha Committee of the party, led by Satish Upadhyay along with a team of 15 workers, is organising daily meetings targeting 3-4 polling booths at a time.

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4 arrested for robbing students by posing as cops

POLICE has arrested four persons for allegedly robbing a group of students at gunpoint by posing as police officers in west Delhi's Subhash Nagar area, officials said on Tuesday.

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CCPA imposes ₹61L penalty on 19 coaching institutes

IN a move to protect consumer interest, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued 45 notices to various coaching centres for misleading advertisements.

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Several schools receive bomb threat again, fifth incident in 9 days: Police

A fresh wave of bomb threats targeted multiple schools in the national capital on Tuesday, making it the second such incident this week and fifth in just over a week, officials said.

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DU postpones law exams amid ongoing protests

DELHI University has decided to postpone examinations for law students, a day after protests erupted at the Campus Law Centre (CLC) over their schedule, a university official said on Tuesday.

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Eco-friendly steps in place in zoo to shield animals from pollution, cold

OWING to the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Zoo authorities have introduced a comprehensive winter management plan to protect animals from pollution and cold weather, officials said on Tuesday.

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'Table CAG reports or face protest'

Day after L-G writes to CM, BJP demands Speaker to convene special session on Dec 21

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IIT-D launches Gen AI programme

IIT Delhi has launched a certificate programme in Generative AI with an aim to address the ever-growing global demand for Generative AI expertise.

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Rare bat species spotted

WROUGHTON'S Free-tailed Bat, a rare bat species, has been spotted in Delhi's DDA Yamuna Biodiversity Park.

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Power efficient fans, 5-star ACs mandatory in govt buildings

THE Delhi government has made the use of 5-star rated air conditioners and BLDC fans mandatory in its buildings, a move aimed at saving electricity and cost.

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HC seeks Centre's reply on NSCI's plea on land acquisition compensation

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a petition filed by the National Sports Club of India (NSCI), which sought compensation for the acquisition of a portion of its premises for the development of an integrated transit corridor.

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Murder convict who jumped parole arrested after tip-off from 2 kids

A tip-off from two children led to the arrest of a murder convict who had been evading police in Narela, outer north Delhi, officials said on Tuesday.

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'Calculated manner': Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping minor

A man was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life for raping a minor by a Delhi court, citing that the accused did not deserve any leniency and he \"in a calculated manner\" established physical relations and abandoned her on finding she was pregnant.

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Govt plans to revamp inter-state bus ops

With this move, transport department hopes to ease traffic congestion on road and reduce travel time for commuters

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HC seeks action on 'long neglect' of waterbody in Naraina-Mayapuri area

THE High Court has issued notices to the state government and other relevant authorities in response to a PIL highlighting the prolonged neglect and deterioration of a waterbody in the Naraina-Mayapuri area.

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Samsung staff skip meal at TN plant canteen over colleague harassment

UNREST is brewing among the Samsung India workers in Sriperumbudur again over alleged harassment of 35 workers who were the face of the month-long protest in September by supervisors and management of the company.

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Transwoman Kannada expert appointed as guest lecturer at Ballari varsity

FOR the first time in Karnataka, Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Balari has appointed a transgender person as a guest lecturer.

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Odisha cabinet expansion likely ahead of Shah's visit

WITH the BJP government under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi completing six months in power, the buzz over cabinet expansion and inclusion of more ministers in the council has begun to gain steam.

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3 IM men from Bhatkal convicted for '15 blasts

THE Special Court for NIA Cases convicted three Indian Mujahideen operatives for hatching a conspiracy to carry out blasts ahead of the then US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day in 2015, as per instructions from Pakistan.

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Guv probe can open Pandora's box for KTR

A thorough probe into the allegations of irregularities in organising the Formula-E race may spell more trouble for former minister KT Rama Rao, as the ACB is expected to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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Overdose of rabies vaccine paralyses girl

A Class X student, Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, of BC residential school at Danavaigudem in Khammam town has been left paralysed for a suspected overdose of anti-rabies vaccine after she was bitten by rodents 15 times between March and November.

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Prez tells docs to focus on services

Lauds MBBS grads for choosing the profession, describing it as a path of service to humanity

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After Zeenat, tigress Jamuna moves out of Similipal; wildlife staff on toes

Officials spending sleepless nights

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GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

SOME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

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ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS

We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges

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OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

CODE OF ETHICS IN PLACE

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Erratic rains, warm winter hit sugar production

WITH erratic monsoon rains and warmer winter temperatures negatively affecting sugar production, sugar prices are expected to rise in the coming months.

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ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it had conducted fresh raids under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at 21 locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune as part of its probe against the operatives of an unlawful betting website owned by some Pakistani nationals.

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HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

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Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

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Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

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A Punjab sad story written in Georgian ski resort

Of the 12 people found dead at a restaurant in the ski resort of Gudauri, Georgia, possibly due to carbon monoxide poisoning, 11 were Indian nationals with most of them from Punjab.

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Setback to PK as 2 ex-MPs quit Jan Suraj Party

IN a major setback for political strategist-turned activist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), two former MPs Devendra Prasad Yadav and Monizir Hasan resigned from the core committee of the party on Tuesday.

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PM promises tap water to all homes

Modi lays foundation stone for much-awaited Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project in Jaipur

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Omar to meet Shah in Delhi today to discuss statehood restoration

NEARLY two months after the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital for the second time on Wednesday.

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Over 8L ration cards cancelled, Cong says tribals worst affected

BETWEEN 2013 and 2024, a total of 815,734 ration cards were cancelled in Gujarat, the Centre on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha.

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UP presents its 2nd supplementary budget worth ₹17.8K cr in Assembly

THE Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented its second supplementary budget of ₹17,865.72 crore, which includes new proposals worth ₹790.49 crore for 2024-25.

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Bhujbal ups ante, fires 'toy' salvo at Ajit Pawar for no cabinet position

SENIOR NCP leader and former deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday upped the ante against his party leader Ajit Pawar for denying him a place in the Maha Yuti cabinet.

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Israel to control Gaza even after war: def minister

ISRAEL's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends.

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Russian Gen heading N-arms vertical assassinated

Ukraine claims responsibility, accuses Igor Kirillov of using banned chemical weapons in ongoing war; Moscow treating it as terror attack

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Chinese leader convicted in mega graft case executed

CHINA on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling to over $421 million.

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Was target of suicide attack during 2021 Iraq visit: Pope

Pope Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn't make it.

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Trump says believer in polio vax after warning from Rep senate leader

IN a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was \"not going to lose\" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey.

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Rescue efforts on as 7.3 quake flattens buildings in Vanuatu

A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness saying bodies were lying in the city.

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Russian Parliament approves bill that can lift Taliban terror tag

RUSSIA's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned \"terrorist\" organisation.

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ED hands over ₹22,000 cr worth properties attached under PMLA to owners

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has handed over properties worth ₹22,280 crore attached under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to victims or their legitimate claimants, finance ministry has informed parliament.

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ITC Hotel demerger from January 1, 2025

FMCG giant ITC Ltd has fixed January 1, 2025 as the effective date for the demerger of its hotel business after receiving an order from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

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Sebi may tighten SME listing norms, bring in transparency

THE Securities and Exchange Board's (Sebi) board meeting slated for Wednesday is likely to come up with a slew of measures to clean the SME IPOs space that has, of late, received regulatory attention.

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Slower Q2 GDP growth temporary blip, will see healthy growth in coming qtrs: FM

FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the second quarter GDP growth slowdown a temporary blip and expressed her confidence that the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters.

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Adani group firm Ambuja merges Penna Cements, Sanghi Ind with itself

AMBUJA Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Group, announced the merger of Sanghi Industries (SIL) and Penna Cement Industries with itself.

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Domestic market declines on trade deficit, weakening rupee

DOMESTIC equity market declined sharply on Tuesday with the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 cracking nearly 1.5% each.

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Gold import up on tariff cut, UAE pact

331% rise in import of yellow metal to $15 bn in Nov resulted in trade deficit, pressure on rupee

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Bid in satellite spectrum not feasible: Scindia

A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised concerns over the government's decision to administratively allocate satellite spectrum in the country, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday defended the move, saying that satellite spectrum is neither suitable nor practical for auction.

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RAHUL AND JADEJA BRING ORDER AS INDIA TAIL WAGS

SOMEWHERE in the middle of the first innings, Virat Kohli rushed out of the Gabba dressing room, called up Abhimanyu Easwaran, told him something in earnestness and sent him off the ground.

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Two World Champions, 31 GMs, Tamil Nadu is the best: Anand

OPEN rooftop car. Scores of people. Cavalcade of cars. It was another maddening but memorable day in the newly-crowned world champ, D Gukesh's, life.

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Rana wouldn't have got into our playing XI: Gujarat coach Klinger

GUJARAT GIANTS, after finishing last in the back-to-back Women's Premier League points table, went into the mini-auction looking to make a few important changes.

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Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Club

CHELSEA forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.

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Ongoing struggle of Sharma the Test batter

Poor form and captaincy issues could be two unrelated things as Rohit falls for another low score on day four in Brisbane on Tuesday

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Get your pens and notebooks out for this videogame

IS Solving the Sunday morning cryptic crossword getting a little too easy for you? Of course it is. That's a puzzle for newbs.

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Wicked Part 2 gets official title

The second part of the Wicked film, helmed by Jon M Chu, has now been titled Wicked: For Good.

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The palette of love

This collection is a poetic ode to modern love - from the stolen glances to the quiet moments shared between a couple

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DIFFERENT STROKES

An ongoing exhibition in Delhi spotlights Bireswar Sen and his son Sureshwar - two forgotten modernist artists of Bengal - who differed in art practice, style and vision

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