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Touchscreen facility for MLAs in K'taka soon

BY next year, legislators in Karnataka are likely to have touchscreen devices on their tables in both Houses to read reports, bills, and access vital information during sessions.

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December 05, 2024
Naidu concerned over corporate crimes
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Naidu concerned over corporate crimes

Strong laws

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December 05, 2024
Future-ready Indian Navy key to Viksit Bharat: Prez
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Future-ready Indian Navy key to Viksit Bharat: Prez

Says India has all elements necessary to be a great maritime nation

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December 05, 2024
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In 10 yrs, dengue death cases jump 627%, hypertension deaths up 109%

DESPITE the tall claims by the city government and civic bodies, the fight against dengue remains ineffective on the ground.

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

Hosp achieves remission with CAR-T therapy

IN a pioneering move, a city hospital has successfully used CAR-T Cell Therapy to achieve remission in a 56-year-old man with stage-4, rare, fast-growing lymphoma, after multiple treatment failures at other centres.

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December 05, 2024
Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel
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Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel

THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has completed the longest underground tunnel on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing expansion.

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December 05, 2024
Collection of funds not crime: HC grants bail to 3 in money laundering case
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Collection of funds not crime: HC grants bail to 3 in money laundering case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that donations collected by the office bearers of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) cannot be classified as \"proceeds of crime\" under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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December 05, 2024
HC rejects plea against Sidhu's cancer remedies
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HC rejects plea against Sidhu's cancer remedies

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's claims that certain remedies helped his wife in her battle against stage 4 cancer.

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December 05, 2024
Excise policy: HC asks Kejriwal, Kavitha to respond to ED's plea
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Excise policy: HC asks Kejriwal, Kavitha to respond to ED's plea

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to several people, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and BRS leader K Kavitha, in response to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court's order.

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

2 cars catch fire after collision in Dwarka, 1 dead

A person was charred to death in a car after it caught fire following a collision with an SUV on a flyover in Dwarka Sector 21 in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

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December 05, 2024
Parents' anniv turns tragic after son's grudge explodes
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Parents' anniv turns tragic after son's grudge explodes

DECEMBER 4, a day that should have been a celebration for Rajesh Kumar and his wife Komal on their 27th wedding anniversary, turned into a tragic nightmare for their family.

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December 05, 2024
Major traffic snarls at Delhi border
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Major traffic snarls at Delhi border

Commuters raised slogans against Rahul Gandhi, party workers seen manhandling public

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December 05, 2024
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Police hold meeting with NCR counterparts to tackle pollution

THE Delhi Police recently held a coordination meeting with their counterparts from the NCR region to discuss and implement measures aimed at addressing the pollution situation in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

Air pollution eases as AQI improves to 'moderate'

THE capital's air quality improved significantly on Wednesday, with the average AQI improving to 178 in the 'Moderate' category, a remarkable improvement from the 268 in the 'Poor' category recorded a day before.

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December 05, 2024
NGT issues notices as study flags thermal plants as 'bigger polluters'
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NGT issues notices as study flags thermal plants as 'bigger polluters'

THE National Green Tribunal has issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC), director of Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region and others following a shocking study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), which reveals that thermal power plants in the National Capital Region (NCR) contribute a staggering 16 times more air pollution than the much-discussed issue of stubble burning and vehicles.

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December 05, 2024
12-year-old schoolmate held in Class 6 student death case
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12-year-old schoolmate held in Class 6 student death case

DELHI Police has apprehended a 12-year-old boy in the case of the death of his classmate at a private school in south-west Delhi, a senior police officer confirmed to this newspaper.

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December 05, 2024
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Atishi govt adds 25 new stations to city's EV charging infrastructure

DELHI Chief Minister Atishi inaugurated 25 new low-cost EV charging and swapping stations in Mayur Vihar on Wednesday.

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December 05, 2024
Jatav leader Pravesh Ratn quits BJP, joins AAP ahead of polls
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Jatav leader Pravesh Ratn quits BJP, joins AAP ahead of polls

PRAVESH Ratn, a Jatav leader associated with BJP Yuva Morcha, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday.

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

War of words between BJP, AAP over attack on Badal

WAR of words erupted between the BJP and AAP over an attack on former Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Badal as the former claimed a collapse of law and order in the state while the latter hailed the promptness of law enforcement agencies to foil the attempt of murder of the Akali leader.

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December 05, 2024
AAP MLAs protest over law and order in city
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AAP MLAs protest over law and order in city

Party highlights recent killings of police officers and other crimes in the city

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December 05, 2024
India cricketers heckled and body-shamed in Adelaide
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India cricketers heckled and body-shamed in Adelaide

PERHAPS, the organisers never expected such a crowd. The open nets session for India at Adelaide before the second day and night Test match against Australia turned carnivalesque. Almost. It turned into chaos.

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December 05, 2024
Rahul stopped from visiting Sambhal
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Rahul stopped from visiting Sambhal

A Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday stopped by the Uttar Pradesh police from visiting the violence-hit Sambhal district where prohibitory orders were in place.

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December 05, 2024
AAP MLA gets bail, rearrested under MCOCA
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AAP MLA gets bail, rearrested under MCOCA

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was granted bail in an extortion case by a court on Wednesday, only to be soon arrested again in connection with a separate case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

Parvesh Verma BJP candidate against Kejriwal in New Delhi

The coveted New Delhi seat is likely to witness a high-octane contest as the BJP has decided to field former MP Parvesh Verma against Arvind Kejriwal in the Assembly polls due in February next year.

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December 05, 2024
Sukhbir Badal narrowly escapes assassination bid
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Sukhbir Badal narrowly escapes assassination bid

SHIROMANI Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday narrowly escaped an assassination attempt outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

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December 05, 2024
'Neglected' son stabs parents, sister to death in Neb Sarai
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'Neglected' son stabs parents, sister to death in Neb Sarai

THREE of a family — a 55-year-old man, his 47-year-old wife, and 23-year-old daughter — were stabbed to death at their residence in South Delhi's Neb Sarai area in the early hours of Wednesday by their 20-year-old son for allegedly being neglected by his family.

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December 05, 2024
Fadnavis to be Maha CM
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Fadnavis to be Maha CM

SWEARING-IN TODAY; NOVEMBER 25 TMS REPORT SAID HE WAS THE LIKELY CM PICK|AJIT PAWAR TO BE DY CHIEF MINISTER; SUSPENSE CONTINUES OVER SHINDE

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December 05, 2024
The Morning Standard

Wholesome Goodness

How much food do you feed your child? A small bowl, a third of the plate, or maybe using the \"fist-sized stomach\" rule? No matter how you measure, there's always that lingering question - \"Is my child full, or am I overfeeding them?\"

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December 03, 2024
Vikrant Massey announces retirement from acting: 'Time to recalibrate and go back home'
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Vikrant Massey announces retirement from acting: 'Time to recalibrate and go back home'

Vikrant Massey took to social media on Monday morning to announce his retirement from acting.

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December 03, 2024
GOING BANANAS OVER ART
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GOING BANANAS OVER ART

MAKING it to the headlines requires certain unwritten qualifications. It must grip the collective attention of the nation, the achievement of which is no mean task.

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December 03, 2024