The Morning Standard - March 05, 2025

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March 05, 2025

MILITARY AID PAUSE SOFTENS ZELENSKYY

THE Trump administration has suspended all US military aid to Ukraine, halting crucial shipments and increasing pressure on Kyiv to seek peace with Moscow, deepening the rift with Europe.

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DESERT STORM: INDIA IN FINAL

AND just like that India are in yet another ICC event final.

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AI to block old vehicles from refuelling

STARTING March 31, the Delhi government will roll out an AI-based automated system to prevent refuelling of overage vehicles at petrol pumps.

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Global trade war begins as high US tariffs kick in

Canada, China hit back with extra tariffs on US imports; Mexico to respond on Sunday

1 min

Pejorative 'Pakistani' not a criminal offence: SC

THE Supreme Court has held that using pejoratives like 'miyan-tiyan' or 'Pakistani' are in poor taste but do not constitute a criminal offence intended to hurt religious sentiments.

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Maha Minister Munde Quits After Murder Heat

MAHARASHTRA minister Dhananjay Munde on Tuesday resigned after his close aide Walmik Karad was named the mastermind in the horrific abduction, torture and murder of Santosh Deshmukh, a sarpanch in Beed.

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Kannada Actress Held for Smuggling ₹12.5 Cr Gold

KANNADA actress Ranya Rao, said to be the daughter of a serving senior IPS officer, was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) for allegedly smuggling 14.8 kg of gold from Dubai into the city.

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AgustaWestland case: Christian Michel secures bail

DELHI High Court on Tuesday granted bail to British arms consultant Christian James Michel in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case linked to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.

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5 Injured in Firing Between 2 Groups in Jyoti Nagar

FIVE people, including two bystanders, were injured in a firing incident between two groups in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, an official said on Tuesday.

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Olympian Sushil Kumar gets bail in murder case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the murder case of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar.

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Water supply to be affected in several areas

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has announced disruptions in water supply across multiple areas of the national capital on March 6 and 7 due to the annual flushing of underground reservoirs and booster pumping stations.

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AAP protests over BJP's ₹2,500 promise

WITH only four days left until the March 8 deadline, the AAP has called on the BJP to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of Rs 2,500 to women in Delhi.

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Boutique heist: Two minors, woman held for stealing bridal outfits worth ₹2 crore

TWO juveniles have been apprehended, and a woman arrested for allegedly robbing a renowned bridal boutique in the Fatehpur Beri area of South Delhi, making away with bridal outfits and other valuables worth approximately ₹2 crore, police said.

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Maliwal case: Police challenge order on list of docus to Bhibhav

THE Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court, contesting a trial court's directive to furnish a list of unrelied documents to Bibhav Kumar, a close aide of former CM Arvind Kejriwal and an accused in the alleged assault case involving AAP MP Swati Maliwal.

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2020 riots: Khalid Saifi's counsel challenges charges

ACTIVIST and 'United Against Hate' (UHA) founder Khalid Saifi, accused in the \"larger conspiracy\" case linked to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, urged the HC on Tuesday to examine whether the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) can be applied against him merely for exchanging messages that he claims are \"innocuous\".

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No plans for Manusmriti and Baburnama in DU syllabus: VC

DELHI University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh has confirmed that there are no plans to include Manusmriti or Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburnama) in the university's syllabus.

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HC intervenes in Jamia protest row

Stays university's decision to suspend several students for their participation in demonstrations

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26-Year-Old Man Arrested for Duping Elderly

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly duping a senior citizen of ₹95,000 on the pretext of renewing her health insurance, police said.

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Sardar Patel School fails to get fire safety nod due to several 'shortcomings'

DELHI government on Tuesday issued a circular rejecting the application for issuance for a fire safety certificate for Sardar Patel School in Karawal Nagar after an inspection revealed multiple safety shortcomings.

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PWD Aims to Repair 7,000 Potholes in Capital by April 30, Say Officials

The Public Works Department (PWD) has set an April 30 deadline to repair 7,000 potholes across Delhi, following directives issued to senior officials.

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Vaishnaw Announces Plan to Make IIMC a World-Class Media Varsity

THE Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) successfully hosted its 56th Convocation Ceremony on Tuesday at Mahatma Gandhi Manch, IIMC, New Delhi.

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L-G, CM Gupta launch bamboo plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill

DELHI Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday launched a bamboo plantation drive at the Bhalswa landfill, marking the beginning of an initiative to reclaim landfill sites and turn them into green spaces.

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Weeks after stampede, Delhi DRM and other officials shunted out

Transfer orders after two weeks of stampede

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SDPI chief MK Faizy held in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president MK Faizy under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for his alleged financial links with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI).

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How can they simply remove us?

Slum residents fear eviction as demolition drive begins from Iron Bridge to Old Usmanpur

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Andhra FM says growth decline in 2019-24 cost state ₹6.94 lakh crore

SQUARELY blaming the YSRCP regime for the financial mess inherited eight months ago, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav has asserted that the coalition government, through concerted efforts, made adequate budgetary allocations to all the departments, laying equal emphasis on development and welfare.

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Rethink offshore mining plan: Stalin

Writes to PM to reconsider move offering block of Cauvery basin, which falls under Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

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Cong in a huddle to shortlist cabinet, MLC picks

Plan to fill five of the six cabinet vacancies

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Naidu: Godavari water utilisation a win-win for AP, TG

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday dismissed objections raised by Telangana leaders over Andhra Pradesh's decision to divert Godavari water to Banakacharla, emphasising that his government was only utilising surplus floodwaters that would otherwise flow into the sea.

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In a historic first, Bengalurean advocate now judge in Canada

IN a historic first for a lawyer qualified in India, Vasundhara Naik, a Bengalurean, has been appointed a judge at Canada's Family Court of Justice in Ontario.

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Deadly summer: 2 die during physical test in Odisha

WITH the summer peaking early this year, two candidates died during physical examination conducted by the Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) for different state government jobs in Sundargarh and Keonjhar districts in the last 24 hours.

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FOOFARAW OVER THE OUTLIER, GOP'S MOTHBALL SYNDROME

VER the past week, the ubiquitous, loquacious wordsmith Dr Shashi Tharoor, a four-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram, has dominated headlines in Indian media.

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THE FOREIGN AID AND FOREIGN HAND PROBLEM

President Trump's disruption of USAID seems to be ideological, not out of economic compulsion. Conversely, there is a fear its dismantling may result in the US losing its soft power

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Security Apparatus Must Adapt to New-Age Threats

\"SECURITY challenges in the modern world are evolving rapidly, and the overlap between internal and external security is increasing. It is imperative that our institutions break silos and work collaboratively to ensure a strong, secure, and self-reliant India,\" Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday.

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Circular economy can create $2 tn market, 10 mn jobs by 2050: Yadav

UNION minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday that India's circular economy has the potential to create a market worth over $2 trillion and generate nearly 10 million jobs by 2050.

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SC seeks Unnao rape survivor's reply on security

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the state governments have not fulfilled their responsibilities in ensuring affordable medical care and infrastructure to patients.

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Despite China aid, no progress in PoK areas, says Omar

New Quick Action Teams to conduct operations in hilly areas of the Union Territory

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Obesity Day: Call for higher taxes on sweetened beverages, processed foods

AS obesity has become a silent epidemic in India, fiscal policies must be introduced to make healthy food options affordable and accessible while discouraging unhealthy choices through higher taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods, according to a national white paper released on Tuesday.

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Not going to UAE for Shehzadi's last rites: Kin

THE family of Shehzadi Khan — the 33-year-old woman from Banda district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), who was executed on February 15 in Abu Dhabi for the death of a four-month-old child under her care — will not be going to Abu Dhabi for her final rites.

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Charges Against Baghel Junked in Sex CD Case

The Special CBI court in Raipur on Tuesday discharged former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel from all charges in connection with a sex CD tape that purportedly featured former BJP minister Rajesh Munat.

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Unable to bear pet's loss, woman ends life in UP

A woman from the Amroha district in Western UP failed to cope up with the loss of her pet cat and died by suicide.

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8K J'khand schools run with single teachers

JHARKHAND Education Minister Ramdas Soren said that as many as 7,930 government schools across the state are running with single teachers.

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Defeats, succession battle behind BSP rumblings

AMID BJP's outreach to non-Jatav Dalits, emergence of Chandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan' on the horizon of Dalit politics in UP and his claim to Kanshi Ram's legacy along with SP's politics of Pichhda, Dalit and Alpasankhyak (PDA), the rumblings in Mayawati-led BSP seem set to add to the pace of party's downslide in days to come.

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Gujarat lost 286 lions, 456 leopards in two years: Govt says in Assembly

A total of 286 lions have died in Gujarat over the past two years, as of December 31, 2024.

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'Order mechanical': HC stays registration of FIR against Buch, 5 others

THE Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed for four weeks a special court's order to register an FIR against former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials for alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations, noting that it was passed mechanically.

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Kuki group says no free movement till solution

Resolution follows Shah's directive to security agencies in Manipur

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Nitish targets Tejashwi, says 'I made your father'

THE Bihar Assembly witnessed a heated exchange between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav during the post-budget speech on Tuesday.

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Trump to offer Congress account of his new term

President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an account of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country's future while others are cheering him on.

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Musk Survives Royal Society Expulsion Calls

TECH billionaire Elon Musk has survived calls for his expulsion from the Royal Society here following a crunch meeting at the elite British science institute.

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US scientists take an ambitious shot to 'de-extinct' woolly mammoth

EXTINCTION is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts—genetically engineering living animals with qualities to resemble extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

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Arab leaders to vet Gaza counter plan

ARAB leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday are set to endorse a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump's call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination, even as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is uncertain.

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China Slaps 15% Extra Duty on Imports From US

By raising tariffs, the US has repaid kindness with enmity: China

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EU Mulls $841 Billion Plan to Beef Up Defenses to Thwart US Disengagement

The chief of the European Union's executive on Tuesday proposed an $841 billion plan to beef up defenses of EU nations, aiming to lessen the impact of potential US disengagement and provide Ukraine with military muscle to negotiate with Russia following the freeze of US aid to the embattled nation.

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Govt easing regulatory burdens: FM

FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government remains steadfast in reducing regulatory burdens, besides enhancing trust-based governance and taking steps to make India a \"seamless, export-friendly\" economy.

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Ola Electric Misses Battery PLI Target

ELECTRIC two-wheeler maker Ola Electric Mobility on Tuesday said its wholly-owned subsidiary has received a letter from IFCI for missing out on targets specified under the Production Linked Incentive Advanced Chemistry Cell scheme (PLI ACC).

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Jio Fin to Buy SBI Stake in Jio Payments Bank

JIO FINANCIAL SERVICES (JFSL), financial services arm of the Reliance Industry, on Tuesday said it will buy out the State Bank of India stake in Jio Payments Bank.

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Nifty falls for 10th session, logs longest losing streak

Global markets fell on US' 25% tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico

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Govt easing regulatory burdens: FM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI on Tuesday said that every country in the world wants to strengthen its economic partnership with India, and thus, the manufacturing sector should take full advantage of this partnership.

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Zepto CEO calls Goyal's cash burn statement untrue

QUICK commerce start-up Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha on Tuesday refuted Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal's comment on quick commerce cash burn statement as 'verifiably untrue'.

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Govt seeks $2.81 bn from RIL, partners

The government has demanded $2.81 billion from Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners, BP Exploration and NIKO, over the alleged migration of gas from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) blocks to RIL's KG-D6 block.

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Tata Motors Begins Trial for Hydrogen-Fuelled Trucks

TATA MOTORS, country's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, on Tuesday commenced the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks to assess their viability for long-haul transportation solutions.

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Work-life balance a top priority, 52% of employees want to quit job for inflexibility

AT a time when there is a debate over the 90-hour workweek, a survey conducted by Randstad reveals that 52% of Indian employees would leave a job if it lacked sufficient flexibility.

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INDIAN JUGGERNAUT CONTINUES

IT was the fifth ball of the 32nd over during the Australia innings. Steve Smith had worked Kuldeep Yadav to the deep in the leg side and took an easy single at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

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East Bengal face Arkadag

A DIFFICULT season in the Indian Super League (ISL) notwithstanding, East Bengal would fancy their chances in their AFC Challenge League quarterfinal against FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan here on Wednesday.

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Guarrotxena Steps Up for Goa as They Beat Mohammedan SC 2-0

FC Goa defeated Mohammedan SC by 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Tuesday.

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BFI elections to be held during AGM on Mar 28

A DAY after the Delhi High Court set aside Indian Olympic Association's ad-hoc panel, the Boxing Federation of India has announced the dates for the elections which was overdue.

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Elite lifters to skip Asian meet trials for CWG, Asiad

GIVEN the proposed change in weight categories from June this year and the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games scheduled next year, none of the elite weightlifters from the country are expected to feature in selection trials to be held at the SAI's National Center of Excellence, Patiala on March 10.

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Andretta: Kiln And Kin

An ongoing exhibition in Delhi traces the art, community and artistic energies that continue to make Andretta, a place and a way of life, attracting new creators, writers, and filmmakers

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Delhi's New Home-Setter

As IKEA marks its online presence in Delhi-NCR combined with three pop-ups this month, TMS explores its ongoing Saket showcase to scour home solutions for the city's lifestyle needs

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Oscar-winning film Anora gets OTT release date

Sean Baker's comedy-drama, Anora, which made headlines at the 97th Academy Awards by bagging five awards, is all set to premiere on JioHotstar on March 17.

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