The Morning Standard - January 11, 2025

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January 11, 2025

Heavy rain predicted in city over weekend

THE Delhi Meteorological Centre has issued an alert for heavy rain in the city over the weekend, January 11 and 12.

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Don Gets Felony Sentence Without Any Punishment

US President-elect Donald Trump was on Friday sentenced in the hush money case without any punishment.

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SC Junks Pleas Seeking Speedy Implementation of Women's Quota

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed two public interest litigations (PILs) against the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Act, popularly known as the Women's Reservation Act, which reserves one-third seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

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India Cagey About Starlink Licence After Manipur Breach

Govt may not give any exemption to Elon Musk firm or treat it as a special case

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Mistakes are inevitable, I'm human, not God: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi in his debut podcast described himself as a person for whom designation holds no significance in his dedication to serving the nation.

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Political slugfest over Purvanchali voters intensifies

In the high-stakes battle for Purvanchali votes, the Congress has promised to build a Chhath Puja ghat, akin to the Maha Kumbh structures, on the Yamuna riverbank, if it comes to power.

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Yadav says Cong men 'harassed', seeks help from election office

DELHI Congress chief Devender Yadav submitted a memorandum to the chief electoral officer (CEO) on Friday, seeking that written instructions be issued to the police to act in an unbiased manner during the electoral process and maintain discipline on polling day.

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Atishi Dares BJP to Name CM Face, Claims Bidhuri Frontrunner

SENIOR AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Friday challenged the BJP to reveal its chief ministerial candidate, stating that the BJP's likely choice is Ramesh Bidhuri.

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DIP IN POLITICAL CLOUT, YET JAT VOTES MATTER

AS the Delhi assembly polls draw closer, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal has thrown down the gauntlet, accusing the BJP of betraying the Jat community for the past decade. Kejriwal's fiery allegations have sparked a political debate, underlining the significance of the Jat vote in the upcoming elections.

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AAP govt will provide funds to RWAs for security

AMID politics over freebies in the national capital, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government would give funds to Delhi's Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) for hiring security guards if voted back to power.

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RaGa to launch Cong campaign on Jan 13 as Cong final list soon

CONGRESS is gearing up to intensify its campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections, with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi set to kick off a campaign through a mega rally in Seelampur on January 13.

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BJP retorts, says Atishi disrespects women by naming Kejriwal as CM

DELHI BJP General Secretary and MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat stated that nothing could be more disrespectful to Delhi's women than Atishi, while being the incumbent chief minister, declaring that if her party wins, Arvind Kejriwal will become the CM.

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L-G Issues Gazette Notification for Assembly Elections

LIEUTENANT governor VK Saxena on Friday has issued a gazette notification for the assembly elections in the national capital, following recommendations from the Election Commission (EC).

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SKM delegation meets Dallewal, calls for unity

As farmer leader Daljit Singh Dallewal's fast-unto-death enters its 46th day, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for unity among the fragmented farmers' unions.

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Delhi airport's T2 terminal to be closed for revamp

DELHI airport operator DIAL on Friday said the four-decade-old Terminal 2 (T2) will be closed for four to six months in the next financial year for refurbishment works that are expected to be completed in the September quarter.

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MEA eases passport renewal for transgender citizens post surgery abroad

In a significant move, the Central government has introduced new measures to streamline the passport renewal process for transgender citizens who undergo gender affirmation surgery abroad.

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Health dept faces flak for outsourcing hiring

THE Health and Family Welfare Department of the Delhi government has directed the recruitment of over 1,400 nurses and paramedical staff on an outsourced basis for its public hospitals, sparking controversy over alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct.

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MCD Takes Down Over 1.24L Advertisements

IN an effort to comply with the Model Code of Conduct after the announcement of election dates in the capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) initiated a large-scale campaign to curb property defacement.

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CBI directed to give pre-arrest notice to Karti Chidambaram

SIVAGANGA MP and Congress leader Karti Chidambaram opted not to pursue his anticipatory bail application before a Delhi court on Friday in connection with the Diageo bribery case.

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Cyclist group wants safety, air quality in manifestos

AS the national capital gears up for assembly election, BYCS India Foundation, a cycling advocacy group, has called on major political parties, including the AAP, BJP and Congress, to prioritise air pollution mitigation and cyclist safety in their election manifestos.

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Chhota Rajan admitted to AIIMS for nose surgery

CHHOTA Rajan, the underworld don whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, was admitted to AIIMS for a minor surgical procedure, prison officials said on Friday.

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BJP Targets Slum Voters in Poll Push

Amit Shah Scheduled to Meet Over 2,500 Residents of Slum Localities at Nehru Stadium

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Tirupati stampede: TTD chief issues apology to victims

Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman BR Naidu issued an unconditional apology on Friday for the stampede-like situation in Tirupati that resulted in six deaths and left dozens injured.

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Prez urges overseas Indians to join Viksit Bharat mission

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu on Friday appealed to the Indian diaspora to actively contribute to the realisation of the mission of Viksit Bharat by 2047, the centenary year of the country's independence.

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Game Changer: T’gana HC directs review of showtimes, ticket prices

DIRECTING the state government to review the permission given to the makers of the Telugu movie \"Game Changer\" to hike ticket prices, Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Friday directed that no further special shows or price hikes be allowed until a decision is made in the best interest of the public.

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All accused in Gauri killing out on bail

The Principal City Civil and Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, accused number 10 in journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder case.

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TN Brings Bills for Women's Safety

Stringent punishments including death sentence for offences against women, children

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Harassment by lenders: Hundreds of families flee homes

HUNDREDS of families have fled their homes in Chamarajanagar district owing to the alleged harassment by private microfinance companies for not repaying their loans.

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NOW SCREENING: PUTTING NAME BEFORE THE TITLE

Some southern stars are requesting fans to drop their titles. These epithets have a complex play not just in films and politics, but in the Dravidian ideological ecosystem too

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FISCAL TIGHTNESS MAY FURTHER SLOW DOWN ECONOMY

INDIA'S real GDP growth rate is pegged at a four-year-low of 6.4 percent for 2024-25, weighed down by a likely decline in manufacturing and investments.

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FORMULA E FIASCO LAYS ASIDE PUBLIC INTEREST

TELANGANA'S political circuit is abuzz with the curious case of the Formula E race in Hyderabad-held with fanfare in February 2023-in which the then municipal administration and urban development (MAUD) minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao stands as the first accused.

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Neither Going Nor Gone, Goa Is Evoking A Groan

It's been a Goa-filled new year's week for me even though I am still freezing in Delhi's bitter cold.

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Nepali Army band to join Army Day parade in Pune

IN a significant gesture of friendship and cultural exchange, the Nepali Army Band has reached India to participate in the Army Day Parade in Pune on January 15.

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Global heating a cold fact: 2024 hottest yr on record, says UN weather agency

THE World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.

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Indonesia Nod to $450 mn BrahMos Deal

IN all probability, India is heading for another major defence export deal.

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S'pore Prez's India visit from Jan 14

60th anniv of diplomatic ties to be celebrated; Singapore is one of largest sources of FDI

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Rlys will boost wheels production as high-speed train plans spike demand

WITH high-speed train projects slated for launch in the coming years, the Railways is bracing for a surge in demand for forged wheels by augmenting local production, officials said.

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Public interest: SC opens doors to people for guided tour on 2 Saturdays a mnth

TO give the general public an opportunity to visit the majestic and grand structure of the landmark building, the Supreme Court has decided to open its doors to them every working Saturday, from 10 am to 5 pm, except on the second and the fourth Saturdays and declared holidays.

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SC stays Sambhal civic body's 'notice' on well near masjid

THE Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of a notice issued by Nagar Palika of Sambhal regarding prayers at a well outside the Shahi Jama Masjid and sought a status report within two weeks.

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U'khand madrasa board scraps Kamil and Fazil courses after SC ruling

FOLLOWING the Supreme Court ruling declaring the Kamil (undergraduate) and Fazil (postgraduate) degrees awarded to Muslim students by madrasas unconstitutional, the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board lost no time deciding to discontinue the courses and refund the students' fees. Incidentally, the government has taken a strong stand against madrasas and recently identified 190 such illegal institutions and ordered their closure.

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Concern over tiger poaching in U'khand

UTTARAKHAND is ramping up efforts to safeguard its tiger population by enlisting the help of the SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) and ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police), along with search dogs.

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2 crocodiles rescued from ponds inside residence of BJP MLA in Sagar district

AT least two crocodiles were reportedly rescued by the state forest department from ponds in the sprawling residential premises of ex-BJP MLA Harvansh Singh Rathore in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district.

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Indian Pangolin rescued in Poonch

AN Indian Pangolin, a Schedule I critically endangered species, was rescued from the forest area of Sunderbani near the Line of Control (LoC) in a border district of J&K by the Indian army and Wildlife department.

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JMM plans to expand tribal movement in Bengal, Odisha

BUOYED by the thumping majority in the Assembly polls, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is now eying 'Vrihad' (larger) Jharkhand and is considering launching a movement for the formation of an Autonomous Council combining the four tribal-dominated districts of West Bengal and Odisha.

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Badals lose SAD control for 1st time in 3 decades

Sukhbir's resignation accepted, election to party chief on March 1

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Qaida terrorist arrested from near Ranchi

THE special cell of Delhi Police in association with Jharkhand ATS, has arrested a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Shahbaz Ansari from Chanho in Ranchi.

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All Sanatanis welcome to Maha Kumbh: Yogi

UTTAR Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said those who respect India, its Sanatan ethos and its eternal traditions are welcome to attend the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.

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TMC suspends ex-MP who was vocal on RG Kar

Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday suspended its ex-Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen over alleged \"anti-party\" activities.

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Israel confirms 23-yr-old hostage killed along with dad in Gaza

ISRAEL'S army confirmed Friday that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni.

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House votes to sanction ICC for warrant against Bibi

THE US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to sanction the International Criminal Court over its arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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New fast-moving fire in LA prompts more evacuations

10 dead, more than 10,000 structures already destroyed; progress in containing older fires

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Stampede at central Damascus mosque kills four

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media.

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Gunmen attack houses of minister, police official

ARMED militants attacked the residences of a senior minister and a deputy commissioner and stormed a police checkpost in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said.

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Hush money case was brought to defeat me, it didn't work: Trump

RESPONDING to his sentencing on Friday in the hush money case, US-president elect Donald Trump, briefly addressing the court as he appeared virtually from his Florida home, said his criminal trial and conviction has \"been a very terrible experience\" and insisted he committed no crime.

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Low-base effect lifts industrial production to seven-month high

INDUSTRIAL production increased to a seven-month high of 5.2% year-on-year in November 2024 as compared to 3.7% in October, thanks largely to a low-base effect.

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TVS veteran H Lakshmanan dies at 92 due to age-related ailments

H LAKSHMANAN, former executive director of Sundaram Clayton and a key member of Chennai-based TVS group, passed away at 92, leaving behind a legacy that spans seven decades.

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Investors Lose ₹6 Lakh Crore as Midcap, Smallcap Stocks Plunge

INVESTORS saw their wealth eroding by ₹6 lakh crore on Friday as selling pressure brought down the domestic equity markets, with smallcap and midcap stocks bearing the brunt.

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Infy files counterclaim against Cognizant

IT services company Infosys has alleged that US-based Cognizant has acted with anticompetitive malice aimed at stifling competition from the company.

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Need common mechanism to track SME fund usage: SBI chief

THERE is an urgent need to develop a common mechanism to track the end-use of funds raised via debt and equity from capital markets by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to give comfort to lenders and investors and make pricing more competitive, State Bank chairman CS Setty said on Friday.

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SC relief to online gaming companies on GST issue

Court suspended proceedings until matter is finally adjudicated

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Reliance Jio's call quality lowest, Airtel performs best: TRAI

The call quality of Reliance Jio, country's largest telecom service provider, was lowest and there was also higher percentage of unsuccessful call attempts on its network in Delhi compared to its competitors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a report, released on Friday, based on a test conducted by it.

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Jayant & Pravin's partnership helps TN capture Cooch Behar Trophy

TAMIL Nadu won the final of the Cooch Behar tournament on virtue of first innings lead over Gujarat.

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Rawal rises in India's chase vs Ireland

AT one point in India's chase of 239 at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Pratika Rawal had the best seat in the house with captain Smriti Mandhana continuing her 2024 form with the bat.

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Everton Reach Rd 4 in FA Cup

MANAGERLESS Everton advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 2-0 victory over third-division Peterborough on Thursday.

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Hard-fought win for TN Dragons in HIL

TAMIL NADU Dragons extended their winning run as they rode on goals from Karthi Selvam (16') and Uttam Singh (37') to earn a hard-fought win against the Bengal Tigers in an enthralling Hockey India League match at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Friday.

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RSPB vs WFI: Railway wrestlers may miss out on National Games

ONCE again the rift between the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to jeopardise the future of grapplers.

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Signs of promise & more from Satwik and Chirag

Indian duo post third victory in ongoing Malaysia Open to enter semis

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ISL: Punjab FC hold NorthEast

NorthEast took the lead in the 24th minute through Alaaeddine Ajaraie but Punjab struck the equaliser in the 82nd minute through Khaiminthang Lhungdim to snap their four-match losing streak.

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Swiatek, Sinner Discuss Doping

IGA Swiatek, a self-described 'control freak,' is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she described Friday as \"probably, like, the worst time in my life.\"

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Brevis, Potgieter Inspire Eastern Cape

ST GEORGE'S Park witnessed two-gun bowling performances as MI Cape Town cantered past Sunrisers Eastern Cape, the defending champions, in the inaugural match of the third season of the SA20.

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Gurugram artists prep for a London Art Fair debut

The year 2025 provides an array of opportunities for a Delhi gallery that is gearing up to showcase some of its finest artworks at the upcoming London Art Fair

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TALKING TO THE DIARY

At the Delhi launch of The Green Book: An Observer's Notebook, author Amitava Kumar discusses the significance of diaries, his artistic evolution, and the role of observation in his creative journey

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