The Morning Standard - December 24, 2024
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December 24, 2024
Women lawyers can't appear with face veil, says J&K HC
THE Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their face covered.
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Pioneer of Parallel Cinema
DAYS after celebrating his 90th birthday, Shyam Benegal, a towering figure in Indian cinema and a pioneer of the Parallel Cinema movement, passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening.
1 min
Capital honours trailblazing achievements of its women
IT was an all-women show without any pink bows. The 30th edition of the Devi Awards instituted by The New Indian Express group, and the sixth in Delhi on December 23, was marked by nothing girly, no tears, no speeches, but the showcasing of solid and sustained body of work by women in the arts, economics, public service, and governance.
2 mins
Govt schools can now fail students of classes 5 and 8
THE Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it, which means students will be failed if they do not clear the year-end examinations.
1 min
3 Khalistanis who attacked Punjab cops, killed in UP
THREE suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit early on Monday.
1 min
Devis can ignite millions through dedication: Guv
KERALA Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, chief guest on Monday at the 30th edition of Devi Awards, hoped \"the winners will go forward with their creative work and will continue to inspire younger women\".
1 min
Now, Dhaka note verbale for Hasina's extradition
Ministry of External Affairs confirms receiving it, offers no comment
1 min
Cong holds key meeting on manifesto; 2 former AAP MLAs join party
THE Delhi Congress held a meeting Monday on manifesto preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections, with its city unit chief saying the party does not make promises it cannot fulfil.
1 min
L-G Saxena, Kejriwal spar over city's civic issues ahead of polls
WITH Delhi Assembly elections around the corner, the tussle between Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has intensified over the state of civic amenities in the capital.
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Drizzle in capital fails to improve 'severe' AQI
DELHI residents woke up to a drizzle and fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
1 min
Kuldeep Sengar's interim bail extended by 4 weeks, told to surrender on Jan 20
KULDEEP Sengar, a former BJP MLA serving a 10-year prison sentence for the custodial death of the Unnao rape survivor's father, has been granted an extension of his interim bail.
1 min
BJP MLAs move HC again over delay in tabling of CAG reports
SEVEN BJP legislators on Monday filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking the immediate tabling of 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports concerning the city's administration before the assembly.
1 min
AAP chief slams BJP, says party lacks agenda
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit back at the BJP's recently released chargesheet, accusing the opposition party of having no clear agenda for the upcoming assembly polls.
1 min
Registration process for govt schemes begins
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched the registration process for the much-anticipated 'Sanjeevani Yojana' and 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana'.
1 min
BJP issues 'chargesheet' against AAP
Lists 'failures' of ruling AAP MLAs, alleges 'corruption' and 'fake promises'; Kejriwal hits back
2 mins
Coaching deaths: LG approves 2 fire dept officers' suspension
LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena has approved immediate suspension of two Delhi Fire Services officers over alleged negligence of duty in connection with the death of three civil services aspirants in a flooded basement of a coaching centre here, his office said on Monday.
1 min
3 attending birthday party shot dead at hotel parking
THREE people, two from Delhi and one from Haryana's Hisar, were shot dead in the parking lot of a resort on Morni-Thapli road in Panchkula near Chandigarh on Sunday night.
1 min
Plans on anvil to develop satellite cities around Amravati: AP minister
TERMING Amaravati as a self-financed city, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) P Narayana announced that the Andhra government is taking steps to develop satellite cities, through land pooling.
1 min
Hanamkonda youth, 25, found dead in US
THE body of 25-year-old Bandi Vamsi was found in the cellar of the apartment where he was staying in Minnesota in the USA on Sunday.
1 min
Hyd police summon actor Allu Arjun for questioning
THE Hyderabad city police on Monday issued a notice to actor Allu Arjun, directing him to appear at the Chikkadpally police station on Tuesday.
1 min
Discrepancies in LS, assembly poll votes: BJD seeks EC clarification
THE BJD on Monday alleged huge discrepancies in the voting and counting process in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections earlier this year, and urged the Election Commission of India to issue a clarification.
1 min
CT Ravi-Laxmi episode a closed chapter, says Council chairman
LEGISLATIVE Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Monday said that the issue of BJP MLC CT Ravi's alleged derogatory remarks against Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the House a few days ago, is a closed chapter as they have not lodged any complaint with him regarding breach of their privilege.
1 min
Medical waste dumping in TN: Kerala PCB to take legal action against RCC
AMID the escalating row between the governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the illegal dumping of medical waste in Tirunelveli district, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has initiated legal action against the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) for the violation.
1 min
TN sees sharp rise in child marriages
Data obtained through RTI shows an increase of 55.6% between 2023 and 2024 in the state
2 mins
RELIGION IN THE TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES
few months ago, Elon Musk said 'woke' was a virus and he would not rest till he destroyed it. Apart from other motivations, he said he 'lost' his young son to the left as the progressive establishment wholeheartedly assisted the boy's irrevocable transition to become a girl.
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INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR: ALGORITHM
Algorithms affect most parts of our lives today. With quantum computing set to be unleashed, the future looks loaded in favour of the abilities of instructions coded in machines
5 mins
E-forensics platform to connect 117 labs: MHA
KEEPING in view the special importance given to forensic evidence after implementation of revamped criminal laws---Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has developed and operationalised an e-Forensics IT platform, which is connected with 117 forensic science laboratories across the country, officials said on Monday.
1 min
Army's equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG
THE Indian Army's Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) fell short of achieving half of its training objectives and failed to fully utilise its Animal Transport (AT) Units, revealed a recent audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the defence services.
1 min
200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains in line
THE Indian Railways is preparing to launch 200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains following the success of its chair car trains, which have reportedly received positive feedbacks in the regions they are running through.
1 min
Should Evaluate ONOE in National Interest
D P Chaudhary, former Union Minister of State for Law and now Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Constitution (One hundred and twenty-ninth (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is hopeful that the JPC, with its erudite and experienced members, will come out with the report in the national interest, he said in a conversation with Rajesh Kumar Thakur. Excerpts:
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PMO steps in, asks health ministry to act against misleading adverts
THE Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed the Health Ministry to take \"appropriate action\" to amend the draft Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, which aimed to take stringent action against misleading advertisements, including Ayush medicines.
1 min
Building young talent key for New India: Modi
Distributes over 71K appointment letters to new recruits in govt depts under Rozgar Mela
1 min
Protests erupt after idol of Ambedkar vandalised
A statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was vandalised in Ahmedabad's Khokhra area on Monday morning, sparking outrage amid the ongoing controversy over a contentious statement by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament about the Dalit icon.
1 min
Parbhani youth killed for being Dalit: Rahul
CONGRESS MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met the family members of Somnath Suryawanshi, who allegedly died in police custody in Parbhani and alleged he was killed because he was a Dalit.
1 min
UP plans crash course on RTI Act at Sangam during Mahakumbh 2025
INTRODUCING new features to the Mahakumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to sensitize the visitors about the Right to Information on the sands of Sangam.
1 min
College students locked up inside hostel for hours
AS many as 90 students of Government Polytechnic College in Saraikela were allegedly locked inside the hostel for at least two hours on the behest of the principal for failing to pay the contribution money for the fresher's party being charged forcefully by them.
1 min
Manipur govt announces to make 1,946 new police recruits peace messengers
THE Manipur govt will make an endeavour towards restoring peace in the ethnic violence-hit state by not disintegrating a team of 1,946 newly-inducted India Reserve Battalion personnel from Meitei, Kuki, Naga and other communities who were trained together in Assam.
1 min
Snowfall in Himachal, severe cold alert issued
HIMACHAL Pradesh experienced its second light snowfall of the season on Monday, bringing joy to both locals and tourists.
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Almost all on US death row get life
PRESIDENT Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
1 min
Israel's pager blast ops started 10 yrs ago: spies
TWO recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies three months ago.
1 min
$5 bn scam probe against Hasina over N-plant project
BANGLADESH launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said on Monday.
1 min
Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez
Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint
2 mins
Marcel Ciolacu reappointed Romanian PM
ROMANIA's president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government in hopes of ending a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court.
1 min
China denies request to probe ship linked to cable cuts: Sweden
SWEDEN's foreign minister said on Monday that China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables despite Beijing pledging \"cooperation\" with regional authorities.
1 min
China chip industry probed for being non-competitive
THE United States said on Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to \"extensive anticompetitive and non-market means\" to undermine other economies.
1 min
Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt
TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.
1 min
Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance
DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.
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Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation
FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.
1 min
TRAI asks telcos to offer tariff vouchers for calls, SMS
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to offer separate special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS services.
1 min
Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers
WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.
1 min
Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker
JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.
1 min
Adani Defence acquires 85.8% stake in Air Works at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore
ADANI Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) is acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday.
1 min
GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges
Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz
1 min
Airtel adds users for 1st time since tariff hike in Jul
FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.
1 min
Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold
SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.
2 mins
Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory
IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.
1 min
Beau is not afraid of Test challenges
IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.
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Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss
HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.
1 min
GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT
MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers
4 mins
Christmas Pamperings
It’s the time of the year when you feel the nip in the air, a festive cheer surrounding you and the need to party and look good.
1 min
WANT TO BE A SUPERHERO
Sunny Leone discusses balancing family, work, and self-care while sharing exciting details about her upcoming projects
4 mins
Dhanush lauds Vetrimaaran's Viduthalai 2: 'Hooked from the first shot till the last'
ACTOR Dhanush praised the recently released Vijay Sethupathi-Soori starrer Viduthalai 2, directed by the actor's regular collaborator Vetrimaaran.
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