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Cop killed while trying to stop speeding SUV with liquor in 'dry' Gujarat
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Cop killed while trying to stop speeding SUV with liquor in 'dry' Gujarat

A 50-year-old policeman was killed early on Tuesday while trying to intercept an SUV allegedly involved in bootlegging in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, officials said.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Wikipedia put on notice over 'bias, inaccurate' info

THE Centre has issued notice to Wikipedia referring to various complaints of \"bias and inaccuracies\" in information available on the platform.

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November 06, 2024
Special tributes to 4 legends at IFFI planned
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Special tributes to 4 legends at IFFI planned

Lives, achievements of the masters at fest

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November 06, 2024
Jaishankar says attack on temple deeply concerning
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Jaishankar says attack on temple deeply concerning

CANADA has developed a pattern of making allegations without evidence, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Canberra on Tuesday.

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November 06, 2024
Oppn MPs meet Speaker over JPC on Waqf Bill, say satisfied with Birla reply
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Oppn MPs meet Speaker over JPC on Waqf Bill, say satisfied with Birla reply

THE Opposition MPs part of the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday to register their protest against the alleged unilateral decisions being taken by the panel chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Kharif foodgrain production likely to go up by 5.7%

GOVT'S ADVANCE ESTIMATES FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Key bills on agenda of Parliament winter session from Nov 25-Dec 20

Winter session likely from Nov 25, Centre may introduce Waqf bill

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Canadian govt must ensure exemplary action against extremists: Mann

PUNJAB Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday condemned the incidents of violence in Canada and urged the Union government to take up the matter with the Canadian government.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

DEATHS SHINE LIGHT ON UNDERSERVED TRIBAL BELT

The death of two women caused by consumption of mango kernel gruel last week in Kandhamal district and the Odisha government's predictable response encapsulates one thing-the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

REGULATORY CONCERNS ON AI DEPLOYMENT NEED ANSWERS SOON

THE new, revolutionary frontier of technology-artificial intelligence or AI-is being debated intensely with fresh calls for regulation.

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November 06, 2024
FORGIVANCE, FORGETTING AND THE CONSTITUTION
The Morning Standard

FORGIVANCE, FORGETTING AND THE CONSTITUTION

While our life continues to change with the ebb and flow of time, each of us finds meaning in new and different ways, with some aspects of our identities being forgotten—much like dust in the wind.

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November 06, 2024
THE ATYPICAL FELLOWSHIP OF GANDHI SIBLINGS
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THE ATYPICAL FELLOWSHIP OF GANDHI SIBLINGS

The brother-sister bonhomie between Rahul & Priyanka is rare, matched only by the one between Jawaharlal & Vijaya Lakshmi. They don't preclude the view that dynasties erode democracy

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Naidu holds meet on Polavaram Project progress

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday reviewed the status of the Polavaram Irrigation Project and emphasised the need for maintaining quality in addition to completing it on time.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Pawan Kalyan says Jagan family looted public lands, now fighting over them

Land taken from farmers

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

3 girls saved from bonded labour in Chennai house

A 17-year-old girl from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh and two 20-year-old girls, one from AP and another from Poonamallee, who were employed as bonded labourers at a sprawling house at Valasaravakkam in Chennai, were rescued by a team of officials on Tuesday.

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November 06, 2024
Puri king warns of legal action against ISKCON
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Puri king warns of legal action against ISKCON

PURI king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday said legal options will be explored if International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) did not adhere to the religious calendar and established traditions of Shree Jagannath temple of Puri for Rath Yatra.

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November 06, 2024
HC notice to Siddu, Parvathi & CBI
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HC notice to Siddu, Parvathi & CBI

MUDA CASE: Plea seeks transfer of probe by Lokayukta Police to the Central agency

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November 06, 2024
Wine merchants in K'taka accuse excise officials of collecting 'mamul'
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Wine merchants in K'taka accuse excise officials of collecting 'mamul'

WITH only a week for the November 13 byelections to the Legislative Assembly from three constituencies, the state government is facing another corruption allegation.

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November 06, 2024
Include 'no religion', 'no caste' options in survey forms: HC
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Include 'no religion', 'no caste' options in survey forms: HC

THE Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to include \"No Religion\" and \"No Caste\" columns in the comprehensive household survey set to begin on Wednesday.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

AAP-led MCD harassing school teachers: BJP

THE BJP on Tuesday accused the AAP-led MCD of \"obstructing\" the transfer of teachers in the civic body-run schools.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Will protest if house tax not exempted

DELHI's rural associations on Tuesday said that they would protest against the Mayoral and Deputy Mayor polls scheduled on November 14, if the house tax was not exempted for the rural populace.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

MCD allots ₹40k per ward for streetlights

A heated exchange over \"loud DJ music\" being played at a Chhath ghat in Chirag Delhi led to a scuffle between the police and AAP leaders who were holding a meeting on the construction of a culvert in the area.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Man kills brother-in-law over 'ill-treatment' of sister

A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his brother-in-law by smashing his head with a grindstone before stabbing him multiple times in the Khichripur area of east Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.

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November 06, 2024
'AAP ensured Purvanchalis don't leave city'
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'AAP ensured Purvanchalis don't leave city'

Atishi says after coming to power, her party increased the number of ghats from 60 to 1,000

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November 06, 2024
AAP's promise to clean Yamuna a distant dream
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AAP's promise to clean Yamuna a distant dream

THE city houses a large number of Poorvanchalis (eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) who actively participate in the Chhath festival, which comes a week after Diwali every year.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

'Legislative matter': HC bins plea on councillor fund hike

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an increase in the budget allocation for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors, urging instead that such matters be addressed within the legislative House.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

'20 riots: HC rejects Khalid Saifi's plea against attempt to murder charges

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea from United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi, who had challenged the framing of attempted murder charges against him in relation to the 2020 Delhi riots.

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November 06, 2024
The Morning Standard

Cong slams AAP for 'delaying' wages of Anganwadi workers

DELHI Congress on Tuesday criticised the AAP government for failing to pay Anganwadi workers their wages for two months.

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November 06, 2024
Highest dengue, malaria, chikungunya cases recorded in October in four years
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Highest dengue, malaria, chikungunya cases recorded in October in four years

DELHI recorded over 2,400 dengue cases in October, the highest in the past four years, according to official data.

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November 06, 2024
City hospitals witness surge in patients with respiratory ailments
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City hospitals witness surge in patients with respiratory ailments

Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, hospitals across the city are witnessing a spike in the number of patients with respiratory issues.

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November 06, 2024