The Morning Standard - November 06, 2024

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November 06, 2024

Yechury gone, CPM moves towards Karat line to keep off Congress on core issues

WITHDRAWING from the line proffered by former CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, the Left party's current leadership feels it should distance itself from the Congress on core issues such as neo-liberal policies and stance against communal politics.

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SC UPHOLDS U.P. BOARD OF MADARSA EDU ACT, NULLIFIES HC ORDER

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004, and set aside the Allahabad High Court's order declaring the Act unconstitutional.

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MHA blocks 6 lakh mobile numbers, 709 applications

In a decisive action to deal with cases involving 'digital arrests,' the government has deactivated around 6 lakh mobile numbers so far, officials said on Tuesday.

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UPSC drowning deaths: HC panel for unified command of civic agencies

THERE is an urgent need for unified command and improved civic planning in a city struggling to support its rapidly growing population, a report by a committee formed by the Delhi High Court has said.

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US votes to elect its 47th President

MILLIONS of Americans on Tuesday headed towards polling stations across the United States to elect the 47th President between Republican leader Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in an election billed as one of the most consequential contests for the White House in decades.

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Govt to sell 2.5% in HZL to raise ₹5K cr

THE Centre on Tuesday announced its plan to divest up to 2.5% of its stake in Hindustan Zinc through an offer for sale (OFS) set to commence on November 6.

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Right to take over pvt property not total: SC

Not all pvt property can be taken over for common good: 7:2 verdict

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SFI to protest outside transport dept for concessional metro passes

TWO days after the Students' Federation of India (SFI) ignited a social media storm on X demanding concessional metro passes for the students across the capital, the SFI called for a large-scale protest outside the Transport Ministry on Wednesday.

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Police constable among two mowed down by DTC bus in Monastery market

TWO people, including a Delhi Police constable, were killed after a speeding DTC bus hit them in north Delhi on Monday night, a police officer said on Tuesday.

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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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AQI 'severe', visibility down, parents demand online classes

THE air quality in the national capital continued to be toxic on Tuesday, with pollution levels almost touching the 'severe' category in several parts of the city.

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Clash between two groups in Jahangirpuri area leaves two persons injured: Police

A clash occurred between two groups of people belonging to the same community near a temple in Jahangirpuri area of northwest Delhi in which two persons were injured, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

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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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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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'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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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HC notice to Siddu, Parvathi & CBI

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

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

Land taken from farmers

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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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