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Dinamani boxed item led me to V-P's office: CPR

RECALLING that reading a news item in Tamil daily Dinamani, a sister publication of the TNIE group, shaped his political journey and eventually led him to one of the country's highest constitutional offices, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday said fearless journalism has the power to change lives, as he paid tribute to Ramnath Goenka at the third edition of the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman (RNGSS) in Chennai.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Captain Gill and Rahul set for Vijay Hazare duty

INDIA Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, pacer Arshdeep Singh and wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will play for their respective state teams and join an array of stars featuring in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Panel on AP-T'gana water disputes

13-member committee constituted by Jal Shakti ministry to be headed by CWC chairman

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

HIGHER LOAN RECOVERIES, LOWER WRITE-OFFS NEEDED TO IMPROVE BANKS' HEALTH

INDIAN banks today are bigger, better and more efficient than ever, according to the RBI.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Police bust cyber fraud network involving 20 shell companies, 2 held

DELHI Police has busted a cybercrime network operating via shell companies, arresting two people.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

INDORE TRAGEDY SHOULD TRIGGER ACTION NATIONWIDE

IT'S a crying shame that at least 10 people including an infant have died from imbibing contaminated municipal water in India's 'cleanest city'.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

THE MANY NEW YEARS OF INDIA

ON the last day of 2025, I found myself at a popular south Indian vegetarian eatery in New Delhi.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Uma Bharti takes on BJP over MP deaths

POLITICAL pressure mounted on the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over Indore water contamination that has claimed at least 10 lives and left over a 100 hospitalised.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Rural areas lead in SIR, cities prefer office work

AN urban-rural divide is being observed in the distribution and collection of enumeration forms, as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted in 12 states and UTs.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

The master shipwright behind INSV Kaundinya

WHEN Indian naval vessel INSV Kaundinya, built using the traditional sewn-ship technique, set sail on its maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar to Muscat on December 29, it marked another achievement in the storied career of a master Malayali craftsman.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Maduro open to US talks on drugs, silent on CIA strike

VENEZUELA is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country's President Nicolás Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television, but he declined to comment on a CIA-led strike last week at a Venezuelan docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by cartels.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Grandmother, her grandson burn to death in Gaza tent as crisis deepens

A grandmother and her 5-yearold grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire, as thousands of Palestinians battle harrowing winter conditions in flimsy makeshift housing and the humanitarian crisis deepens.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

'LITERATURE REMAINS DEEP & ENDURING RESERVOIR OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE'

THE third edition of the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman was held on a solemn and celebratory note, reaffirming the enduring role of literature in shaping public thought and cultural discourse.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

V-P: FEARLESS MEDIA, LIT VITAL FOR DEMOCRACY

Chandrashekhara Kambara conferred the RNGSS Lifetime Achievement Award

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January 03, 2026
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The Morning Standard

Nod to 22 electronics part mfg projects

4 chip units to begin production from 2026: Vaishnaw

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Where voices from far and near converge to reflect on life experiences that can change public sphere

Reflective rather than celebratory

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Cold pushes city power demand to 5,603 MW, further rise expected

THE national capital’s electricity demand is once again nearing record levels, as Delhi’s winter peak demand is now projected to touch around 6,000 MW this season, according to estimates by the State Load Dispatch Centre.

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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard

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AAP chief questions no arrest in DPS fee matter, says 'not scared of FIRs'

AAP Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bhardwaj said the BJP government has begun filing FIRs against Aam Aadmi Party workers, pointing out that while its workers are being targeted with frivolous cases, no FIR has been registered against Delhi Public School despite documented evidence of harassment of students over unpaid fees.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Marijne returns as women's hockey team chief coach

DUTCHMAN Sjoerd Marijne, who is credited for India women's hockey team's historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, returns to the side as the chief coach.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

US lawmakers come out in support of 'UK', BJP sees external interference

EIGHT United States lawmakers have written to Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra seeking bail for student leader Umar Khalid, accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 north east Delhi riots, and urging the Indian government to ensure him a fair trial in line with international law.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Stuck amid unrest in Iran, medical students face anxiety, seek govt help

MORE than 3,000 Indian students pursuing higher education in Iran, most of them medical students, are facing mounting anxiety as the Islamic Republic is rocked by widespread protests triggered by soaring inflation and economic distress.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Wife's maintenance no rigid formula: HC

THE Delhi High Court, while enhancing a woman's interim maintenance, has said the amount cannot be determined with mathematical precision.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Govt warns Elon Musk-led X over obscene content generated by Grok

IN another face-off with Elon Musk-led X (formerly known as Twitter), the government has written to the platform warning it against hosting, generating, or uploading obscene, nude, indecent, or sexually explicit content through its AI-based services such as Grok and other xAI tools.

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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Commerce ministry seeks continuation of RoDTEP scheme

THE Ministry of Commerce seeks continuation of RODTEP, or Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products for export products in the upcoming Budget 2026, said a government source aware of the matter.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Priest, wife held guilty for killing man in 2017 case

A Delhi court has convicted a priest and his wife for killing a man and burning his body inside a temple room in east Delhi's Kailash Nagar in 2017 over his alleged affair with the woman.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Parents' body seeks national law to protect private school staff

THE All India Parents Association has urged the Lok Sabha Petition Committee to enact a national law to protect the service conditions and salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff in unaided private schools.

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January 03, 2026
The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Nepal Police delegation visits Delhi Police headquarters to study leadership issues

AS part of their foreign study tour, a 25-member delegation of the Nepal Police visited the Delhi Police Headquarters on Friday, where they interacted with senior officers and gained insights into policing practices in the national capital.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Nifty hits life-time high of 26,340 on earnings hope

Positivity likely to continue next week on pre-quarterly biz updates

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Sood: AAP spread fake news on dog counting

DELHI education minister Ashish Sood has said that leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are indulging in false propaganda and spreading fake news against the government.

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January 03, 2026

The Morning Standard

Assam tribal body rejects govt bid to make ST list additions

THE Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) has rejected the recommendation of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to grant the ST status to six communities, namely the Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbongshi and the Tea tribes.

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January 03, 2026