The Morning Standard - November 10, 2024

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November 10, 2024

Women end the judiciary gender skew in Kerala

THE higher judiciary may still be a male bastion, but Kerala is leading the charge to remove the gender skew in the district judiciary.

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Waqf Bill steamroller may run into Naidu roadblock demanding pause

Joint Parliament Committee vetting the proposed law scheduled to submit its report soon

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3L Indians may be hit as Canada axes student scheme

IT may not be connected with the India-Canada diplomatic chill, but Ottawa has just announced the termination of its popular visa scheme for post-secondary students, called the Student Direct Stream (SDS).

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NEET aspirant held hostage, raped by teachers for months in UP

A minor girl preparing for her medical entrance exam NEET, was allegedly held hostage and raped by two teachers of a coaching institute for over six months in Kanpur, the police said on Saturday.

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Soon, travel on fast lane from Gurugram to Greater Noida

THE National Capital Region (NCR) is all set to witness a new Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), a semi-high speed rail corridor, stretching from Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram to Noida Sector-142 and Surajpur in Greater Noida, passing through Bata Chowk in Faridabad.

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Will go by probe panel suggestion on BSY prosecution in Covid scam: CM

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his government will act on the report of the Justice John Michael D'cunha Commission, which was formed to investigate the alleged corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic under the BJP rule.

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AQI remains 'very poor' as thick smog envelops city

THE air quality in Delhi remained in the \"very poor\" category on Saturday. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average AQI (Air Quality Index) recorded at 6 pm was 351.

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Govt okays deployment of 10k bus marshals for anti-pollution efforts

CHIEF Minister Atishi said on Saturday that about 10,000 Civil Defence Volunteers (CDVs) who were removed as bus marshals last year will return to work for four months from next week, and enforce various anti-pollution measures.

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HC orders govt to launch online Muslim marriage registration portal

THE Delhi High Court has instructed the city government to introduce an online registration system specifically for Muslim marriages on its official platform.

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Man stabs mother over Canada plans

A 50-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her son allegedly after she did not allow him to shift to Canada for work, police said on Saturday.

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SC agrees to hear plea seeking to restrain felling of trees in city without its permission

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to restrain the Delhi government from allowing the felling of trees in the national capital without the apex court's permission.

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Cong giving 8 jobs/hr in T'gana: CM

Reddy, while campaigning in poll-bound Maharashtra, says BJP has no success story to share

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Crushed under debt, powerloom owner, wife die by suicide

UNABLE to bear the burden of mounting debts, a powerloom owner and his wife allegedly hanged themselves to death at their residence in Vempeta, Sircilla town, on Saturday afternoon.

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Majhi gives nod for implementation of NEP-2020

The National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 will be implemented in the State's higher education sector from the current academic year.

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Telangana Guv seeks AG's opinion on ACB plea to prosecute MLA

GOVERNOR Jishnu Dev Varma has sent for legal opinion a request by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) seeking permission to prosecute an MLA in the state in connection with the allegations of financial irregularities in the conduct of Formula E races in Hyderabad.

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Kattu Naickers' agitation for ST certificates continues in Tamil Nadu

'Pending for over 1.5 yr'

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Don't act like animals, Naidu warns netizens

Social media posts

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Odisha gangrape survivor's medical report awaited: Cops

DAYS after six persons, including a minor, arrested for allegedly gang raping a 19-year-old college girl, police on Saturday sent the seized apparels of the victim and all the accused persons to the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) in Bhubaneswar for necessary examination.

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SON OF THE SOIL

Working towards reversing environmental damage, DFO Dharmveer Dairu explains to Harpreet Bajwa how he recycled discarded plastic bags during tree plantation initiatives and sold them to generate revenue

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Finding solace in caring for others

ALLIATIVE care is a field within medical science which focuses on providing comfort to patients throughout their treatment, sometimes even to those who are terminally ill.

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THE 'PAW'SITIVE FORCE

Alert and agile, these dogs are more than petsthey're partners in tracking poachers in dense forests.

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HOW TO BE ON TOP OF THE GAME

IDEO games came to India decades ago—to the delight of children and despair of parents.

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MODI & TRUMP: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

If any world leader is as loved as he is hated, it is Donald Trump, elected 47th president of the US.

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Cong says committed to nationwide caste survey

AFTER PM Modi's scathing attack on Congress for playing caste politics, the party asserted on Saturday that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court's \"arbitrary ceiling\" of 50 per cent on quota for SCs, STs and OBCs are central to its vision for the country.

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IT'LL BE NASTY A LITTLE BIT AT TIMES... BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING

\"He died like a dog,\" is not a phrase one would usually get to hear in the official speech of the US president.

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Out of 19 key positions, 10 lying vacant in NMC for months, shows RTI reply

THE National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education and professionals, is yet to fill key positions vacant for several months, reveals a reply to an RTI application.

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4-point fillip to urban poverty alleviation mission

PILOT PROJECT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

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BJP's 2-front fight: Assembly polls, naming new party chief

THE BJP is busy managing election battles on two fronts: First is the Assembly polls in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, the second is the election of the new party chief.

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Bail delay a breach of basic rights: SC

Says even a single day's delay in deciding bail plea affects fundamental rights of the people

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meanwhile, Kharge hits back at BJP 'divisive pitch'

COUNTERING Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's 'batenge toh katenge' slogan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that several leaders from his party, including Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, have laid down their lives to unite the country.

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On UP bypoll campaign trail, Yogi seeks quota for SC/ST, OBC in AMU

AMID the ongoing debate on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, especially, against the backdrop of Supreme Court's Friday order, UP CM Yogi Adityanath pitched in for the OBC reservation in the prestigious institution.

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Soren retorts, says no need to answer every BJP query

RESPONDING to questions about Bangladeshi infiltration into Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that he did not find it necessary to respond to every question raised by the Opposition, mainly the BJP.

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Modi takes 'ATM for royal family' swipe at Cong

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that state becomes the ATM of the party's 'shashi parivar' (royal family).

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Home truth: Temple theft cases surge in Gujarat

IN Gujarat, a surge in burglaries is hitting not only homes left vacant during Diwali vacations but also temples, according to government data.

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Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to miss June deadline, to be ready by Sept '25

THE upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, scheduled to be completed in June 2025, will take an additional three months’ time to be fully ready.

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Bangla intruders to be thrown out of J'khand: Shah

CAMPAIGNING for the BJP in Hazaribagh in poll-bound Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah vowed to deport all Bangladeshi intruders from the state if the party came to power in Jharkhand.

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Kerala-origin nurse settles into UK political life

SOJAN Joseph is among the new crop of Indian-origin Labour members of Parliament who pulled off an impressive feat by being elected from a former Conservative Party stronghold of Ashford in Kent, south-east England, in the July general election.

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Tackling terror, ending wars to be Don's focus

THE priorities of President-elect Donald Trump are border, terrorists, bringing home hostages, and ending the forever wars, said Kash Patel, an Indian-American lawyer in an interview.

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Qatar may ask Hamas to shut its Doha office

Doha withdraws as key mediator for Gaza truce and hostage deal as talks hit roadblock

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27 DEAD IN SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK AT PAK RAILWAY STATION

At least 27 people, including 14 security forces, were killed and 62 others injured on Saturday in a suicide bombing at a railway station in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said.

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US probes racist mass texts sent to Black people

federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week.

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Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strikes

TWO separate Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including women and children, in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel announced the first delivery of aid in weeks to the war-battered northern Gaza.

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Asian Paints net profit plunges 43% on weak demand, revenue down 5%

NEW DELHI: The country's largest paint-maker Asian Paints on Saturday reported a steep 43% year-on-year plunge in consolidated net profit at ₹694.64 crore, down from ₹1,205.42 crore a year earlier on weak demand, which though fell by 5.3% to ₹8,003.02 crore in the September quarter.

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TRUMP & THE ART OF MILKING THE 'IMMIGRANT INVASION'

HE world and its many ivory tower pundits are still struggling to come to terms with the shock victory of Donald Trump.

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HoABL expands development of plot biz in north

HOUSE of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL), Mumbai-based realtor, is expanding its plot development business in North India and recently opened its new office in DLF Cyber City, Gurugram.

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Will launch 20 products over two years, says Ola Electric

OLA ELECTRIC, country's largest electric two-wheeler maker, will be launching one new product every quarter and expanding its company-owned store footprint to 2,000 by March 2025.

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WHY IS RBI BRINGING GOLD RESERVES BACK TO THE COUNTRY

Mint Road watchers point to the need to safeguard holdings amid growing geopolitical uncertainties

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India Cements loss widens to ₹339 cr, revenue from ops down 18.4% to ₹1K cr

THE India Cements Ltd (ICL) on Friday reported a consolidated net loss to ₹339.13 crore for the second quarter ending September 2024.

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WELCOME TO CHESS, A FRACTURED GAME

Ever since Carslen accused Niemann of cheating, the sport, especially the online format, is viewed at with plenty of apprehensions by everyone involved; There are various anti-cheating measures in place and that is evident in the ongoing Chennai Grand Masters. Swaroop Swaminathan finds out more

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Jurel at home in Australia, India A not so much

INDIA A might have lost the match but Dhruv Jurel once again showed why he is capable of featuring in the Test team as a specialist batter with his second fifty in as many innings against Australia A.

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Similar style: How Jan became Neeraj's coach

AFTER two Olympic medals (one gold and one silver), two World championships medals (one silver and one gold) and numerous other medals and top finishes with coach Klaus Bartonietz by his side over five years, Neeraj Chopra is set to enter a new chapter with a new coach.

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Vinicius helps Real crush Osasuna

VINICIUS Junior scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid bounce back from two consecutive home defeats with a 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.

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Chandigarh go top of Group after clinical win against Delhi

SHIVAM Bhambri took spinners to cleaners on a turner as Chandigarh shocked seven-time champions Delhi by nine wickets to go top of group D in the Ranji Trophy match played in Chandigarh.

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Honours even in 1000th Indian Super League tie

CHENNAIYIN FC's hunt for a home victory this season continued as they were held 1-1 by Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

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Great Hopes, Greater Expectations

After a successful global run, singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad brings his world tour to India

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Shaping Imaginations at a Pinch

Dolon Kundu's niche pottery blends cultural and mythological symbols from rural Bengal

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It's Time to Divide the Bigger Indian States into Manageable Units

A time bomb, that could rip apart the unity of India, is silently ticking in the background. We can already hear the rumblings from various states who are feeling the heat of unfair allocations of resources based on the population.

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Delhi's Pollution Crisis Needs Evidence-based Policy Reform

The capital of the world's largest democracy—Delhi—is grappling with a pollution crisis.

1 min

Getting Dirty with It

A bizarre trend of eating dirt for health benefits is the new rage on social media

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One Man is an Island

The Majuli Music Festival in Assam shines the light on the world's largest inhabited river island and the need to keep its indigenous culture alive

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Going Down Wikipedia Rabbit Hole

In new research involving more than 4,80,000 Wikipedia users in 14 languages across 50 countries, US researchers led by Dale Zhou at the University of Pennsylvania studied three distinctly different ways of going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole

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Understanding the Forgotten Self

Explore the profound relationship between the soul and body, uncovering true self-awareness and the journey towards spiritual fulfillment

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Back to Where It All Began

The star of Adarsh Gourav's Superboys of Malegaon is the Maharashtrian city that celebrates 90s' Bollywood with all its quirks and clichés

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“It Was Challenging to Make It Sound Like You Know What You're Talking About

For those who haven't seen the first season of The Diplomat, how would you describe the show?

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