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Bethell savours 'very special' maiden century
ENGLAND’S Jacob Bethell called it “very special” after cracking a flawless maiden century during the fifth Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday in front of his family.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Six-yr-old raped, murdered in B'luru after trivial row; body recovered from drain
A six-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by her migrant neighbour over a trivial dispute with her family.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Economy to grow at 7.4% in FY26 despite tariff heat
Govt's first advance estimate says services sector will drive growth
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Violence will not be tolerated, warns Home Minister
DELHI Home Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday said stone pelting during the removal of encroachment near Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate area was \"unfortunate\" and warned that violence will not be tolerated.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
X reply on Grok dirt 'inadequate'
THE Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is learnt to have found the response from X to its advisory over the spread of obscene and sexual content on its social media platform inadequate.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Actor assault case: Prosecution accuses trial court of discriminatory approach
THE prosecution has accused the trial court of adopting a partisan and discriminatory approach in evaluating evidence in the 2017 actor abduction and assault case, alleging that it applied different yardsticks when it came to accused Pulsar Suni and actor Dileep.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
ED attaches ₹400-crore assets amid probe into Jaypee Group ‘fraud’ case
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached immovable assets worth approximately ₹400 crore as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into the Jaypee Group.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
DGCA asks airlines to submit details of fares charged last month
THE Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked major airlines in India to submit details on the fares they have charged for different sectors in December last year.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
PMK bloc joins AIADMK-BJP alliance
THE Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) faction led by Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday announced its decision to join the AIADMK-BJP alliance for the 2026 Assembly polls.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Actor David Harbour exits Behemoth!
ACTOR David Harbour, known for his role as Jim Hopper in Netflix’s Stranger Things, was recently in talks to star in the film Behemoth.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Mosque committee alleges breach of judicial directions
THE managing committee of the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque in the national capital on Wednesday termed the action against alleged encroachment a \"breach of judicial directions\", claiming that authorities proceeded despite the matter being sub judice, the lawyer representing the committee said.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
SC asks forensic test of Biren's 48-minute tape
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the entire 48-minute audio clip allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, along with his admitted voice samples, be forwarded to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Gandhinagar, for detailed forensic examination.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Majhi lays foundation for 118 model schools
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for 118 Godabarisha Mishra model primary schools in 30 districts at a special function at Banpur in Khurda district.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Private banks see CASA deposits falling in Q3
Public sector peers have performed better in both credit disbursals and deposit mobilisation for 4th straight quarter
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Direct engagement makes governance effective: CM
CM Rekha Gupta on Wednesday met residents at the Jan Seva Sadan on Raj Niwas Marg during the Jan Sunwai.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
On run for 25 years, murder convict held
THE Delhi Police has arrested a man convicted of murdering his wife who had been on the run for 25 years after jumping parole.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
G Udayagiri records season's lowest minimum temperature
EVEN as Odisha continues to reel under severe cold conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold wave condition in parts of the state for the next three days.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Delhi riots: Four accused released from Tihar Jail after bail from apex court
FOUR of the accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case walked out of jail on Wednesday, hours after a court here issued their release orders following bail from the Supreme Court after they fulfilled the necessary bail conditions.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Vaishno Devi med college closure cheers BJP, NC calls it communal
FOUR days after inspecting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Katra, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew its recognition, triggering contrasting political reactions across Jammu and Kashmir.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Greenland and Denmark seek US talks over takeover threat
DENMARK and Greenland are seeking a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Ruckus disrupts Assembly proceedings
RUCKUS continued in the Delhi Assembly for the third consecutive day of the Winter Session on Wednesday, leading to multiple adjournments, as BJP MLAs continued their protest against remarks made by Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi, which they alleged insulted Guru Tegh Bahadur.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Environment ministry approves iron ore mining in C'garh Bailadila forest
THE Centre has recommended environmental clearance (EC) for the diversion of 874.924 hectares of forest land to extend iron ore mining by the stateowned NMDC within the Bailadila reserve forest (BRF) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
IndiGo takes delivery of country’s first Airbus A321XLR at Delhi Airport
INDIGO has become the first Indian airline to induct an Airbus A321XLR aircraft in its fleet as the long-range variant of the Airbus A32Ineo arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, on Wednesday morning.
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Despite ICC fiat, security concerns for Bangladesh
No ultimatum but would want to play in neutral venue, says BCB
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January 08, 2026
The Morning Standard
Projects worth ₹17 lakh crore in the pipeline under PPP: Govt
Government data released on Tuesday showed ₹417 lakh crore worth of 852 infrastructure projects are in the pipeline under the public private partnership (PPP).
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
THE 'FOREIGN HAND' THAT MADE INDIRA PARANOID
The abduction of Nicolás Maduro follows an old US playbook. Indira Gandhi worried of suffering a fate similar to that of Salvador Allende, who was removed in a CIA-backed coup in 1973
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Keeping up with Cloud Dancer
THE past year saw people craving for communities, connections, and calm.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Deepam row: HC slams TN, upholds single judge's order
RUBBISHING the Tamil Nadu government's apprehensions of possible disharmony due to lighting of the Karthigai Deepam on the 'deepathoon' atop the Thiruparankundram hill as nothing but an 'imaginary ghost' created by it 'to put one community against another', the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple devasthanam to light the lamp on the deepathoon during Karthigai Deepam festival.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
Head, Smith tons put Oz in control
TRAVIS Head’s third century of the series and Steve Smith’s first guided Australia to a 134-run first-innings lead over England by stumps on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test.
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January 07, 2026
The Morning Standard
2 Punjabi-origin illegal Indian migrants held in US for cocaine trafficking
TWO illegal Punjabi-origin Indian migrants have been arrested in the United States for smuggling more than 309 pounds of cocaine in a semi-truck in Putnam County, Indiana, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
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