The Morning Standard - October 07, 2024

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October 07, 2024

New Delhi railway station tops in annual earning, Howrah, Chennai Central follow

THE New Delhi railway station, designated to be developed as a world-class station, has retained its top position among the country's 100 most earning and busiest railway stations for the financial year 2023-24, according to data released by the Railways.

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Hindu group to hold Durga Puja indoors amid security threats

WITH anti-minority sentiments running high in Bangladesh, a prominent Hindu organisation has decided to hold Durga Puja celebrations inside an auditorium.

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Chaos at Marina air show: 5 dead, scores hospitalised

THE visual spectacle put up by the Indian Air Force at the air show on Marina Beach on Sunday was overshadowed by the gross mismanagement of authorities that left thousands of people struggling to leave the venue and resulted in five deaths.

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Lobbying starts in Cong even before results

WITH less than 24 hours left for the Haryana assembly election results to be announced, the Congress party hopes to celebrate an early Diwali, going by the exit polls.

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NCB, Gujarat ATS bust Bhopal drug factory

IN a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Delhi have busted a drug factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and seized mephedrone (MD) and raw materials worth 1,814 crore, authorities said on Sunday.

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Punjab imposes loan, land sale curbs on farmers to control stubble burning

PUNJAB - said to be one of the contributors to bad air in Delhi due to open crop residue burning has already reported 196 such cases. This season, cases of stubble burning have surfaced 15 days before the start of paddy harvest, which usually begins on October 1.

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Beirut sees its 'worst day' as Israeli strikes intensify

Iran grounds flights amid threat of attack; 50 dead in Gaza, Lebanon

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Facing social stigma for being 'childless', UP woman kidnaps kid in Delhi, held

A 37-year-old Nirmala Devi (name changed), who had been unable to conceive in her wedlock, was facing constant humiliation at her in-law's house in Bulandshahar.

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Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan

CLIMATE activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began a hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan in the national capital after the Delhi Police denied him permission to protest at the iconic Jantar Mantar.

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BJP leaders praise Modi's property, power reforms

DELHI BJP leaders gathered at the 'Thank You Modiji' rally in Burari on Sunday, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for resuming property mutation and eliminating the need for no-objection certificates (NOCs) for power connections in certain areas of the city.

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'Will campaign for PM if NDA states supply free electricity'

Kejriwal pledges full statehood to Delhi, says 'double-engine' govts a failure

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AAP minister hits out at BJP over bus marshals

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the recruitment of bus marshals, accusing the BJP of avoiding its commitments.

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Woman suffers abuse from employer in Muscat, pleads AP govt to rescue her

A woman from Yeturu village in Chandarlapadu mandal of NTR district, has alleged severe physical and mental abuse by her employer after going to Muscat for work.

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DRI unearths ₹941-cr gold diversion scam in TN

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Chennai Customs have unearthed a ₹941-crore scam, in which six jewellers from Chennai had allegedly diverted around 2,170 kg of gold under the pretext of exporting gold jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia between 2020 and 2022.

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3 dead, houses damaged after heavy rain in K'taka

Downpour occured due to cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal

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Anvar praises Stalin, says DMK 'most secular', takes a dig at CM Pinarayi

SEEKING to put the CPM on further defensive, MLA PV Anvar tried to juxtapose the 'principled and strong anti-Sangh Parivar stand' of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu with the 'clandestine deal' between the CPM and the BJP in Kerala.

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Bengaluru airport sees operational loss of ₹55 cr in 2024, reveals agency

THE Bengaluru international airport, which was the country's most profitable earlier, has recorded a loss of crore in the financial year ending 2024, reveals a professional credit rating agency.

1 min

Revanth counters Modi on farm loan

STRONGLY responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that the Telangana government failed to keep its crop loan waiver promise, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday described the Congress' guarantee as a 'golden guarantee'.

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CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR SRI LANKA'S NEW ADMINISTRATION

The island nation's new president has promised to tackle burning issues like corruption, terrorism, and the economic crisis. But the challenge will be delivering on these post November 14

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OLD PROMISES TO THE JEWS FROM AGES PAST

WITH Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falling last week between October 2 and 4, and Israel in the news, I recalled my experience of another important Jewish festival.

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RESOLVE LABOUR UNREST WITHOUT CAUSING DISRUPTION

THE month-long workers' strike at the Samsung plant in Tamil Nadu is reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s, when employee protests were a constant irritant in the country's industrial hubs.

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RIGHT TO PRIVACY HIT BY POLITICAL ATTACKS

POLITICAL rhetoric, particularly in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has always been problematic. While some utterances were understandable if seen in the context in which they were made, others were malicious in nature but the loud mouths have always, with a few exceptions, have had their way.

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Bhagwat: India a Hindu nation, must unite beyond castes and languages

RASHTRIYA Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reaffirmed his stance that Bharat is a 'Hindu-Rashtra' and urged Hindus to unite beyond caste, creed, and language differences.

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NHRC notice to govt over plea on pedestrians' rights

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways over the deaths and injuries to pedestrians due to negligence or inaction of authorities.

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Cong poser: Why do BJP MPs object to Buch's appearance before PAC?

A political war of words broke out on Sunday between the ruling BJP and the Congress after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) decided to summon SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and TRAI officials on October 24.

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India-Bangla ties strong structurally: Jaishankar

EAM says UN is like an old company, behind times but occupying space

1 min

PM, Muizzu likely to sign bilateral agreements today

MALDIVES President Mohamad Muizzu landed in Delhi on Sunday, beginning his threeday official visit to India.

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Can't deny suspension of sentence due to pending trial

IN a significant order, the Supreme Court recently observed that the pendency of trial against an accused in a case cannot be a ground to deny him the benefit of suspension of sentence in another.

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Muslim body to present views in next meet of JPC on Waqf Bill on Oct 14-15

A two-day meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) will be held from October 14 to scrutinise the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024.

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5 nominations by L-G may tilt scales in govt formation

THE nomination of five members to the Assembly with voting rights by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha would hold the key to government information in Jammu and Kashmir in case of a hung Assembly.

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Gang rape & murder of schoolgirl: HC orders second post-mortem

THE Calcutta High Court on Sunday ordered that a second post-mortem be conducted on the schoolgirl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.

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12 Bihar children drown while bathing in rivers

ATLEAST 12 children drowned while bathing in rivers in two separate incidents in Bihar on Sunday.

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IAF-SDRF op saves 2 foreign women mountaineers

THE Indian Air Force (IAF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Sunday jointly rescued two foreign women mountaineers stranded at 6,015 metres en route to Chaukhamba III Peak in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

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Junior doctors on relay hunger stir for justice to RG Kar victim

AGITATING junior doctors continued their hunger strike until death on Sunday in Dharmatala area of Kolkata, demanding justice for the woman medic raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and workplace safety.

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Saini rejects exit polls, says BJP will form govt alone

HARYANA Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday rejected exit poll predictions claiming the BJP will form the government in the state with full majority for a third time after the results are announced on October 8.

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To curb child marriages, Assam offers financial incentives for girl education

TAKING its war against child marriage to a 'decisive phase', the Assam government on Sunday implemented \"Nijut Moina\", a scheme encouraging girl students to pursue higher studies.

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Shooting attack at Israeli bus station leaves 1 dead

BEERSHEBA ISRAELI police on Sunday said a female border officer was killed in a shooting attack on a bus station that first responders say injured 10 others.

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International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after rainstorm

SARAJEVO RESCUE teams from Bosnia's neighbours and EU countries on Sunday were joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated parts of the Balkan country.

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Pope names 21 new cardinals cementing his mark

ROME POPE Francis named 21 new cardinals on Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor.

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Flights at Iran airports suspended: report

Aviation body says grounding being done for 'operational' reasons; Europe asks carriers not to fly there till Oct-end

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Russia strikes Ukraine with Shahed drones, four different missiles

KYIV RUSSIAN forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said on Sunday.

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Elon Musk shows up at Trump rally, casts US election in dire terms

BUTLER BILLIONAIRE tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate \"to preserve democracy in America.

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B'desh imposes travel ban to hills as sectarian violence claims five lives

DHAKA BANGLADESH on Sunday imposed a travel ban on three southeastern hill districts amid sectarian tensions between local ethnic minority communities and Bengali settlers in the region, which has left five people dead and several injured.

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HOW TO GROW YOUR WEALTH PASSIVELY

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India recently relaxed rules to enable mutual funds to launch passive investment schemes swiftly.

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Ola founder Agarwal and comedian Kamra spar over service quality issues

OLA founder Bhavish Agarwal and stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Sunday engaged in a heated exchange on social media platform X, following Kamra's criticism of the company's electric scooters.

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LIC increases stake in Bank of Maharshtra to 7.10% through QIP

STATE-OWNED Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has increased its stake in Bank of Maharashtra from 4.05% to 7.10% after the life insurer acquired 25,96,86,663 equity shares through the bank's qualified institutional placement (QIP).

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Understanding The Importance Of Investing

INVESTING is an absolute necessity - I would call it part of the 5th R-Money! It is also scary! Imagine it is at a cross of politics, mathematics, emotions, markets, salesmen, and your own future.

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Insurance Surrender Value: What It Means For Policyholders?

IRDAI's new norms will help policyholders as they can get a higher refund on discontinuation under the new calculation method even after paying one year premium

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After funding, Anil Ambani group plans growth strategies

THE Anil Ambani group is poised to execute its growth startegies after it raised ₹17,600 crore fund and two of its operational firms Reliance Infrastructure Ltd and Reliance Power Ltd became near zero debt companies, sources with the company said.

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Varun steals show on India comeback

WHEN India took the field against Bangladesh in the first T20I on Sunday, it was always going to be about one player Mayank Yadav.

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REAL JEM: RUN RODRIGUES RUN

Thrust in the all-important No.3 role, Jemimah holds fort at one end against Pak, after throwing herself in the field

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Cheering from stands, UAE stars take lessons

THE Dubai International Stadium was absolutely buzzing on the bright Sunday afternoon for India versus Pakistan.

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