The Morning Standard - October 25, 2024

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October 25, 2024

SAD story: Takht 'bans' Badal from political activity

IN a setback to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Akal Takht (top temporal body of Sikhs) has barred him from participating in any political activity, including campaigning for the party in the assembly byelections on four seats.

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₹7K cr rly projects for NDA's Bihar, AP

Deployment period of venture capital fund

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2 jawans & 2 porters killed, 3 Army men hurt in Gulmarg terror attack

TERRORISTS ambushed an Army vehicle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Gulmarg sector in J&K's Baramulla district on Thursday evening, killing two soldiers and two porters. Three soldiers were also injured.

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NOW, SENIOR RAIL OFFICERS TASKED WITH SAFETY INSPECTION DUTY

AMID a spate of derailments, the Ministry of Railways has decided to involve its senior administrative grade (SAG) officers to conduct inspections to enhance safety.

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Cyclone landfall keeps Odisha govt on its toes

ODISHA braced for impact as severe cyclonic storm Dana, packing strong winds, crossed the coast pelting heavy showers just around Thursday midnight.

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Pullback begins from Depsang and Demchok

Forces have moved away from stand-off points but remain in the vicinity, say sources

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NIA arrests KTF chief Arsh Dala's aide at IGIA

In its crackdown against the Khalistani terror network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a close aide of designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dala alias Arsh Dala of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) from the IGI Airport, officials said.

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HC seeks Centre's response on black marketing of online concert tickets

In a move aimed at curbing the rampant black-marketing of event tickets, the Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a detailed response from the Centre on a petition demanding a regulatory framework for the resale of concert tickets.

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Govt office timings may be changed to control pollution, says Gopal Rai

BESIDES imposing GRAP II, the AAP-led government is looking at other avenues as well to control the deteriorating air quality. One of them is changing the timings of central and state government offices to reduce vehicular traffic on road.

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Citing delay, HC rejects plea against acquittal in Sikh riots

THE Delhi High Court has denied permission to the state to appeal the acquittal of three accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, citing an \"inordinate\" delay of over 27 years.

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AAP claims credit for bus marshals’ re-employment

THE AAP government has claimed that it has secured four months of employment for bus marshals, announcing their deployment in its battle against pollution.

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’84 riots: Hearings conclude against Sajjan Kumar

A Delhi court on Thursday concluded the final arguments in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.

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Rithala makeover: Works worth ₹32 cr on in areas, says Rai

THE Delhi government organised a \"Vikas Sabha\" in the Rithala constituency to boost village development, with Development Minister Gopal Rai saying that ₹32 crore are being invested in development work in the region.

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New lease of life for terminated bus marshals

The volunteers will now render services as pollution warriors; their employment will be valid for four months

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City BJP chief takes dip in Yamuna in protest, falls sick

HIGHLIGHTING the alleged corruption of the AAP-ruled government in Delhi, city BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday took a dip in the \"foul-smelling\" Yamuna river which passes through the national capital. However, hours later he fell sick.

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Fake visa syndicate busted, 6 arrested

THE Delhi Police on Thursday said it has busted a syndicate that ran a fake visa factory in Gujarat's Surat and arrested six people linked to the case.

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Delhi State School Games 2024-'25 inaugurated at Chhatrasal Stadium

DELHI Chief Minister Atishi inaugurated the 'Delhi State School Games 2024-25' at the Chhatrasal Stadium on Thursday.

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Why should only men chant all the prayers?

Priestess who married off 25 couples in last 2 years

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Mazhar Asif appointed Jamia Millia varsity V-C

53-yr-old JNU professor to take charge for a period of five years

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HC seeks Centre's action plan to combat deepfake tech menace

THE Delhi High Court has asked the Central government to file a status report detailing its efforts to tackle the growing issue of deepfake technology.

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HC stalls shifting of elephant to city's temple

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday stalled the relocation of a 48-year-old female elephant from Assam to a temple in Delhi, observing there was no clarity on the need and purpose of moving the animal from its current location.

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Odisha speeds up relief measures

Govt distributes 862 quintal flattened rice and 97 quintal jaggery to affected households

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Siddu in HC against Guv's nod for probe in MUDA case

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday filed an appeal before the high court questioning the single judge's order upholding the governor's sanction to investigate him in the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife BM Parvathy in Mysuru by MUDA.

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Jagan's claims wrong, ED did not attach Saraswati shares, claims Sharmila

ANDHRA Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Thursday scoffed at the reaction of her brother and YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on the ongoing dispute between the two siblings over transfer of shares in the family-owned Saraswati Power and Industries to her and her mother Vijayamma.

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Falling fertility rate a catastrophe for South India

RESEARCHERS have sounded alarm bells at the falling fertility rate in peninsular India, which will have a long-lasting impact on their demography, economy, social fabric and political representation at the Centre.

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Nara Lokesh meets NVIDIA CEO in Mumbai

ON the sidelines of the first-ever NVIDIA AI Summit held in Mumbai on Thursday, IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh held discussions with company CEO Jensen Huang on strengthening the State's technological sector.

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K'taka Cong MLA Sail convicted in mining case

Seven other mining firms

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Kerala GST officials raid 73 jewellers' premises, seize 108 kg unaccounted gold

WHEN they left their homes for Ernakulam on Wednesday morning, the officers of the intelligence wing of the State GST (SGST) department thought they were going for a two-day training at the private college where they were told to gather.

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TRUMP COULD BE HEADING BACK TO WHITE HOUSE

Less than a fortnight before the election, Donald Trump seems to be inching ahead in his race against Kamala Harris. It has left politicos and pundits hedging their bets.

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TIME TO END DEBATES & BUILD UP AMARAVATI

AMARAVATI the greenfield capital envisioned for the re-shaped Andhra Pradesh in 2014, began on a grand scale with a glittering masterplan befitting its name.

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HOW TO KEEP THE RAIL SAFETY DEBATE ON TRACK

RAILWAY accidents frequently hit the news the latest being the derailment of 12 coaches of the Mysore-Darbhanga Express at Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu.

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SYNERGY, NOT SPITE, IS THE WAY TO GO FOR SINO-INDIAN TIES

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi put the ties between the two Asian giants into perspective when he stated their relations are important not only for the people of both countries, but also for regional and global peace and stability.

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Licence of Raj pharma firm cancelled for selling homoeopathic drug 'insulin'

THE licence of a pharma manufacturer, who was selling a homoeopathic medicine, named 'insulin', has been cancelled, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in an RTI reply.

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Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Nov 11

THE Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India.

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Canada backstabbed India, its behaviour 'the pits': Envoy

CALLING Canada's behaviour \"the pits\", India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says that New Delhi was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.

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Of over 80 flights alerted, one was flying over Pak

EVEN as the bomb scare saga continued for flights on Thursday, one among those over 80 aircraft, an Air India flight (AI-147) traveling from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport on Thursday, received the \"hoax\" threat at a time when it was flying over the Pakistan airspace.

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EAM bats for durable W Asia solution

Jaishankar says disputes and differences should be resolved through diplomacy

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Buch ducks PAC meet, says 'personal exigency'; Rahul questions absence

THE meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was postponed on Thursday after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch ducked it citing \"personal exigency\".

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Ajit can use 'clock' symbol in polls with disclaimer

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar to use the 'clock' symbol in its publicity material for the upcoming assembly polls with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice.

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Women outnumber men as 1st-time voters in all 81 J'khand Assembly seats

IN a major achievement towards women empowerment, female voters have outnumbered male in registering themselves as first-time voters on all 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand.

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Global warming shrinks Pindari glacier by half km

THE Pindari glacier in the upper Himalayas has retreated significantly, sparking concerns about the impact of global warming on Uttarakhand's environment and tourism industry.

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Ayodhya ADM found dead in official residence

A senior official of Ayodhya district administration was found dead at his official residence in mysterious conditions on Thursday.

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MVA struggles to sort out 15-seat differences...

THE dispute in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi over 15 Maharashtra Assembly seats out of the total 288 persists, though alliance sources reaffirmed the consensus giving Congress 104 seats, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena 95 and Sharad Pawar-headed NCP 85.

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Noise pollution during weddings: HC seeks reply from Centre & MP govt

NOTICES have been issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur to the Central and state governments on a PIL filed by senior citizens, seeking immediate action against growing noise pollution, particularly during festival and wedding season.

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BJP releases list of 8 nominees for UP bypoll

JUST a day ahead of the last date of filing nomination papers, the ruling BJP, on Thursday, ended all speculations by announcing candidates on eight out of nine seats going to by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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… meanwhile, MahaYuti dilemma over 30 seats

THE situation over seat-adjustment is no different in the ruling MahaYuti as it struggles to resolve differences in 30 \"disputed\" Assembly seats within the alliance partners.

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After SP names nominees, Cong says 'INDIA' will contest bypoll

THE Congress on Thursday said that it would not field candidates in the nine Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and would support the INDIA bloc candidates.

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Pak Christians urge Prez, PM to take action against Zakir

PAKISTAN's Christian leaders have written to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking action against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for discrediting their faith during his ongoing tour of the country.

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Day after terror attack, Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Iraq & Syria

TURKEY struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Thursday following an attack on the premises of a key defense company that killed at least five people, the state-run news agency reported.

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US, Qatar announce resumption of truce talks, new options on table

US Secy of State met Qatari PM in Doha, discussed the next steps

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Ireland fines LinkedIn $335mn over data breach

AN Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said on Thursday it had fined professional networking platform LinkedIn 310 million euros ($335 million) over breaching users' personal data for targeted advertising.

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Russian lawmakers vote for 30% surge in defence spending

RUSSIAN lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30% next year, as the Kremlin diverts huge resources to its Ukraine offensive.

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Canadian MP asks police to deal firmly with Khalistanis

KHALISTANI violent extremism is a Canadian problem, a prominent Canadian MP of Indian origin has said, calling on the country's law enforcement agencies to take the issue with \"all seriousness\" it demands.

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Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation: BBC

COMMONWEALTH heads of government are to push for a \"conversation\" on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association's first summit in two years, the BBC reported.

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Swiggy slashes IPO valuation target to $12.5-13.5 bn

IPO-bound food delivery platform Swiggy, which was earlier targeting a $15 billion valuation, is now aiming for a valuation of $12.5 billion-$13.5 billion for its upcoming IPO due to market volatility.

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Rel Power gets shareholders nod to raise ₹1,525 cr

THE shareholders of Reliance Power Ltd have approved the company's plan to raise Rs 1525 crore through Preferential Issue of equity shares.

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ACC profit crashes 48% to ₹200 crore in Sept quarter

CEMENT maker ACC Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated profit after tax of ₹199.7 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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India Inc may post lowest growth in many quarters

Weaker-than-expected corporate results in the second quarter of the current financial year have hit the overall sentiments in the economy, and the same is being reflected in the way the equity markets have moved in the last fortnight.

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Dhanteras: Pricey gold, silver unlikely to deter buyers

Despite soaring gold and silver prices, jewellers are not expecting much of an effect on the sale of gold and silver jewellery on the auspicious day of Dhanteras.

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RIL, Nvidia partner to develop AI infra in India

Nvidia will supply Blackwell AI processors for one-gigawatt data centre that Reliance is building in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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Money laundering within gaming ecosystem remains big threat: Report

Though the country's 568 million gamers drive the online gaming industry, money laundering within the gaming ecosystem remains a big threat as in-game currencies, cryptocurrencies, and offshore betting platforms are increasingly being used for illicit activities.

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ITC profit increases 1.8% to ₹5K cr; revenue rises 15.6%

DIVERSIFIED entity ITC Ltd on Thursday reported an 1.8 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to ₹5,054.43 crore for the second quarter ended September 2024.

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IndusInd Bank profit falls 40% on asset quality woes

INDUSIND Bank on Thursday reported a 40% fall in September quarter net profit at ₹1,331 crore, pulled down majorly by concerns on asset quality.

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Chukwu earns a point for Chennaiyin vs Goa

SUBSTITUTE Daniel Chima Chukwu helped Chennaiyin FC's earn a point with a timely goal against FC Goa in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

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Mixed outing for hockey team

SKIPPER Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh scored a brace each to hand India a 5-3 win over world champions Germany in the second hockey Test but the hosts lost the two-match series via shoot-out (1-3) here on Thursday.

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Making a comeback after three years, offie takes seven-fer to put India in driver's seat

ON Day 1 of Tests in India, it's a common sight to see players clap R Ashwin off the field.

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Raphinha sizzles as Barca thrash Bayern

A RAPHINHA hat-trick handed Barcelona a 4-1 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Liverpool stayed perfect with a 1-0 win at RB Leipzig and Erling Haaland produced another moment of magic for Manchester City.

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Deepti comes to fore for India in first ODI

INDIA women beat New Zealand by 59 runs in the first of the three-match ODI series at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad on Thursday.

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WFI writes to UWW, withdraws team from Worlds

INDIAN wrestling witnessed frenetic activities on Thursday. Already in the soup since January last year, the sport plunged to a new low when the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided not to field a team at the senior World Championships—Non-Olympic Weight Categories scheduled in Tirana, Albania from October 28 to 31.

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WFI writes to UWW, withdraws team from Worlds

INDIAN wrestling witnessed frenetic activities on Thursday. Already in the soup since January last year, the sport plunged to a new low when the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided not to field a team at the senior World Championships - Non-Olympic Weight Categories scheduled in Tirana, Albania from October 28 to 31.

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Parched fans suffer from dehydration, giddiness in Pune

THE prelude to the Mumbai-Pune expressway is dotted with high-rise buildings in various stages of construction. Some of them are half done while some of the others are ready for occupation.

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Save your spine

Do you have a colleague who spends all day glued to their chair, consistently turning down chai or coffee breaks? Then this is a warning to that workaholic—get ready to spend your hard-earned salary on health bills!

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THE ART OF THE DUST JACKET

WHEN I visited the John Steinbeck Center in Salinas in January 2024, it was the 75th year since the publication of Grapes of Wrath, the definitive novel on the Great Depression.

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HALLYU INDIA!

The third edition of India's largest Korean cultural festival, Rang De Korea, explains the craze for Korean culture with K-pop performances, K-beauty booths, food stalls and a talent contest that is the golden ticket for young Indians to be the next K-pop idol. TMS decodes the Hallyu wave at its peak.

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