The Morning Standard - October 28, 2024
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October 28, 2024
Delhi air turns toxic, AQI 'severe' in many areas
THE quality of air has worsened in the national Capital in the past 24 hours after a short breather of two days, causing problems to the people who are already reeling with respiratory disorders.
1 min
Hurriyat trying to stage a comeback in new Kashmir
AFTER remaining dormant for five years, Kashmir's separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference seems to have got a lease of life with the victory of National Conference early this month in the first Assembly polls since Article 370 was read down.
1 min
Flights, Tirupati shrine, many hotels get bomb threats
THE hoax bomb threat menace continued for the aviation industry on Sunday as more than 50 flights received calls, keeping security agencies on their toes. The Sri Varadaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati and a couple of hotels there, as also over a dozen prominent hotels in Lucknow received similar threats.
1 min
Jaishankar hard talk on no 26/11 govt retaliation
Says things have changed and India is now a global leader in fighting incidents of terror
1 min
NDPS, excise cases against KTR kin after midnight raid
CASES under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were registered on Sunday against Raj Pakala, brother-in-law of BRS working president KT Rama Rao, for organising a party in which one of the guests, Vijay Madduri, allegedly tested positive for cocaine.
1 min
No 'remote control' from Delhi, Mann wants to quit as Punjab AAP convener
WILL the Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president be changed? Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been the state unit convener of the party for the last seven years. On Sunday, he expressed his willingness for a full-time AAP state unit convener, saying he intended to step down from the post of state unit president.
1 min
DU SHOULD BE TAKEN TO TASK FOR VANDALISM
Something unprecedented is happening in Delhi University. Never before has the court intervened and put the announcement of the results of the Delhi University Students Union election on hold on account of defacement of public property.
3 mins
Police seize Chinese mobile jammer in Palika
DELHI Police has seized a Chinese mobile network jammer from Palika Bazaar in the national capital during checking ahead of Diwali, officials said on Sunday.
1 min
Senior citizen held for molesting 5-yr-old girl
A 60-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old girl in his neighbourhood, an official said on Sunday.
1 min
7-yr-old boy dies after falling into drain in Gokalpuri, body found after four days
A 7-year-old boy's body was found drowned in an open drain in northeast Delhi, four days after he had disappeared from his house in the Gokalpuri area, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
1 min
AAP 'honestly' served Delhi for 10 years: Kejriwal
THE AAP government \"honestly\" served the people of Delhi for 10 years, doing a lot of the work that no other dispensation in the country had done, party chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.
1 min
BJP wants to evict thousands of slum dwellers, says Sisodia
THE ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged that authorities had sent eviction notices to thousands of slum dwellers at Gandhi Nagar and that the opposition BJP was behind it.
1 min
No End In Sight To AQI Spike, Blame Game On
Ruling AAP highlights stubble burning in BJP-ruled UP, Haryana; saffron party corners it over Punjab situation
2 mins
'GOVT CAN'T BE BLAMED ENTIRELY'
CONSERVATION expert, founding director of Delhi University's Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems and former Delhi University pro vice-chancellor, Professor CR Babu (he is also considered to be the brainchild behind the biodiversity parks in Delhi) shares his insights on the cleaning of Yamuna.
2 mins
A RIVER GROANS UNDER NEGLECT
Successive governments have spent thousands of crores on cleaning the Yamuna, but the river's condition continues to deteriorate. Ifrah Mufti tries to analyse why a clean Yamuna remains a distant dream.
5 mins
36L affected by cyclone Dana; Majhi conducts aerial survey
A total of 35.95 lakh people in 14 districts of the state have been affected by Cyclone Dana which hit the Odisha coast in the early hours of October 25.
1 min
PM Modi lauds Telangana's Cheriyal artiste in 'Mann Ki Baat'
DURING the 115th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged D Vaikuntham, a city-based folk artist, for his contributions to the Cheriyal Nakashi art form and his efforts to preserve the country's cultural heritage.
1 min
Pinarayi's criticism of IUML signals CPM strategy shift, deepens conflict
WITH IUML national organising secretary E T Mohammed Basheer responding to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's criticisms against the party during the book release event of CPM state committee member P Jayarajan, a new front has opened in the ongoing conflict between the CPM and the IUML.
1 min
Terror charge against Jehovah blast accused dropped
IN a surprising development, the police have dropped terrorism charges against Dominic Martin, the sole accused in last year's blasts during a Jehovah's Witnesses convention in Kalamassery that left eight dead and 45 others severely injured.
1 min
BJP ideological enemy, says Vijay
Calling DMK his political opponent, actor-turned politician says TVK to be secular
2 mins
Scars & trauma remain, a survivor yearns for promised aid, normal life
WHEN Moly Cyriac left her home in Adimali at the break of dawn on October 29, 2023, all she hoped to do was attend the baptism of her cousin's daughter and whet her curiosity for the rituals of Jehovah's Witnesses.
1 min
Cabinet likely to discuss internal reservation, caste census
CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah, who seems to be in a Catch-22 situation with regard to the implementation of classification of the SC quota and the release of the caste census, is likely to discuss the two contentious issues informally in Monday's cabinet meeting, all in the bid to send a message to the communities concerned.
1 min
Maha tiger relocated to Similipal in Odisha to induce big cat genes
ODISHA on Sunday set the ball rolling for the ambitious tiger relocation project in Similipal landscape with arrival of the first big cat from Maharashtra.
1 min
AN UNDERRATED FRUIT FROM THE CITRUS FAMILY
We are used to valorising the mango as our ‘national fruit’, and rightly so, because of its all-India profile and many delicious varieties.
4 mins
ENSURING THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO IMPARTIAL JUSTICE
At the heart of the judicial system is the ability of a judge to render an opinion without fear or favour. But what is of utmost importance is that citizens have confidence in the system
4 mins
NEW RULES FOR DISABILITY CERTIFICATE LACK VISION
CONSIDER the conundrum created by the National Medical Commission: A person with disability can only avail of the benefits of reservation if they meet a benchmark of disabled more than 40 percent.
1 min
WORRYING DROP IN WORKER HEADCOUNT IN RURAL JOBS SCHEME
AT a time of jobless growth, over 39 lakh deletions of registered workers in the Centre's rural jobs scheme was reported in the first half of the current financial year.
1 min
SC bench to hear plea against 'VIP entry charge' in temples
The Supreme Court's two-judge bench, led by CJI-designate Justice Sanjiv Khanna, said it will examine the writ petition challenging the imposition of 'VIP entry charges' at major temples across India.
1 min
Stay alert against 'digital arrests', says Modi
PM offers 3-step solution to cyber frauds - stop, think & take action; says probe agencies working to combat menace
3 mins
Complicated registration process on NMR portal causing headache to docs
THOUSANDS of MBBS doctors are struggling to register on the National Medical Register (NMR) portal, which was launched with much fanfare by Union Health Minister JP Nadda in August.
1 min
Navy indigenises 262 design, development projects
THE Indian Navy's institutional approach towards indigenisation and innovation is bearing fruit with more than 250 projects covering the design and development areas. This holds significance keeping the supply chain issues plaguing the country's several military projects.
2 mins
As millers complain, expert panel set up to study poor yield of key paddy variety
THE Centre has constituted a committee of experts from the IIT-Kharagpur to review the paddy variety PR-126 after receiving complaints, especially from Punjab's rice millers, about relatively lesser rice yield, officials said.
1 min
Govt advisory lists over a dozen methods of online fraudsters to con people
THE cyber security agency under the Ministry of Information Technology, CERT-In, issued an advisory to the general public on Sunday, listing out more than a dozen methods, including 'digital arrests', being used by fraudsters to carry out online scams in the country.
1 min
SC bench to hear plea against 'VIP entry charge' in temples
2 mins
Didi rule sponsors infiltration, corruption: Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that peace will return to West Bengal only when infiltration is stopped and corruption is stamped out, calling for a change of government in the 2026 assembly elections.
2 mins
Turncoats make the cut in rival J'khand parties
TURNCOATS, who switched sides just before the elections or after being denied tickets, have emerged as the first preference of both the NDA and the INDIA bloc. Each alliance has awarded tickets to 13 turncoats, including prominent figures like Champai Soren.
1 min
Young faces in NCP's Maha list of candidates
THE Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) has fielded many young and new faces for the state assembly election in Maharashtra. The 84-year-old Sharad Pawar had a chance to field former MLAs and MPs and ministers in state assembly elections from his party, but in most places, he has chosen young blood.
1 min
Human-wildlife conflicts on the rise in Himachal
HUMAN-wildlife conflicts are increasing in Himachal Pradesh due to the presence of Asiatic black bears and leopards, which primarily prey on sheep, goats, cattle and dogs, according to the recent wildlife census titled 'Population Estimation and Assessment of Human-Wildlife Conflict' released by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).
1 min
MP to radio-collar wolves to study their co-existence
WOLVES in Madhya Pradesh are set to be radio-collared, for studying their co-existence with the bigger co-predator—tigers. Three wolves, each of them representing different packs will be radio-collared in the coming weeks, to meticulously study the ecology of wolves in the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary.
1 min
Number of landslides in U'khand double than last year: Govt data
UTTARAKHAND is battling an unprecedented surge in landslides, triggered by relentless monsoon rains, with the number of incidents skyrocketing to twice the count recorded in 2023. Since the onset of monsoon on June 23 this year, the Himalayan state has witnessed 1,521 landslides in just 17 days, with the number rising to 1,813 by the end of the monsoon season, official sources said.
1 min
Ten injured in stampede at Bandra railway station amid heavy festival rush
At least 10 people were injured, two of them in critical condition, after a stampede broke out in Mumbai's Bandra station on Sunday, police and railway officials said.
1 min
BJP's 'back Raj son' call raises heat
The candidature of MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit from Mahim-Dadar assembly seat is turning into a flash point between the Shiv Sena (Shinde) and BJP.
2 mins
Immigration remains hot campaign topic in run up to US polls
WITH just nine days left for Election Day, immigration remained one of the contentious issues in the US presidential campaign, with many immigrants, including from India and other South Asian nations, fearing a backlash if Republican hopeful Donald Trump wins the poll.
2 mins
Nuanced Khamenei response to Israeli attacks
IRAN's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said Israel's attack on the Islamic republic \"should neither be exaggerated nor minimised\".
1 min
Sat images show damage to military bases
Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons programme site, ballistic missile programme possibly hit in Israeli strikes
1 min
Thousands of KGs shut across mainland China
HIT hard by China's deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as enrollment of children dropped sharply across the country due to a significant decline in birth rates, according to an official report.
1 min
B'desh War Crimes Tribunal summons former army chief
BANGLADESH's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday summoned 20 individuals, including ex-army chief Ziaul Ahsan, 10 former ministers and two advisers to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to appear before it next month in connection with alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the July-August uprising in the country.
1 min
THIS DIWALI, SECURE YOUR FAMILY'S FUTURE
Leave alone a clear cut Will that details the assets they hold and whom they wish to bequeath it to, most do not even have any Life Insurance.
2 mins
Karnataka's proposal will hit beer industry very hard: Brewers Association
THE Karnataka government's proposed amendments to reclassification of beer will hit the beer industry in the state very hard, said the Brewers Association of India (BAI), which represents the country's largest beer makers. Also, it has proposed a hike in minimum beer price.
1 min
2.16 lakh jobs recorded this festive season across ecomm, logistics: apna.co
JOBS and professional networking platform, apna.co, has reported 2.16 lakh job postings this festive season, a 20% increase compared to 1.8 lakh job postings reported last year.
1 min
Banks' unsecured loans grow at double-digit rate
DESPITE persistent concerns raised by the banking regulator, the unsecured retail loan portfolios of banks have been growing but at a calibrated rate, early second quarter bank results show.
1 min
How Retirement Planning Is Tough In India
IT is that time of the year when you are in a spending mode. You are buying something for yourself or your loved ones.
3 mins
October worst month for D-Street: What should investors do?
Experts suggest staying invested in markets as long-term fundamentals remain strong, and they believe that the current phase is only a temporary setback
3 mins
Middle-order collapse leaves Delhi reeling vs Assam
Delhi's woes with the willow continued as the team struggled to 214 for six after the likes of Yash Dhull and Himmat Singh failed to convert their starts into substantial knocks in their Ranji Trophy match against visiting Assam in New Delhi on Sunday.
2 mins
Salah late strike helps Liverpool hold Arsenal
MOHAMED Salah struck nine minutes from time as Liverpool twice came from behind to draw 2-2 against Premier League title rivals Arsenal on Sunday. A point leaves Arsenal five points adrift of leaders Manchester City and four behind second-placed Liverpool.
2 mins
Time for Test hopefuls to make a mark Down Under
IN the 48 hours since their defeat to New Zealand in Pune, much has been said about India being in transition and the historic home streak that has finally come to an end.
2 mins
Yadav's efforts in vain as White Ferns level series
DESPITE Radha Yadav's career-best bowling figures and highest score in the format, New Zealand beat India by 76 runs to level the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
1 min
ISL: Odisha & Mumbai settle for 1-1 draw
SERGIO Lobera's return culminated in a 1-1 draw between Mumbai City FC and Odisha FC at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian Super League on Sunday as goals by Roy Krishna and Nikolaos Karelis resulted in both teams settling for a point each.
1 min
FIRING THE FIRST SHOT
How New Zealand took down India in their own backyard to end the winning streak in Pune
3 mins
NO CATFIGHTS, TEARS...
Fabulous Lives v/s Bollywood Wives S3 outs a new reality TV model. Shalini Passi is the breakout star of the show and Kalyani Saha Chawla is the one who gets the fashion right. TWS catches up with them in Delhi.
4 mins
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