The Morning Standard - August 28, 2024

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August 28, 2024

NGT: Who's incharge of groundwater extraction?

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has criticised the Delhi government and other related authorities for their \"inability\" to identify the body responsible for regulating groundwater extraction.

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Supreme Court ticks off HC judge, grants bail to Kavitha

IN a major relief to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted her bail.

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Mohanlal quits as AMMA prez, panel dissolved

AMID the controversies raging in the Malayalam film industry following the release of the Hema Committee report that led to a series of sexual harassment allegations, the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) executive committee was dissolved after its president Mohanlal and other executive committee members tendered their resignations during an online meeting on Tuesday.

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LARGE-SCALE VIOLENCE AT SECRETARIAT RALLY

BJP calls 12-hour strike across West Bengal today Over 200 people arrested 29 police personnel injured in the clashes

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All set for DU session, political activities begin

WITH the new academic session of Delhi University beginning Thursday, political activities on the campus have intensified.

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Jai ho! BCCI secy Shah gets top ICC job unopposed

FOR a cricket body that has a strong hold in international cricket with its financial clout, this only seems a natural progression.

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JNUSU calls off strike, says varsity agreed to their demands

THE Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) ended their hunger strike early Tuesday morning after 17 days of protest against the university administration to press their demands.

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DU: Political activities gain pace as freshers set to get in

WITH the new academic session of Delhi University starting on Thursday, the political activities on the campus have intensified.

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City sees highest rainy days in 14 years

WITH rain witnessed on 23 days this month and three days still to go, the city saw the highest number of 'rainy days' in the last 14 years in August, officials said on Tuesday.

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3 members of Gulaab gang snatch Iphone of woman banker, nabbed

A gang of snatchers, all having a tattoo of rose flower engraved on their arms, was busted and four accused who had recently robbed a woman of her mobile phone were nabbed by the Delhi Police, an official said on Tuesday.

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Environment Minister directs official to keep existing plans ready

DELHI Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday directed the principal secretary (environment) to ensure that the Real Time Source Apportionment infrastructure, an exercise to determine the air quality status based on realtime pollutant measurements and meteorological conditions, is fully operational before winter begins.

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'Take measures to prevent waterlogging'

DELHI PWD Minister Atishi on Tuesday directed the officials to upgrade the existing drainage system at Dhaula Kuan and increase the pumping capacity by deploying mobile pumps.

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30% posts vacant in city hospitals, no efforts by L-G to fill them: AAP

DELHI Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday said there is a shortage of nearly 30 per cent of doctors and specialists at many hospitals, but no efforts have been made to fill these critical vacancies despite repeated requests to the lieutenant governor.

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Explain steps taken to curb stubble burning: SC to CAQM

Court says air quality management panel not functioning properly

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Shared human triumph: How life of baby began at railway platform

AT railway stations, there are only faces in their thousands.

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Police nab phone smuggler near Nepal border, 800 sets recovered

THE Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, after a thrilling chase of 900 Km, nabbed a 53-year-old man allegedly involved in smuggling of mobile phones near India-Nepal international border, an official said on Tuesday.

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CBI to verify age of Rohini ashram inmates

AFTER the amicus curiae raised doubts that some of the inhabitants at the ashram run by self-styled religious preacher Virender Dev Dixit are minors, the Delhi High Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to verify the age of the inmates.

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BJP flags poor condition of MCD school at Kapashera

THE BJP leaders on Tuesday claimed that during a surprise inspection, they found children sitting on floor mats at the MCD school in Kapashera.

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Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till September 3

CBI claims Kejriwal assured 90 lakh each to 40 AAP candidates during 2022 Goa assembly polls

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Before US trip, Stalin writes to party: 'Working to make TN $1-tn economy

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday indicated a possible Cabinet reshuffle after returning from the US trip he is undertaking to bring investments to the state.

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BJD, Cong stall Assembly over caste census

THE ruling BJP on Tuesday came down heavily on the BJD and Congress for stalling the Assembly on a regular basis.

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Praja Palana from Sept 17 for health cards ration,

THE state government has set the ball rolling for issue of new ration and health cards.

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Darshan shifted from B'luru central jail after viral video

AFTER two photos and a video of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa smoking and having tea with some prisoners inside the Bengaluru Central Prison went viral, a city court on Tuesday granted permission to shift him to Ballari jail.

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Naidu holds meet on endowments

The move to put an additional burden of ₹10 crore per annum on the state exchequer

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HC halts demolition of Nilgiris resorts for 2 weeks

THE first bench of the Madras High Court has given two-week interim relief to 35 resorts in the Nilgiris facing demolition for being located inside the notified Sigur elephant corridor.

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Director M Mohan, a pioneer of new wave Malayalam films, passes away at 76 years

I have in mind a project that would be relevant to the times we live in.

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RISING EDUCATION COSTS TURN ASPIRATIONS INTO BURDENS

THE recent surge in education costs in India has sparked widespread concern, as highlighted by a parent's recent outburst on X.

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BEAR HUGS ON BOTH SIDES OF BATTLE LINE

Modi's visits to Moscow and Kyiv show India is one of the few nations with direct access to both sides. The approach will be crucial for any peace effort

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JPC chief says govt won't acquire Waqf properties

Jagdambika Pal's response comes after 1st meeting of House panel

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Jan Dhan: Expect more transformative shift

LAUNCHED 10 years ago today, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has revolutionized India's financial services and banking ecosystem.

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High Seas Treaty: India all set to sign agreement at next month's UNGA

PK Srivastava, advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the next General Assembly of the United Nations to be held next month.

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First NTF meet to ensure safety of healthcare workers, launches portal

THE Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF), which convened for the first time on Tuesday to develop a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals, received hundreds of suggestions, including from resident doctor associations.

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Majority mark for NDA in Upper House

THE BJP-led NDA on Tuesday touched the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha with nine BJP nominees, including two Union ministers, and two members of its allies being elected unopposed in the by-polls from various states including Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra.

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Modi likely to visit S'pore, Brunei in 1st wk of Sept to strengthen trade relations

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Singapore and Brunei during the first week of September.

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SC stays Ayush ministry's order on misleading ads on Ayurveda drugs

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Ministry of Ayush's July 1 notification omitting Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 1945, which prohibits misleading advertisement of Ayurveda, Siddha, or Unani drugs.

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Maha blamegame as govt, Navy agree to disagree on collapse of Shivaji statue

FACING flak from the Opposition over the collapse of a 35-ft statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg, the BJP-led Mahayuti government on Tuesday blamed the Indian Navy for the incident.

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14-yr-old girl raped in Jodhpur govt hospital premises

EVEN as the national uproar over the rape and murder of a resident doctor in Kolkata rages on, a shocking case of alleged gangrape of a 14-year-old minor has come to light in Jodhpur's government hospital premises.

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Rift in BJP over 'parachute' nominees

Many leaders are unhappy over the party not showing 'respect' to its senior members

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Champai to join BJP on Aug 30, given Z+ security

FORMER Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren will join the BJP on August 30 in Ranchi.

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Kangana's remarks on farm protest trigger uproar in Himachal Assembly

SLOGANEERING and heated exchanges erupted between the treasury benches and opposition members on the first day of the monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly today.

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Namibian cheetah dies at Kuno nat'l park, drowning suspected

LONE African cheetah in the free range jungles of MP's Kuno National Park (KNP) was found dead at the edge of a flooded nala on Tuesday morning.

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Court stays Biden's plan to give legal status to spouses of US citizens

A Texas court has put a temporary pause on President Biden's ambitious plan to fast-track permanent residency for illegal migrants married to American citizens, a move that could hamper the hopes of approximately half a million such spouses, including several thousands of Indian-Americans.

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Day after deadly attack, Pakistan says 25 terrorists killed

TWENTY-FIVE terrorists, including a top militant commander, were neutralised while eleven others injured after Pakistan's security forces conducted \"extensive\" intelligence-based operations in the restive Khyber tribal district against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and two of its affiliate groups, the army said on Tuesday.

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Modi speaks to Putin days after Kyiv visit, pushes for end to Ukraine war

Prime Minister confirms he will attend BRICS annual summit in Russia in October

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Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza, 10 months after capture by Hamas

THE Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was seized during the Hamas attacks that sparked a devastating war.

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Five more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina

FIVE more murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina taking the total number of cases filed against the Awami League leader to 71, a media report said on Tuesday.

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White House pressured Facebook to 'censor' Covid-19 content: Zuck

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to \"censor\" some Covid-19 content during the pandemic and the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.

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Microfinance sector heading for a bumpy ride as bad loans mount

THE microfinance sector is headed for a bumpy ride with overleveraged borrowers missing installments, forcing the lenders to go slow on new loan sales in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

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Zee, Sony settle merger disputes

Both agreed to withdraw claims against each other at S’pore Arbitration, legal proceedings

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3 cr accounts to be opened in '25 under Jan Dhan Yojana: FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that nearly 3 crore new accounts will be opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) during the current financial year.

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Airtel to shut down Wynk music, absorb employees

BHARTI AIRTEL on Tuesday announced that it will discontinue its streaming music service Wynk.

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Related-party transactions may be kept out of GST ambit

THE government is likely to exclude related-party transactions from the ambit of goods and services tax (GST) if there is no commercial consideration involved, as per sources.

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Craze for SME IPOs: Investors throw caution to the wind

EVEN as the initial public offer (IPO) of Resourceful Automobile Ltd on the SME platform of the BSE justifiably received attention for receiving nearly ₹5,000 crore bids for 12 crore issue, it is not a case in isolation.

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We should be winning more than 25 medals: PCI president Jhajharia

INDIA would be chasing history at Paralympic Games set to open on Wednesday.

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World No 1 Swiatek launches title bid with relative ease

NewYork IGA Swiatek launched her bid for a second Grand Slam title of 2024 with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over determined lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova at the US Open on Tuesday.

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No surprises in T20 WC squad

\"DOMESTIC players can use WPL to earn India call-up for T20 World Cup,\" India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur had said before the start of the second season of the Women's Premier League earlier this year.

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