Month: September 2026

DU to add 5.5K seats to existing hostel capacity of 7,210 over five years

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DU to add 5.5K seats to existing hostel capacity of 7,210 over five years

  Delhi University is set to increase its hostel capacity by over 5,500 seats to 12,754 over the next five years, officials said on Thursday. At present, there are 7,210 hostel seats for around 2.5 lakh university students. The announcement comes amid growing worries among outstation students regarding safe and affordable student housing following the…

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Bihar Congress disciplinary committee issues show-cause notices to 29 leaders

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Bihar Congress disciplinary committee issues show-cause notices to 29 leaders

Congress leader from Bihar, Anand Madhab with party workers staging a peaceful protest infront of Indira Bhawan Congress Headquarters in support of their demands, in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Disciplinary Committee of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday (September 10, 2026) has issued show-cause…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, September 11, 2026, began a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS summit. | Photo Credit: ANI Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 11, 2026) began a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand bilateral…

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Maratha protesters will head to Mumbai, says Jarange Patil

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Maratha protesters will head to Mumbai, says Jarange Patil

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil. File | Photo Credit: PTI “We are going to Mumbai, the date will be announced on September 12, once we all gathered at Antarwali Sarathi,” said Maratha Activist Manoj Jarange Patil as his indefinite hunger strike demanding reservation for the community entered 13th day on Thursday (September 10, 2026)….

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Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Vaishali, seven injured

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Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Vaishali, seven injured

People gather after a beam launcher collapsed during the construction of a bridge as part of the Bakarpur-Manikpur section of NH-139W, in Bihar’s Vaishali district, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Seven workers were injured in the incident. | Photo Credit: PTI Seven people were injured after part of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Vaishali…

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Noida workers’ stir: hold officials accountable for ‘illegal detention’, say lawyers and activists

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Noida workers’ stir: hold officials accountable for ‘illegal detention’, say lawyers and activists

Several lawyers, activists and professors addressing the gathering at the Press Club of India on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Officials should be held accountable for the continued “illegal detention” of activists and workers in connection with a stir seeking wage hikes in Noida in April, several lawyers, activists and professors demanded at the…

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Kerala HC finds video containing social activist’s remarks regarding Sabarimala deities offensive, directs Meta to temporarily block it

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Kerala HC finds video containing social activist’s remarks regarding Sabarimala deities offensive, directs Meta to temporarily block it

The Kerala High Court has directed Meta to temporarily remove the URL containing the video of social activist Sunny M. Kapikad, finding offensive material in his speech regarding Sabarimala deities Lord Ayyappa and Malikapurathamma. Justice G. Girish viewed the video in court and held that the continuance of the video on social media would definitely…

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Delhi deploys 15,000 police personnel, 200 paramilitary companies for BRICS meet

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Delhi deploys 15,000 police personnel, 200 paramilitary companies for BRICS meet

Hoardings seen ahead of 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Delhi police have deployed around 15,000 personnel and 200 companies of paramilitary forces as part of a multi-layered security arrangement for the BRICS Summit, with at least 16 heads of state or government and…

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VIT Chennai – The Hindu Biotech Conclave to throw spotlight on opportunities shaping the future of life sciences

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VIT Chennai – The Hindu Biotech Conclave to throw spotlight on opportunities shaping the future of life sciences

  The VIT Chennai–The Hindu Biotech Conclave 2026, to be held in Chennai today, will bring together leading experts, industry leaders and academicians for a one-day dialogue on the growing role of biotechnology in shaping the future. Conceived as a student-centric platform, the conclave seeks to introduce higher secondary students, undergraduates, researchers and biotechnology aspirants…

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