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Christian Colony near Delhi University’s North Campus offers rooms measuring about 6x 12 ft. for students. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The street from Delhi University’s (DU) Arts Faculty towards Vijay Nagar, a student hub, is dotted with posters advertising rooms for as little as ₹3,500 in Christian Colony. One such room is where…
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A 20-year-old student of Gautam Buddha University (GBU) was served a show-cause notice on September 4 by the Greater Noida Commissionerate for “spreading anti-government propaganda” and “inciting” university students to join the Jantar Mantar protests. The notice was withdrawn the next day. The notice also asked the student Akshat Tripathi, to show cause as to why…
The Andhra Pradesh government has issued orders for administrative division and restructuring of Zilla Parishads following the formation of new districts. As per the new directives, the Zilla Parishad offices will now function from their respective new district headquarters in Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts. The restructuring process addresses administrative bottlenecks that arose…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Tibet on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (21.75 miles), EMSC said. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude hit Mustang district in northwest Nepal on Tuesday (September 8, 2026)….
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The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…
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The costs of war are multidimensional. Be it the loss of life, the direct and indirect economic implications or the displacement of families, the list is endless. However, when we usually talk about the effects of war, we primarily do so from the perspective of the generation living through it, or from a historical perspective….
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) took a dig at the Opposition over the newly inaugurated dedicated freight corridor, saying critics would still complain like a “naraz fufa” (grumpy uncle) and manufacture grievances, while also dismissing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s campaign against the government as “jhooth ki goonj” (echo of lies). Speaking…
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Officials stand as North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge on September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their shared border on Monday (September 8, 2026), a development Russian officials hailed as boosting the nations’ deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River…
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Reigning National champion Indian Railways will be competing in the third edition of Asia’s premier annual competition for women’s basketball clubs (FIBA-Women’s Basketball League Asia-WBLA) to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru from October 20 to 25. Railways will take on Denso Iris (Japan) in its first match on October 21. This is the first time a team from…
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Britain’s National Air Traffic Services said earlier September 8 afternoon that engineers were urgently working on the issue, which was affecting departing flights. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 300 flights were cancelled Tuesday (September 8, 2026) because of a technical issue in the U.K. air traffic control system, the flight monitoring website Flightradar24 reported. Britain’s…
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