Month: September 2026

Community plantation: Citizen interest high but most plantation spots fail field test

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Community plantation: Citizen interest high but most plantation spots fail field test

Rooted in intent: Individuals seeking saplings have shown significant interest, with 3,265 saplings sought, underscoring the growing interest among citizens in increasing the city’s green cover. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) plan to plant 64,000 saplings in collaboration with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) has hit a roadblock, with field verification…

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Shah inaugurates new Goa BJP headquarters, event curtailed over Delhi building collapse

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Shah inaugurates new Goa BJP headquarters, event curtailed over Delhi building collapse

Union Home Minister Amit Shah . File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The formal function to mark the launch of the BJP’s new State headquarters in Goa was curtailed on Sunday (September 6, 2026) following a building collapse in New Delhi, even as Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the premises in the coastal State….

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Gold and silver rise – The Hindu

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Gold and silver rise – The Hindu

Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Breaking the downtrend of several months, precious metals recovered sharply in August. The expectations around interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve played a key role in influencing the prices. The weakening of the U.S. Dollar too helped precious metals stage a recovery in August. Comex…

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Delhi Excise Department auctions 2,000 seized vehicles, earns ₹5 crore

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Delhi Excise Department auctions 2,000 seized vehicles, earns ₹5 crore

Image for the purpose of representation. | Photo Credit: File The Excise Department of the Delhi Government has auctioned more than 2,000 vehicles seized under the Delhi Excise Act that had been lying for a long time at and around various police stations and generated more than ₹5 crore in revenue for the government, officials…

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At least six, including four family members, killed in house-collapse incidents in U.P.

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At least six, including four family members, killed in house-collapse incidents in U.P.

In a tragic incident, a man, along with three of his minor daughters, was killed, while another daughter of his was seriously injured after their house collapsed amid rain in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on Sunday (September 6, 2026), police said. In Budaun district, a farmer was buried under the debris and…

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Winfield, who won well in her last start, should score an encore in the Khammam Plate

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Winfield, who won well in her last start, should score an encore in the Khammam Plate

The five-year-old mare Winfield, who won well in her last start, should score an encore in the Khammam Plate, the chief event of Monday’s (Sept. 7) races. 1. CHAITANYA CHAKRAM PLATE (1,400m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II), 2.10 p.m.: 1. French Lieutenant (4) Antony Raj 56, 2. Mantle Plume (11) Akshay K 56, 3….

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Naledi, Tranquila and Fourth Wing catch the eye

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Naledi, Tranquila and Fourth Wing catch the eye

Naledi, Tranquila and Fourth Wing caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Sunday (Sept. 6) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Rinella (Gore) 41. Easy. 800m: Cellini (Omkar) 49, 600/37. Moved well. Dancing Cloud (Nazil) 54, 600/41. Pushed. Tranquila (S. Kamble), Amelia Earhart (Kaviraj) 50, 600/37. Former moved well and finished four lengths ahead….

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Delhi building collapse LIVE updates: Six rescued, several feared trapped

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Delhi building collapse LIVE updates: Six rescued, several feared trapped

A “sudden tremor” sent residents of nearby buildings rushing out of their homes only to see the horror of a pile of rubble in place of the PG accommodation bustling with students in south-west Delhi’s Satya Niketan. Many scrambled to remove the debris with bare hands and whatever tools they could get after the collapse…

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IIT Mandi probes ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster; director blames some students’ interpretation

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IIT Mandi probes ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster; director blames some students’ interpretation

IIT Mandi has ordered an inquiry into a controversial Bhagavad Gita-themed poster on its campus that said Shudras should “serve higher classes”, with Director Laxmidhar Behera attributing it to students’ interpretation of the scripture and distancing the institute from its contents. Mr. Behera himself has a longstanding association with the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita…

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