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The Hindu-VIT Biotech Conclave 2026 is being held in Chennai on Friday (September 11, 2026), bringing 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…
History is often shaped by a single consequential event, one that can alter the political trajectory of a country for generations. For Chile, September 11, 1973, remains one of the most consequential dates in its modern history. On that day, Chile’s armed forces overthrew President Salvador Allende, bringing an abrupt end to the country’s democratic…
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The story so far: In a fiercely contested polity, the state of the economy is a hotly debated topic. In the past decade or so, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate has been presented by the Union Government as reflecting its prudent management of the economy, while the Opposition, led by the Congress, accuses…
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Mini air-conditioned (AC) buses will be deployed to areas within a 5-km radius of all metro stations. Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh made the announcement after holding a meeting with senior officials of the Transport Department, KSRTC and BMTC at Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday. A release said that of the 4,500 electric buses being provided to…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. File. | Photo Credit: X/@PMOIndia Germany is an important pillar of India’s engagement with Europe and a valued partner for promoting global peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (September 10, 2026) after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dialled him and they reviewed the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. File. | Photo Credit: X/@PMOIndia Germany is an important pillar of India’s engagement with Europe and a valued partner for promoting global peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (September 10, 2026) after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dialled him and they reviewed the…
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A two-wheeler rider pushing his vehicle through a waterlogged road near Pandit Nehru Bus Station after rain lashed Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Anakapalli district received widespread rain, while many other places in Andhra Pradesh saw light to moderate rainfall on Thursday, under the influence of a low-pressure zone formed over the…
The External Affairs Ministry has confirmed that, apart from President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto are among the top leaders who are expected to reach Delhi for the summit that is being held against the backdrop of a global…
The Hindu report ‘Smoke, shock spread over New York’ published on September 12, 2001. September 11, 2001, has gone down in history as the most devastating terror attack on one of the most powerful nations, which had ramifications across the globe. In a deadly series of blows, terrorists crashed two flights into the World Trade…
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The 9/11 terror attacks are forever etched in the collective memory of the world. On September 11, 2001, the world witnessed horrors hitherto unseen as the Twin Towers in New York City, USA, came crumbling down after two commercial flights crashed into them. Another jetliner hit the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. Also…
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