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Several banks offer rebate on interest rates for green buildings, says expert

September 23, 2026 admin

Faiza Solanki, IFC, World Bank Member, at the Sustainability Summit The Hindu 2026 in Chennai on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Faiza Solanki, regional technical and business development specialist, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group Member on Wednesday said several banks offered rebate on interest rates for those building green homes. This…

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UG-NEET: Third round counselling from September 24

September 23, 2026 admin

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will begin the third-round seat allotment process for medical and dental courses from Thursday (September 24). Candidates eligible to participate in the third round must pay the caution deposit by September 28, depending on the course and type of seat they wish to apply for. Those who pay the caution…

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I was encouraged to quit, but here I am: Joshna

September 23, 2026 admin

For nearly a quarter of a century, Joshna Chinappa has stood like a colossus on the squash court. At 40, Joshna doesn’t seem to have lost her fighting spirit and tenacity. She knows she is ageing, has tweaked her training module accordingly and has remained one of the finest players in the country a good…

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Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts

September 23, 2026 admin

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 23, 2026, in New York City. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the world’s leaders Wednesday (September 24, 2026) to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war…

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LSR students take out solidarity march through areas linked to Astha Kunj gang rape

September 23, 2026 admin

Hundreds of students of Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) took out a solidarity march on Wednesday evening, passing through areas linked to the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Astha Kunj Park and the subsequent police encounter. The women-only march started from the National Park near the college’s back gate and ended…

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Supreme Court stays High Court order to recover ₹5 lakh from Noida DM in NSA detention case

September 23, 2026 admin

A Bench headed by Justice Satish Chandra Sharma froze the operation of the Division Bench judgment, which quashed the student’s nearly five-month detention as illegal. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) stayed an Allahabad High Court direction to recover ₹5 lakh from the salary of Gautam Buddha…

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Start-ups need support from ideation stage to drive energy transition: panellists

September 23, 2026 admin

Ideas to Impact: Startups Accelerating the Energy Transition: Pravin Dongre, Executive Director, IOC, Prof. Indumathi M. Nambi, Environment and Water Resources Division, IIT, Madras, Karthika Gopi, Founder and CEO Carbelim, Moderated by Sangeetha Kandavel, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu at the The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2026 in Chennai on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit:…

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE: India aims another high in Asian Games athletics, Toor guns for record golden hat-trick

September 23, 2026 admin

Jay Meena secured India’s first-ever soft tennis medal at the Asian Games, fetching a bronze after losing to Japan’s Takuya Kurosaka in the men’s singles semifinals in Nagoya on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). Jay Meena wins India’s first-ever soft tennis bronze medal at Asian Games Jay Meena makes history by winning India’s first soft tennis…

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Brazil Legends thrill the crowd during win

September 23, 2026 admin

Indian All Stars players try to take the ball off Ronaldinho. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Long before kick-off, the fans thronged the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Many of them wore the blue shirt of India, and there were several in yellow, too. Hawkers were there as well, selling jerseys and plastic horns. And if you…

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Iran communicated conditions for revival of diplomacy to U.S.: Esmail Baqaei

September 23, 2026 admin

Iran’s ⁠Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei. Credit: Islamic Republic website Iran conveyed its conditions for reviving ‌diplomacy to the U.S. in ⁠a two-hour-long exchange of messages through a mediator ‌on the sidelines of ‌the UN ‌General Assembly ⁠on Tuesday (September 22, 2026), Iran’s ⁠Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on X on ‌Wednesday (September 23,…

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