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Delhi govt. to build hostels for 10,000 students, expand facilities in colleges: CM

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CM Rekha Gupta said some hostels would be built on PPP model, which would ensure proper maintenance of housing facilities. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the Delhi government has decided to build hostels to accommodate 10,000 students enrolled in colleges and universities across the city, with sites identified and…

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Student housing emerges as common DUSU poll promise

September 15, 2026 admin

The Satya Niketan building collapse has brought the shortage of hostels and safety concerns in paying guest (PG) accommodation into focus, with candidates making better housing a key manifesto promise for the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections. Student outfits have been releasing their manifestos since September 12, with accommodation emerging as a common…

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Stability at the top: On the tennis and the U.S. Open

September 15, 2026 admin

In recent times, men’s tennis has had a heavy dose of predictability while the women’s game has been in a state of perpetual flux. If Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cornered 11 of the 13 Majors starting Wimbledon 2023, there were nine different winners among women in the same period. But at the recently concluded…

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Power discom is still heavily reliant on Tamil Nadu government’s financial support

September 15, 2026 admin

Since 2021-22, the State government was mandated to absorb the losses of the power discom fully, making its financial condition shaky. The excess reliance of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) on the State government for financial support has been brought to light once again — this time, through the State Finances Audit…

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Decoding India’s GDP base revision

September 15, 2026 admin

‘With the recent base revision of GDP, across the three years for which both series overlap, India’s nominal GDP was revised down by about 2.7% in 2022-23, 3.5% in 2023-24 and 3.8% during 2024-25’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Changing the GDP base year is not just about changing how we calculate economic growth. It…

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Lessons from India’s smallholder farmers

September 15, 2026 admin

The world of “development” often seems short of convincing answers. Conflict, climate stress, food insecurity, entrenched poverty, and fiscal pressure are exposing the limits of old models. There is wisdom in starting with things as they are, which is where serious development must begin — with honest evidence, practical experience, and results that hold up….

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Venezuela President Maduro’s ally pleads guilty in U.S. corruption case

September 15, 2026 admin

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and Alex Saab. File | Photo Credit: AP A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty ‌on Tuesday (September 15, 202^) in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial ‌next year. Alex Saab entered the plea to one…

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Winners of ‘Maya Kannan’ Janmashtami Contest 2026 felicitated

September 15, 2026 admin

The contest received enormous response with over 1,000 children from Chennai participating. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Winners of The Hindu Downtown’s ‘Maya Kannan’ – Janmashtami Contest 2026, organised for children in the age group of three to eight years, were felicitated at an event held at the A.M. Jain College Auditorium in Meenambakkam. As…

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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’

September 15, 2026 admin

Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…

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Rescued baby orangutans get health check-up after one develops fever

September 15, 2026 admin

two baby orangutans, who were recently rescued from Balasore district, play with soft toys in a quarantine cell at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, in Khordha district, Odisha. | Photo Credit: PTI A six-member team of health experts on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) examined the five baby orangutans quarantined at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar,…

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