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Mushrooms of Bengal forest?

USHROOMS found in the forests of Bankura and Birbhum in West Bengal could become a game-changer in cancer treatment.

India Needs To Keep Its Deficit Target Flexible

HE Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act mandates that India's fiscal deficit be limited to 3 percent of GDP.

Orange alert for south TN today, mercury to rise again from Mar 13

THE Regional Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert for possible heavy to very heavy rain in Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts on Tuesday.

Now, Two Tribal Boys Go Missing in J&K's Kathua

AS police probe the mysterious deaths of three persons who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, two minor boys of a tribal community have also gone missing.

L-G address a mere expense statement: CPI

THE Communist Party of India (CPI) has strongly criticised the customary address delivered by Lt Governor as a statement of expenditure on existing schemes rather than a vision for progress.

RELIEF. REDEMPTION. RAHUL

The 32-year-old rises to the occasion in knockouts, proves why he is one of the best middle-order batters in the world

VIL Misses Deadline for ₹6,090 Cr Bank Guarantee

TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has failed to meet the deadline for submitting a ₹6,090 crore bank guarantee.

Israel Agrees to Send Team to Qatar for Negotiation

ISRAEL said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday \"in an effort to advance the negotiations\" around the ceasefire in Gaza, while Hamas reported \"positive signals\" in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on starting negotiations on the truce's delayed second phase.

Anurag Thakur Set to Contest for Top Post in BFI Elections

In a dramatic twist to Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, former sports minister Anurag Thakur's name has been nominated from the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) as one of the two members of the electoral roll.

Lankan court frees 13 fishers arrested in Jan

A Sri Lankan court on Monday ordered the release of 13 Indian fishermen who were arrested in late January after a scuffle at sea in which one among them was injured in firing by the navy.

Govt directs IPL to ban ads promoting tobacco, alcohol

THE Centre has urged the Indian Premier League (IPL) to ban all tobacco and alcohol advertisements, including surrogate promotions, within the stadium premises during matches as well as telecast sessions on the national television.

N Korea fires missiles into sea over US military drills

NORTH Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after South Korean and US troops kicked off their large annual combined drills, which the North views as an invasion rehearsal.

CM Opens Godrej's ₹515-cr Facility in Chengalpattu

50% workforce to be women, PwDs & LGBTQIA+ community members

New no-cash policy for scans catches rural poor off guard at TN govt hosps

Intermediaries charge ₹20-₹30 to make online payments for those who can't, say patients

9-yr-old killed in wall collapse: SHRC recommends ₹5 lakh relief to family

NEARLY nine years after the death of V Vishal, a nine-year-old Class 4 student who died after a compound wall collapsed on him at the Panchayat Union Elementary School in Kudumiyampatti village, Harur, Dharmapuri district, where he was studying, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday recommended the state government to provide ₹5 lakh as compensation to his father.

PMK Suggests 50% Quota for BC, MBCs in Local Bodies

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Monday released its annual shadow budget for 2025-26, outlining a range of proposals focusing on employment, education, transport, and infrastructure.

Puducherry's per capita income rose by 5.33% this fiscal: L-G in budget speech

The economy of Puducherry, in terms of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), has expanded by 44.06% over the past five years, achieving an average annual growth rate of 9.56%.

Wanted by FBI, Punjab Police Arrest Indian-Origin Drug Network Kingpin

PUNJAB Police on Monday arrested an Indian-origin international drug lord, Shehnaz Singh alias Shawn Bhinder, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the US.

Zelenskyy lands in Saudi for talks with Rubio for support

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Monday in Jeddah ahead of talks between Ukrainian officials and Saudi and US representatives, said a member of the delegation traveling with him.

Bird census in Cuddalore: Black-capped kingfisher among rare birds sighted

BLACK-capped kingfisher, Western marsh harrier, Tibetan sand plover, and Western reef egret were among the several rare birds (along Tamil Nadu's coastal wetlands) sighted during the bird census conducted at the Pichavaram forest area near Chidambaram on Saturday night and Sunday.

Ancient axes, tablets unearthed from Thenpennai riverbed

POSTGRADUATE students from the History Department of Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Villupuram, have discovered Neolithic stone tools estimated to be around 5,000 years old and Sangam-era disc tablets during a surface-level field study at the Thenpennai River near Perangiyur.

Accused Sentenced to Death in 2018 Honour Killing Case

Nalgonda court in Telangana sentences six others to life imprisonment

Authorities detect ₹1.95 lakh crore GST evasion this fiscal

UP, Bihar, MP received 36% of tax meant for sharing with states in FY24

More earnings from freight: Railways

THE Standing Committee on Railways for 2025-26 has noted that net earnings of Railways have remained constant over the past three years, with projected revenue of ₹3,041.31 crore for 2025-26.

Special Forces in Kyrgyzstan for military exercises

THE special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan began a fortnight-long Joint Military Exercise, Khanjar-XII, on Monday at Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan.

Age Increases Risk of Prostate Ailments

Prostate health can be influenced by several factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as age and genetics.

User-set limits, age-gating for gamers

WITH an aim to safeguard the interests of over 50 crore Indian gamers, three gaming industry bodies- the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), and the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), have jointly adopted a code of ethics (CoE).

'Baahubali' in hot pursuit of cool melons in Kovai

AFTER lying low for a while, a wild elephant popularly called as 'Baahubali' returned to human habitation in Mettupalayam and feasted on watermelons kept for sale at a roadside shop on Monday morning.

Oppn walkout in RS after delimitation, NEP uproar

THE Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday created uproar over various contentious issues including delimitation, New Education Policy (NEP), and the USAID and staged a walk-out, when their motions for suspension of businesses were disapproved by the chair.

IndusInd networth takes hit due to derivative losses

PRIVATE sector lender IndusInd Bank has estimated an adverse impact of 2.35% on its networth, a company filing said on March 10.