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5 new lichen species discovered in Western Ghats, offering fresh insights into biodiversity

India, July 23 -- Scientists at the MACS Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, have discovered five new species of lichen-forming fungi from the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats, a finding that stre... Read More


Bihar: CAG reveals unrealistic projections and deficient alignment between budget and expenditure

Patna, July 23 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG) of India found unrealistic projections and deficient alignment between budget and expenditure in Bihar during the financial year 2024-25. ... Read More


Bengal bars civic, panchayat bodies from issuing birth and death certificates, cops launch massive crackdown

Kolkata, July 23 -- After widespread allegations of graft in issuing birth and death certificates, the West Bengal government on Thursday barred municipal and panchayat bodies from issuing them even a... Read More


PAC election in Bengal Assembly set to be unanimous as voting averted

Kolkata, July 23 -- A contest for the constitution of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the West Bengal Assembly appears to have been averted after nominations were filed on Thursday, with 20 mem... Read More


Himachal CM launches HiBiSCUS scheme, releases Rs 2 crore for biodiversity conservation

Shimla, July 23 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday launched the Himachal Biodiversity Stakeholder-led Conservation Unified Scheme (HiBiSCUS), a flagship initi... Read More


UP: SP delegation asks DM Rampur not to demolish Jauhar Ali University

Rampur, July 23 -- A Samajwadi Party delegation, led by Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey, today submitted a memorandum to District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwived... Read More


Himachal tourism rebounds 156 pc since 2021, domestic arrivals ease in 2025

Bhawani NegiShimla, July 23 -- Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a sharp rebound in tourism since the pandemic, with domestic tourist visits rising by 156 per cent between 2021 and 2025. However, the lat... Read More


Stalin Urges CM to act on Mekedatu row, announce new relief [ackage for farmers,

Chennai, July 23 -- Questioning as to why Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay not personally meeting handing over the copies of the Assembly resolution adopted on the Mekedatu dam row involving Karnataka,... Read More


Centre has zero tolerance for paper leaks, Opposition politicising issue: Kishan Reddy

New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 23 -- The union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Thursday accused the Congress and Left parties of politicising the alleged NEET paper leak issue and using students... Read More


Picked up by police for bootlegging, man dies days after arrest; family claims custodial torture

Chennai, July 23 -- Yet another alleged custodial torture resulting in the death of a young man in Tamil Nadu on Thursday has put the police and the TVK government on the defensive, with the oppositio... Read More