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A research team led by University of Michigan isolated and grew more than 200 kinds of fungi from the deep subsurface (Credit: Quinn Moon University of Michigan) Scientists drilling 1,640 feet beneath Michigan have discovered 689 kinds of fungi living in water that last touched the surface 11,000 years ago.The University of Michigan study shows...

Noida Police registered a zero FIR against a 25-year-old woman for alleged objectionable language NOIDA: Noida Police have registered a zero FIR against a 25-year-old woman for allegedly using objectionable language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.The action was taken following a complaint by Supreme Court advocate...

DEHRADUN: A case has been registered against a personal secretary at the Uttarakhand Secretariat and his family members for allegedly causing the dowry death of his 27-year-old wife, Shristi Bhandari, a government school teacher, in Dehradun’s Doiwala area.Acting on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, Seema Bhandari, police on Thursday registered an FIR under...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The decision to name 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as East Zone vice-captain for the upcoming Duleep Trophy has raised eyebrows across the cricketing world, but the selectors believe they are investing in the future of Indian cricket.With experienced wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan appointed captain, Sooryavanshi’s elevation as deputy is not being...

A teacher was dismissed after punishing a student by writing abuse repeatedly (Representative image) RAIPUR: A teacher at a private school in Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur was dismissed after punishing a Class VIII student by making him write an obscene abuse directed 200 times, 100 times each in Hindi and English, triggering outrage among parents and prompting...

TOI correspondent from Washington: The US-Iran war has entered its most dangerous phase to date. The conflict is now spilling across multiple middle eastern countries and sucking in new combatants – including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq – in an escalation that military strategists say is beginning to resemble the chain-reaction dynamics...

Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying it had hurt the emotions of sports fans.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will...

Rahul faces privilege notice: Anurag Thakur seeks action over ‘unparliamentary’ remarks NEW DELHI: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday moved a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of using unparliamentary and derogatory expressions during the Monsoon Session and violating the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Bihar government over the continuation of Panchayati Raj minister Deepak Prakash, asking the state to explain how he remained in office beyond the six-month constitutional limit without being elected to the state legislature.The matter was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya...