India, Africa Union postpone New Delhi summit amid Ebola outbreakIndia and the African Union have postponed the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi. The decision, citing an "emerging public he...
21 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...
18 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Hantavirus, Ebola crises: WHO kicks off 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva amid global health concernsWHO 79th World Health Assembly: World Health Organization member states meet in Geneva. Deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are major con...
18 May, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Kash Patel's luxurious date-night outing with girlfriend sparks controversy: FBI's Gulfstream V jet, $35,000 suite date, Pearl Harbour VIP snorkelFBI Director Kash Patel faces scrutiny for allegedly using a government jet for a country music concert with his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins...
18 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Moderna close to US deal to make vaccines for Ebola, biological threats: ReportThe potential deal with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) would see Moderna's mRNA technology being used to develop a vaccine targeting ...
26 Oct, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
WHO to sift Chinese samples, data in hunt for virus originsThe search for the source of the new coronavirus has sparked claims of cover-ups and fueled political tensions,, particularly between the U...
15 Dec, 2020, 11.07 PM IST
Novel coronavirus: The hunt for a virus killerSome vaccine candidates for China virus are already at trial stage. But path to pharmacy is strewn with hurdles.
16 Feb, 2020, 09.36 AM IST
World 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics: Jim Yong KimWorld Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics which could be more dangerous than the Eb...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Mann Ki Baat: Barack Obama pitches for finding ways to detect Ebola early"The public health infrastructure around the world needs to be improved," the US president said in a joint radio address with Modi in the s...
27 Jan, 2015, 10.00 PM IST
Human trial of Ebola vaccines to begin soon: WHOTwo leading Ebola vaccines appear safe on humans and trials on volunteers will begin soon to combat the deadly epidemic in West Africa, the...
09 Jan, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
Indian Medical Association in Kerala to draw up plan to tackle viral diseases"Our doctors may have only a vague picture about many new viral diseases as they do not have a first-hand knowledge about them."
28 Oct, 2014, 01.04 PM IST
After Narendra Modi visit, NSA Ajit Doval talks counter-terrorism with top US officialsDoval met his US counterpart Susan Rice and Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday after meeting Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel.
03 Oct, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer $15-million aid for EbolaIn a statement issued before his departure to the US, the PM said Ebola is one of the many “pressing challenges” for the international comm...
26 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
WHO, Health Ministry working on 'preparedness plan' on EbolaAccording to WHO, in 1976, the disease first appeared in two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo.
22 Aug, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Vaccine against Ebola will not be available before 2015: WHOWHO declares effective Ebola vaccine will not be available before 2015;British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline to start clinical trials of vac...
11 Aug, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
US will not turn back flights over Ebola: White House"No, not at this point," the White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, told reporters when asked if the flights coming to the US would be ...
05 Aug, 2014, 11.12 AM IST