Russia quarantines Siberia hospital after plague lab worker dies of unknown pneumoniaRussian authorities have implemented a quarantine at a hospital where a lab technician died from pneumonia. The woman had worked at the Irk...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
Siberia's 'mysterious illness': All about bubonic plague, how it spreads and whether the world should worryIn response to a laboratory worker's suspected death from bubonic plague, Russian officials have enforced quarantine protocols. Approximate...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Russia pneumonic plague scare: US lawmaker invokes Ukraine bio labs after Irkutsk lab death; worker had broken test tube. Are Americans at risk?Pneumonic plague Russia: Russia's Irkutsk plague scare has sparked fresh questions after a laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Russian Plague scare: Did a broken test tube lead to a researcher’s death? Why is the White House watching and are Americans at risk?Russian Plague is not the medical name of a newly discovered disease. The term is being used in connection with concerns over an incident a...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Kash Patel’s fiancée Alexis Wilkins faced ‘Mossad honeypot’ claims: Why was she accused of being an Israeli spy and what did she say?FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged. Their engagement has renewed attention on past “Mossad honeypot” all...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Russia pneumonic plague: New point of conflict emerges between Moscow based Kremlin and Donald Trump administration? All you need to knowRussia Irkutsk Pneumonic Plague: Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, the most contag...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Russia plague news: What to know about the disease and which countries have been affected as lab worker dies in Siberia?At the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, a tragic incident led to the death of a 28-year-old woman, suspected to have contracted pneu...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Pneumonic plague suspected in Russia, no immediate threat to India: IMA expertHealth authorities are investigating a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia, which has raised concerns. Rajeev Jayadevan from the I...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Russian plague lab researcher dies of pneumonia of ‘unknown’ origin, nearly 200 under observationA 28-year-old worker at an Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died from unknown pneumonia. Russian authorities are inves...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
US urges Russia to share details on suspected fatal pneumonic plague caseThe US State Department is investigating reports of a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia. Authorities in Washington are urg...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Plague bacteria Yersinia pestis breaks free of lab in Russia, White House monitoring suspected outbreak after laboratory worker dies: Here is what happenedThe woman who died worked at an anti-plague research facility in Russia's Irkutsk region. Russian authorities took precautionary measures a...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Human case of bubonic plague in UK identified as ‘false alarm'Plague is an infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. The zoonotic microorganism is typically found in small mammals and their fle...
27 Mar, 2025, 01.00 AM IST
Russia detains deputy of defence minister Shoigu for corruptionRussian security services detained Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of accepting major bribes, marking the highest-profile...
24 Apr, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Spinning industry seeks support to tide over slow exportsCiting a 50-70% drop in capacity utilization 50% to 70%, the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) sought extension of the one-ye...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.13 AM IST
Football World Cup 2022: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter says awarding tournament to Qatar was 'mistake'Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup a 'mistake'.
08 Nov, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine's neighbour, on edgeSince the beginning of July, Moldova has received nearly 60 bomb threats - with more than 15 reported so far this week - at locations rangi...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.05 PM IST