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, 04.25 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, 02.41 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
Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 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
Your brain may be one organ today, but scientists have uncovered a hidden split that may date back more than 500 million yearsNew research suggests the human brain develops from two distinct cell populations. These groups follow separate paths from early embryonic ...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
A tiny ceramic jug buried nearly 600 years ago in Russia held more than 2,600 silver coins. Archaeologists have a chilling theory about why its wealthy owner never returnedA small ceramic jug discovered in Russia's Kolomna has revealed more than 2,600 silver coins buried nearly 600 years ago. The remarkable ho...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
Russian air attacks kill 12 in Kyiv region on sixth day of strikesRussian air attacks killed twelve people in Kyiv and the surrounding region. Intense strikes have escalated in recent months, disrupting da...
01 Sep, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Ukraine sanctions chief heads to Washington to push Russia sanctions billUkraine’s top sanctions official Vladyslav Vlasiuk will visit Washington to lobby House lawmakers to back a sweeping Russia sanctions bill ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.28 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
Baba Vanga and Nostradamus have made this same scary prediction for 2025Both Baba Vanga and Nostradamus have made the same scary and eerie prediction for 2025. Both the mystics have predicted a devastating confl...
20 Nov, 2024, 09.20 PM 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
Indian Navy’s lone nuclear attack submarine heading back to Russia, next one to take five yearsPhotographs of INS Chakra have emerged on social media near Singapore with a Russian Navy escort. While the ten year lease for the submarin...
04 Jun, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...
01 Mar, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
- Elsewhere, Russia-US 123 pact runs into Iran roadblock
The fate of the bilateral agreement between India and the US is still unknown , but a US-Russia 123 agreement that the US is piloting throu...
21 Jun, 2008, 05.02 AM IST