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DNA from 7000-year-old African Mummy reveals previously unknown human lineage in Sahara desert 50,000 years agoSahara Mummy DNA: DNA extracted from two 7,000-year-old naturally preserved individuals found in Libya's Takarkori rock shelter has reveale...
Kerala remains India’s ground zero for the Nipah virus, but why?A new Nipah virus case in Kozhikode, Kerala, highlights the state's recurring outbreaks. Experts link these to fruit bats and human activit...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
Terrorists' search intensifies in J&K's Rajouri after encounter; more troops deployedSecurity forces have intensified search operations and strengthened cordons in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. Additional troops have...
Officials says India closely monitoring Ebola situation, experts urge vigilanceGlobal health authorities are on alert as Ebola cases rise in Africa. Indian health officials are closely watching the situation and review...
Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identifiedA rare hantavirus outbreak sickened passengers and crew on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina. Three people have died, and one is in inte...
Quote of the Day by Amelia Earhart: 'The most difficult thing is the decision to act...'—Inspiring quotes by the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic OceanQuote of the Day: Amelia Earhart's powerful quote, "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity," highligh...
Nipah virus in Kerala: Over 400 under surveillance, containment zone declared; One critical, one deadKerala is on high alert as 425 individuals are on the Nipah virus contact list, with Malappuram, Palakkad, and Kozhikode reporting the high...
Covid-19: Government shifts focus to virus spread in citiesAs the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in India, the health and family welfare ministry has decided to emphasise on serologi...
Surge in cases puts contact-tracing off track in KarnatakaOn an average, the state has traced just 4.4 primary contacts per patient in the last one month, as against 47 about a month and half ago. ...
India has 1 COVID-19 death per lakh population as against 6.04 globally: Health ministryTill date, 14,011 people have died in India due to the viral infection with 312 fatalities reported in 24 hours till Tuesday 8 am, while 14...
India's defence secretary tests positive for Covid-19In a development that has unsettled the country’s top defence establishment in South Block on the Raisina Hill complex here, Union defence ...
Salons and private Covid-19 testing labs in Chennai to collect customer data as Tamil Nadu touches 25,872 casesApart from the collection of customer data, salons need to keep sanitisers handy while also having staff wearing masks and gloves at all ti...
Extensive contact tracing, isolation and testing key to control Covid-19 spread, says Lancet studyResearchers analysed data from 391 people diagnosed with Covid, and 1,286 of their close contacts.
Digital contact tracing is key to combat Covid-19: Vijay-RaghavanAarogya Setu app detects and tracks the movement of its users with the help of GPS and Bluetooth sensors and sends out a notification if th...
ShareChat sets asides advertising credits of Rs. 50 million to promote Aarogya Setu appThe government has been reaching to various public and private companies to promote the application which alerts users if they are at risk ...
Jawaharpur village in Punjab becomes COVID-19 hotspot with 21 casesOn April 4, a 42-year-old Panch of the village contracted the infection and since then, 20 more people have been infected with the virus, t...
PM Modi to hold video conf with state CMs on ThursdayThis will be the second such interaction in less than two weeks on the critical issue of the COVID-19 outbreak and related matters, and the...