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...
31 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
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...
24 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
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...
18 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
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...
12 May, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
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...
06 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
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...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
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...
07 Jul, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
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...
11 Aug, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
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. ...
11 Jul, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
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...
23 Jun, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
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 ...
04 Jun, 2020, 12.58 AM IST
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...
03 Jun, 2020, 08.14 PM IST
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.
28 Apr, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
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...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
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 ...
11 Apr, 2020, 09.00 PM IST
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...
09 Apr, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
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...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.32 PM IST