Ebola outbreak sparks concern in India, US: Should you be worried? Here's what you need to know about signs, symptoms and preventionEbola in India: The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency with over 300 cases and 88 deaths. In...
18 May, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
Nine monkeys die mysteriously in a Hong Kong zoo, and no one knows whyHong Kong's oldest zoo is investigating the sudden deaths of nine monkeys, including three critically endangered species, over two days. Th...
15 Oct, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
Mpox outbreak India: AIIMS Delhi issues protocol for handling suspected Mpox patients amid international concernMpox outbreak India: AIIMS Delhi announced protocols to manage suspected mpox cases following WHO's declaration of a health emergency. Guid...
20 Aug, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Zika virus detected in Pune patient: Here's all we know about his symptomsTo prevent further outbreaks, the authorities have mandated an entomological scan of Pune city for the Zika virus. In the city, more invest...
03 Dec, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Monkeypox Virus: Time to know five myths about the ailmentA viral disease called Monkeypox Virus has been spreading extensively around the world nowadays. It was earlier found in the primates but n...
12 Aug, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
Centre holds meeting with health experts to revisit existing guidelines for monkeypoxThe meeting, which was headed by Dr L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief, was attended by officials from the National Aids ...
04 Aug, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever. How to protect yourselfIt was first reported in 1967 in a town called Marburg in Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
26 Jul, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
Telangana man develops Monkeypox symptomsThe person got admitted to a private hospital in Kamareddy district after developing rashes on July 23, State Director of Public Health G S...
25 Jul, 2022, 07.42 AM IST
Zika virus: Facts you should knowZika virus disease is caused by a virus primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, main...
28 May, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
Congress seeks PM Narendra Modi's statement to clarify Centre-NSCN(IM) pactDuring the Zero Hour, Thokchom Meinya said Modi had assured the people of Manipur during the recent state polls that their territory would ...
11 Apr, 2017, 02.33 PM IST
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar treads cautiously on peacock issue"I don't think it is included. It cannot be included in the list. It is a national bird," Parsekar told PTI today reacting to the issue.
13 Feb, 2016, 10.24 AM IST
Peacocks are vermins? Goa CM treads cautious pathA day after a controversy erupted over the proposed listing of peacock as a vermin, Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday ruled...
13 Feb, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
Goa to put 'vermin' tag on peacock and Indian bison — national bird and state animalNational bird peacock and state animal wild bison are among animals proposed to be listed by the Goa government as 'nuisance animals'. The ...
12 Feb, 2016, 07.21 PM IST
Goa government proposes to tag peacock,wild bison as nuisance animalsNational bird peacock and state animal wild bison are among animals proposed to be listed by the Goa government as 'nuisance animals'.
12 Feb, 2016, 01.13 PM IST
Soon, monkeys to be declared vermin: Goa CMThe chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar told Goa Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that time has come to describe some animals as vermin, nui...
13 Jan, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
Monkey fever grips Goa taluka; locals averse to vaccine, House toldDespite the remote taluka of Sattari in Goa being in the grip of monkey fever, most villagers are averse to get vaccinated against the dise...
13 Jan, 2016, 03.02 PM IST
China to bid farewell to year of Sheep, braces for Monkey yearAccording to the zodiac, people born during the Year of the Monkey are smart, lively and playful contrary to the outgoing year of the sheep.
09 Jan, 2016, 02.56 PM IST