China confirms nomination of senior health official for WHO chief's post amid COVID scrutinyChina has officially nominated Dr. Song Li, a senior health official, for the WHO Director-General position. This nomination could draw int...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
China confirms nomination of senior health official for WHO chief's post amid COVID scrutinyChina has put forward the nomination of Dr. Song Li for Director-General of the World Health Organization. Her background includes signific...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Govt set to cap trade margins on more cancer drugs before SC hearingThe Indian government plans to announce a new list of cancer drugs for trade margin rationalisation today. Union Health Minister JP Nadda w...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Russia Plague Explained: What do we know so far about the institute lab worker’s death?A laboratory worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died after developing an unidentified form of pneumonia, triggering ...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
How Russia and the world are responding to possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesThe World Health Organisation has confirmed that Russian authorities reported no cases of plague in Siberia. A laboratory worker at the Irk...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Russia plague scare: What is pneumonic plague, how dangerous is the infection, what are its symptoms and how does it spread?Russia plague scare has put the deadly pneumonic form of the infection in focus. A 28-year-old lab researcher, who worked at the Irkutsk Re...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Russia pneumonic plague revives fears of COVID-19: What are chances of virulent disease becoming another worldwide pandemic? Read Experts' opinionsRussia pneumonic plague: The woman died at a hospital in Shelekhov, a town just outside the city of Irkutsk, and its mayor said the hospita...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Govt looks to widen coverage of Index of Services Production, invites feedbackMoSPI began compiling the ISP on a monthly basis for the formal services sector on a trial basis in July 2026. The exercise uses 2024-25 as...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Trump says US will help Russia after plague lab worker dies in SiberiaPresident Donald Trump expressed concern over a recent incident in Siberia where a laboratory worker died. Russian authorities confirmed th...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Keeping AI models under control: When an agent causes harm, who bears the blame?If an AI agent goes rogue, who do you hold responsible— the agent, the LLM developer or the human? asks EY partner Shivaprakash Abburu. Exp...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
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
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
Front-of-pack warnings can help consumers make healthier food choices: ExpertsFSSAI’s proposed front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods high in added sugar, fat or salt could make nutritional risks easier for c...
03 Oct, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Robotic surgery gains rapid ground in India, Delhi NCR leads: ExpertsIndia is rapidly scaling up robotic surgery, with procedures rising from 8,912 in 2021 to 44,857 in 2025, while Delhi NCR has emerged as th...
03 Oct, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Parliamentary panel reshuffle: Who gets what, check full list of new chairpersonsLok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have reconstituted their department-related parliamentary standing committees for the year. Most chairpersons fro...
03 Oct, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
NEP, Ayushman Bharat excellent examples of policymaking: NCERT textbookThe new NCERT Social Science textbook emphasizes important policies introduced by the Modi government. It details the development of the Na...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST