The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a 'variant of interest' but said it did......
The virus that drove the COVID-19 pandemic, killing close to 7 million people globally, most likely emerged from a laboratory leak in China, according to a United States media report, citing a......
A total of 21.4 lakh tuberculosis cases were notified in India in 2021 -- 18 per cent higher than 2020 -- with over 22 crore people screened for the disease across the country for early detection......
'Since the Covid virus has a tendency to mutate, we can continue to expect new variants of the virus to emerge and keep circulating and recirculating in the communities.' IMAGE: A healthcare......
Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in New York City, with officials declaring that the city is currently the epicentre of the outbreak and an estimated 150,000 New Yorkers may......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger, Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the......
'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.''And that is not going to be insignificant.' IMAGE: Health workers conduct a door-to-door survey for COVID-19......
The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again Even after the National Democratic......
The railway minister knows that he has to tap resources outside the government, which is why he has announced a slew of direct investment opportunities. Suresh Prabhu knows that he has to tap......
Amidst the ongoing talks of consolidating small state-run banks to create one or two globally large size banks, Reserve Bank governor D Subbarao today cautioned against making a 'too-large-to-fail'......
IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios gives his broken racket to fans after winning his Australian Open second round match against France's Ugo Humbert on Wednesday. Spectators would, however, be able......