Zika virus detected in K'taka dist, govt urges people not to panic

In view of Zika virus detected in a mosquito species in Chikkaballapura district, the Karnataka health department on Thursday issued an advisory urging people not to panic unnecessarily and visit......

Yamuna water level rising but...: Delhi minister

Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi on Monday urged people to stay in relief camps as the Yamuna water level was showing a rising trend again. Photograph: @AtishiAAP/Twitter Due to heavy rains in some......

Centre issues alert to states over Tomato Flu in children

Centre has sent an advisory to states on HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease), commonly known as Tomato Flu, stating that it's a self-limiting illness targeting mostly young children aged 1-10 years......

Relocating tents, keeping farm movement memories alive

For over a year, a 2,400-square-foot tent at the Singhu border was home to Gurinder Singh, Butta Singh Shadipur and their fellow villagers who were protesting the contentious farm laws. On Friday,......

Nicholas Piramal to drop chikungunya research

Nicholas Piramal India is likely to drop its plans to form a joint venture drug discovery research programme with the French pharmaceutical company, Laboratories Pierre Fabre, to develop a......

Chikungunya hits coir sector

After the rubber sector, it is the coir production which is getting hit by the chikungunya spread in Kerala. The disease was prevalent in the coastal belt of Alappuzha and Kollam districts of......

Chikungunya scare hits Kerala tourism

Mosquitoes are giving sleepless nights to the tourism industry in the God's own country with Kerala caught in the grip of Chikungunya scare as already 70 deaths being reported from the disease......

Mounting sick leave makes India Inc nervous

Assocham estimates offices are facing staff crunches of 15 to 25 per cent with the various strains of fever. For online marketplace Shopclues, Sundays have been marked for fumigation. Men in white......

Olympics Badminton: Sen beats Prannoy to enter quarters

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen outclassed compatriot H S Prannoy in straight sets to advance to the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics. Photographs: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters India's Lakshya Sen registered a......

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

IMAGE: P V Sindhu, who was unable to progress beyond the pre-quarterfinals, missed the chance to become the first Indian to win three Olympic medals. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters India became so......

Debutant Prannoy off to good start in Paris Olympics

IMAGE: HS Prannoy reacts during the Group K match against Fabian Roth of Germany. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters India's HS Prannoy opened his maiden campaign in Olympics with a straight-game......

PIX: Sindhu, Sen, Prannoy enter pre-quarter-finals

IMAGE: P V Sindhu in action during the Group M match against Estonia's Kristin Kuuba. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarter-finals of the......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 2

India's women athletes stole the show on the second day of the Paris Olympics, delivering stellar performances across multiple disciplines. Shooter Manu Bhaker led the charge with a historic......