Current epidemic law can't handle future crisis, needs overhaul, says panel

Flagging "significant deficiencies" in the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Law Commission has recommended to the government that either the law be suitably amended to address existing gaps or a......

As JN.1 cases rise, experts say infection is mild

India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence......

Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

2-day holiday in Kozhikode following Nipah outbreak

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kerala's Kozhikode district, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions on Thursday and Friday. IMAGE: A central team of experts......

Smart thermometer by desi's company helps US fight Covid

As the pandemic enveloped various parts of the US, Kinsa's app alerted its team and wherever possible, the company made the data public. Between March 1 and November 1, 2020, the company......

Covid-19: India's auto component makers brace for a bumpy ride ahead

High absenteeism among workers, shortages of critical parts, and temporary closures of plants by automobile manufacturers have thrown a spanner in the works for the Rs 3.2-trillion sector. Auto......

Modern Love Chennai: Whistle Podu!

Things may not always look bright, but the sun won't stay out forever is a running theme conveyed across its short films about people from various walks of life in all their varying moods and......

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma. Cinema's indelible quality can make memories made on screen memories of......

The Lataji I Knew

I spent almost all my life trying to figure out how anyone could express so many shades of human feeling in her voice, wonders Subhash K Jha. I cry a lot when I hear her sing these days. I welcome......

Phone Bhoot Review: Cheesy, Campy, Fun

Phone Bhoot's fizzy fuel isn't enough for feature length fun, observes Sukanya Verma. How to fit one hundred pop culture references in 137 minutes of gobbledygook? Do time pass. Remember that......

GT vs PBKS: Who Played The Best Knock?

A stunning late counter-attack from the unheralded duo of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma powered the Punjab Kings to an unbelievable three wicket victory against the Gujarat Titans in the IPL......

Samba Magic grips the City of Joy as Ronaldinho ignites Durga Puja festivities

IMAGE: In Kolkata for a two-day visit, Ronaldinho inaugurated several Durga Puja pandals. Photographs: ANI Wearing his infectious goofy grin, 'Samba Magician' Ronaldinho cast a spell on the......

'The virus doesn't care what your tennis ranking is'

Australia’s Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said he opposed special arrangements to let unvaccinated athletes compete in the state, which is scheduled to host the Grand Slam at......

PHOTOS: Anti-Olympic sentiment grows in Tokyo

IMAGE: A protester demonstrates against the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games near the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo. Photographs: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images With days to go for the opening......

'COVID infection bubble already broken at Olympic Village'

IMAGE: A silhouette of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic......