Alert in J'khand after bird flu case reported at poultry farm

The Jharkhand government on Saturday sounded an alert after bird flu case was reported at a veterinary college-based poultry farm of Birsa Agriculture University in Ranchi, an official said. Image......

Acted swiftly to control situation after Kumbh stampede: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government acted swiftly to control the situation after the January 29 stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, ensuring timely......

Rajouri deaths: Central team collects samples; curbs imposed

A high-level inter-ministerial team on Monday investigated for nearly six hours in the Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths of 17 members of......

African swine fever reported in Kerala's Wayanad, 300 pigs to be culled

Hours after African swine fever was reported from two farms in Wayanad in Kerala, the district authorities on Friday initiated steps to cull at least 300 pigs. Image only for representation.......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......

Ayushman Bharat may help patients access life-saving drugs

'We have often heard the mythical argument that patents block access to life-saving drugs, but only 5% of medicines from multinational companies are under patent protection in India...''Where these......

Markets slump as high interest rates may prevail

Markets snapped a four-day winning streak on Friday with rate sensitive leading the decline after comments from Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan late Thursday commented that inflation......

Can a condom maker churn out vaccines for the nation?

HLL, formerly Hindustan Latex Ltd, has been attempting to protect the nation against sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies for decades -- its Nirodh condom is arguably one of the......