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'HMPV Has Been Circulating For Decades'

'But it is only now being detected more via a test that costs about Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.' 'The HMPV virus typically causes mild respiratory symptoms in most people, but can be more severe in......

Centre on alert over HMPV outbreak in China

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Union health ministry is closely monitoring respiratory and seasonal influenza cases in the country, and is in touch with international......

Explainer: What is HMPV and how does it spread?

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a globally recognised respiratory virus that recently gained attention after its outbreak was reported in China. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

Post-Covid India poised to be land of hope, says FM, citing Gabba win

Drawing inspiration from the recent performance of the Indian cricket team in Australia under trying circumstances, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asserted that India is well-poised......

Govt allocates Rs 2.24 lakh crore for healthcare in 2021-22

The government on Monday proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore budget outlay for health and well being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent. IMAGE: The......

Yash Chopra's Wife Pamela Chopra Dies

Photograph: Kind courtesy Yash Raj Films Pamela Chopra, playback singer, writer and late film-maker Yash Chopra's wife, passed into the ages on Thursday, April 20, at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital.......

Parineeta Director Pradeep Sarkar Dead

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pradeep Sarkar/Instagram Parineeta Director Pradeep Sarkar passed away early on Friday, his wife Panchali said. He was 67. The director was admitted to the ICU at......

Lata Mangeshkar back on ventilator, not doing well: Doctor

IMAGE: A student of the Gurukul School of Arts in Mumbai creates a painting to wish Lata Mangeshkar a speedy recovery. Photograph: ANI photo Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar is back on the......

Lata Mangeshkar, Nightingale of India, passes away

Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, the voice of generations of Indians and one of the biggest music icons of the country, died on Sunday due to multiple organ failure, her sister Usha Mangeshkar and......

Lataji tests positive for COVID, in ICU

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Lata Mangeshkar has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and is undergoing treatment at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital, her niece......

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Young Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the T20 International series against England after doctors confirmed that he has contracted pneumonia and will......

Ex-IPL chief Lalit Modi hospitalised, placed on oxygen

IMAGE: Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi said he returned to London on Friday after three weeks of imprisonment in Mexico. Photograph: lalitkmodi/Instagram Lalit Modi was admitted......

No Williamson, Southee; Santner to captain NZ in India T20s

IMAGE: Mitchell Santner's side will have an experienced set of T20 cricketers, including nine players from last year's T20 World Cup squad for the three-match series in India. Photograph: Clive......

Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas in ICU after testing COVID positive

IMAGE: Former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas (centre) displays a plate carrying portraits of 12 great Pakistan cricketers as India's Sourav Ganguly (right) and Sachin Tendulkar look......

Milkha shifted out of ICU; wife admitted with COVID pneumonia

IMAGE: Milkha Singh was on Monday admitted to the ICU after testing positive for the virus last Wednesday. He was diagnosed with COVID pneumonia on the same day of his admission. Photograph: PTI......

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