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......

16 mysterious deaths in Jammu village confound authorities

A mysterious illness has taken 16 lives in a small village Rajouri, confounding authorities, which remain clueless about the cause of the deaths even two months after the first casualty. Kindly......

Rajouri deaths: Outbreak ruled out but mystery remains

More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union......

US WHO Exit Won't Impact India: Experts

'Both international cooperation and self-reliance will now acquire new purpose.' IMAGE: The WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters   Public health......

Now, players banned from handing towels to ball-kids

IMAGE: A ball kid hands Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia a towel during her women's singles final against Li Na of China at the Australian Open 2014. Photograph: Brandon Malone/Reuters Players will......