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There has been no documented human-to-human transmission of the virus so far. | Photo Credit: File photo The emergence of a new clade of Avian Influenza H5N1 (2.3.4.4b) in late 2020 has led to a swift and widespread global outbreak, carried by migratory birds. Since then, the highly contagious clade has spread quickly across the…
If India’s Health Ministry and the Meghalaya State government have till date refused to reveal all the details of the polio case in a two-year-old boy in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district who was found with symptoms of polio in the first week of August this year, the WHO too has been cagey about making…
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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Suburban Collection Showplace on October 26, 2024 in Novi, Michigan. Photo: Getty Images via AFP The story so far: Around 24.4 crore people are eligible to vote for the U.S. presidential election slated for November 5. In 2020, two-thirds of the…
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An Indigo aircraft from Saudi Arabia after it made an emergency landing following a bomb threat at Jaipur airport on October 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Over nearly two weeks, almost all Indian carriers including the Tata group airlines — Air India, Vistara, and Air India Express — as well…
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Robert Lewandowski struck twice in three minutes as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance…
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In a statement, the MEA reiterated its call to return to dialogue and diplomacy. (Representational) New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday expressed its concern on the recent developments in West Asia after precision strike of Israel on Iran’s military sites. In a statement, the MEA reiterated its call to return to dialogue…
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The Pashtun ethnic community, the second-largest demographic group in Pakistan, has complained about marginalisation in the country for decades. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which translates to Pashtun Protection Movement, is a grassroots organisation focused on the rights of the community, especially in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and tribal areas. The movement advocates for…
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The accident in Kulgam’s D H Pora area happened during an operational move (Representational) Srinagar: An army soldier was killed and 13 people, including nine army personnel, were injured when their Army vehicle skidded off the road and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. The injured, which included four civilians,…
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The unanimous decision of the Tata Trust’s board to appoint 66-year-old Noel Naval Tata as their Chairman has catapulted the low-profile brother of late Ratan Naval Tata into the limelight. Twenty years younger to RNT, as the late Ratan Tata was known to his industry peers and colleagues at the Tata Group, Noel Tata has…
Pune: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stated that the countries from the Global South have a “high degree” of trust and expectations from India. Addressing an interactive session with students at a university in Pune today, S Jaishankar said, “What do we mean by the Global South? We largely mean countries that were…
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