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Zika outbreak is now a global emergency: World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday declared an international emergency over the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas, saying it is an......

Cough syrup deaths: No state follows pharma safety norms

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will conduct testing, inspection and auditing of cough syrup manufacturers. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

104 active Covid cases in Delhi, 99 reported just in a week

The Covid infections caused by a new variant have only shown symptoms of viral fever so far and there is no need to panic, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh said on Monday even as official data......

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

The World Health Organisation has announced that COVID-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency. IMAGE: A health worker collects a nasal swab sample of a woman for the COVID-19 test amid a......

'A Revolution In Indian Languages Is Waiting To Be Unleashed'

'The Bhashini Mission has delivered a working technology at large scale, which is as good as or better than the one with MNC tech giants.' Photograph: Kind courtesy bhashini.gov.in One of the......

Generic industry unlikely to be affected by Trump's EO: Indian drug cos

A fresh US executive order (EO) which seeks to bring down prices of prescription drugs in the country by up to 90 per cent -- on par with other developed nations -- will affect innovator companies,......

How To Fix Ayushman Bharat: Experts To FM

'Patients under the scheme may ultimately have to go to private hospitals.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat and PMAY Rural schemes in......

Govt revises gold import data from April; cuts Nov figures by $5 bn to $9.84 bn

The government has revised gold import data, bringing down numbers for November by $5 billion to $9.84 billion, possibly to rectify double accounting of inbound shipments. IMAGE: Kindly note the......

India to declare all work places as tobacco-free

The government on Friday announced that all places of work in the country will be declared smoke free and those found flouting the law will be strictly punished. "All workplaces in India will be......

Chan hits back at WHO critics

The head of the World Health Organisation hit back at critics who have accused it of over-reaction to the swine flu crisis, warning it may return "with a vengeance" in the months ahead. In her......

Video: Wash your hands like Priyanka Chopra

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram After the Antakshri Challenge, Bollywood stars have taken up the Safe Hands Challenge, launched by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general......

French Open organisers defend Osaka handling, say 'can do better' on mental health

Photograph: Kind courtesy Naomi Osaka/Instagram French Open organisers defended their handling of the Naomi Osaka situation on Sunday but accepted that the governing bodies need to do better......

WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low

IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. The risk......