In the WHO South-East Asia region, four cases of monkeypox have been reported, three from India and one from Thailand.
A rise in the number of daily COVID-19 cases and mortality has been observed in Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand, indicating the pandemic is moving eastwards, the Union health ministry said.
The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed 'blasphemous' was not deleted.
'Everyone is entitled to their opinion because we live in a country like India and not a place where Shalini is taken, where forget having an opinion, women can't even talk to their family on the phone.'
'It's so easy to get a little typecast and also the kinds of emotions you are dealing with become a little similar.'
Humans are hardwired to fall out of love and move on to new romantic relationships, according to a new study.
'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'
Kunal Kemmu's crime thriller Abhay 2 continues to be gripping in the second season, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
During a virtual meeting with health ministers and senior officials of states in view of the recent surge in coronavirus cases in some parts of the world, he said, "The Centre and states need to work in tandem and in a collaborative spirit as was done during the previous surges for Covid prevention and management."
Joginder Tuteja explains why Ponmagal Vandhal fails, both as courtroom drama and thriller.
One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.
The world according to Neeraj Pandey. Observed by Sreehari Nair.
There's no head or tails to anything that happens in Saaho, says Sukanya Verma.
Fighting prejudice with prejudice, Ujda Chaman is too shallow to dwell compellingly into the frailties of the human mind, feels Sukanya Verma.
There's nothing wrong in Vidya Balan's performance. There's just nothing new about it, feels Sukanya Verma.
India's captain Mahendra Singh minced no words about the UDRS after the Ian Bell incident during the World Cup Group B match between India and England, which ended in a tie.
Hansal Mehta's new film Faraaz is a hostage drama that unfolds over one night.
Of the total expected revenue, the cash offerings made by millions of devotees in the sacred hundi (offering box) at the hill temple complex were expected to fetch about Rs 1,000 crore.
Canada will undertake a review of its immigration rules after a diplomatic row with India over denial of visas to people on grounds that their service in army, police and intelligence units made them complicit in human-rights violations.
Unless you want to become a machine like this film probably wants, stay away from it, advises Prasanna D Zore.
'What can a teacher do that ChatGPT cannot?'
'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.
Vincent van der Merwe cautioned that the reintroduction project is going to see even higher mortalities in the next few months when cheetahs try to establish territories and come face to face with leopards and tigers in the Kuno National Park.
>'The women, warts and all, are fascinating and frustrating for their flaws.' 'As much director Alankrita Shrivastava wants them to chart their course on their own terms, she pauses much too frequently to throw in a little pity party,' observes Sukanya Verma.
However, the severity of illness is likely to be much lower, according to a study.
Povidone iodine ointment and solutions are available in the market under various popular brands such as Betadine and Wokadine.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu law allowing bull-taming sport "jallikattu" in the state.
French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now!
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
On his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.
Days after it blocked dozens of posts allegedly critical of Covid-19 crisis handling, Twitter has said it will consider more requests from the government to withhold content and will continue to engage "openly and constructively" with it.
As splendid it is to behold, A Suitable Boy cannot match in soul and falls short of being memorable, feels Sukanya Verma.
Where the human aspect of Godzilla fails, technology more than does its bit. The glee it evokes, no matter how meaningless or momentary, is worth the price of admission, feels Sukanya Verma.
Gianni Infatino, who stood unopposed, was re-elected as FIFA President during the 73rd Congress in Kigali.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
'Today, I wish to announce that I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, as rapidly as possible... I have reviewed the Office's conclusions arising from the preliminary examination of the situation in Ukraine, and have confirmed that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation,' the ICC statement read.
'I was under the illusion that this could never happen to me because my background was such -- corporate CEO, IIT professor, IIT alumnus, IIM...'
Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Manmohan Singh and Musharraf felt that what they were embarking upon, if successful, could lead to a future of boundless potential for the two countries and for the relationship that was hard to foresee from the prism of the existing situation and the historical position and orthodox ideas on both sides.
Indo-Pacific region. Senior officials from the ministries of External Affairs and Defence, and the US departments of Defence and State met here for the India-US 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting.
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