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Tuberculosis dethrones COVID-19 as world’s top infectious killer again; Half of all new cases from India, Indonesia
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report, approximately 8.2 million people we…
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Imane Khelif Olympic gold controversy resurfaces. Is it accurate to term the Algerian boxer a “confirmed man”?
Since the initial row dragged in high-profile figures such as Elon Musk and Trump, a leaked medical…
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World Tourism Day 2024: All about the theme, host country, and tourism-boosting initiatives
World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 every year. This year, Georgia will be the host cou…
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Pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheeler riders constitute 66% of road fatalities in Southeast Asia, says a WHO report
Occupants of four-wheeled vehicles make up 25% of the deaths and pedestrians account for 21 %. Cycl…
PTI
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A secretive Russian submarine unit could sabotage the subsea network of cables that powers the internet
GUGI is a specialist unit tasked with sabotage. And it's menacing the undersea cables that carry in…
Tom Porter
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India to introduce UPI payment service in Maldives
"Witnessed signing of MoU between (the) National Payments Corporation of India and (the) Minist…
PTI
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Deep depression over Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm Midhili: IMD
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Midhili' on Friday mo…
ANI
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UNSC facing "crisis of credibility," says India in renewed call for reform
India's permanent member at the UN, Ruchira Kamboj made the remarks at the UNSC Open Debate, ' the …
ANI
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Piyush Goyal urges G7 govts to collaborate on regulatory framework to facilitate cross border trade, supply chains
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has urged governments of G7 nations to collaborate on a regula…
ANI
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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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India can avert 4.6 mn deaths by 2040 with better hypertension control: WHO
Better hypertension control can help avert a whopping 4.6 million deaths due to high blood pressure…
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How 3 friends without any hospitality experience started renting out over 400 tiny homes in remote locations around the world
Adrian Chia was inspired during a vacation in Australia and partnered with two friends to develop t…
Erin Liam
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Modern slavery: 50 million — mostly women, children, and migrants — still trapped in forced labour and marriages, UN asserts
If you had to make everyone trapped in state-imposed forced labour in a line, you’d sadly notice th…
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WHO's views on sweetener Aspartame may pit it against the food industry and regulators
Aspartame is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some snapple…
ANI
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Enough is enough: Indian-led 'warrior moms' rally to combat air pollution and bring back clean air
Warrior Moms are committed to fighting the battle for clean air for all children by raising awarene…
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A WHO team arrived in Wuhan to begin investigating the origin of the novel coronavirus, more than a year after it began to spread
The mission is being conducted by an international team of 10 researchers who will also be working …
Kelsey Vlamis
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UN counts on India and its ability to supply COVID-19 vaccines to fight the pandemic, says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
India is one of the world's best assets in the fight against Covid-19 because of its ability to sup…
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WHO asks China to regularly share data on Covid-19 situation
The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing…
PTI
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India records the largest reduction in malaria cases in SE Asia between 2000-2019: WHO
Last year, the disease claimed about 409,000 lives, compared to 411,000 in 2018. "Countri…
PTI
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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…