The latest Ebola outbreak involving the rare Bundibugyo strain has reignited global concern over disease preparedness and surveillance. Experts warn that the absence of a strain-specific vaccine, delayed detection, and weak healthcare systems could complicate containment efforts. For many people, Ebola feels like a disease from another continent and another crisis. It appears in headlines…
A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in protest against what she alleged was discrimination in development works and neglect of civic issues in her ward. FIROZABAD: A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challeging the Centre’s decision to hold caste enumeration as a part of the upcoming Census saying that there was “nothing wrong with it.“A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, justice Joymalya Bagchi and justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a PIL which argued that…
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn recently fired 5% of its global workforce across four divisions. Now, a new report by New York Post reveals that the professional social network is now once again cutting more than 600 jobs this summer with California employees bearing the brunt of the fresh round of layoffs. A new Worker Accounting and Retraining…
NEW DELHI: You have submitted all documents, responded to emails, and waited for weeks, but still the insurance company says your claim is “under process.” Whether it is a health, life, motor, or general insurance claim, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has laid down some strict timelines for insurers to process…
NEW DELHI: India is preparing to send ships through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to secure crude oil and energy cargoes from Middle Eastern suppliers as disruptions caused by the Iran war continue to strain global energy markets, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter.The report said the plans have…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting toffees to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni during his visit to Rome.In a social media post on X, Rahul said the Prime Minister was “laughing and filming reels” while farmers, youth,…
The family of Twisha Sharma is facing an agonising choice: accept the body of their 33-year-old daughter or continue the legal battle for a second post-mortem examination as concerns grow over decomposition. BHOPAL: The family of Twisha Sharma is facing an agonising choice: accept the body of their 33-year-old daughter or continue the legal battle…
File photo (Army’s Suryastra multi rocket launcher system during the Republic Day parade) NEW DELHI: In a boost for India’s long-range precision strike capabilities, private sector defence firm Nibe Limited has successfully carried out firing demonstrations of its Suryastra rocket launcher system at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha, as part of an Indian…
GitHub has confirmed a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to some of its internal repositories after a threat actor claimed it had stolen and was attempting to sell company data online. In a series of posts shared on X (formerly Twitter), the Microsoft-owned subsidiary said it has “detected and contained a compromise of an employee device…