Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the countries that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against Nipah virus.

According to the WHO, the cases are confined to North 24 Parganas district, with no travel reported while the patients were symptomatic. Surveillance, infection prevention and control measures have ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has mentioned that it does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions in response to the Nipah virus cases reported in West Bengal. It also noted that risk ...

The agency added that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections of the deadly virus were reported by the South Asian nation.

Ex-footballer Mehtab Hossain will comply with an EC summons for electoral roll revision in West Bengal, suspecting a name ...

Airports in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore have ramped up health screening measures amid rising Nipah virus (NiV) cases in January 2026.

[HYDERABAD] There is a low risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Jan 30), adding that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Day sarees celebrate India’s rich handloom heritage. Each year, she chooses traditional weaves that reflect regional culture. Beyond fashion, her ...

India has technically eliminated leprosy at the national level, yet the continued detection of child cases shows that transmission persists in hidden pockets ...

Several airports in India have brought back Covid-era health restrictions amid an outbreak of a potentially lethal virus. Other airports have started to screen passengers coming from India in an attem ...

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari leads rally demanding arrest of food chain owners, alleging state inaction over labourer deaths.

New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj, Delhi minister Parvesh Verma, and MLAs Anil Sharma and Pawan Sharma among those vetted for Assam; teams being put in place for other states.