Viral Outbreak
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Lumpy skin disease may be spreading unusually because of 47 virus variants found in India: Study
The disease has spread to seven states and killed 80,000 cattle.
Scroll Staff
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
An expert answers some of the most pressing questions.
Ed Feil, The Conversation
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Monkeypox: Everthing you need to know about the viral outbreak in Europe and UK
Patients typically develop a fever, a distinctive rash and blisters.
Michael Head, The Conversation
Trending
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Nipah virus: 11 contacts of Kerala victim found symptomatic, 30 healthcare workers quarantined
The parents and relatives of the 12-year-old boy, who died of the infection, are among those who have shown symptoms of the disease.
Scroll Staff
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A study maps the spread (and decline) of the 1918 Spanish flu in India
Economist Siddharth Chandra’s pioneering work holds important lessons for today.
Siddharth Chandra & Eva Kassens-Noor
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When will we have a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus?
All your questions about the research and development of the vaccine answered.
Aubree Gordon, The Conversation & Florian Krammer, The Conversation
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Indian schoolteacher becomes first foreigner to contract SARS-like virus in China
Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at an international school in Shenzhen, was admitted to a local hospital on January 10. She is now on a life-support system.
Scroll Staff
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With climate change, invasive ‘Congress grass’ could spread through 65% of India
Contact with parthenium can cause skin problems and allergies in people, while it is plant is toxic to livestock.
Aathira Perinchery
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Kerala: Seven-year-old boy dies of West Nile Virus in Kozhikode
The government has issued a high alert in the state’s north Malabar region.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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A measles outbreak in Bihar exposes the state’s failure to procure vitamin A for children
Since 2016, children in Bihar have not received any vitamin A supplements, an essential supplement to improve immunity.
Priyanka Vora
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Behind West Bengal’s dengue disaster is a lax state government and, possibly, a smarter virus
While doctors wonder why the state has not declared a dengue epidemic, they are seeing infections caused by a dengue strain not seen in the state before.
Aritra Bhattacharya
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Swine flu: Gujarat has not carried out vaccinations despite being at high risk
More than 350 people have died of H1N1 in Gujarat this year, 79 in the last week alone.
Priyanka Vora
The Field
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians