Bird flu in poultry chickens have so far been found only in Haryana. The cases were found in layer farms where poultry farming is done for eggs. Otherwise, most of the bird deaths that have occurred were of wild birds or migratory birds

At a media briefing on Monday, WHO's chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future

Union Budget 2021: The decision has been taken as several people (approximately 100) would be required to stay at the printing press for around a fortnight amid the COVID-19 fear

The deadline for filing ITRs was initially December 31, 2020, but this was extended for another 10 days till January 10, 2021

Warning about unknown diseases, Prof. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum cautioned that new viruses appearing from the tropical forests of Africa could spread rapidly and prove to be a threat for humanity

Most economic data points and indicators show that Indian stock markets are overheated

Centre-farmers' talks inconclusive; next meeting on January 8 as agitation continues The seventh round of talks between protesting unions and three central ministers ended inconclusively on Monday, January 4, as farmer leaders insisted on the repeal of the three contentious farm laws right from the beginning, even as the government listed various benefits from the Acts. The next meeting will take place on January 8, farmer leaders said. GST compensation shortfall: Centre releases 10th ins...

The lowest MMT recorded in the past 15 years in Delhi stood at 6.7 degrees Celsius in 2018, also marking the only instance the mean temperature fell below 7 degrees Celsius

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New Year's Eve today: Countries like Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati will be the first ones to welcome 2021

Night curfew in Delhi: No gatherings to be allowed at public places from 11 pm of December 31 to 6 am of January 1, and 11 pm of January 1 to 6 am of January 2, a DDMA order says. No restrictions on interstate and intrastate movement of persons and goods

China has ramped up disinfection and virus testing on frozen food after it found coronavirus on imported products and packaging

In a fresh circular issued on Tuesday, the BMC said it decided to keep all --government and private -- schools and colleges closed till January 15 due to the second wave of COVID-19 in other countries and the situation in some states in the country

Official sources said around 300 people who returned from the UK, where a new strain of coronavirus has emerged recently, were yet to be traced

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), super gonorrhea may become drug-resistant, including resistance to recommended treatments such as azithromycin, which has seen an increase in its usage during the coronavirus pandemic

Citizens remember French health scandals in recent decades, including those involving mismanaged vaccines. They fear that the coronavirus vaccines were developed too quickly, are aimed at bringing profit to big pharmaceutical companies

The survey, which is based on over 15,000 responses from over 10,000 people from across 204 cities and conducted by online platform LocalCircles, also revealed that as many as 42 per cent of the respondents did not have any travel plan for domestic travel at all

Air India Employees Union said the existing medical scheme in Air India should be continued as it is for serving and retired employees

Dalal Street witnessed gut-churning fluctuations, with the BSE Sensex swinging between historic losses and eye-popping gains, sometimes in the same session

Sanjiv Mehta delegated responsibility and relied on quick market feedback and cost control in order to thrive in the marketplace