WHO congratulates India for accelerating COVID-19 vaccination

Sep 13, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 13 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday congratulated India for accelerating COVID-19 vaccination.

India deports 8 Bangladesh nationals who had entered India without valid documents

Oct 29, 2022

The officials had deported the eight Bangladeshi nationals including a woman through legal procedures via the international border point at Sutarkandi in Assam's Karimganj...

India can boost Ebola vaccine, antibody development through WHO lab network, ICMR: Ex-WHO Chief Scientist

May 25, 2026

Former WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said that India can play a significant role in accelerating Ebola-related research, including the development of...

WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India

Jun 12, 2024

Overall, this is the second human infection of avian influenza A (H9N2) notified to WHO from India, with the first being done in 2019.

Pakistan national who inadvertently crossed border repatriated by India

Dec 20, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 20 : Pakistan national Waseem Tanveer, with speech and hearing impairment, was repatriated by India via Attari-Wagah border on December...

New Covid Omicron sub-variant found in India: WHO

Jul 07, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], July 7 : A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World...