The lethal viral infection, spread by vectors including parasitic ticks and mosquito bites, has spread in hundreds of villages in ten districts including Patna.
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation on the 'sinking' town of Joshimath, a town in Uttarakhand facing land subsidence affecting the lives of hundreds of families residing in the region.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Tuesday clarified his role in the 50-over format stating that the team requires him to bat at the number six position with left-hander Bhanuka Rajapaksa slotting in at number five.
Manchester native Parry, who played 249 appearances for Lancashire and has 118 wickets at 24.88, including a best of 5 for 13 against Worcestershire in 2016, is the county's all-time leading wicket-taker in men's T20 cricket.
Shubhman Gill (70) and Rohit Sharma (83) laid a perfect platform for the Indian batters as they stitched a 143-run opening stand. Virat's 113 made sure that India did not lose momentum as KL Rahul (39) and Shreyas Iyer (28) chipped in with useful cameos.
New data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed that the structures of galaxies in the early universe were much more diverse and mature than previously known. Scientists compared images of hundreds of galaxies taken by JWST for the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CE
Claiming that as Karnataka Home minister, he draws hundreds of visitors every day, Araga Jnanendra on Monday dismissed former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's allegation that he is related to Santro Ravi, an alleged kingpin of a human trafficking racket.