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  News in Nutshell: Tap to read Important stories of the day

  India | February 03, 2016 20:49 IST

  National News- CBI arrests suspended Noida engineer Yadav Singh on corruption chargesThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested suspended engineer of Noida Authority Yadav Singh in connection with an alleged corruption case against him. Read

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  Indian medical firm claims breakthrough in developing world's first Zika vaccine

  India | February 03, 2016 22:21 IST

  Derabad: A Hyderabad-based vaccines and bio-therapeutic manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, today claimed to have pulled-off a major breakthrough in the development of the world's first vaccine to fight the dreaded mosquito-borne Zika virus which has been

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  First sexually transmitted Zika virus case confirmed in Texas

  World | February 03, 2016 14:47 IST

  Texas: Health officials confirmed that a man in Texas contracted the Zika virus through sexual transmission in the first case the U.S. has seen on its shores since the virus recently began to sweep across

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  UNICEF calls for immediate action against Zika virus

  World | February 03, 2016 7:14 IST

  United Nations: The United Nations Children' s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for immediate action to help stop the spread of Zika virus which is the suspected underlying cause of soaring cases of microcephaly in

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  Zika virus: Centre issues guidelines; warns against travel to affected areas

  India | February 02, 2016 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: A day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre today issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women

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  'Zika' threat compels Tata Motors to consider renaming Zica hatchback

  February 02, 2016 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Indian auto major Tata Motors has said it is mulling over rechristening its new Zica hatchback due to the uncanny similarity of its name with the Zika virus, the outbreak of which has

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  WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread

  World | February 02, 2016 7:18 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a 'public health emergency of international concern' on Monday over the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas.The UN agency took the rare

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  Zika virus outbreak: India put on alert, to issue travel advisory

  India | January 30, 2016 11:01 IST

  New Delhi: With Zika virus 'spreading extensively', the Government of India is considering issuing travel advisory asking pregnant women to avoid travel to the countries affected with the mosquito-borne virus.The Zika virus, which causes microcephaly,

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  Health Ministry gears up against Zika virus, forms technical group to monitor situation

  India | January 29, 2016 20:08 IST

  New Delhi: With Zika virus cases being reported from South America and the US, the Centre today decided to constitute a technical group to monitor the situation even as it prepared to come out with

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  World facing Zika virus threat, warns WHO; India readies testing kits

  World | January 29, 2016 13:40 IST

  Geneva/New Delhi: The Zika virus is 'spreading explosively' in the Americas and can infect upto 4 million people, the WHO warned today.The WHO also issued a warning to all countries, including India, who have the