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Common Problems Faced by PMAY Applicants in India

Initially launched in 2015 to address the problem of homelessness in our country, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or PMAY list of benefits is pretty extensive. It includes affordable housing for all urban classes at subsidised home loan interest rates, eco-friendly...

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Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as...

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DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak

NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak, declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization. The DRC’s health minister is visiting the hardest-hit Ituri province, amid fears high regional mobility could...

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Iran plans to offer insurance for Hormuz transit: Will it work?

Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the country’s top security organ announced the formation of a new body to manage the key passage.The country’s Supreme National Security Council on Monday...

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Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’

NewsFeedIran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a media briefing. Baghaei described how negotiations with the United States are still continuing through Pakistani mediation.Published On 18 May...

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands

MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.By AFP and APPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection.The MV Hondius...

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