Ebola alert: Surveillance, health screening measures intensified at Kochi airport

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:01 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala's Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) and the Airport Health Organisation (APHO).

Bengal: Jhalmuri vendor, who treated PM Modi with local snack, gets death threats from abroad

IANS | May 22, 2026 2:33 PM

Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) In a startling development, the Jhalmuri vendor, who treated Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the popular local snack in Jhargram during the Bengal Assembly election campaign, is getting death threats from unknown international numbers. The vendor claimed that he was getting threatening calls from Pakistan and Bangladesh on a daily basis for the past few days.

India, Cyprus elevate ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi

IANS | May 22, 2026 1:47 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that ties between India and Cyprus have been elevated to a strategic partnership. He said that Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides' visit to India marks the "next milestone" in the shared journey of the two nations.