Valparaiso University student is first German measles case in Indiana in 17 years
An international student at Valparaiso University in Indiana is the first confirmed rubella, or German measles case in the Hoosier State since 1996, according to an Associated Press report Friday. Porter County, More...
India: Two reports of humans with rabies biting other people
Two separate reports, from Madhya Pradesh state and Ludhiana in India, tell accounts of people infected with the rabies virus who later went on to bite other people. Image/CIA In the first report from Madhya Pradesh More...
CDC issues H3N2 health alert as first cases reported in Indiana
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Health Alert Network Health Advisory Friday after the first cases of 2013 were reported from Indiana. The alert supersedes the previous alert More...
Indiana health officials advise public to ‘take extra precautions around swine’ as ‘swine flu’ cases rise to a dozen
In a follow-up to a story last Thursday, Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) officials continue to encourage Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves at county and 4H fairs around the state this summer More...
Indiana reports four human cases of H3N2v influenza, advises public to protect themselves at fairs this summer
Indiana health officials are encouraging residents to take steps to protect themselves at county and 4H fairs around the state this summer following detection of four cases of variant influenza A (H3N2v). Photo/Agricultural More...
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt convicted in weapons case linked to 1993 Mumbai bombing
India’s Supreme Court sentenced Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to five years in jail for illegal weapons possession in a case linked to a 1993 bombing that killed 257 people in Mumbai. The court on Thursday ordered More...
Mob attacks 12 tourists in India for allegedly forcing citizens to convert to Christinity after Facebook post
A group of 12 foreign tourists, accused via Facebook of practicing forced conversions to Christianity in Tangmarg area north of Jammu and Kashmir in India were attacked by a mob. The incident occurred late in the More...
Muslim Fatwa, death threats, forces all-girl band in India to disband
An Indian high school all-girl rock band have quit after a senior Muslim cleric issued a fatwa against them and branded them “indecent”. The teenagers became victims of an online hate campaign and were More...
India blackout continues, now over 600K without power
More than 10 states in north and east India faced power outages as the main electricity grids serving the regions collapsed again on Tuesday, leaving nearly half the country without power for a second day. Sabarmati More...
