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Exclusive: Siberian Lab Death Raises Global Health Transparency Concerns: Dr Soumya Swaminathan
- Tuesday October 13, 2026
- Health | Written by Sneha Mordani
A lab worker in Siberia died from severe pneumonia; tests ruled out plague but the cause remains unconfirmed, raising health transparency concerns.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Russian Lab Worker's Death: Mystery Deepens As WHO Flags Unresolved Diagnosis After Fatal Pneumonia
- Sunday October 11, 2026
- Author: Aishwarya Singh Chaudhary
WHO says the cause of fatal pneumonia in a 28-year-old worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute remains unknown. Tests found no high-threat pathogens, while 200 people were monitored. No plague cases or ongoing transmission were reported.
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WHO's Latest Russia Update: Plague Unconfirmed as Cause of Lab Worker's Death Remains A Mystery
- Sunday October 11, 2026
- Health | Written by Sneha Mordani
WHO reports uncertainty over cause of death of Russian lab worker, with pneumonia of unknown origin diagnosed and no plague confirmed.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Seeks More Information From Russia On Irkutsk Lab Worker's Death, Says Unable To Complete Risk Assessment
- Thursday October 8, 2026
- Health | Asian News International
Tedros said WHO was aware that the Russian government had held a meeting on October 2 after suspecting that a resident of the Irkutsk oblast had contracted a dangerous infection.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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BJP Worker Shot Dead In West Bengal's Birbhum
- Monday September 28, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
BJP worker Chandan Bhalla was shot dead in Birbhum West Bengal, police investigate the incident.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Delhi Sanitation Worker Stabbed To Death, Colleagues Stage Protest
- Sunday August 16, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Following the incident, several MCD sanitation workers reached the spot and staged a dharna, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sanitation Worker Suffocates In Sewage Tank In Noida, Guard Dies Trying To Save Him
- Sunday July 26, 2026
- India News | Indo Asian News Service
The incident took place at Eldeco Society in Sector 150 under the Knowledge Park police station area. According to police, the victims have been identified as sanitation worker Shashikant Sharma and security guard Akash.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gas Inside Septic Tank At Delhi Factory
- Friday June 26, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
Officials said soon after receiving the information, two fire trucks were rushed to the spot.
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www.ndtv.com
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Two More Workers Die, Vedanta Boiler Blast Death Count Rises To 23
- Saturday April 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Neelesh Tripathi
One worker died at Kalda Hospital in Raipur, while another died at Raigarh Medical College.
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www.ndtv.com
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Over 20 Indian Workers Died Abroad Daily In Last 5 Years, Most In Gulf: Centre
- Thursday April 2, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The data showed that the highest number of deaths occurred in 2021, with 8,234 Indian workers losing their lives abroad.
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www.ndtv.com
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Protests In Bengal Over Migrant Worker's Death In Jharkhand, Yusuf Pathan Meets Family
- Sunday January 18, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
TMC MP from Murshidabad Yusuf Pathan visited the residence of a migrant labourer from Beldanga whose unnatural death in Jharkhand earlier this week triggyered mob violence in the West Bengal town and pledged his support to the victim's family.
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www.ndtv.com
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At 8,938, Migrant Deaths Hit Record Last Year: UN Agency
- Friday March 21, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died on perilous routes that include crossing the Sahara Desert or the Mediterranean Sea, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Special Investigation Team To Probe Congress Worker's Body Found In Suitcase In Haryana
- Sunday March 2, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Haryana Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the incident where Congress party worker Himani Narwal's body was found stuffed in a suitcase near the Sampla bus stand in Rohtak.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Court Upholds Migrant Worker's Death Sentence For Rape, Murder Of Girl
- Wednesday July 31, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of a lower court which sentenced, to death, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Hyderabad.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Held On To Hope, Maybe He Got Out": Family Of Indians Killed In Kuwait Fire
- Friday June 14, 2024
- India News | Agence France-Presse
Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home.
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www.ndtv.com
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Exclusive: Siberian Lab Death Raises Global Health Transparency Concerns: Dr Soumya Swaminathan
- Tuesday October 13, 2026
- Health | Written by Sneha Mordani
A lab worker in Siberia died from severe pneumonia; tests ruled out plague but the cause remains unconfirmed, raising health transparency concerns.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Russian Lab Worker's Death: Mystery Deepens As WHO Flags Unresolved Diagnosis After Fatal Pneumonia
- Sunday October 11, 2026
- Author: Aishwarya Singh Chaudhary
WHO says the cause of fatal pneumonia in a 28-year-old worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute remains unknown. Tests found no high-threat pathogens, while 200 people were monitored. No plague cases or ongoing transmission were reported.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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WHO's Latest Russia Update: Plague Unconfirmed as Cause of Lab Worker's Death Remains A Mystery
- Sunday October 11, 2026
- Health | Written by Sneha Mordani
WHO reports uncertainty over cause of death of Russian lab worker, with pneumonia of unknown origin diagnosed and no plague confirmed.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Seeks More Information From Russia On Irkutsk Lab Worker's Death, Says Unable To Complete Risk Assessment
- Thursday October 8, 2026
- Health | Asian News International
Tedros said WHO was aware that the Russian government had held a meeting on October 2 after suspecting that a resident of the Irkutsk oblast had contracted a dangerous infection.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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BJP Worker Shot Dead In West Bengal's Birbhum
- Monday September 28, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
BJP worker Chandan Bhalla was shot dead in Birbhum West Bengal, police investigate the incident.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Delhi Sanitation Worker Stabbed To Death, Colleagues Stage Protest
- Sunday August 16, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Following the incident, several MCD sanitation workers reached the spot and staged a dharna, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sanitation Worker Suffocates In Sewage Tank In Noida, Guard Dies Trying To Save Him
- Sunday July 26, 2026
- India News | Indo Asian News Service
The incident took place at Eldeco Society in Sector 150 under the Knowledge Park police station area. According to police, the victims have been identified as sanitation worker Shashikant Sharma and security guard Akash.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gas Inside Septic Tank At Delhi Factory
- Friday June 26, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
Officials said soon after receiving the information, two fire trucks were rushed to the spot.
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www.ndtv.com
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Two More Workers Die, Vedanta Boiler Blast Death Count Rises To 23
- Saturday April 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Neelesh Tripathi
One worker died at Kalda Hospital in Raipur, while another died at Raigarh Medical College.
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www.ndtv.com
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Over 20 Indian Workers Died Abroad Daily In Last 5 Years, Most In Gulf: Centre
- Thursday April 2, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The data showed that the highest number of deaths occurred in 2021, with 8,234 Indian workers losing their lives abroad.
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www.ndtv.com
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Protests In Bengal Over Migrant Worker's Death In Jharkhand, Yusuf Pathan Meets Family
- Sunday January 18, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
TMC MP from Murshidabad Yusuf Pathan visited the residence of a migrant labourer from Beldanga whose unnatural death in Jharkhand earlier this week triggyered mob violence in the West Bengal town and pledged his support to the victim's family.
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www.ndtv.com
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At 8,938, Migrant Deaths Hit Record Last Year: UN Agency
- Friday March 21, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died on perilous routes that include crossing the Sahara Desert or the Mediterranean Sea, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Special Investigation Team To Probe Congress Worker's Body Found In Suitcase In Haryana
- Sunday March 2, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Haryana Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the incident where Congress party worker Himani Narwal's body was found stuffed in a suitcase near the Sampla bus stand in Rohtak.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Court Upholds Migrant Worker's Death Sentence For Rape, Murder Of Girl
- Wednesday July 31, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of a lower court which sentenced, to death, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Hyderabad.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Held On To Hope, Maybe He Got Out": Family Of Indians Killed In Kuwait Fire
- Friday June 14, 2024
- India News | Agence France-Presse
Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home.
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www.ndtv.com