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India on alert as polio cases rise in Pak, Afghan

The New Indian Express Thrissur

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October 25, 2025

DESPITE being officially certified as polio-free in 2014, India remains at risk of polio reinfection due to vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), its proximity to endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and potential gaps in immunity, experts said here on the occasion of World Polio Day on Friday.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

Deepak Kapur, Chairman, Rotary International’s India National PolioPlus Committee (RI-INPPC), told this newspaper, “India was officially declared polio-free in 2014, but the battle against the virus is still ongoing.” As surveillance is a key to India maintaining its polio-free status, he said, strong immunisation and surveillance programmes is critical.

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Grace-ful innings: Opener powers RCB to 9-wicket win

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India, Germany intent on def ties

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January 13, 2026

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Hand over Bhagat Singh trial record for emotional reason, Punjab tells UK

THE Punjab Government has requested the United Kingdom for access to original audio-video recordings and archival documents pertaining to the trial of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Hari Rajguru.

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Padikkal stars once again for Karnataka

DEVDUTT Padikkal continued his golden run with the bat as his unbeaten 81 helped the hosts to a comfortable win over Mumbai in one of the two quarterfinals of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence facility in the city on Monday.

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Jammu and Kashmir spar over law university

DAYS after the closure of the Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College following agitation by Hindu groups over the admission of Muslim students, a fresh political controversy has erupted in the Valley over the establishment of a National Law University (NLU).

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PM to inaugurate Commonwealth speakers' meet on AI, social media

53 countries to participate

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Parliament business to be available in 22 languages, MPs to get phone updates

PARLIAMENT is set to introduce new facilities for members of both Houses with the Budget session starting on January 28.

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January 13, 2026

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INDIA FACES 2nd HIGHEST ECONOMIC BURDEN DUE TO DIABETES

NDIA faces the second highest economic burden of $11.4 trillion due to diabetes —the US bears the highest costs at $16.5 trillion, and China the third at $11 trillion, a new study has estimated.

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'Quality is not linked to price'

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