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BCCI president Dalmiya in CCU, condition stable

BCCI president Dalmiya in CCU, condition stable

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

The condition of BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya, who underwent an angiography at a hospital, in Kolkata, on Thursday night following chest pain, is stated to be stable.

1 killed as fire erupts in Mumbai building; 14 rescued

1 killed as fire erupts in Mumbai building; 14 rescued

Rediff.com21 Jul 2019

The flames were put out completely around 4 pm with the help of four fire engines and as many water tankers, the fire official said, adding that the rescue operation is over now.

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

His COVID positive wife Nirmal Kaur (82), however, "continues to battle it out bravely," according to the spokesperson.

Economists see reforms in the air ahead of Budget

Economists see reforms in the air ahead of Budget

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

Following the lacklustre growth numbers in the second quarter (Q2FY25), economists believe the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26 should focus on reforms that will stimulate consumption, manufacturing and spur employment. India's growth unexpectedly slowed to 5.4 per cent in the second quarter, due to low capital formation, weak consumption, besides adverse weather impact.

Milkha shifted out of ICU; wife admitted with COVID pneumonia

Milkha shifted out of ICU; wife admitted with COVID pneumonia

Rediff.com26 May 2021

Milkha was on Monday admitted to the ICU after testing positive for the virus last Wednesday. He was diagnosed with "COVID pneumonia" on the same day of his admission.

Rishi Sunak next in line as UK PM deputy after foreign minister

Rishi Sunak next in line as UK PM deputy after foreign minister

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Sunak, who has been leading the UK government's economic response during the COVID-19 lockdown as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will automatically step in as part of an established order of precedence in the UK -- which does not have a written Constitution.

'Putin Is The Biggest Child Kidnapper'

'Putin Is The Biggest Child Kidnapper'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2025

'Parents are forced to provide their children to Russian re-education camps in occupied territories and in different parts of Russia, for example, in Chechnya, where Ukrainian children wearing military uniform are taught to use weapons.'

Actor Irrfan Khan in ICU with colon infection

Actor Irrfan Khan in ICU with colon infection

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The 53-year-old, who is at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, lost his 95-year-old mother Saeeda Begum in Jaipur just three days ago.

1-and-a-half-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

1-and-a-half-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Meanwhile, at least two doctors and six nurses at the Lady Hardinge Medical College have tested positive for coronavirus.

Delhi health minister's Covid-19 condition improves

Delhi health minister's Covid-19 condition improves

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

Satyendar Jain, who was in charge of the health department of Delhi government and tested positive for COVID-19, was administered plasma therapy in Max hospital in Saket after his condition worsened on Friday.

IAF's New Transport Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight

IAF's New Transport Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Airbus C-295 can carry up to 71 troops, or 50 paratroopers with battle loads. It can ferry supplies to locations inaccessible to the IAF's heavy transport fleet.

Pune: Covid patients' kin stage protest over Remdesivir shortage

Pune: Covid patients' kin stage protest over Remdesivir shortage

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

Earlier, the district administration had issued an order that hospitals should not be asking patient's relatives to arrange the Remdesivir injection from outside, and instead, they should themselves procure it from chemists based on their requirement and use it for treatment.

Govt recommends anti-HIV drug for some COVID-19 patients

Govt recommends anti-HIV drug for some COVID-19 patients

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

There is no current evidence from randomised controlled trial to recommend any specific treatment for suspected or confirmed patients with COVID-19.

BSF jawan injured in firing along LoC battles for life

BSF jawan injured in firing along LoC battles for life

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

A Border Security Force jawan, who was shot in a cross-fire along the international border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir, is battling for life at New Delhi's AIIMS after he was airlifted from Jammu for specialized treatment.

US hospital staff share hardest moments on shift

US hospital staff share hardest moments on shift

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The shifts are long and the scenes are heartbreaking inside a Maryland hospital where nurses and doctors have been treating coronavirus patients for weeks, unable to let family inside to visit loved ones on their death beds. Some of the hospital staff share their toughest moments to show just how heartbreaking this pandemic has been.

Newborn, found alive after being buried, dies at Srinagar hospital

Newborn, found alive after being buried, dies at Srinagar hospital

Rediff.com25 May 2022

Medical Superintendent of the government-run G B Pant Children Hospital Dr Nazir Hussain Choudhary said the baby died at 6.30 am at the neonatal intensive care unit.

Ex-Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew's health deteriorates; critically ill

Ex-Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew's health deteriorates; critically ill

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The condition of Singapore's founding leader and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has 'deteriorated further'

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman critical

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman critical

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman is in a critical condition in a hospital, where he was admitted on Saturday, hospital sources said.

Sonia treated for shoulder injury; health parameters improving

Sonia treated for shoulder injury; health parameters improving

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where she has been admitted, said all her health parameters are showing improvement and she was shifted out of the ICU.

Study proposes lockdown strategy: 50 days on, 30 off

Study proposes lockdown strategy: 50 days on, 30 off

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Such measures are effective at slowing disease spread and preventing health systems becoming overwhelmed, they can also lead to job losses and social disruption, noted the study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology.

50-day lockdown, 30 days off could help contain COVID-19: Report

50-day lockdown, 30 days off could help contain COVID-19: Report

Rediff.com20 May 2020

Since no effective treatments or vaccine for COVID-19 is available, reducing virus transmission via measures like isolating suspected infected individuals, school closures, and lockdowns are crucial, according to the researchers, including Rajiv Chowdhury from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

COVID positive Milkha Singh hospitalised, condition stable

COVID positive Milkha Singh hospitalised, condition stable

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Milkha had earlier said that a couple of house helps had been infected by the virus after which his family underwent tests.

Shashi Kapoor hospitalised due to chest infection

Shashi Kapoor hospitalised due to chest infection

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

The National Award-winning actor had complained of acute cough and breathlessness.

Another hospital, another fire; 15 die in Virar ICU blaze

Another hospital, another fire; 15 die in Virar ICU blaze

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

The tragedy comes two days after 22 COVID-19 patients who were either on ventilator or oxygen support, suffocated to death when their oxygen supply stopped suddenly due to a malfunction in the main storage at a civic hospital in Nashik.

Coach predicts 3-4 more years of Ashwin's dominance

Coach predicts 3-4 more years of Ashwin's dominance

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Subramaniam has no reason to believe that the man would hang up his boots anytime soon.

No referring to members' caste, religion in Lok Sabha: Speaker

No referring to members' caste, religion in Lok Sabha: Speaker

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday warned members against referring to anyone's caste and religion in the House after a Congress MP alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made certain remarks about his proficiency in Hindi because he belonged to a lower caste.

Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Purandare was an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

T20 World Cup: Rizwan volunteered to play in semi-finals

T20 World Cup: Rizwan volunteered to play in semi-finals

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan spent two nights in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital, battling severe chest infection but insisted on playing in the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia, eventually top-scoring for the team in a lost cause.

68-yr-old woman dies of coronavirus in Delhi; 2nd in country

68-yr-old woman dies of coronavirus in Delhi; 2nd in country

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The death was caused due to co-morbidity (diabetes and hypertension), it said, adding she had tested positive for COVID-19.

Maha hospital fire: Rescuing patients on ventilator was difficult

Maha hospital fire: Rescuing patients on ventilator was difficult

Rediff.com6 Nov 2021

The blaze claimed 11 lives. Most of the patients were senior citizens, and many of them were on ventilator or oxygen, which made the rescue operation more tricky.

11 Covid patients killed in fire at Ahmednagar civil hospital's ICU

11 Covid patients killed in fire at Ahmednagar civil hospital's ICU

Rediff.com6 Nov 2021

The blaze erupted around 11 am in the intensive care unit (ICU), where 20 COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment.

First Lady Suvra Mukherjee cremated

First Lady Suvra Mukherjee cremated

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Friends and family, besides top dignitaries on Wednesday bid farewell to President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra whose mortal remains were consigned to flames in New Delhi.

Former India batsman Kambli suffers heart attack, admitted to hospital

Former India batsman Kambli suffers heart attack, admitted to hospital

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

Former Indian batsman Vinod Kambli has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after suffering a heart attack.

Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra passes away

Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra passes away

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Chandra died at a private hospital in Goa on Sunday night due to multiple organ failure.

Sasikala's parole plea to meet ailing husband rejected

Sasikala's parole plea to meet ailing husband rejected

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

The jailed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader had applied for 15-day parole on Monday, seeking temporary release to attend to her ailing husband, M Natarajan, 74, who is in the liver intensive care unit of a corporate hospital.

Dilip Kumar to stay in hospital for three more days

Dilip Kumar to stay in hospital for three more days

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

The veteran actor was admitted to Lilavati hospital on Sunday, Septmember 15.

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The hospital, in the commercial hub of Bandra-Kurla Complex, will serve as an isolation facility for non-critical COVID-19 patients. Expected to be ready in a fortnight, the new makeshift facility can be scaled up to 5,000 beds, if needed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will run the hospital that will have, among other things, oxygen facilities and pathological laboratories. Sohini Das reports.

'Hospital staff asleep when fire broke out'

'Hospital staff asleep when fire broke out'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

'There was not a single employee inside the ICU to help the patients come out'

'Trump Doesn't Want To Wait For Benefits Of A Long-Term Partnership'

'Trump Doesn't Want To Wait For Benefits Of A Long-Term Partnership'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2025

'He needs to see results while he is in office.'

34 tribal students taken ill due to suspected food poisoning

34 tribal students taken ill due to suspected food poisoning

Rediff.com6 Mar 2015

At least 34 tribal students were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh after consuming a meal at their hostel, officials said.