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Kejriwal has only lost 2 kg, not 8.5 kg, says Tihar jail

Kejriwal has only lost 2 kg, not 8.5 kg, says Tihar jail

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

A day after the Aam Aadmi Party claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had lost 8.5 kg in prison, Tihar jail sources on Monday said he had only lost 2 kg and he was being regularly monitored by a medical board of AIIMS.

Misuse of steroids is cause of mucormycosis: AIIMS chief

Misuse of steroids is cause of mucormycosis: AIIMS chief

Rediff.com15 May 2021

At AIIMS, 23 patients are being treated for this fungal infection. Out of them, 20 are still Covid-19 positive and the rest are negative for Covid. Many states have reported more than 500 cases of mucormycosis, said Guleria.

AIIMS starts screening children for Covaxin trials

AIIMS starts screening children for Covaxin trials

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

The trial is to be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers. In the trial, the vaccine will be given by intramuscular route in two doses at day 0 and day 28.

Maha IAS officer in soup over fake certificates, lavish life

Maha IAS officer in soup over fake certificates, lavish life

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Pooja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, allegedly submitted fake disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates to clear the civil services exam, an official said on Wednesday.

Jaitley's health deteriorates: AIIMS sources

Jaitley's health deteriorates: AIIMS sources

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

The AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley's health since August 10.

Delhi cops seek CBI help for China IP address in AIIMS server attack case

Delhi cops seek CBI help for China IP address in AIIMS server attack case

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

According to sources, the attack on the servers of AIIMS-Delhi is suspected to have originated from locations in China and Hong Kong.

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

The family has objected to the AIIMS report saying that Gupta-headed forensic team was not submitting a post-mortem report but was only to expressing its opinion on the findings of Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.

Vajpayee's condition improving: AIIMS

Vajpayee's condition improving: AIIMS

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

The BJP stalwart continues to be in the intensive care unit of the Cardio-thoracic Centre at the hospital.

Former PM Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

Former PM Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

Rediff.com12 May 2020

The 87-year-old was admitted to hospital on Sunday evening after suffering reaction to a new medication.

Centre reviews mpox situation, anticipates imported cases

Centre reviews mpox situation, anticipates imported cases

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

There are currently no reported cases of Monkeypox in India even though cautionary measures will be put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tests Covid positive, admitted to AIIMS

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tests Covid positive, admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com21 Mar 2021

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was admitted to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences COVID Centre in New Delhi for observation on March 20 after testing positive for coronavirus, and he is presently stable, the hospital said.

Swati Maliwal's medical report shows injuries on leg, cheek

Swati Maliwal's medical report shows injuries on leg, cheek

Rediff.com18 May 2024

Maliwal claimed that Kejriwal's aide hit her with "full force again and again" and she was "kicked and slapped seven to eight times".

BJP govt in J-K will restore statehood: Modi

BJP govt in J-K will restore statehood: Modi

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the decision to transform Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory is 'temporary' and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government will restore the statehood to the region.

AIIMS doctors call off strike after talks with Vardhan

AIIMS doctors call off strike after talks with Vardhan

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Doctors are demanding certain amendments in the bill. According to them, if not amended, the bill will lead to deterioration of medical education and degradation of healthcare services.

AIIMS trauma centre to turn into COVID-19 hospital

AIIMS trauma centre to turn into COVID-19 hospital

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

The trauma centre currently has 242 beds and 18 more are being added to it.

Will Udhayanidhi Stalin be made Tamil Nadu deputy CM?

Will Udhayanidhi Stalin be made Tamil Nadu deputy CM?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

DMK party cadres and leaders want Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's son Udhayanidhi to be elevated as deputy CM, a move which will be a 'huge advantage' for the party in the 2026 assembly elections, a senior party leader said on Thursday.

Herd immunity difficult to achieve: AIIMS Director

Herd immunity difficult to achieve: AIIMS Director

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

Experts say herd immunity is said to have been developed in a population segment if at least 50-60 per cent of those are found to have the presence of antibodies in a sero-prevalence survey.

Jaitley on life support; several politicians visit AIIMS

Jaitley on life support; several politicians visit AIIMS

Rediff.com17 Aug 2019

Vardhan had said on Friday, "Doctors at AIIMS are doing the best they can."

Lalu Prasad admitted to Delhi AIIMS after being airlifted from Patna

Lalu Prasad admitted to Delhi AIIMS after being airlifted from Patna

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Kumar visited the Paras Hospital, where Prasad has been admitted since Monday, a day after he had a fall at his home and fractured his shoulder.

Kolkata rape: SC expresses concern over missing autopsy document

Kolkata rape: SC expresses concern over missing autopsy document

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

The top court also directed the protesting resident doctors in West Bengal to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday and said no adverse action shall be taken against them on resumption of work.

The Political Mystique Of Sitaram Yechury

The Political Mystique Of Sitaram Yechury

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Sitaram Yechury strived to have the country's Left movement shed its doctrinaire approach to India's socio-cultural complexities and stitch electoral and social alliances to fight the Sangh Parivar.

Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post-Covid care

Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post-Covid care

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital.

Education minister admitted to AIIMS due to post-Covid complications

Education minister admitted to AIIMS due to post-Covid complications

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

The education minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21.

Kejriwal needs no insulin: Tihar; Wife says they want to kill him

Kejriwal needs no insulin: Tihar; Wife says they want to kill him

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said Tihar authorities were 'lying' about specialist doctors examining Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while his wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged that he was being denied insulin for diabetes as 'they want to kill' him.

Sushant case inputs must be obtained from CBI: AIIMS

Sushant case inputs must be obtained from CBI: AIIMS

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

The medical board has ruled out murder in the death of Rajput, terming it 'a case of hanging and death by suicide', the premier institute's forensic chief Dr Sudhir Gupta had said last week.

50% medical prescriptions in India deviated from guidelines: Study

50% medical prescriptions in India deviated from guidelines: Study

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

Nearly one in every two medical prescriptions issued in India deviated from standard guidelines, with approximately a tenth showing 'unacceptable deviations', a study, conducted by a team of researchers including those at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, has found.

Gave conclusive opinion on Sushant's death to CBI: AIIMS forensic chief

Gave conclusive opinion on Sushant's death to CBI: AIIMS forensic chief

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The AIIMS and the CBI are in agreement and on the same page in the matter, AIIMS' forensic chief said.

Rajnath, Kejriwal among leaders visiting AIIMS to see Jaitley

Rajnath, Kejriwal among leaders visiting AIIMS to see Jaitley

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

The AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley's health condition since August 10.

Jaitley in ICU, is 'haemodynamically stable': AIIMS

Jaitley in ICU, is 'haemodynamically stable': AIIMS

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey are at the hospital to enquire about his health condition.

AYUSH minister on non-invasive ventilator; AIIMS team rushes Goa

AYUSH minister on non-invasive ventilator; AIIMS team rushes Goa

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar said the oxygen saturation levels of Naik had dropped in the morning, following which he was shifted on a non-invasive ventilator. "His condition is stable now," he added.

AIIMS chief among volunteers for Covaxin's phase-3 trial

AIIMS chief among volunteers for Covaxin's phase-3 trial

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The phase-three human clinical trial of indigenously developed anti-coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin began at the AIIMS in New Delhi on Thursday, with Dr M V Padma Srivastava, the chief of Neurosciences Centre at the premier institute, and three other volunteers receiving the first dose.

Kejriwal stopped taking insulin before his arrest: Tihar officials

Kejriwal stopped taking insulin before his arrest: Tihar officials

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

The Delhi minister also claimed that Kejriwal used to take 50 units of insulin daily before he was sent to jail.

Doctors end strike after SC appeal, but not in Bengal

Doctors end strike after SC appeal, but not in Bengal

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

The protests by resident doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country ended on Thursday as major doctors' bodies called off their 11-day strike over the rape-murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata after the Supreme Court made an appeal to them to resume work.

Kejriwal given insulin in Tihar jail, AAP thanks Lord Hanuman

Kejriwal given insulin in Tihar jail, AAP thanks Lord Hanuman

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was administered a 'low dose' of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail said on Tuesday, with the Aam Aadmi Party commenting that it was because of the blessings of Lord Hanuman.

Escort to female health staffers among security norms for central hospitals

Escort to female health staffers among security norms for central hospitals

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

In a communication sent to all heads of central government hospitals, the ministry asked them to ensure adequate number of well secured duty rooms with basic amenities for female health professionals and deployment of women health professionals at night be preferably done in more than one in number.

Why Delhi court denied interim bail to Kejriwal

Why Delhi court denied interim bail to Kejriwal

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

The extensive campaigning tours and related events undertaken by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indicate that he does not appear to be suffering from any serious or 'life threatening' ailment, a Delhi court has held while denying him interim bail.

Wonder why Shah chose not to go to AIIMS: Tharoor

Wonder why Shah chose not to go to AIIMS: Tharoor

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

The senior Congress leader asserted that public institutions need the "patronage of the powerful".

She hadn't done...: Puja Khedkar's father defends her

She hadn't done...: Puja Khedkar's father defends her

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

About the 34-year-old officer's alleged misuse of power, including the use of a private luxury car with a VIP number plate and red-blue beacon, during her tenure at the Pune collector's office, Dilip said she had taken permission for everything.

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the BJP.

14 dead after torrential overnight rain in Uttarakhand

14 dead after torrential overnight rain in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Twelve people, including three of a family, were killed and six injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.