News for 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences'

PM's health: Doctors say no need for panic

PM's health: Doctors say no need for panic

Rediff.com21 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who underwent an angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, can continue to live a normal life and even discharge his duties as prime minister according to Dr Vivek Jawali, chief cardio-thoracic and vascular surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, Bengaluru.

One-third of Indians, including children, have fatty liver, says AIIMS study

One-third of Indians, including children, have fatty liver, says AIIMS study

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

A recent AIIMS study, which analysed published reports on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in India, states that over one-third (38 per cent) of Indians have fatty liver or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

SC holds out hope for poor patients

SC holds out hope for poor patients

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

As Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad is busy in solving the Telangana crisis, India's health service is deteriorating more and more. With Azad's ministry not initiating any new reforms for urban or rural health care in the last few years, the country's poor are facing hard times.

Can Student Suicides Be Prevented?

Can Student Suicides Be Prevented?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Mental health experts and counsellors highlight how to identify early signs of distress in children and what parents and peers can do to prevent someone from taking their life.

Plea on AIIMS director's retirement age dismissed

Plea on AIIMS director's retirement age dismissed

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's petition seeking review of its order quashing the health ministry's move to fix 65 years as the upper age limit for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences director -- which led to the premature retirement of P Venugopal last year.

Sonia Gandhi meets rape victim at AIIMS

Sonia Gandhi meets rape victim at AIIMS

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday visited AIIMS hospital to enquire about the minor girl who was raped allegedly by her neighbour in east Delhi.

Sushma seeks death penalty in child rape cases

Sushma seeks death penalty in child rape cases

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Expressing anguish over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday demanded capital punishment in child rape cases and those involving brutality and barbarity and said the new anti-rape law be made more stringent.

Minor's condition stable, protests against rape in capital

Minor's condition stable, protests against rape in capital

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

The condition of the five-year-old girl, who was raped allegedly by a 22-year-old man after holding her captive in New Delhi, was stable even as protests erupted in the capital on Saturday against the grisly crime.

Govt, AIIMS back on warpath

Govt, AIIMS back on warpath

Rediff.com16 Jun 2006

The faculty demanded Ramadoss's removal from the post of president of the institute.

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Long queues were seen at outpatient department ticket counters in government hospitals, where senior doctors joined their junior colleagues in the protest.

Truck driver injured as bridge collapses in Karnataka

Truck driver injured as bridge collapses in Karnataka

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

An old bridge across Kali river in Uttara Kannada district collapsed in the small hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic along National Highway 66, connecting Goa to Karnataka.

Pakistan PM wishes Dr Singh good health

Pakistan PM wishes Dr Singh good health

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday sent a bouquet with a message of good wishes to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, who underwent an angiography in New Delhi.In the message, Gilani sent good wishes for Singh's health, the state-run APP news agency reported.Singh underwent an angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

Quota Bill: AIIMS docs on hunger strike

Quota Bill: AIIMS docs on hunger strike

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

The resident doctors will hold a meeting on Friday evening to decide the future course of action.

Sero survey shows 56% of Delhi residents have Covid antibodies

Sero survey shows 56% of Delhi residents have Covid antibodies

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday 56.13 per cent of those covered under the latest serological survey in the city in January have developed antibodies against coronavirus.

PM discharged from AIIMS

PM discharged from AIIMS

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged early on Thursday morning from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he underwent coronary angiography, as part of a series of heart-related tests."He has been discharged. He is hale and hearty and has gone back home," Dr K S Reddy, his personal physician, who is heading a multi-disciplinary medical team, said.The 76-year-old prime minister had undergone coronary angiography along with a series of other tests.

Last word on quota verdict is yet to be heard

Last word on quota verdict is yet to be heard

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

Both those in favour and against reservation are busy trying to understand what the apex court has offered them in its 630-page verdict. Yet, both sides are claiming victory.

Covid like a Test match, not ODI: AIIMS taskforce chief

Covid like a Test match, not ODI: AIIMS taskforce chief

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Chairperson of the COVID Task Force for All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Naveet Wig on Thursday said that the COVID-19 crisis is 'a dynamic situation' and to prevent a third wave of the pandemic, there is a need to keep changing strategies.

PM 'doing well', to be discharged on Tuesday

PM 'doing well', to be discharged on Tuesday

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convalescing at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after a prostate surgery.

HC says AIIMS certificates deemed valid

HC says AIIMS certificates deemed valid

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

The direction came from Justice S Ravinder Bhatt who also apparently disapproved of the running battle between the minister and the eminent cardiac surgeon telling them, "You are using the court as a tool, which I won't allow."

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the November 17 Madhya Pradesh elections promising MSP for wheat at Rs 2,700 per quintal and paddy at Rs 3,100 and houses for beneficiaries of the state's flagship scheme 'Ladli Bahna'.

More autonomy demanded for universities

More autonomy demanded for universities

Rediff.com8 Jul 2006

The Scientific Advisory Council briefed the PM about the state of science in the country.

Ban on strike applies to quota supporters too: SC

Ban on strike applies to quota supporters too: SC

Rediff.com12 Jun 2006

The court has also made it clear that it will also consider the contentions of the petitioner whether the caste-based policy of reservation shall not divide this great country along caste lines.

Vajpayee taken to AIIMS for routine check-up

Vajpayee taken to AIIMS for routine check-up

Rediff.com28 Mar 2010

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee underwent a routine check-up of his wind pipe at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday.

'Son Scored 99.49 In JEE. What To Do Next?'

'Son Scored 99.49 In JEE. What To Do Next?'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

rediffGURUS who are career counsellors and JEE experts are currently helping counsel engineering aspirants to prepare for upcoming entrance examinations to secure a good college.

PM likely to be discharged on Saturday

PM likely to be discharged on Saturday

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating after a coronary by-pass surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, would be discharged on Saturday 'if everything goes right', a senior doctor attending on him said on Friday.Though there were reports suggesting that the 76-year-old leader may be discharged even earlier, doctors felt he needed some more observation, hospital sources said.

Meet the specialists in PM's surgery team

Meet the specialists in PM's surgery team

Rediff.com24 Jan 2009

Four heart specialists from the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, are leading a team of doctors operating upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.The 11-member team from AHI, led by Ramakant Panda, is heading the team of doctors who are performing the bypass graft surgery on 76-year-old Dr Singh.Helping them would be doctors and technical staff drawn from different departments of AIIMS.

Vizag Gas leak: PM takes stock, chairs NDMA meeting

Vizag Gas leak: PM takes stock, chairs NDMA meeting

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The prime minister wrote on Twitter that he spoke with Union Home Ministry officials and National Disaster Management Authority regarding the situation 'which is being monitored closely'.

Show cause notices to AIIMS director, Ramadoss

Show cause notices to AIIMS director, Ramadoss

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

Justice Gita Mittal asked AIIMS director P Venugopal and Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to file their replies by October 31 on the contempt petition of one Dr Manoj Kumar.

India becoming world's 5th largest economy is no ordinary feat: Modi

India becoming world's 5th largest economy is no ordinary feat: Modi

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has become the fifth largest economy in the world and this is not an ordinary achievement. "Every Indian is feeling proud of it. We need to maintain this enthusiasm," Modi said. He was virtually addressing beneficiaries of various government schemes and those present at a mega medical camp organised in Olpad area of Surat city in Gujarat, where the Assembly polls are due later this year.

Amitabh Bachchan visits Amar Singh at AIIMS

Amitabh Bachchan visits Amar Singh at AIIMS

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter Shweta Nanda on Sunday visited Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Amar Singh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he is undergoing treatment for urinary tract infection and wished him speedy recovery.

Hoaxers strike at AIIMS, Maharashtra schools

Hoaxers strike at AIIMS, Maharashtra schools

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

A series of hoax bomb threats and an email threatening to carry out attacks in New Delhi had triggered massive search operations at India Gate, Red Fort, Akshardham Temple and Gurdwara Sis Ganj over the weekend.

Records of 320,000 patients on AYUSH Jharkhand hacked

Records of 320,000 patients on AYUSH Jharkhand hacked

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

CloudSEK in its report also warned that the leaked data could enable account takeovers.

'It was a ghastly sight at the RML hospital'

'It was a ghastly sight at the RML hospital'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Taking no chances, the Delhi police threw a massive security ring in almost all the major hospitals where the victims of Wednesday's high intensity blast outside the high court were rushed in.

Six-year-old girl raped in public toilet in Delhi

Six-year-old girl raped in public toilet in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Apr 2013

A six-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a public toilet in Badarpur in Delhi on Saturday. "When the girl was brought to the hospital, we noticed that there were marks on her neck. It appears that someone tried to slash her throat with a blade. There were injuries on her private parts too," said a doctor.

The health minister and his stethoscope

The health minister and his stethoscope

Rediff.com31 May 2006

A first look on the heatlh minister Dr A Ramadoss examaning a patient.

Delhi: 15 dengue cases reported from AIIMS

Delhi: 15 dengue cases reported from AIIMS

Rediff.com30 Sep 2006

Delhi is witnessing a spurt in dengue cases, with 327 persons reported to be suffering from the disease till September 24 this year, nine of which have proved fatal.

AIIMS: SC notice to Centre, Venugopal

AIIMS: SC notice to Centre, Venugopal

Rediff.com7 May 2007

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan sought the reply as both AIIMS and Venugopal filed their appeals against the High Court order.

Odissi exponent Hare Krushna Behera dies

Odissi exponent Hare Krushna Behera dies

Rediff.com24 Jun 2012

Some of his well-known disciples include internationally-acclaimed Sonal Mansingh, Madhavi Mudgal, Radha Reddy and Yamini Krishnamurty, besides his daughter Kabita Dwibedi.

HC directive on AIIMS director challenged

HC directive on AIIMS director challenged

Rediff.com20 Apr 2007

The SLP filed by AIIMS assailed the judgement on the ground that the High Court had committed a grave error by declaring that there was no upper age limit for the director.