News for 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences'

PM takes a walk, may be discharged on Friday

PM takes a walk, may be discharged on Friday

Rediff.com29 Jan 2009

The prime minister is stable, has done his exercises, and has also taken a walk in the corridor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, doctors attending on him said. The prime minister also held discussions with his aides on Wednesday.

India more secure, free of corruption after 2014: Modi

India more secure, free of corruption after 2014: Modi

Rediff.com31 May 2022

At the rally in Shimla's Ridge Maidan to mark the eighth anniversary of becoming prime minister, Modi said, "Now our borders are more secure than they were before 2014."

PM is making 'excellent progress', say doctors

PM is making 'excellent progress', say doctors

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is making 'excellent progress' following a successful coronary by-pass surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.The 76-year-old prime minister "continues to maintain excellent progress. This morning he had breakfast with his wife and daughters," PM's media adviser Deepak Sandhu said."Seeing the prime minister's recovery, we have decided to withdraw the ICU status of his room by late afternoon," said Dr K S Reddy.

PM to undergo by-pass surgery on Saturday

PM to undergo by-pass surgery on Saturday

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will "officiate" on urgent matters of governance after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday afternoon, a senior Congress party source told rediff.com

Wish PM Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery

Wish PM Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where a by-pass surgery will be performed on him on Saturday.The PM had previously complained of uneasiness and chest pain. He underwent an angiography at AIIMS on Wednesday. According to a reliable source close to him, the prime minister's heart has three blockages. It has been found that one old blockage has reoccurred & two new blockages in his coronary arteries have been found.

Ramadoss signs AIIMS degree certificates

Ramadoss signs AIIMS degree certificates

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

The Delhi high court on Monday directed Ramadoss, involved in a turf war with AIIMS Director P Venugopal, to sign on the certificates within 24 hours.

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.

Blind doctor set to practise

Blind doctor set to practise

Rediff.com26 Mar 2004

Anka Toppo is right now gathering information about what spheres doctors suffering from visual impairment have chosen.

AIIMS bomb hoaxers were kids

AIIMS bomb hoaxers were kids

Rediff.com21 Jul 2006

Police picked up the two boys and Bahal, residents of Uttam Nagar in West Delhi, on Friday morning after they traced the number from which the calls were made.

Popping pills for fever can be life-threatening!

Popping pills for fever can be life-threatening!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

A study carried out by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences showed that 15 per cent of patients who took antibiotics for various diseases suffered from diarrhoea, termed as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. The disease, caused by specific bacteria called clostridium difficile, can be life-threatening in extreme circumstances, Prof Rama Chaudhry of the micro-biology department of AIIMS, under whose supervision the study was carried out, told PTI.

PF scam: CBI to examine Asthana's viscera

PF scam: CBI to examine Asthana's viscera

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

The apex court gave the direction while hearing the petition filed by Nahar Singh Yadav, secretary of the Ghaziabad Bar Association, in this regard.

HRD minister Arjun Singh is stable

HRD minister Arjun Singh is stable

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

Singh was admitted to the hospital at 2200 hours on Wednesday and has been diagnosed to be suffering from acute Cholecysitis (stomach ailment) associated with Diabetes and cardio-artery disease, breathing trouble and kidney problem.

Shopian autopsy report reveals shocking fact

Shopian autopsy report reveals shocking fact

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

In a new twist to the Shopian case, forensic scientists have found that one of the two victims was a virgin, thereby ruling out the possibility of a rape. A special CBI forensic team on Monday collected samples from the bodies of the two women after exhuming them nearly four months after the incident. Forensic scientists from the AIIMs, who accompanied the CBI team, have found the hymen of 17-year-old Aasiya Jan was intact.

Health Minister Ramadoss must quit: BJP

Health Minister Ramadoss must quit: BJP

Rediff.com8 May 2008

Bharatiya Janata Party has sought the resignation of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss in the wake of a Supreme Court judgment striking down the law that enabled All India Institute of Medical Sciences director P Venugopal's removal from office. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "It is a judicial treatment for the unhealthy attitude of the Health Minister."

AIIMS has no space for women patients

AIIMS has no space for women patients

Rediff.com5 May 2008

A Parliamentary Committee has taken exception to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences not having any separate indoor facilities earmarked for female patients. There are 85 beds available in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS. On an average, 40 per cent patients admitted in private wards are females. The same holds true for the total indoor hospital clientele.

AIIMS body raises questions about director

AIIMS body raises questions about director

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

Justice P Anil Kumar, however, permitted the institute to go ahead with its scheduled meeting for Wednesday.

AIIMS staffer, 2 others held for paper leak

AIIMS staffer, 2 others held for paper leak

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

An All India Institute of Medical Sciences staffer and two girls have been detained after the police allegedly recovered a set of question papers, suspected to be that of the AIIMS entrance test, from them. "We have detained three persons, including one Meena Aggarwal, who is an AIIMS staffer, on Sunday night. We are interrogating all of them," police said. However, the entrance test began this morning as scheduled, AIIMS spokesperson Y K Gupta said.

Centre to file new charges against AIIMS director

Centre to file new charges against AIIMS director

Rediff.com25 Jul 2006

The copies of the new charges will be circulated not only to Venugopal but also to all governing body members of the premier institute and its faculty.

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

Rediff.com30 Sep 2003

Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report, the rights panel also sought a report from the AIIMS director within a week.

AIIMS doctors rally against minister

AIIMS doctors rally against minister

Rediff.com24 Jun 2006

Inquiry exposes arbitrary AIIMS selection process

Inquiry exposes arbitrary AIIMS selection process

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

Between 1993 and 2003, AIIMS did not hold its regular selections because of agitations and litigation by the faculty objecting to reservations for SC, ST and OBC candidates in faculty selections

Vajpayee hospitalised, to undergo tests

Vajpayee hospitalised, to undergo tests

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

As per the advice of doctors, 84-year-old Vajpayee is being admitted at AIIMS for routine follow up and investigations, a release issued by the former prime minister's office said.

Vajpayee discharged from AIIMS

Vajpayee discharged from AIIMS

Rediff.com1 Mar 2009

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Sunday discharged from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences as doctors declared him fit to go home after 26 days of stay at the Intensive Care Unit, family sources said.

Akshardham: Injured NSG commando dead

Akshardham: Injured NSG commando dead

Rediff.com19 May 2004

Surjan Singh Bhandari passed away at 4.25am, his brother Commandant Uttam Singh told PTI in Ahmedabad.

PM discharged from hospital

PM discharged from hospital

Rediff.com1 Feb 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday, more than a week after he underwent a successful coronary by-pass surgery at the prestigious hospital.

Doctor reveals PM's OT moments

Doctor reveals PM's OT moments

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came out of the Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, a surgeon looked behind with pride and satisfaction how the 11-hour coronary bypass surgery went as per plan and not a step was missed. The dissection of the heart especially since the prime minister was undergoing a second bypass was listed by one of the surgeons as among the most complicated part of the operation at All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.

PM recovering well after by-pass surgery

PM recovering well after by-pass surgery

Rediff.com26 Jan 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary by-pass surgery, is recovering well, doctors attending on him said on Monday. Referring to the prime minister's diet, D'Silva said Dr Singh had taken coconut water and porridge on Monday morning.

A first in Indian history

A first in Indian history

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

It will be the first time in the history of independent India that a prime minister is absent at a Republic Day parade.

PM likely to be discharged from hospital on Monday

PM likely to be discharged from hospital on Monday

Rediff.com16 Sep 2007

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent surgery of the prostate gland at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, is recovering well and is likely to be discharged on Monday.

PM undergoes surgery at AIIMS

PM undergoes surgery at AIIMS

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

"The procedure was performed to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy of the prostate (benign enlargement of the prostate gland)," Prime Minister's Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru said.

AIIMS doctors end strike

AIIMS doctors end strike

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who was to leave for Bhutan this morning to attend a WHO meeting, cancelled his trip apparently due to the crisis.

AIIMS: Resident doctors continue strike

AIIMS: Resident doctors continue strike

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

According to the striking doctors, Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss is responsible for the current situation.

Vajpayee stable

Vajpayee stable

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

The former PM was admitted with complaints of drowsiness and giddiness

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj hospitalised

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj hospitalised

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

The Bhartiya Janata Party is missing its most vocal face, Sushma Swaraj, during the current session of Parliament as she is down with infection since the past three weeks and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

Communist leader Bardhan admitted to AIIMS

Communist leader Bardhan admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan, who was taken ill while on way to flood-hit Saharsa and Madhepura districts in Bihar, was flown to the national capital on Monday where he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Train crash: Injured drivers give their statements

Train crash: Injured drivers give their statements

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Both were rescued from the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express that derailed near Bahanaga Bazar Station on June 2 that had claimed 275 lives and left around 1,200 injured.

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'

'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2005

Noted Hindi writer Nirmal Verma dead.