News for 'All-India Institute of Medical Sciences'

Govt to screen toys for toxic substances

Govt to screen toys for toxic substances

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Under the guidance of the India Council of Medical Research, three organisations -- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences -- will detect level of toxicity in toys that can be injurious to health.

Dr Manmohan Singh recovering from dengue at home

Dr Manmohan Singh recovering from dengue at home

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

A day after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged from AIIMS, his wife Gursharan Kaur on Monday said he was recovering from a bout of dengue fever.

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

The tenure of the incumbent AIIMS director, Dr Randeep Guleria, which was set to end on March 24, was extended by three months.

'Modi-Shah's goons rampaging through our universities: Priyanka

'Modi-Shah's goons rampaging through our universities: Priyanka

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

The Congress leader also alleged that a student told her that the police kicked him on the head several times.

Can't kill a child: SC on termination of 26-week pregnancy

Can't kill a child: SC on termination of 26-week pregnancy

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

"Do you want us to tell the doctors at AIIMS to stop the fetal heart?" the bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked the counsel appearing for the 27-year-old woman.

Dr Manmohan Singh's condition stable, improving: AIIMS

Dr Manmohan Singh's condition stable, improving: AIIMS

Rediff.com15 Oct 2021

The Congress also said that Dr Singh is 'better than yesterday' and asserted that any unfounded speculation is unnecessary and in bad taste.

NEET postponed to September 12 from August 1

NEET postponed to September 12 from August 1

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

'The NEET-UG 2021, will be held on 12th September across the country following COVID-19 protocols. The application process will begin from 5 pm tomorrow through the NTA website,' Pradhan said in a series of tweets.

Arjun Singh admitted to AIIMS

Arjun Singh admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com8 Feb 2006

Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh was admitted to All India Institute od Medical Sciences Wednesday evening following complaints of breathlessness.

'My father is a ragpicker. I want to be a neurosurgeon'

'My father is a ragpicker. I want to be a neurosurgeon'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Asharam Choudhary, son of a ragpicker battled the odds to study at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

Kalmadi likely to be admitted to AIIMS

Kalmadi likely to be admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, today visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences for a fresh medical check-up.

Punjab nurse administered second jab to Modi

Punjab nurse administered second jab to Modi

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

Sister Nisha Sharma, the nurse who administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said it was a memorable moment for her to meet the PM and vaccinate him.

The 'invisible hand' of the government

The 'invisible hand' of the government

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

When we have 30,000-plus colleges and scores of research labs, why is it that we do not produce a steady stream of Nobel Prize winners?

Did quotas kill democracy?

Did quotas kill democracy?

Rediff.com16 May 2006

Anti-quota protests gain momentum.

AIIMS to implement OBC quota this year

AIIMS to implement OBC quota this year

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

The 27 per cent quota for the Other Backward Classes will be implemented in Central government-run medical institutes over a period of two years, with 18 per cent seats reserved for students from backward castes, in this academic session. The institutes include the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, PGI, Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, Ram Manohar Lohia and Lady Hardinge Medical Colleges in Delhi.

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday met the family of the five-year-old rape victim at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and enquired about her health.

Munde's liver ruptured, cardiac arrest due to shock: Post-mortem report

Munde's liver ruptured, cardiac arrest due to shock: Post-mortem report

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Union minister Gopinath Munde's liver was ruptured in the road accident and he suffered a cardiac arrest due to shock, as per preliminary post-mortem report by a team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

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.

Bring Soni Sori to AIIMS: SC tells C'garh govt

Bring Soni Sori to AIIMS: SC tells C'garh govt

Rediff.com3 May 2012

A bench of Supreme Court judges, Justices Altamas Kabir and Jasti Chalameshwar, has directed the Chhattisgarh government to produce the Adivasi teacher, Soni Sori, in All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi within one week.

Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur flown to Mumbai for treatment

Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur flown to Mumbai for treatment

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Bhopal MP and BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur was on Saturday airlifted to Mumbai for treatment after she complained of uneasiness, her aide said.

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria gets another 3-month extension

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria gets another 3-month extension

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Dr Guleria was appointed as the director for a term of five years on March 28, 2017.

Ramadoss' attempts to oust AIIMS director thwarted

Ramadoss' attempts to oust AIIMS director thwarted

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

A fresh attempt by Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to ease out All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director P Venugopal from his post failed again on Friday when the Union Cabinet did not take up an ordinance to fix the term of the head of the premier medical institute. Reports said Ramadoss, who is at loggerheads with Venugopal, had planned to get the ordinance cleared by the Cabinet but it was not taken up. An attempt by him before the monsoon session had also failed.

Human trials of Covaxin set to begin at AIIMS, Odisha institute

Human trials of Covaxin set to begin at AIIMS, Odisha institute

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites selected by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting Phase I and II randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trials of Covaxin.

PM undergoes eye surgery

PM undergoes eye surgery

Rediff.com25 May 2008

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday underwent an eye surgery for cataract removal at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. Dr Singh, 75, underwent an intra-ocular lens implantation in the right eye after a brief surgical procedure, PM's media advisor Sanjaya Baru said.

SC denies bail to Asaram, constitutes medical board

SC denies bail to Asaram, constitutes medical board

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

A three-member panel of doctors from AIIMS will assess the condition of 75-year-old Asaram and submit its report in 10 days.

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.

10 lakh patients treated so far under Ayushman Bharat

10 lakh patients treated so far under Ayushman Bharat

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Goyal also said the government has been providing cheaper drugs through Jan Aushadhi stores.

Doctors resorting to strike illegal: Delhi HC

Doctors resorting to strike illegal: Delhi HC

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

The Delhi high court on Monday held that doctors of government hospitals are not allowed to go on strike and directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences authorities to find out and punish those medical practitioners who had resorted to such a method of protest in recent years.

Vikas, Vishal Yadav's hospital trips unreasonable: HC

Vikas, Vishal Yadav's hospital trips unreasonable: HC

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

"These are unreasonable visits. No record suggested that the treatment for TB was given to them. It appeared there was no need of their hospital visit," the HC bench said, while going through the records which stated that Vishal visited Batra Hospital more than 40 times, while Vikas went to AIIMS for over 80 times.

Guj: Forensic experts reconstruct Ishrat encounter

Guj: Forensic experts reconstruct Ishrat encounter

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

The Special Investigation Team probing the 2004 police encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others, along with forensic experts, on Thursday reconstructed the events that took place on the day of the incident at the original site near Kotarpur area of the city. SIT chairman Satyapal Singh said that a eleven-member team from the All India Institute of Medical Science and Central Forensic Science Laboratory, New Delhi, was helping them in reconstruction and collection of data.

4 AIIMS doctors move HC against reservation policy

4 AIIMS doctors move HC against reservation policy

Rediff.com11 Feb 2007

The Delhi High Court has issued noticed to AIIMS, Medical Council of India and the Centre on a petition filed by the doctors.

Amitabh takes on Ramadoss again

Amitabh takes on Ramadoss again

Rediff.com9 May 2008

Actor Amitabh Bachchan on Friday utilised the reinstatement of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director P Venugopal to take another dig at Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, with whom the actor had had a war of words over on-screen smoking. "Minister Ramadoss has had a bad day today," Bachchan said in his blog. The Bollywood superstar had hit out at the Union Health Minister earlier in his blog.

Amputated girl athlete being flown to Delhi

Amputated girl athlete being flown to Delhi

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

The decision followed detection of a serious infection for which she underwent a second round of surgery at the King George's Medical College under Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University in Lucknow on Sunday.

Faced discrimination in college? Tell us!

Faced discrimination in college? Tell us!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2012

Have you experienced discrimination in your college or educational institution because of your caste? How did you cope with the incident? Did you break down, weep, or did you stand your ground and face the offenders with courage and grace? Speak up!

Mute response to AIIMS medicos strike

Mute response to AIIMS medicos strike

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

The strike called by All-India Institute of Medical Science doctors in protest against the passage of a bill restricting the retirement age of its director at 65 years saw muted response with the medicos backing institution head P Venugopal abstaining from work while those opposing him attending OPD and other services.

Rajnath Singh admitted in AIIMS

Rajnath Singh admitted in AIIMS

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Home Minister Rajnath Singh was on Wednesday admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences with complaints of pain in his lower abdomen, sources close to him said.

Suresh Kalmadi discharged from AIIMS

Suresh Kalmadi discharged from AIIMS

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was discharged on Thursday evening from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he underwent several tests for memory-related disorder dementia. Lodged in Tihar jail for nearly three months in connection with the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam, 67-year-old Kalmadi was admitted to AIIMS for a medical check-up on August 1.

AIIMS Delhi issues SOPs for treating MPs, draws flak

AIIMS Delhi issues SOPs for treating MPs, draws flak

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

With a view to streamline treatment facilities for MPs, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has come up with a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that include providing a nodal officer to coordinate and facilitate medical care arrangements.

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.'

'Gross injustice against SC doctors in AIIMS'

'Gross injustice against SC doctors in AIIMS'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

The commission, probing allegations of discrimination against SC students and doctors, said the premier institute had been following an 'illegal reservation policy' and sought its amendment.

Dom's Take: Death of An Actor

Dom's Take: Death of An Actor

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

Dominic Xavier recalls the media mayhem unleashed after the actor took his life and the bizarre role central agencies continue to play in the case.