News for 'All-India Institute of Medical Sciences'

Rain fury wreaks havoc in Northeast; lakhs hit, toll at 36

Rain fury wreaks havoc in Northeast; lakhs hit, toll at 36

Rediff.com3 Jun 2025

So far, over 30 people have died across Northeastern states due to heavy rainfalls, floods and landslides, according to media reports.

MBBS degrees issued by AIIMS are valid: HC

MBBS degrees issued by AIIMS are valid: HC

Rediff.com31 Aug 2007

A Division Bench of Chief Justice M K Sharma and Justice Veena Birbal said, "We do not know whether there is any dispute in AIIMS or not. But these students who are innocent should not suffer because of all these things."

Have 'full information' about cash-for-vote case: Amar Singh

Have 'full information' about cash-for-vote case: Amar Singh

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Amar Singh, facing prosecution for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Tuesday claimed he has "full information" about the episode but refused to comment as case is sub-judice.

Delhi: Nearly 100 vital installations 'high risk'

Delhi: Nearly 100 vital installations 'high risk'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The Delhi Police has identified nearly 100 vital installations and markets in the national capital, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Delhi University, as "high risk" and has drawn up measures to guard them from terror attacks.

What does a repeat by-pass surgery mean?

What does a repeat by-pass surgery mean?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2009

In layman's terms, "Think of a road. If you are going on a road and there is a big traffic jam, you take the car from a different route and you join back later on the main road. When you have a blockage in your artery, we take another artery from a different place and we connect it to the original artery, below the blockage. Hence, the blockage gets bypassed, says Dr Aashish Contractor, Head of Department, preventive cardiology & rehabilitation, Asian Heart Institute.

AIIMS tug-of-war set to start again

AIIMS tug-of-war set to start again

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

One of the hot discussion at the meeting will be the alleged irregular appointment and subsequent promotion of 164 faculty members.

Amar Singh's condition stable

Amar Singh's condition stable

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

The condition of Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Amar Singh, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi following a rise in creatinine level in his body, is stable.

Can't risk traveling to Delhi for op: Conjoined twins' kin

Can't risk traveling to Delhi for op: Conjoined twins' kin

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

The family of 16-year-old twins Saba and Farah Shakeel is not willing to take them to the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences for examination.

HC orders taking Shahabuddin to AIIMS

HC orders taking Shahabuddin to AIIMS

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

A state RJD delegation led by its president Abdul Bari Siddiqui had also petitioned Bihar governor R S Gavai earlier in July seeking specialised treatment for Shahabuddin outside the state.

Vajpayee's condition improving: AIIMS

Vajpayee's condition improving: AIIMS

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is making steady progress with his pneumonic attack having almost subsided, doctors attending on him at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said on Thursday. Vajpayee, who was admitted to the hospital following complaints of chest infection, has shown considerable improvement and his dependence on ventilator has been further reduced.

HC orders AIIMS panel to examine Chidambaram's health

HC orders AIIMS panel to examine Chidambaram's health

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Chidambaram has sought interim bail in the INX media money laundering case on medical grounds, saying his condition is deteriorating and he needs to be in a sterile environment.

49 children died during clinical trials in AIIMS

49 children died during clinical trials in AIIMS

Rediff.com18 Aug 2008

As many as 49 children have died during clinical trials of new medicines in the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi during the last two-and-a-half years. A total of 4,142 children, of whom 2,728 were under the age of one year, enrolled for the clinical trials of new drugs and therapies by the Department of Pediatrics since January 1, 2006.

NIA to probe J-K police inspector Wani's killing

NIA to probe J-K police inspector Wani's killing

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

The probe into the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a senior police officer said in Srinagar on Friday.

N D Tiwari admitted to AIIMS

N D Tiwari admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari was on Thursday admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences after he complained of uneasiness.

Realty firms vie for Rs 9,600-cr AIIMS at Raipur

Realty firms vie for Rs 9,600-cr AIIMS at Raipur

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Top construction companies in the country are in the race to bag Rs 9,600-crore (Rs 96 billion) deal for constructing All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in Raipur.

AIIMS case: HC slams Centre for removal of judge

AIIMS case: HC slams Centre for removal of judge

Rediff.com30 Oct 2006

The Bench directed the Government to delete the prayer seeking removal of the judge.

Delhi's Air Is Forcing People To Migrate

Delhi's Air Is Forcing People To Migrate

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

Some residents have already taken this step to relocate, either temporarily or permanently, some to their native places and others to clean-air destinations like Goa and Himachal Pradesh.

Anand Sharma gets additional charge of I&B

Anand Sharma gets additional charge of I&B

Rediff.com18 Oct 2008

President Pratibha Patil allocated the additional charge to Sharma on the advice of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said late Saturday night.

Arunima could start playing again, say doctors

Arunima could start playing again, say doctors

Rediff.com19 Apr 2011

The condition of national-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha alias Sonu, who lost her left leg after being pushed out of a speeding train, is stable, doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences where she is undergoing treatment said on Tuesday.

Kushabhau Thakre passes away

Kushabhau Thakre passes away

Rediff.com28 Dec 2003

The former Bharatiya Janata Party president was suffering from cancer of the kidney, which had spread all over the body.

CVC seeks details on AIIMS registrar complaints

CVC seeks details on AIIMS registrar complaints

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

The Central Vigilance Commission has sought information regarding complaints of irregularities committed by the registrar of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Friday.

Cong slams Mandaviya for visiting Manmohan Singh with photographer

Cong slams Mandaviya for visiting Manmohan Singh with photographer

Rediff.com15 Oct 2021

The Congress' attack came after former prime minister Manmohan Singh's daughter, Daman Singh, accused the minister of getting a photographer against the wishes of the family.

Rao put on temporary pacemaker

Rao put on temporary pacemaker

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

Former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao was put on a temporary pacemaker after he experienced "severe disturbances" in heartbeat early on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi helps out road accident victim

Rahul Gandhi helps out road accident victim

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi once again went that extra mile to reach out to the aam aadmi. On Tuesday, Gandhi was travelling in New Delhi when he spotted a person hurt in a road accident on the road. He immediately stopped his car to help the victim and ensured that he was rushed to the nearby All India Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment.

Why are doctors leaving AIIMS, court asks

Why are doctors leaving AIIMS, court asks

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

A PIL wanted the court to direct the authorities to restrain doctors from agitating.

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.

Delhi police trace Baby Falak's 3-year-old sister

Delhi police trace Baby Falak's 3-year-old sister

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

In the latest development in the Baby Falak case, the Delhi police have traced the second child of her mother, Munni, in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The three-year-old child has been identified by the police as Sanobar.

Baby Falak fighting grim battle, next 48 hours crucial

Baby Falak fighting grim battle, next 48 hours crucial

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Two-year-old Falak, who was brought to a hospital in a battered condition, is fighting a grim battle for life as her has been affected by an infection, an All India Institute of Medical Sciences doctor said on Wednesday.

Delhi police close to cracking battered baby case

Delhi police close to cracking battered baby case

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

The Delhi police on Monday claimed it is close to cracking the case of a two-year-old battered baby admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi as it questioned a woman who got the child from her biological mother.

Delhi police close to cracking battered baby case

Delhi police close to cracking battered baby case

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

The Delhi police on Monday claimed it is close to cracking the case of a two-year-old battered baby admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi as it questioned a woman who got the child from her biological mother.

SC quashes law that retired AIIMS director

SC quashes law that retired AIIMS director

Rediff.com8 May 2008

A bench of Justices Tarun Chatterjee and H S Bedi upheld the appeal filed by Venugopal challenging the impugned law as being discriminatory and malafidely brought to superannuate him. Venugopal had contended that the amendment was brought with the sole purpose of removing him from his office due to his differences with Ramadoss.

Another mishap at Delhi Metro site; 12 injured

Another mishap at Delhi Metro site; 12 injured

Rediff.com3 Oct 2009

At least 12 persons were injured, including two seriously, when two cranes collapsed at a Delhi Metro Railway Construction site in southern Delhi. The accident occurred on the Connaught Place-Gurgaon railway line.According to DMRC sources, the mishap occurred in the Said-ul-Ajaib area, which is located near the historical Qutub Minar. The injured have been rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospitals for treatment.

Visually-challenged becomes doctor

Visually-challenged becomes doctor

Rediff.com22 Mar 2004

Anka Toppo had been selected for admission in the MBBS course at AIIMS in 1989 and was to take his final examinations in 1993 when he developed problems in his eyes and became blind.

SC permits Pappu Yadav's treatment at AIIMS

SC permits Pappu Yadav's treatment at AIIMS

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

The court directed that the medical report be made available to it within 10 days.

Extent of damage to Baljit's eye assessed

Extent of damage to Baljit's eye assessed

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

Indian hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh's condition remains unchanged even as doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences put his injured right eye under numerous tests to ascertain the extent of damage.

President's health improving after bypass surgery, shifted out of ICU

President's health improving after bypass surgery, shifted out of ICU

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

The President had undergone bypass surgery at AIIMS hospital on March 30.

Ill Medha Patkar arrested, hospitalised

Ill Medha Patkar arrested, hospitalised

Rediff.com6 Apr 2006

Patkar has been on fast for the last eight days protesting the government's move to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam and demanding rehabilitation for the people displaced by the project.

How shrapnel injuries are caused in blasts. AIIMS doctor explains

How shrapnel injuries are caused in blasts. AIIMS doctor explains

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

The impact of a shrapnel injury depends on two factors: speed with which it hits the body and the body part it strikes. Priyanka reports.

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.

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Special judge Sangeeta Dhigra Sehgal on Tuesday deferred a decision on former Samajwadi Party leader and member of Rajya Sabha Amar Singh's bail hearing in the cash-for-votes scam to Thursday.