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Docs advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi in view of pollution

Docs advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi in view of pollution

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Gandhi may shift to either Goa or Chennai for a few days, sources said.

Vaccinate us with Covishield, not Covaxin: Delhi docs

Vaccinate us with Covishield, not Covaxin: Delhi docs

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

'The residents are a bit apprehensive about the lack of complete trial in case of Covaxin and might not participate in huge numbers thus defeating the purpose of vaccination. We request you to vaccinate us with Covishield which has completed all stages of trial before its roll-out'

Why Modi Chose To Speak In Parliament On Maha Kumbh

Why Modi Chose To Speak In Parliament On Maha Kumbh

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Besides the not-so-hidden unease between Modi and Adityanath, Modi chose to address the Lok Sabha to ensure that he could personally claim all the kudos, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

SP ends suspense, fields Azam Khan's close aide from Rampur

SP ends suspense, fields Azam Khan's close aide from Rampur

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

The announcement came days after party president Akhilesh Yadav met Khan at a Delhi hospital, where according to sources they discussed the bypolls to the Rampur seat.

Sonia Gandhi goes to Goa on medical advice

Sonia Gandhi goes to Goa on medical advice

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Her move comes after doctors advised her to get away from the heavy pollution in the national capital in view of her chronic chest infection, party insiders said.

Yogi Goes All Out For Flawless Mahakumbh

Yogi Goes All Out For Flawless Mahakumbh

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

For Yogi Adityanath the successful management of the fair is a crucial part of building 'Brand UP' and making the state a $1 trillion economy.

Remdesivir may be dropped from Covid treatment guidelines: Delhi doc

Remdesivir may be dropped from Covid treatment guidelines: Delhi doc

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Ganga Ram hospital Chairperson Dr D S Rana on Tuesday said that Remdesivir is also being considered to be dropped from COVID-19 treatment soon as there is no evidence of its effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients.

Swine flu: 2nd death reported in Delhi

Swine flu: 2nd death reported in Delhi

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The national capital has reported the second death due to swine flu this year with a 60-year-old woman succumbing to the H1N1 virus at a hospital while undergoing treatment.

Amid oxygen crisis, 'helpless' Delhi hospitals ask patients to leave

Amid oxygen crisis, 'helpless' Delhi hospitals ask patients to leave

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

Several hospitals in the national capital have been left with no option but to use their back up stock

Gambhir performs last rites of domestic help

Gambhir performs last rites of domestic help

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

Lockdown prevents deceased woman's body from reaching family in Odisha.

Sonia seeks time from ED till complete recovery

Sonia seeks time from ED till complete recovery

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate seeking postponement of her appearance by a few weeks till she recovers completely from Covid and a lung infection.

SC forms 12-member national task force for Covid response

SC forms 12-member national task force for Covid response

Rediff.com8 May 2021

The bench said the Union Cabinet Secretary will be the convenor of the task force and may nominate an officer not below the rank of Additional Secretary to depute for him, when necessary.

70 Hour Week: 'Far Too Ambitious'

70 Hour Week: 'Far Too Ambitious'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Doctors warn that overwork is leading to lifestyle diseases like diabetes and spondylitis.

Gallbladder gangrene reported in post-Covid patients

Gallbladder gangrene reported in post-Covid patients

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

Doctors claimed it is the first time that cases of gallbladder gangrene have been reported after recovery from COVID-19 infection.

A, B blood groups, Rh+ people more prone to Covid: Study

A, B blood groups, Rh+ people more prone to Covid: Study

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

People having blood group of A, B and those with Rh factor positive are "more susceptible to COVID-19 infection" compared to those having O or AB group and Rh negative, according to a new study conducted by doctors at a Delhi hospital.

As India learns to 'live' with COVID-19, hospitals brace for new normal

As India learns to 'live' with COVID-19, hospitals brace for new normal

Rediff.com12 May 2020

Most feel as the movement of people normalises, the in-patient volumes in hospitals will grow and by the end of May, occupancy should be around 50 per cent, and 75 per cent over a period of time.

Recipe: Kashmiri Methi Chaman

Recipe: Kashmiri Methi Chaman

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

The Kashmiris know how to make paneer best.

Gorkhaland movement founder Subhash Ghisingh dies

Gorkhaland movement founder Subhash Ghisingh dies

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

He died in New Delhi on Thursday at the age of 78.

Man dies of swine flu, Delhi reports first H1N1 death

Man dies of swine flu, Delhi reports first H1N1 death

Rediff.com10 Oct 2015

A 59-year-old man undergoing treatment for swine-flu at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi has died, in what is believed to be the first death from H1N1 influenza in the national capital this season.

Good Samaritans distribute free oxygen in Delhi

Good Samaritans distribute free oxygen in Delhi

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

With hospitals in Delhi scrambling to shore up oxygen supplies, good samaritans and social organisations across Delhi-NCR are giving a new lease of life to COVID-19 patients gasping for breath by opening "oxygen langar" for them and refilling cylinders for free.

Delhi registers highest Covid cases, deaths in a day

Delhi registers highest Covid cases, deaths in a day

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

Only 30 ICU beds for COVID patients were available in hospitals across Delhi at 10 pm, according to government data.

Where the hell are Covid hospital beds in Delhi?

Where the hell are Covid hospital beds in Delhi?

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Locals are overly concerned as horrifying tales emerge of patients running from pillar to post to secure hospital beds or even get themselves tested.

10 women among 11 killed in Indore temple during Ram Navami puja

10 women among 11 killed in Indore temple during Ram Navami puja

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Twelve persons died after the roof of a bawdi (well) collapsed during a havan, fire ritual, on the occasion of Ram Navami at a temple in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, a senior official said.

Chikungunya spurt could be due to 'evolution' of viral strain, say experts

Chikungunya spurt could be due to 'evolution' of viral strain, say experts

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Experts also feel that north Indians could be succumbing to the vector-borne disease because of their "low immunity" to it.

Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccines: Study

Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccines: Study

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

The study, which was conducted on more than 100 healthcare workers at three centres in India including Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, found that the B.1.617.2 Delta variant not only dominates vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher respiratory viral loads compared to non-Delta infections (Ct value of 16.5 versus 19) but also generates greater transmission among the fully vaccinated HCWs.

Vaccine fear is unwarranted: Delhi man after getting jab

Vaccine fear is unwarranted: Delhi man after getting jab

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

'Many of them were scared. So, I went to my seniors and said I should be given the vaccine first. I wanted to prove to my colleagues that there is no need to be scared'

Chikungunya toll rises to 13; Centre seeks report on deaths

Chikungunya toll rises to 13; Centre seeks report on deaths

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Chikungunya and dengue have claimed at least 31 lives and affected nearly 3,000 people in Delhi.

Scramble for hospital beds in Delhi exposes govt claims

Scramble for hospital beds in Delhi exposes govt claims

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Though the government claims there are more beds than needed, the national capital's COVID-19 reality, retold through social and other media, is also about the anguish of sons, daughters, wives and others trying desperately to get medical help for their unwell family members.

Kejriwal and ministers missing in action as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Kejriwal and ministers missing in action as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shrugged off responsibility saying that he and his ministers had no powers and one should ask the PM.

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Rediff.com3 May 2020

The thanks-giving activities will start with laying of wreaths at the police memorial in Delhi and in several other cities on Sunday morning to honour the police personnel deployed in enforcement of the nationwide lockdown, officials said. It will be followed by fly-pasts by fighter and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, covering a sizeable number of cities and towns across the country between 10 am and 11 am, officials said.

8 children among 22 killed as tractor-trolley falls into pond in UP

8 children among 22 killed as tractor-trolley falls into pond in UP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2024

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.

Delhi on way to be 'corona capital' of India: HC

Delhi on way to be 'corona capital' of India: HC

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad observed that 'corona capital' was 'an epithet the city can well do without' and said it was need of the hour that all private hospitals equipped with labs to test for COVID-19 be permitted to do so without losing any more time.

How to protect yourself from urinary tract infection

How to protect yourself from urinary tract infection

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Make sure to drink enough water. Do not hold urine.

Docs join duty soon after getting jabbed

Docs join duty soon after getting jabbed

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

Messages of congratulations, doctors posing with a victory sign for the media with their infectious smiles -- visible even under the cover of mask -- and the many 'just got jabbed' selfie by the health workers, it was a rare and happy day at the BLK hospital, which has witnessed many dreary days in the past due to the ongoing pandemic.

Cops are there but not doing anything: Delhi residents recall horror

Cops are there but not doing anything: Delhi residents recall horror

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

At least 13 people, including a police head constable, have died and over 200 were injured since Monday as mobs went on a rampage in Maujpur, Jaffrabad, Babarpur, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Chandbagh areas in northeast Delhi.

All you need to know about National Rare Disease Policy

All you need to know about National Rare Disease Policy

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

Rs 100 crore funds have been allocated towards genetic disorders.

Rectal bleeding reported in 5 Covid patients; 1 dead

Rectal bleeding reported in 5 Covid patients; 1 dead

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Five COVID-19 patients have suffered cytomegalovirus-related rectal bleeding at a leading private facility in New Delhi during the second wave of the pandemic, hospital authorities said on Tuesday and claimed it was being reported for the 'first time' in immunocompetent persons.

Ravindra Jain admitted to Lilavati hospital, is stable

Ravindra Jain admitted to Lilavati hospital, is stable

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

The 71-year-old music composer is suffering from a urinary infection causing a problem in his kidney, sources said.

Lives have to be saved, ban industrial use of oxygen now: HC

Lives have to be saved, ban industrial use of oxygen now: HC

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

The Delhi high court on Tuesday said that economic interests cannot override human lives and in view of various hospitals in the national capital running low on oxygen, the Centre should immediately implement the ban on industrial use of oxygen instead of waiting till April 22.

Double sting: Chikungunya, dengue toll in Delhi climbs to 30

Double sting: Chikungunya, dengue toll in Delhi climbs to 30

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Chikungunya death toll climbs to 12 while the toll due to dengue rises to 18.