News for 'National Institute of Medical Science'

India logs 227 new Covid cases, active count rises to 3,424

India logs 227 new Covid cases, active count rises to 3,424

Rediff.com25 Dec 2022

The death toll stands at 5,30,693 with two fatalities with one reconciled by Kerala and one death reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon.

Lalu Prasad admitted to Delhi AIIMS after being airlifted from Patna

Lalu Prasad admitted to Delhi AIIMS after being airlifted from Patna

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Kumar visited the Paras Hospital, where Prasad has been admitted since Monday, a day after he had a fall at his home and fractured his shoulder.

Health sector allocation hiked by 13% in Union Budget

Health sector allocation hiked by 13% in Union Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

The health sector has been allocated Rs 89,155 crore in the Union Budget 2023-24, a hike of around 13 per cent over Rs 79,145 crore allocated in 2022-23, with the government also announcing a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047.

NTA top leadership under scanner: Dharmendra Pradhan

NTA top leadership under scanner: Dharmendra Pradhan

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

The 'top leadership' of the National Testing Agency is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and National Eligibility Test, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday even as he denied any paper leak in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commission NET, which was postponed a day ago.

Drug money dispute led to murder of 4 in Manipur

Drug money dispute led to murder of 4 in Manipur

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

The situation in minority-dominated Lilong Chingjao area in Manipur's Thoubal district, where four villagers were gunned down by unidentified assailants, remained calm but tense on Tuesday as additional security forces were deployed, an official said.

Jilted lover sets woman on fire in Dumka, held

Jilted lover sets woman on fire in Dumka, held

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

A 22-year-old woman was set ablaze in Jharkhand's Dumka district early on Friday allegedly by a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected, a police officer said.

Farooq Abdullah hospitalised after testing positive for COVID

Farooq Abdullah hospitalised after testing positive for COVID

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

Abdullah had tested positive for coronavirus on March 30 after which he was admitted to a hospital as a precautionary measure.

Steel plant privatisation: Cong calls for Bastar bandh during Modi's visit

Steel plant privatisation: Cong calls for Bastar bandh during Modi's visit

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

During his visit to the Bastar district headquarters in the poll-bound state, the prime minister is scheduled to address a Bharatiya Janata Party rally.

Manmohan Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Manmohan Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

Singh had taken the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 4 and April 3.

Covid 3rd wave peak likely in Oct: NIDM report tells PMO

Covid 3rd wave peak likely in Oct: NIDM report tells PMO

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Emphasising the effect of the potential COVID third wave on children, the report said the Indian Academy of Paediatrics found that there is no biological evidence that the current and the new Delta Plus variant will affect children more than adults.

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Rediff.com17 May 2024

The BJP attacked Kejriwal after he refused to comment on the Maliwal "assault" matter during a press conference in Lucknow. He was flanked by Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh.

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.

FIR against Ramdev in Jaipur over COVID-19 drug claim

FIR against Ramdev in Jaipur over COVID-19 drug claim

Rediff.com28 Jun 2020

Four others MD of Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna; Director of National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMS), Jaipur, B S Tomar; his son Anurag Tomar; and senior scientist Anurag Varshney have also been named in the FIR, he said.

Broke no rule, obtained licence for COVID-19 drug: Patanjali

Broke no rule, obtained licence for COVID-19 drug: Patanjali

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

"The licence for the drug was obtained on the basis of the traditional knowledge and experience related to the medicinal virtues of Ashwagandha, Giloy and Tulsi," Patanjali spokesperson S K Tijarawala said.

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the BJP.

World University Rankings: Non-IITs in Top 100

World University Rankings: Non-IITs in Top 100

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences. The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. Vinay Umarji explains why these two universities have made India proud.

AIIMS server down for second day, various agencies probe

AIIMS server down for second day, various agencies probe

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Various government agencies are probing an incident of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Delhi's server remaining out of service for the second consecutive day.

Does Your Heel Hurt While Walking?

Does Your Heel Hurt While Walking?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

Heel pain can be due to plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis or heel pad syndrome, says rediffGURU Dr Shakeeb Ahmed Khan.

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion.

President Kovind to undergo bypass procedure on Tuesday

President Kovind to undergo bypass procedure on Tuesday

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

The condition of President Ram Nath Kovind is stable and he is being referred to the All India Institute for Medical Studies for further investigation, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Saturday.

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'.

Kejriwal needs no insulin: Tihar; Wife says they want to kill him

Kejriwal needs no insulin: Tihar; Wife says they want to kill him

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said Tihar authorities were 'lying' about specialist doctors examining Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while his wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged that he was being denied insulin for diabetes as 'they want to kill' him.

'This looks more like a terror attack'

'This looks more like a terror attack'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

'They (the ransomware attackers) are not after any VVIP data.' 'Had that been the case, they would have quietly installed a different malware.'

Women grab top 4 ranks, 933 candidates make it to civil services

Women grab top 4 ranks, 933 candidates make it to civil services

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Garima Lohia, Uma Harathi N and Smriti Mishra secured the second, third and fourth ranks respectively in the examination, results of which were declared on Tuesday.

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has released its ranking of national institutes for 2018.

NRI doctors elected to US Institute of Medicine

NRI doctors elected to US Institute of Medicine

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Professor Dr Aravinda Chakravarti of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who is president-elect of the American Society of Human Genetics, and Professor Dr K Ranga Rama Krishnan of the Duke University Medical Center, who is now setting up a medical school in Singapore for Duke, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the three components of the National Academy of Sciences.

India's development can't take place through shortcut politics: Modi

India's development can't take place through shortcut politics: Modi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

He also said that infrastructure development in the country in the last eight years has been done with a human touch.

Rattled by level 1 cancer, Dutee living and training in fear

Rattled by level 1 cancer, Dutee living and training in fear

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

Dutee Chand experienced the shock of her life when she was told by a doctor in November 2021 that level 1 cancer has attacked her body

How Much Walking/Jogging Is Good For Health?

How Much Walking/Jogging Is Good For Health?

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

rediffGURU Dr Shakeeb Ahmed Khan offers advice on how to heal from injuries and take care of your overall health.

Jharkhand HC takes cognisance of Dumka girl's death case, seeks status report

Jharkhand HC takes cognisance of Dumka girl's death case, seeks status report

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

The division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan has asked for the status report on the case.

'I've Not Backstabbed Anybody'

'I've Not Backstabbed Anybody'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2024

'They are attacking my wife; they are attacking our 13-month-old daughter. They are saying that I do drugs.' 'I'm giving an open challenge to Mr Nawab Malik and Ms Sana Malik let's go to the labs and let's do the medical test of our family and your family.'

'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.

December 7 is last date to apply for NEET 2019

December 7 is last date to apply for NEET 2019

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) will be conducted on Sunday, May 5, 2019.

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by JNU and BHU.

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.

Covaxin's 50 pc efficacy adequate for Covid, say experts

Covaxin's 50 pc efficacy adequate for Covid, say experts

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The decline in the effectiveness of Covaxin, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, from 77.8 per cent to 50 per cent during a Delta-driven case surge in April and May this year is neither bad nor surprising, say scientists.

SC asks UP to facilitate slap victim's admission to private school

SC asks UP to facilitate slap victim's admission to private school

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

The state's education department told a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal it was constituting a committee to consider the admission of the victim child to a private CBSE-affiliated school.

10 Tips for Losing Belly Fat

10 Tips for Losing Belly Fat

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

Focus on consuming fewer calories overall to create a calorie deficit, which is necessary for weight loss, advises rediffGURU Dr Shakeeb Ahmed Khan.

Indian-American gets $1.4 million grant for stem cell research

Indian-American gets $1.4 million grant for stem cell research

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Dr Prashanth Rangan was among the 22 outstanding early-career researchers who were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Rediff.com's George Joseph reports