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Gorakhpur: Yogi promises 'exemplary punishment' as another child dies

Gorakhpur: Yogi promises 'exemplary punishment' as another child dies

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

As many as 11 children died on Saturday and until Friday the death toll stood at 60.

Modi turns 74; leaders across party lines extend wishes

Modi turns 74; leaders across party lines extend wishes

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

Modi was born on September 17, 1950 in a small town in Gujarat.

Girl dies of dengue, parents billed Rs 18 lakh by Fortis; probe ordered

Girl dies of dengue, parents billed Rs 18 lakh by Fortis; probe ordered

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Health Minister J P Nadda asked for all details in the matter and promised that all necessary action would be taken.

BJP all set for massive public contact drive, deputes mins in 140 LS seats

BJP all set for massive public contact drive, deputes mins in 140 LS seats

Rediff.com25 May 2022

BJP president JP Nadda held a meeting with the ministers on Wednesday to deliberated on the exercise to be held between May 30 and June 15, and to finalise the tour plans.

Rekha Gupta takes charge of Delhi after grand swearing-in

Rekha Gupta takes charge of Delhi after grand swearing-in

Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

Debutant legislator Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi chief minister along with six ministers on Thursday in a grand show of strength full of colour and spectacle to mark the Bharatiya Janata Party's return to power in the city after more than 26 years.

PMK breaks ranks with ally BJP to back TN resolution against NEET

PMK breaks ranks with ally BJP to back TN resolution against NEET

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday once again passed a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to exempt the state from National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and allow it to admit students to medical courses based on Plus Two exam marks.

States say defer NEET, Centre agrees to consider students' dilemma

States say defer NEET, Centre agrees to consider students' dilemma

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Which wanted their exams to be the basis for admission for their 85 per cent quota seats for this year too, Union Health Minister J P Nadda.

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Here are the key highlights of the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' for the 2024 parliamentary polls.

How Modi Has Been Cut To Size

How Modi Has Been Cut To Size

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

In the event of the BJP's poor performance in the assembly polls this year and in early 2025, Modi's hold will get further weakened because he will no longer remain the invincible electoral persona tightly controlling the machine at his disposal, asserts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

Not suffering from any disease: Shah on rumours about his health

Not suffering from any disease: Shah on rumours about his health

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Shah said rumours about his health conditions have been spread through social media.

Health budget hiked by 28%; medical seats increased

Health budget hiked by 28%; medical seats increased

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

The allocation for health ministry for 2017-18 is Rs 47,352.51 crore in comparison to allocation in 2016-17 of Rs 37,061.55 crore.

Jaitley in ICU, is 'haemodynamically stable': AIIMS

Jaitley in ICU, is 'haemodynamically stable': AIIMS

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey are at the hospital to enquire about his health condition.

Cabinet increases retirement age of government doctors to 65 years

Cabinet increases retirement age of government doctors to 65 years

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

The retirement age of doctors in some departments is 60 years and in some others, it is 62.

Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM with 2 deputies

Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM with 2 deputies

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit attended the swearing in ceremony as did BJP president J P Nadda.

Harsh Vardhan, Cong's Manish Tewari spar over nod to Covaxin

Harsh Vardhan, Cong's Manish Tewari spar over nod to Covaxin

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan sparred on Twitter on Saturday with the Opposition leader raising questions over the emergency use approval given to the indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader hitting back alleging that Tewari was only passionate about spreading rumours.

NEET decision on medical admissions in 2 days: Centre

NEET decision on medical admissions in 2 days: Centre

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Legal consultations are being held over implementation of Supreme Court-ordered National Eligibility cum Entrance Test as the sole entrance test for admissions to medical colleges following opposition by several states and there will be a decision in two days, the Centre said on Wednesday.

The Challenges That Await Modi 3.0

The Challenges That Await Modi 3.0

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

'The lack of a majority isn't the issue. He has enough in 240, especially as none of his allies can pull down his coalition.' 'That's why he's started as if this were just another, normal term. That pretence is vital for him.' 'The change for Modi 3.0 comes not from numbers, but from the new environment of contestation,' points out Shekhar Gupta.

22 killed as major fire breaks out at Bhubaneswar hospital

22 killed as major fire breaks out at Bhubaneswar hospital

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The blaze was suspected to have been triggered by an electric short circuit in the dialysis ward which spread to the ICU.

BJP delegation meets Kovind-led panel, backs simultaneous polls

BJP delegation meets Kovind-led panel, backs simultaneous polls

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Briefing reporters, Nadda said his party has proposed that if holding the three-tier polls together was not possible immediately, then Lok Sabha and assembly elections can be held together first.

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in the Upper House of Parliament.

Modi files nomination with allies by his side; Nitish absent

Modi files nomination with allies by his side; Nitish absent

Rediff.com14 May 2024

In the morning, he offered prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat and the Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.

'Non-negotiable!' Govt stands its ground on surrogacy bill

'Non-negotiable!' Govt stands its ground on surrogacy bill

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Union Health Minister J P Nadda also dismissed criticism that government was trying to impose moral values on citizens, saying it is about "righteousness" and the technological advancements in this area have to be used in the "right perspective".

Sonowal, Sarma meet BJP top brass over Assam CM pick

Sonowal, Sarma meet BJP top brass over Assam CM pick

Rediff.com8 May 2021

After a series of meetings, Sarma told reporters that BJP's Assam legislature party is likely to meet in Guwahati on Sunday and all questions related to the next government will be answered there.

Owner of Bhubaneshwar hospital where 21 died in fire arrested

Owner of Bhubaneshwar hospital where 21 died in fire arrested

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Manoj Naik was taken into custody after he surrendered at the Khandagiri Police Station.

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Lead by example... that's the adage our netas followed on Thursday as several of them took to performing various asanas across the country to mark the country's fourth Yoga Day. Here's a look at some of them.

PM, 57 ministers to mark Yoga Day events across India

PM, 57 ministers to mark Yoga Day events across India

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

While Modi will be performing yoga along with thousands of people at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, his cabinet colleagues Singh and Jaitley have been assigned the task of leading the 2nd IYD programmes in Lucknow and Mumbai respectively.

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.

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge.

Seen Priyanka in Chashma?

Seen Priyanka in Chashma?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

What some of our leaders were up to on Monday.

President gives medical students a 'NEET' relief

President gives medical students a 'NEET' relief

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance to keep state boards out of the common entrance test for MBBS and dental courses for this year.

Sonowal, Himanta called to Delhi to discuss CM issue

Sonowal, Himanta called to Delhi to discuss CM issue

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership, apparently to discuss about the leadership issue of the next government, five days after the saffron party-led alliance emerged victorious in the assembly elections, sources said.

BJP manifesto promises to 'maintain peace in Northeast'

BJP manifesto promises to 'maintain peace in Northeast'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

In its election manifesto -- 'Sankalp Patra' -- the Bharatiya Janata Party has vowed to implement the Union Civil Code (UCC), maintain peace in the Northeast, among other key poll promises.

Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village

Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Badal's mortal remains were taken to the family's farmland, around a kilometer from his residence, on a flower-decked tractor-trolley with his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and other family members standing with folded hands as the vehicle moved past the mourners on the route.

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

In the latest medical bulletin issued by AIIMS, the hospital said that he 'continues to respond well to treatment'.

Bhubaneswar's tragedy-hit hospital had no fire safety clearance

Bhubaneswar's tragedy-hit hospital had no fire safety clearance

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

The deceased, identified as Janakibla Hui, had been shifted to AIIMS soon after the devastating fire ravaged the private medical facility on Monday evening, a spokesman of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar said.

Now, live larvae found in Nestle's baby food!

Now, live larvae found in Nestle's baby food!

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

In yet another blow for Nestle India, live larvae and worms have been found in their milk powder in Coimbatore.

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the November 17 Madhya Pradesh elections promising MSP for wheat at Rs 2,700 per quintal and paddy at Rs 3,100 and houses for beneficiaries of the state's flagship scheme 'Ladli Bahna'.

Govt to set up 4000 dialysis centres across India, will be free for poor

Govt to set up 4000 dialysis centres across India, will be free for poor

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

4,000 dialysis units to be set up across India, government working on providing free basic healthcare to BPL families.

Zika virus: Centre issues guidelines; warns against travel to affected areas

Zika virus: Centre issues guidelines; warns against travel to affected areas

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

A day after the WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre on Tuesday issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.

Prez seeks more information on NEET ordinance

Prez seeks more information on NEET ordinance

Rediff.com23 May 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sought more information on few points on NEET ordinance.