Doctors resorting to strike illegal: Delhi HC

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......

'Water shortage is a very, very serious situation'

It has been argued that the next world war will be fought not over oil, but over water. In India, water riots have broken out in Madhya Pradesh this year and people have lost lives fighting......

No need to worry about PM's surgery, say docs

Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is undergoing a complex by-pass surgery, leading cardiologists on Saturday said it is a 'routine' operation and there is nothing to worry about. "No, I do not......

Plea on AIIMS director's retirement age dismissed

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's petition seeking review of its order quashing the health ministry's move to fix 65 years as the upper age limit for the All India Institute of Medical......

Left turn on pharma PSU closure

After the CPI(M), the crucial partner of the ruling UPA government, raised its voice against any attempt to shut down three public sector vaccine manufacturing units, Union Health Minister Anbumani......