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DNA samples collected to identify train crash victims

DNA samples collected to identify train crash victims

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

As relatives continue to search for their loved ones among the bodies of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy, the Bhubaneswar municipal corporation has said that it will send 30 DNA samples collected from visitors to All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

Narasimha Rao stable, says AIIMS

Narasimha Rao stable, says AIIMS

Rediff.com13 Dec 2004

The hospital has said that he will continue to be in intensive care till he is completely out of danger.

J-K policeman, shot at by terrorists while playing cricket, dies

J-K policeman, shot at by terrorists while playing cricket, dies

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who was critically injured when he was shot at by a Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist while playing cricket in Srinagar in October, died at AIIMS, New Delhi, on Thursday. He leaves behind his wife, who is expecting their first child.

Sunanda autopsy row: AIIMS doc maintains he was pressurised

Sunanda autopsy row: AIIMS doc maintains he was pressurised

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

The head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences forensic department on Thursday stuck to his controversial claim that pressure was brought on him to manipulate the post mortem report on Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar

4 AIIMS doctors move HC against reservation policy

4 AIIMS doctors move HC against reservation policy

Rediff.com11 Feb 2007

The Delhi High Court has issued noticed to AIIMS, Medical Council of India and the Centre on a petition filed by the doctors.

3rd Covid wave inevitable, could hit India in 6-8 weeks: AIIMS chief

3rd Covid wave inevitable, could hit India in 6-8 weeks: AIIMS chief

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Until a sizeable number of the population are vaccinated, Covid-appropriate behaviour needs to be followed aggressively, he said and stressed on the need for stricter surveillance and area-specific lockdowns in case of a significant surge.

Jolt to Kejriwal, no interim bail on health grounds

Jolt to Kejriwal, no interim bail on health grounds

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Special judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Tihar jail authorities to take care of his medical needs in judicial custody.

'Baahubali' moment: How Stalin and allies secured TN sweep

'Baahubali' moment: How Stalin and allies secured TN sweep

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

With the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and allies far ahead in all the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state and 1 in neighbouring Puducherry, it appears the outcome, for the Stalin-led Dravidian party will be similar to the success of the popular flick Baahubali.

Suspected Maoist sympathiser finally admitted to AIIMS

Suspected Maoist sympathiser finally admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Adivasi teacher and alleged Naxal sympathiser Soni Sori was admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday afternoon. AIIMS had refused to admit Soni Sori on Tuesday, in spite of directions to do so by the Supreme Court.

Regions with real 'vikas' are beyond BJP's reach: Tharoor

Regions with real 'vikas' are beyond BJP's reach: Tharoor

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

Asked about the BJP's claim that its performance in southern states will be exemplary, Tharoor said, "The claim of an 'exemplary' performance is yet another product of the BJP's propaganda mill."

Call off strike, CPI-M to AIIMS docs

Call off strike, CPI-M to AIIMS docs

Rediff.com6 Jul 2006

Call off strike, CPI-M to AIIMS docs

Narasimha Rao admitted to AIIMS

Narasimha Rao admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

Rao, 83, was admitted to the hospital's gastro ward on June 16 after he complained of loss in appetite.

BJP leader's sister drugged, abandoned at AIIMS

BJP leader's sister drugged, abandoned at AIIMS

Rediff.com30 Aug 2011

Senior Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harsh Vardhan's sister was tricked into having several sleeping pills, allegedly by her daughter-in-law, and abandoned outside AIIMS in an unconscious state, police said on Tuesday. Reena, 28, was arrested recently following investigations into a missing person report filed by Asha Singhal herself on August 24, a senior police official said. Reena is married to Parag Singhal, Asha's son.

AIIMS admission racket: CBI registers 4 cases

AIIMS admission racket: CBI registers 4 cases

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered four new cases in connection with the rigging of answer-sheets and results related to entrance examinations at the undergraduate level and for three post graduate courses in AIIMS. The agency registered the first case in connection with the post graduate exam held in January 2010 where answer-sheets of seven students were allegedly interpolated.

Amitabh Bachchan visits Amar Singh at AIIMS

Amitabh Bachchan visits Amar Singh at AIIMS

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter Shweta Nanda on Sunday visited Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Amar Singh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he is undergoing treatment for urinary tract infection and wished him speedy recovery.

'I'm Sure The Concept For INDIA Came From Him'

'I'm Sure The Concept For INDIA Came From Him'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

'In Parliament, he was the one person who stood for democracy and secularism even when the principal Opposition party was not very forthright in taking on the BJP and RSS.'

36 people treated at AIIMS after JNU violence; all discharged

36 people treated at AIIMS after JNU violence; all discharged

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

4 out of the 36 people, which included faculty and students, had minor head injuries. Others had suffered soft tissue injuries, abrasions, fracture and lacerations among others. Two more victims reported at 12 noon with soft tissue injuries, while 3 victims of the violence were also learnt to have gone to Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday night.

P Venugopal back as AIIMS director

P Venugopal back as AIIMS director

Rediff.com8 May 2008

The 66-year-old, who had been appointed to the post on July three, 2003, for a five-year-term came to his office in the AIIMS barely hours after the Supreme Court verdict came out and reassumed charge. Venugopal was accompanied by resident doctors and faculty members who have supported him all along in his tussle with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.

Inquiry exposes arbitrary AIIMS selection process

Inquiry exposes arbitrary AIIMS selection process

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

Between 1993 and 2003, AIIMS did not hold its regular selections because of agitations and litigation by the faculty objecting to reservations for SC, ST and OBC candidates in faculty selections

Mute response to AIIMS medicos strike

Mute response to AIIMS medicos strike

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

The strike called by All-India Institute of Medical Science doctors in protest against the passage of a bill restricting the retirement age of its director at 65 years saw muted response with the medicos backing institution head P Venugopal abstaining from work while those opposing him attending OPD and other services.

Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

Sources close to the Congress leader said he was doing fine.

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Azad meets family of rape victim at AIIMS

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday met the family of the five-year-old rape victim at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and enquired about her health.

AIIMS: SC notice to Centre, Venugopal

AIIMS: SC notice to Centre, Venugopal

Rediff.com7 May 2007

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan sought the reply as both AIIMS and Venugopal filed their appeals against the High Court order.

HC directive on AIIMS director challenged

HC directive on AIIMS director challenged

Rediff.com20 Apr 2007

The SLP filed by AIIMS assailed the judgement on the ground that the High Court had committed a grave error by declaring that there was no upper age limit for the director.

Delhi detects 7 M pneumonia cases amid outbreak in China

Delhi detects 7 M pneumonia cases amid outbreak in China

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been linked to the recent surge in respiratory ailments among children in China.

Sikar gang rape victim's family threatened inside AIIMS

Sikar gang rape victim's family threatened inside AIIMS

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

"I am Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's friend; no police can act against me." This is what some harassers told the family of the Sikar gang rape victim, who has just undergone her 20th operation in 17 months.

Days after horrific train crash, 101 bodies yet to be identified

Days after horrific train crash, 101 bodies yet to be identified

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The devastating collision, involving two passenger trains and a freight train, took the lives of at least 275 people and caused injuries to over 1100 others in Balasore. This tragic incident has had a profound impact across India.

NEET Case Kingpin's Political Ambitions

NEET Case Kingpin's Political Ambitions

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev 'Mukhiya', an alleged kingpin behind the NEET paper leak, was not only minting money but wanted to become an MP or MLA.

All 41 workers healthy, given balanced diet: Health official

All 41 workers healthy, given balanced diet: Health official

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

After screening and a health checkup at Chiniyalisaur Community Health Centre, 41 workers who were successfully rescued from the Silkyara Tunnel are healthy, said Dr Bimlesh Joshi, Nodal Officer Health of Rescue operation.

'We never lost hope': Worker rescued from tunnel

'We never lost hope': Worker rescued from tunnel

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Soon after being rescued, Vishal, a resident of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, met his family members outside the tunnel and was then taken to a hospital in an ambulance.

1 dead, 17 injured as stage collapses at Delhi's Kalkaji temple

1 dead, 17 injured as stage collapses at Delhi's Kalkaji temple

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Around 12.30 am, the elevated platform collapsed as it could not bear the weight of the people sitting on it and fell on those seated below, the DCP said.

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS

15 electrocuted to death at Namami Gange site in U'khand

15 electrocuted to death at Namami Gange site in U'khand

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

The dead included three police inspectors and three home guards, the official said.

Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar arrested in Swati Maliwal 'assault' case

Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar arrested in Swati Maliwal 'assault' case

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Bibhav Kumar was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal who sent him to five-day police custody after the police sought his remand to question him about the incident and to retrieve data from his phone.

Govt approves 6 AIIMS-like institutes

Govt approves 6 AIIMS-like institutes

Rediff.com16 Mar 2006

The government on Thursday night decided to set up six AIIMS-like institutions in 'under-served' states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttaranchal at a total capital cost of Rs 1,992 crore.

29 bodies of Odisha train accident victims identified

29 bodies of Odisha train accident victims identified

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

There were multiple claimants for 15 bodies and the DNA reports were received from the central laboratory in Delhi after about 20 days, officials said.

AAP steps up attack against Vardhan over removal of AIIMS CVO

AAP steps up attack against Vardhan over removal of AIIMS CVO

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Stepping up its attack on the Union Health Minister over the removal of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Chief Vigilance Officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday called for the immediate sacking or resignation of Harsh Vardhan.

Centre gets notice over AIIMS appointment

Centre gets notice over AIIMS appointment

Rediff.com16 Oct 2006

The Delhi HC on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a fresh application which challenged the appointment of Dr Shyam Prasad as member of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' body on the ground that he was handpicked by the Health Minister.

Is That Amish Doing Yoga?

Is That Amish Doing Yoga?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and best selling novelist Amish -- who is also director of the Nehru Centre -- leads International Day of Yoga celebrations at Trafalgar Square in London.