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After Rs 65bn loss, SBI mulls strategic advisor

After Rs 65bn loss, SBI mulls strategic advisor

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

According to SBI executives, the aim is to do things efficiently with an eye on profitability, and get a feedback on areas, including which business to enter and which to exit.

New EVMs will stop working if tampered with

New EVMs will stop working if tampered with

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

The Election Commission has decided to replace 9,30,430 EVMs purchased before 2006 as the older machines are nearing their 15-year life cycle.

Scientists develop cheaper method to detect cancer

Scientists develop cheaper method to detect cancer

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Every year about 1.30 lakh new cases of cervical cancer are detected, while 70-80,000 women die of this disease every year in the country, Das said.

Apollo, Johns Hopkins plan lab in Hyderabad

Apollo, Johns Hopkins plan lab in Hyderabad

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Apollo Group Hospitals on Friday announced to have entered into a strategic alliance with Johns Hopkins Medicine International for collaboration in medicine, education, research and setting up a diagnostics lab.

Rohit Tiwari and the right of a wronged child

Rohit Tiwari and the right of a wronged child

Rediff.com17 May 2019

Rohit Shekhar's successful legal fight established the right of a child -- at any age -- to know his paternity.

How COVID-19 affects your brain

How COVID-19 affects your brain

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

'There are different reasons for brain involvement depending on how the virus has entered the body.' 'If the virus enters the brain from the nose, the impairment will be different as opposed to if the virus impairs other organs which in turn impair the brain.' 'If it affects the lungs or heart, there can still be brain changes from secondary effects of reduction in oxygen delivery, or reduction in blood supply to the brain.'

GE eyes BPL Healthcare

GE eyes BPL Healthcare

Rediff.com8 Dec 2005

Nurses, radiologists too on indefinite strike from Friday

Nurses, radiologists too on indefinite strike from Friday

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

The nurses want redressal of issues related to pay and allowances, whereas the radiologists announced the strike after failing to reach a 'resolution with the Centre on Thursday over outstanding issues'.

Travel no more than three hours for Cancer treatment

Travel no more than three hours for Cancer treatment

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.

Special leptospirosis institute in Mumbai

Special leptospirosis institute in Mumbai

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

Several Mumbai residents were affected with the disease after the rains in July.

'Cars used to come at Deoria shelter home, but wasn't aware of purpose'

'Cars used to come at Deoria shelter home, but wasn't aware of purpose'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

However, after a raid at the place on Sunday night, police said 24 girls were rescued.

Gujarat skeletons: Court allows lab change

Gujarat skeletons: Court allows lab change

Rediff.com12 Jan 2006

The skeletal remains of post-Godhra riot victims of the Lunawada mass grave site will now be sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics instead of Red Hill Laboratory (both in Andhra Pradesh).

In a major push to Ayushman Bharat govt allots Rs 61,398 cr for health sector

In a major push to Ayushman Bharat govt allots Rs 61,398 cr for health sector

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Ayushman Bharat aims at providing a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually and is aimed at benefitting more than 10 crore poor families across the country.

Coronavirus: 'For two years we have to be careful!'

Coronavirus: 'For two years we have to be careful!'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'Once you resume economic activities, life will be normal.' 'The younger people will tolerate the virus very well. So, life will become normal very soon.'

HC relief for SRK on petition about sex determination

HC relief for SRK on petition about sex determination

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the order of a magistrate's court rejecting the plea seeking documents regarding the sex determination test allegedly undergone by actor Shahrukh Khan's wife prior to the birth of the couple's third child.

Apple gets regulatory approval, can now sell iPhone 6 in China

Apple gets regulatory approval, can now sell iPhone 6 in China

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Analysts expect the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to sell well in China, where many people prefer phones with larger screens.

British, Indian biotech firms in pact

British, Indian biotech firms in pact

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

British and Indian companies have inked three new tie-ups in the biotech sector, British High Commissioner to India Sir Michael Arthur said on Friday.

'MNCs won't make a big difference, post 2005'

'MNCs won't make a big difference, post 2005'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2004

Nicholas Piramal India, a dominant player in the domestic pharmaceutical industry, appears to be unfazed by the anticipated consequences of the product patent regime that comes into play from January 2005.

UK firms set shop in India

UK firms set shop in India

Rediff.com1 Nov 2004

UK-based Randox Laboratories Ltd has set up its first manufacturing unit outside the UK in Bangalore.

Phaneesh Murthy launches health and lifecare venture

Phaneesh Murthy launches health and lifecare venture

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Murthy is launching an online market place for healthcare products.

NRI opens niche hospital in Dubai

NRI opens niche hospital in Dubai

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

An NRI businessman has launched Dubai's first super-speciality hospital in the private sector, seeking to provide world-class medical care to people in the entire Arab world and Iran.

Transasia eyes US buyouts

Transasia eyes US buyouts

Rediff.com21 Dec 2004

Modi govt puts brakes on India's universal health plan

Modi govt puts brakes on India's universal health plan

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

The decision to slash insurance coverage will have an impact on private health sector.

Amarmani's DNA matches Madhumita's foetus

Amarmani's DNA matches Madhumita's foetus

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

The DNA of former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi has matched the dead foetus of slain poetess Madhumita Shukla.

On board the Lifeline Express, world's first hospital train

On board the Lifeline Express, world's first hospital train

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

On July 16, 1991, the world's first hospital on a train chugged out of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on its maiden journey. Twenty-six years later, the Lifeline Express (also called Jeevan Rekha Express) continues to take a multitude of medical services, from major surgeries to dedicated cancer treatment, to the people of India.

Madhumita's foetus sent for DNA test

Madhumita's foetus sent for DNA test

Rediff.com26 May 2003

Didi or BJP: Who will win Bengal?

Didi or BJP: Who will win Bengal?

Rediff.com12 May 2019

BJP hopes to win 23 seats; TMC all of Bengal's 42 seats.

Rape of Badaun victims doubtful: CBI

Rape of Badaun victims doubtful: CBI

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

The rape of two teenaged cousins who were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Badaun seems "doubtful", indicates the CBI probe in the infamous killings in May which sparked a nationwide outrage.

Foreign coaches are neutral, says Akram

Foreign coaches are neutral, says Akram

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

Former Pakistan pace ace Wasim Akram says to become a cricketer in Pakistan you have to be a politician first.

Badaun rape case: CBI to seek DNA test of victims' clothes

Badaun rape case: CBI to seek DNA test of victims' clothes

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

Having failed to exhume the bodies of Badaun rape victims for a fresh autopsy, Central Bureau of Investigation will be sending their personal belongings and vaginal swabs for DNA analysis at a laboratory in Hyderabad.

Richest self-made woman in America is now the poorest!

Richest self-made woman in America is now the poorest!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 and it promised ground-breaking methods that would allow quick results for a wide range of tests with just one drop of blood.

India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest

India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India