The 66-year-old finance minister underwent a successful kidney transplant surgery in mid-May and was on leave since April due to kidney-related problems and chest infection.
The Maharashtra government has an sought explanation within 48 hours or threatened suspension of its license for organ transplanting.
Anshuman Kumar met his wife Pooja at a doctor's clinic. And the rest, as they say, was (medical) history :-P
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The AIADMK leader's car briefly halted in front of a Ganesha temple in Kotturpuram and she prayed from inside the vehicle as used to be done by Jaya.
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ducked queries about exit polls predicting wins, in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, for his former ally Bharatiya Janata Party which he has vowed to defeat with the help of a united opposition in the next general elections.
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Two days after being discharged from hospital, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, an accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam case, has moved a Delhi court seeking its permission to go abroad for treatment of his kidney ailment.
The CBI has already filed a charge sheet in the case against Prasad, Rabri Devi and 14 others under charges of criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, in which all the accused have been summoned on March 15, they said.
The Nepalese police have intensified the hunt for Jeevan Rawat, the brother of the alleged kidney transplant racket kingpin Amit Kumar, who was arrested from a jungle resort in Chitwan district last week and deported to India.
Delhi is experiencing its first heatwave of the season, with temperatures reaching 40.2 degrees Celsius. Doctors have warned that exposure to extreme heat can lead to a range of health issues, from mild rashes and muscle cramps to serious conditions like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. They advise staying hydrated, avoiding outdoor activities during peak hours, and wearing light, breathable clothes. Vulnerable groups like children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions are at greater risk.
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Doctors have successfully performed the world's first skull-scalp transplant on a man who suffered a large head wound from cancer treatment.
Irani's deputy in the I&B ministry Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been given the charge of the key portfolio.
The AIADMK leader had sought parole for 15 days, but she has been granted for five days.
Thousands gathered to bid farewell to Tonga's King George Tupou V, who died on of an undisclosed illness on March 18. It is, however, known that the king had undergone a kidney transplant last year.
He charged the Congress with a conspiracy against SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and denying him an appropriate bungalow.
His samples have been sent to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute laboratory for confirmation and reports are awaited.
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Amar Singh was on Thursday granted interim bail till September 19 on health grounds by a Delhi court in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. The 55-year-old former Samajwadi Party leader was granted interim bail by Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. Singh was in judicial custody for nine days. He was arrested on September 6 after he appeared in court in response to its summons for his alleged role in the scam.
This is Jaitley's first overseas visit since his kidney ailment was confirmed in April last year.
Rajinikanth had on October 29 said he has been advised against entering politics by doctors as he had undergone a kidney transplant in 2016 and due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Restoration of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir's statehood as well as implementation of the autonomy resolution passed by the erstwhile assembly in 2000 are among the National Conference's 12 guarantees announced in its manifesto for the upcoming polls.
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has sent feelers to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh to join his party. "I have spoken with him and I have very candidly told him that he is not alone. I am too small a fry to invite him to my party, but it will be my fortune to enable him to do something to be active in politics through the platform of SP," Amar Singh told television channels.
With many foreign patients being his clients, Kumar has been accused of stashing a part of his earnings abroad and the Enforcement Directorate is assessing if a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act could be slapped against him and his associates.
A Nepalese minister indicated that it may take weeks or months for the tainted doctor to be sent to India.
Wildlife photography, which requires a lot of patience, can be a tedious affair. But for Dr Ajit Huilgol, a reputed surgeon from Bangalore, it is a passion and a hobby.
Anton Balasingham recently had a kidney transplant in Norway and his condition has been further complicated by diabetes.
Indicating a fresh start to the topic of if or not he would enter politics, that was debated for over two decades in Tamil Nadu, the actor said 'questions' lingered among the Mandram functionaries on the forum's future.
Croatia showed they are well-equipped to make a serious bid for the Euro 2008 title when their reserves swept aside Poland 1-0 in their final Group B game on Monday.
The central agency which is often accused, by parties opposed to the BJP, of having become a political instrument in the hands of the party ruling the Centre, has reopened inquiry into a case against Prasad which it had closed last year.
The Birlas on Thursday informed the Calcutta High Court that Priyamvada Birla was suffering from several debilitating diseases and not in firm health as claimed by Rajendra S Lodha who asserted she had made the 1999 'will' in his favour in her full s
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Tamil Nadu has the most efficient and effective cadaver transplant programme in India.
Suresh had been hospitalised after meeting with an accident at his workplace. He was finally taken off the ventilator on Saturday after being declared dead.
Masterminds of kidney stealing racket, Amit Kumar and Upender Kumar have been sentenced by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula to undergo seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh each.
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