News for 'medical board'

Why TN Has Challenged NEET in Supreme Court

Why TN Has Challenged NEET in Supreme Court

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

As the petition points out, new medical colleges entail adjunct government hospitals, thus making specialised medical care that much more accessible to the vast majority of population that otherwise could not afford high-cost medical care in the private sector, N Sathiya Moorthy points out.

Pak girl accused of blasphemy will have to wait for bail

Pak girl accused of blasphemy will have to wait for bail

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

District and Sessions Judge Jawad Abbas of Islamabad said the bail hearing will be conducted on September after he sought clarification on how the medical examination of the girl, Rimsha Masih, was conducted.

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

September 13 is the last date to apply for the Common Admission Test 2023. I always recommend to do the registration early on.
Go through the form carefully and be sure about all the data that you are intending to fill in, advises Aashish Sood.

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

The Punjab police on Friday arrested the caretaker of a Kapurthala gurdwara for the lynching of a man and he has been charged with murder, a senior official said on Friday.

Mohit Kumar crowned U20 World Champion wrestler

Mohit Kumar crowned U20 World Champion wrestler

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Mohit Kumar on Wednesday became the first Indian wrestler to win junior world champion since 2019.

Pant abruptly dropped from India's ODI squad in Bangladesh

Pant abruptly dropped from India's ODI squad in Bangladesh

Rediff.com4 Dec 2022

Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will join the team ahead of the Test series that follows the ODIs.

Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal. The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours).

CBI grills Satya Pal Malik for 5 hrs over his claim in bribery cases

CBI grills Satya Pal Malik for 5 hrs over his claim in bribery cases

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

A Central Bureau of Investigation team on Friday arrived at the Som Vihar residence of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with its probe in the alleged insurance "scam" in the Union territory which came to light after his statement that he was offered bribes to clear related files, officials said.

Rohit positive about Bumrah's fitness but unsure of his return

Rohit positive about Bumrah's fitness but unsure of his return

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Last week the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) provided medical updates on star pacer and released a statement.

Sarabjit's skull injury caused his death: Autopsy

Sarabjit's skull injury caused his death: Autopsy

Rediff.com3 May 2013

Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who died after a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a Pakistani jail, suffered massive internal bleeding because of a head injury, according to an initial autopsy report.

SC refuses to allow woman to abort her 26-week foetus

SC refuses to allow woman to abort her 26-week foetus

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus on the ground that it suffered from 'down syndrome', saying "we have a life in our hands".

Tharoor moves court for discharge in Sunanda death case

Tharoor moves court for discharge in Sunanda death case

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, has told a Delhi court that he should be discharged as various investigations have been conducted by experts but they have not given a "definite opinion on the cause of death".

Indian Army's field hospital in quake-hit Turkey becomes operational

Indian Army's field hospital in quake-hit Turkey becomes operational

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

A field hospital set up by the Indian Army in Hatay province of quake-ravaged Turkiye has become operational with surgical and emergency wards to provide succour to the affected people, days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit that country.

Himachal: IAF rescues over 780 people in 48 hrs

Himachal: IAF rescues over 780 people in 48 hrs

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Choppers belonging to the Western Air Command carried out over 50 sorties over the last 48 hours, rescuing over 780 citizens in the flood-affected areas of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Air Force officials said.

Shaheen Afridi to undergo treatment in London: PCB

Shaheen Afridi to undergo treatment in London: PCB

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

The knee injury ruled him out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and subsequent ODI series in Netherlands as well as the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE.

Impossible to hold medical entrance in 4 weeks, CBSE tells SC in plea

Impossible to hold medical entrance in 4 weeks, CBSE tells SC in plea

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Central Board of Secondary Education's plea seeking more time to re-conduct All India Pre Medical Test-2015 exam which was scrapped in view of large-scale cheating in the test.

'Board as doctor, leave as patient': United gets roasted online

'Board as doctor, leave as patient': United gets roasted online

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Is United Airlines on a PR disaster overdrive?

SC directs Centre to bring conjoint twins at AIIMS

SC directs Centre to bring conjoint twins at AIIMS

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to bring two teenaged conjoint twins from Bihar by air ambulance to Delhi for treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Flyers with disabilities: DGCA issues draft rules for airlines

Flyers with disabilities: DGCA issues draft rules for airlines

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

The proposal to issue new rules has come just six days after the DGCA said it has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on IndiGo airline for denying boarding to a specially abled child at Ranchi airport on May 7.

Musharraf wants treatment in country of his choice

Musharraf wants treatment in country of his choice

Rediff.com25 Jan 2014

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has expressed his will to get medical treatment of his choice in another country, citing the findings of his medical report which shows serious illness.

The Greatest Teachers In My Life

The Greatest Teachers In My Life

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

A Ganesh Nadar shares the unforgettable lessons his teachers have taught him.

SC orders removal of two-finger test to confirm rape

SC orders removal of two-finger test to confirm rape

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

The bench terms the "two-finger test" as a violation of a woman's dignity and privacy.

Board exams or IIT prep? Strike a balance

Board exams or IIT prep? Strike a balance

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

Tips on how students can strike a balance between board exams and entrance tests.

Injured Shaheen Afridi ruled out of Asia Cup, England series

Injured Shaheen Afridi ruled out of Asia Cup, England series

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The board said that while Shaheen has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup and the seven-match T20 home series against England, he is expected to return to competitive cricket in October with the New Zealand tri-series, which will be followed by the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

Pakistan pacer Ali undergoes virtual rehab session

Pakistan pacer Ali undergoes virtual rehab session

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said pacer Hasan Ali is responding well to the virtual rehabilitation session being conducted for recuperation of his back injury and might return to competitive cricket sooner than expected. PCB also announced it will provide financial assistance to Hasan, who is currently not a centrally contracted player, till he returns to competitive cricket.

The NEET-UG fiasco: A medical aspirant narrates his experience

The NEET-UG fiasco: A medical aspirant narrates his experience

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

Ishan Sardesai, who took the country's first NEET-UG on May 5, 2013 narrates the chaos he went through while appearing for the common medical entrance examination.

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

A source in the medical college said the suspect, who was caught from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on the Wednesday, was admitted there after his examination.

Badaun rape: Exhumation not likely, as river submerges graves

Badaun rape: Exhumation not likely, as river submerges graves

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

Central Bureau of Investigation's efforts to exhume bodies of the Badaun rape victims on Sunday suffered a major jolt as rising levels of Ganga submerged the graves, prompting agency officials to decide on examining the lady doctor who conducted the first autopsy by a medical board.

Kiren Rijiju flies high on board Sukhoi-30MKI

Kiren Rijiju flies high on board Sukhoi-30MKI

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday flew in a Sukhoi-30MKI supersonic fighter jet of the Indian Air Force from the Halwara airbase in Punjab.

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

"Naseem has been diagnosed as having pneumonia and the medical panel is now monitoring him. They will decide about his future participation in matches and accompanying the team to New Zealand."

RPF cop forced passenger at gunpoint across 2 coaches and shot him

RPF cop forced passenger at gunpoint across 2 coaches and shot him

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh forced a passenger of the B2 bogie of the Jaipur-Mumbai train to walk at gunpoint up to the pantry car, which is two coaches away, where he shot him dead, a GRP official said on Tuesday citing the investigation.

SC refuses to postpone NEET-PG 2023, exam to be held on Mar 5

SC refuses to postpone NEET-PG 2023, exam to be held on Mar 5

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain pleas seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-PG 2023, which is scheduled for March 5, saying there is nothing in this world to prevent somebody who has not made it to try again.

Bill on uniform civil code not listed for monsoon session of Parliament

Bill on uniform civil code not listed for monsoon session of Parliament

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

The government on Thursday listed bills on personal data protection, to amend forest conservation laws and on the contentious ordinance on Delhi services for the monsoon session of Parliament beginning next week.

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.

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.

Why Are Younger Indians Getting Heart Attacks?

Why Are Younger Indians Getting Heart Attacks?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

rediffGURU Dr Vivek Mahajan, interventional cardiologist at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, explains how young Indians can correct their lifestyle in order to protect themselves from sudden and unexpected cardiac arrests.

Shall I shoot myself too? RPF jawan asked wife after killing 4 in train

Shall I shoot myself too? RPF jawan asked wife after killing 4 in train

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

Her statement also mentioned that the accused had a "blood clot" in the brain and was taking medicines for the same.

Justice Karnan issues NBWs against CJI, 6 other judges

Justice Karnan issues NBWs against CJI, 6 other judges

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Justice Karnan passed a 'suo motu judicial order in the interest of the nation to protect the general public from corruption and unrest'.

Safety railings may have averted Maha bus mishap: Rescuer

Safety railings may have averted Maha bus mishap: Rescuer

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

The victims were part of a traditional dhol-tasha (drums and percussion) troupe, based out of Goregaon in north-west Mumbai, who had travelled to Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad area to take part in an event.

Court orders IA to reinstate 'fat' airhostess

Court orders IA to reinstate 'fat' airhostess

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered the Indian Airlines, now Air India, to take back an airhostess, who was sacked for being overweight.