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Send reports every 2 hours: Centre to states on doctors' protest

Send reports every 2 hours: Centre to states on doctors' protest

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

The MHA said that the law and order situation of all states should be monitored in view of the protests.

Talks between protesting doctors, Bengal govt fail to break ice

Talks between protesting doctors, Bengal govt fail to break ice

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Agitating junior doctors, whose nine representatives are on a fast-unto-death demonstration, termed talks with senior officials of the West Bengal government as 'the most disappointing meeting so far'.

Is Ajit Pawar Making Eknath Shinde Insecure?

Is Ajit Pawar Making Eknath Shinde Insecure?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

'Ajit Pawar is trying to sideline us; he is trying to be in the BJP's good books at our cost.'

F1: Leclerc delivers home win for Ferrari at Monza

F1: Leclerc delivers home win for Ferrari at Monza

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

Leclerc was 11 seconds clear with seven laps to go and 8.3 ahead with five remaining as the massed ranks of 'tifosi' willed him on.

Nurse at Rahul's birth saddened by citizenship row

Nurse at Rahul's birth saddened by citizenship row

Rediff.com3 May 2019

'Swamy's complaint about Rahul's citizenship is baseless'

Tabligh members 'harass' nurses, UP to invoke NSA

Tabligh members 'harass' nurses, UP to invoke NSA

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

The six Jamaat members at the Gaziabad district hospital were shifted to an isolation ward set up at a private educational institute after the complaints against them.

50 senior doctors of RG Kar hospital resign

50 senior doctors of RG Kar hospital resign

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

Nearly 50 senior doctors of RG Kar hospital on Tuesday tendered their resignations in a mark of solidarity with medics who have been on fast-unto-death since October 5 demanding justice for the institution's rape and murder victim.

Patients shocked as police car drives through AIIMS waiting area

Patients shocked as police car drives through AIIMS waiting area

Rediff.com23 May 2024

A video of the incident, which took place on May 21, went viral on social media on Thursday.

Nurse tests positive for COVID-19 at pvt hospital in Mumbai

Nurse tests positive for COVID-19 at pvt hospital in Mumbai

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

New admissions were stopped and Outpatient Department was closed at the private-run Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday after at least one of its staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Devastating blow for British swimmer as COVID strikes

Devastating blow for British swimmer as COVID strikes

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

The Briton had said he woke up unwell on the day of the race, although he declined to use that as an excuse. Peaty also struggled to speak after the race with a hoarse throat.

Bengal junior docs threaten hunger strike, give govt 24-hr deadline

Bengal junior docs threaten hunger strike, give govt 24-hr deadline

Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

The junior doctors called off their 'total cease work' at state-run medical colleges and hospitals around 8.30 pm on Friday but threatened to launch a hunger strike till death if their demands were not met by the West Bengal government within 24 hours.

This nurse soothes COVID-19 patients with her violin

This nurse soothes COVID-19 patients with her violin

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

While most exhausted healthcare workers want to rush home to be with their families after finishing their long shifts serving the COVID-19 patients, a 26-year-old nurse picks up her violin and returns to the ward.

US returnee shot at in home, ex-wife's father arrested

US returnee shot at in home, ex-wife's father arrested

Rediff.com25 Aug 2024

Efforts are being made to nab the two criminals who shot at Sukhchain Singh, who recently returned from the US, and are on the run, they said.

'Exhausted In This Long Fight For Justice'

'Exhausted In This Long Fight For Justice'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

Two months after a junior doctor was brutally raped and killed, the doctors' protest in Kolkata rages on.

Kolkata nurse fainted after taking Covid vaccine, stable

Kolkata nurse fainted after taking Covid vaccine, stable

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

The nurse was on Saturday admitted to hospital as she complained of uneasiness and fainted shortly after taking the shot, during the nationwide vaccination programme.

RG Kar case: Junior medics continue fast-unto-death

RG Kar case: Junior medics continue fast-unto-death

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal continued their fast-unto-death for the third consecutive day on Monday, demanding justice for the rape and murder of a woman medic of the RG Kar hospital and workplace safety even as the state government remained silent to address their issues.

Kolkata rape: Break fingers of those blaming Mamata, says TMC minister

Kolkata rape: Break fingers of those blaming Mamata, says TMC minister

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Senior Trinamool Congress minister Udayan Guha has sparked controversy by claiming that fingers of those blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanding her resignation over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor would be broken.

Ready For The Tribe?

Ready For The Tribe?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

From Vijay saving the day yet again to Vikramaditya Motwane's latest offering, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre. But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured. Then a fierce band of armed guerillas evacuated him to safety at great risk to their lives.

Doctors' strike cripples OPDs nationwide, Centre to form panel

Doctors' strike cripples OPDs nationwide, Centre to form panel

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

The government on Saturday said a committee will be formed to propose safety measures for healthcare professionals even as OPD services were hit across the country as doctors joined the 24-hour nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata.

SC asks protesting Bengal docs to return to duty

SC asks protesting Bengal docs to return to duty

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud directed the protesting doctors to get back to work by 5 pm on Tuesday and assured them that there will be no adverse action if they resume duty.

Nurse who cared for Covid-struck UK PM quits, criticising govt's handling of pandemic

Nurse who cared for Covid-struck UK PM quits, criticising govt's handling of pandemic

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Jenny McGee said that "a lot of nurses" felt the government "hadn't led very effectively" and that there had been "indecisiveness" and "so many mixed messages".

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

'It is for the first time that a film of mine will be released in theatres and Indian audiences will finally be able to buy tickets and experience it on a big screen, where cinema truly comes to life.'

'She Was Far Funnier Than Sajid And Me'

'She Was Far Funnier Than Sajid And Me'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Days after her mother Menka Irani passed away, Farah Khan took to Instagram to share her feelings in a poignant post.

Neeraj Chopra gears up for Diamond League despite injury

Neeraj Chopra gears up for Diamond League despite injury

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Nursing a long-standing groin injury, Neeraj Chopra claimed a silver medal in the Paris Olympics.

All We Imagine As Light Shines At Cannes

All We Imagine As Light Shines At Cannes

Rediff.com25 May 2024

It is the first Indian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years.

We are not shielding anyone: Kolkata CP on doctor's murder probe

We are not shielding anyone: Kolkata CP on doctor's murder probe

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

The CP said that the Kolkata police handed over all evidence, including videographed post-mortem to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the case upon orders of the Calcutta high court.

Windies spinner Nurse ruled out of remainder of India tour

Windies spinner Nurse ruled out of remainder of India tour

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Nurse picked up a niggle in his shoulder in the previous match in Mumbai and looked in discomfort, rendering him unavailable for the fifth and final ODI against India.

Wayanad landslide: People search for loved ones amid chaos

Wayanad landslide: People search for loved ones amid chaos

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Some people broke down at the shock of seeing the cold and injured bodies of their loved ones, while others heaved a sigh of relief that their kin were not among the deceased.

Doctor's murder: CBI files FIR, takes key accused into custody

Doctor's murder: CBI files FIR, takes key accused into custody

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

A team of senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who reached Kolkata on Wednesday morning, began its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal, officials said.

US Open PIX: Gauff, Sabalenka advance; Azarenka exits

US Open PIX: Gauff, Sabalenka advance; Azarenka exits

Rediff.com31 Aug 2024

Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.

The two-word advice that saw Neeraj throw his season's best

The two-word advice that saw Neeraj throw his season's best

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

With seven points from Thursday's second-place finish at the Lausanne Diamond League, Neeraj Chopra is joint third alongside Julian Weber in Diamond League standings with 15 points.

Centre suggests night patrol, access control for medics' safety

Centre suggests night patrol, access control for medics' safety

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating access for people to key areas are among the measures the Centre has asked states to implement to ensure the safety of medics at workplaces, following Supreme Court orders in the rape-murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata.

Coronavirus: What Modiji told a nurse...

Coronavirus: What Modiji told a nurse...

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

Hear what Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi told three Indians on the phone today.

150 Kerala docs, nurses help Mumbai fight COVID-19

150 Kerala docs, nurses help Mumbai fight COVID-19

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

'There is no place in Kerala like Mumbai. This is a huge city with 30 million people and slums'

Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite 'total cease work' on Tuesday to press for various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.

Medic murder: Doctors resume strike post vandalism at Kolkata hospital

Medic murder: Doctors resume strike post vandalism at Kolkata hospital

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

The strike will continue following the tragic incident at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, it said.

Chelsea's Rudiger covers catering costs for Berlin hospital nurses

Chelsea's Rudiger covers catering costs for Berlin hospital nurses

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'I decided ... to overtake the catering costs for at least three months'

Graduate, PG courses in Nursing

Graduate, PG courses in Nursing

Rediff.com29 May 2008

Jabalpur Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research opens admissions to courses in nursing.

This curling champ doubles up as nurse to battle Coronavirus

This curling champ doubles up as nurse to battle Coronavirus

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

'Now it's time to make a difference in a different way and I will now play my part in a much bigger team'