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Private hospitals in Bengal shut door on Didi’s healthcare scheme KOLKATA: Patients enrolled in Swasthya Sathi, the outgoing Mamata Banerjee govt’s flagship universal health insurance scheme offering Rs 5 lakh annual coverage, are being refused admission or turned away from several private hospitals across Kolkata as the facilities wait to see whether the incoming BJP…
Surveillance footage from the early days of the war shows chaotic scenes inside hospitals in Tehran as air strikes hit nearby areas.Video, released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society recently, captures medical staff scrambling to evacuate patients during the bombardment. In one clip, a nurse is seen carrying three newborn babies to safety, while in…
BENGALURU: Manipal Hospitals is set to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) this week for an IPO expected to raise about Rs 10,500-11,000 crore, potentially the largest public offering in India’s healthcare sector. The issue will include an offer-for-sale component of around Rs 2,000 crore, while a large portion of the proceeds will be…
Iran’s capital Tehran and its surrounding areas have been witnessing thick black clouds hovering over it along with “toxic rain of oil” that is descending upon the city in the form of black droplets. This came about after Israeli forces struck the Shahran and Shahr-e-Rey oil depots in Tehran, late on Saturday. Soon after, Iranians…
Fans of Jr NTR gathered in huge numbers in Bengaluru on Sunday as the actor arrived to inaugurate a facility at KIMS Hospitals. His appearance sparked massive excitement, with hundreds of admirers assembling both inside and outside the hospital complex in hopes of catching a glimpse of the star.Reports said the enthusiasm soon turned chaotic…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: J&K CM Omar Abdullah presented on Friday the National Conference (NC) govt’s second budget, peppered with references to challenges arising out of last year’s Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and devastating floods.Presenting the Rs 1.27-lakh crore budget for 2026-27 as he also handles finance, Omar proposed two dedicated emergency hospitals and bullet-proof ambulances in frontier…
Zero cut-off in NEET PG: Is India lowering the bar to keep hospitals running? The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has revised the cut-off for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 across all categories. For general candidates, the percentile fell from 50 to 7, while SC, ST,…
Stray dog (Representative image) NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission has directed all govt and private medical colleges and institutions to maintain a mandatory stock of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) at all times, in a move that follows SC directions requiring hospitals to ensure timely and complete treatment of dog-bite victims.ARV helps body…
The health department organised camps and screened residents while the civic staff carried out cleaning in the affected locality. INDORE: A day after residents in Bhagirathpura area of Indore took ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming contaminated water, three people admitted to different hospitals died on Tuesday. Chief minister Mohan Yadav termed…
Veteran journalist and film critic Bhawana Somaaya recently reflected on an era when Bollywood celebrities fiercely protected their private lives, and even intimate milestones like weddings and pregnancies were kept away from public scrutiny. While opening up on how stars also maintained secrecy earlier, she recalled Hema Malini‘s marriage to Dharmendra. She further added how…
