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Ghaziabad (UP), March 24 Silence descended upon the residence of Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted passive euthanasia, on Tuesday as news broke that he had passed away at AIIMS Delhi, bringing an end to his 13-year suffering.Harish fell into a coma in 2013 after falling from...

New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be allowed passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, officials said.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his Ghaziabad home to the palliative...

New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, officials said.The 31-year-old, who had been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his Ghaziabad home to the palliative...

New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, sources said.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his Ghaziabad home to the palliative care...

New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be allowed passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, sources said.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative...

New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, sources said.The 31-year-old, who had been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative...

Ghaziabad, March 16 – With meditative chants and a loving hand on his forehead, Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, was prepared by his family for his final journey from their home in Ghaziabad to AIIMS Delhi, where he will pass away.The 31-year-old is the first person...

New Delhi, March 16 AIIMS-Delhi has initiated protocols to implement the Supreme Court ruling allowing passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a process that will take about two to three weeks, according to insiders.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home...

Ghaziabad, March 16 Meditative chants in the background, a loving hand on his forehead, and the calm words telling him "it's okay"... with that, the family of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, prepared for his final journey from their home in Ghaziabad to a Delhi...

New Delhi, March 12 Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar hailed the Supreme Court's historic order allowing the passive euthanasia of a 32-year-old man, stating that it decisively affirms the individual's right to end a state of vegetative existence.In a statement, he said that by...

Ghaziabad (UP), March 12 A team of doctors, led by the Ghaziabad chief medical officer, visited the residence of Harish Rana, a day after the Supreme Court permitted passive euthanasia for the 31-year-old, who had been in a coma for over a decade.Harish's father, Ashok Rana, told"The CMO...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for 12 years, is a gift from Aruna Shanbaug “who was never treated like a human,” says journalist-activist Pinki Virani, who led the ‘die with dignity’ campaign for the Mumbai...

Ghaziabad, March 11 – The father of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for over 13 years, said that the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the withdrawal of artificial life support won’t bring any personal benefit to the family, but could help others in similar situations.Ashok Rana, who had...

Ghaziabad, March 11 – The father of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for over 13 years, said that the Supreme Court's decision to allow the withdrawal of artificial life support would not benefit the family personally, but it could help others in similar situations.Ashok Rana, who had...

New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the withdrawal of artificial life support from a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 13 years, stating that the government should consider enacting comprehensive legislation on passive euthanasia.In the top court's...

New Delhi, March 11 To love someone is to care for them not just in times of joy, but in their saddest and darkest hours, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, while hailing the parents and siblings of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for more than 13 years, for their unwavering support to...

New Delhi, March 11 Harish Rana, 32, was an avid gym-goer and football player, and was pursuing a B.Tech degree at Panjab University in 2013 when he fell from the fourth floor of his rented accommodation and sustained a brain injury, leading to a coma.The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted...

Lucknow, March 11 In their plea to the Supreme Court, the family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man, who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, argued that allowing the withdrawal of artificial life support would restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering.The top court granted...

In its first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court has permitted the withdrawal of artificial life support of a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 12 years. Passive euthanasia is the intentional act of allowing a patient to die by withholding or withdrawing...

New Delhi, March 11 In its first ever order allowing passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of artificial life support to a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 12 years.Ruling on the long-discussed emotive issue, a bench of Justices J B...