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New Delhi, March 16 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met with a CRPF officer who lost a leg in a counter-Maoist operation in Jharkhand on Monday.In a message about the meeting, Gandhi praised the brave officer from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite 209...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has launched the PM-Road Accident Victims Hospitalization and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) scheme, aiming to provide timely medical care to victims of road accidents. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that this initiative ensures cashless treatment up to...

New Delhi, March 16 A member of the Rajya Sabha on Monday urged the government to introduce legislation on end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, pointing out that Parliament has failed to act on the issue despite multiple Law Commission reports and Supreme Court directives spanning two...

Jamtara, March 15 Authorities in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Sunday suspended the warden of a government-run residential girls' school after a Class 11 student died during treatment, with her family alleging that she was not promptly taken to hospital despite her deteriorating condition...

Pune, March 14 Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, said on Saturday that he underwent surgery on his right leg due to an injury he sustained nearly three decades ago, and that doctors had advised him to rest for a month.In a post on X, the minister, who represents the...

Panaji, March 14 Goa has transformed its kidney care services into a comprehensive nephrology ecosystem, providing free dialysis and post-transplant medicines across the state, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said.The state government is working to ensure accessible and affordable...

Peshawar, March 13 Imran Khan's party in Pakistan demanded immediate medical treatment for the jailed leader, who is believed to be suffering from an ailment in his right eye.At a press conference, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi called for the 73-year-old founder of the...

New Delhi, March 13 A school student sustained injuries after she jumped onto metro tracks at the Dwarka Sector-14 metro station on Friday afternoon, apparently due to stress related to her board examinations, an official said.Metro staff and commuters at the station immediately alerted...

New Delhi, March 13 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the alleged physical assault of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi, after she objected to lewd and racially abusive remarks.Observing that the...

Mumbai, March 12 An accused in a POCSO Act case was arrested in Ambernath, Thane district, after he escaped from a hospital in Mumbai while receiving medical treatment, a police official said on Thursday.Shrikant Laxman Gofan, who was in judicial custody in connection with POCSO and robbery...

Mumbai, March 12 Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who was hospitalised in February after a brain haemorrhage, is now doing better and hopefully will be discharged soon, his son Arbaaz Khan said.The actor shared an update on his father's health when reporters approached him while he was leaving...

New Delhi, March 11 Authorities at AIIMS, Delhi, announced Wednesday that a committee will be formed to implement the Supreme Court's order, which allows the withdrawal of artificial life support for a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 13 years.In a landmark judgment, the...

Amravati (Maharashtra), March 11 – The central government’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and the state government’s Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana are transforming healthcare access for thousands of patients in Amravati.Patients at the government-run Amravati Super...

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...

Patna, March 11 – A police officer was seriously injured during a raid to arrest a liquor mafia in the Bhadaur village under the Bhadaur Police Station in the Patna district of Bihar.The injured officer, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sanjay Kumar, fell from the roof of a house...

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...

Pilibhit, March 11 A 50-year-old woman in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, who had been declared "brain-dead" and sent home with little hope of survival, showed signs of life after an ambulance carrying her hit a pothole on a national highway.Doctors subsequently resumed treatment, and the...

Jaipur, March 11 Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde was discharged from Sawai Man Singh Hospital here, a day after he was admitted for a fever.On Tuesday, Bagde was admitted to the hospital after he complained of fever, discomfort, and restlessness during a routine visit. Earlier, a hospital...

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...

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), March 10 Forty-four children fell ill after consuming a midday meal at a government middle school in Kavundampalayam, police said on Tuesday.Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran visited the children who are being treated at the city's government...