Private hospitals may import Covid vaccines

Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are open to importing vaccines.Sohini Das reports. IMAGE: Vaccination at the Swaminarayan temple in Mumbai, May 14, 2021. Photograph: Ashish Raje/ANI Photo......

ALARMING! Student suicide rate rising in India, surpasses population growth rate

Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. Illustration: Dominic......

10 mn unused Covid vaccine doses lying with private hospitals

With around 2 million Covid vaccine doses likely to get wasted in December, leading hospital chains have now started to give it gratis to citizens. Sohini Das and Ruchika Chitravanshi report.......

Kolkata rape: IMA shuts medical services across India for 24 hrs

The Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman......

Budget 2024: What India Inc wants from Nirmalaji

India Inc on Thursday pitched for lowering income tax burden on common man, increase in capital expenditure, and firm steps to contain food inflation in their nearly two-hour long interaction with......

From bricks to stocks: Indian family houses take leap with new-found wealth

Led by a new generation of entrepreneurs, India’s family offices are shifting from traditional investments in physical and tangible assets like real estate to investing in technology,......

Indian docs, govt launch portal to share healthcare expertise

Indian-origin doctors across the globe have joined hands with the Indian government to launch a web portal for sharing expertise, skills, knowledge and resources with those in need of such services......

As OPD footfalls drop, private hospitals battle for survival

Private hospitals, especially smaller standalone ones, are staring at a crisis that they were not prepared for. Analysts say larger corporate chains have to brace up for at least six months for......

CSK batting coach Michael Hussey COVID-19 positive

Sample sent for re-test. While the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey has now tested positive for COVID-19.......

Broadcaster supports BCCI's suspension of IPL

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Star Spors/Twitter Star India has backed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to postpone the 14th edition of......

Check out the COVID-19 protocols for the IPL

IMAGE: The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League kicks-off on April 9. Photograph: IPL/Twitter The cricketers, who are part of the ongoing Twenty20 International series between India and......

Was IPL a distraction to hide governance failure?

'It is no accident that politicians strive to control sports bodies, and get their names associated with popular sports, sometimes by renaming stadiums after themselves,' observes Devangshu Datta.......