AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In a major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences......

'My street name identified me as a Scheduled Caste'

'It is a matter of self-respect and dignity to live in Indra Nagar rather than in a street that identifies your caste.' IMAGE: Anusuya Saravanamuthu is all smiles next to the changed name board.......

'My body can't take this pressure of having babies'

'The minute I tell couples to use condoms or suggest permanent birth control, they ignore it or just change the topic.' India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with......

Centre issues norms for administering measles, rubella vaccines to kids

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering one additional dose of measles and rubella vaccines to all children, aged 9 months to 5 years,......

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India’s second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds.......

'Economic growth is the means to deliver social justice'

'We have brought about a slew of reforms that would help improve governance and also facilitate industrial growth,' Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tells Sahil Makkar. Following a Japanese......

Skilling India 2.0: Challenges aplenty

Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce has undergone formal skill training, as compared to 68% in UK and 52% in the US In its new avatar, the initiative of skilling India, will have to achieve much......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Tragic! Kabaddi player dies after injury during match

A 28-year-old Kabaddi player, who suffered serious injuries during a match last month in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, has died during treatment in a private hospital, officials said on......