First-ever phase-3 trial for dengue vaccine begins in India

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have initiated the first-ever phase three clinical trial for developing a dengue vaccine in India, the Union Health Ministry said on......

Renowned poet Munawwar Rana dies at 71

Renowned poet Munawwar Rana passed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Sunday. He was 71 years old. He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time.......

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the......

Inflated medical claims? Here come new treatment n

Pulling the plug on inflated medical insurance claims, the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune has brought out a first-of-its-kind standard treatment guideline that specifies the average treatment......

Cement: Benefits from thrust on housing and infrastructure

Budget proposals The following announcements have been proposed in the Union budget 2015-16:- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), to be established with an annual flow of Rs 20000......

Health care: Budget cutback to fuel pvt expansion

The government has cut the budgets of some major central government funded public hospitals, indicating there could be more private sector expansion in health care. Over 80 per cent of health care......

Govt defers ground handling policy by 1 year

The government on Tuesday deferred the implementation of the ground handling policy at airports by a year, allowing private airlines to continue their ground handling services, along with airport......