'No Doctor Opens A Hospital These Days'

'Healthcare is not an industry.''The government is only encouraging insurance as they are not able to provide healthcare to people.''Opening new medical colleges is not what is needed.''You have to......

Crisis deepens as Bengal docs defy SC order, reject Mamata's talk offer

Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal defied a Supreme Court order, asking them to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday, and said they would continue with their protest till their demands were......

Medic murder: Delhi health services hit as doctors' strike enters Day 7

The doctors' strike is on in the national capital with Sunday marking a week of the indefinite protest over the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, causing disruption of services and affecting......

Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Resident doctors of government hospitals across the country went on an indefinite strike on Monday to protest the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, paralysing elective services......

7 Indian Americans charged with kickback and bribery scheme

Eight people, seven of them Indian Americans, were charged on Wednesday in connection with a $2.3 million bribery and kickback scheme to secure business from executives of a Manhattan-based medical......

'CSR spending should be made mandatory'

The Centre's proposal to downgrade 'ratna' status of Public Sector Enterprises if they fail to spend two per cent of their net profit on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities has......

Insurance scam: Indian American given 81 months

An Indian American has been sentenced to 81 months in prison and asked to pay $9.7 million in restitution along with his accomplices for his role in the $18 million health insurance scam. Suresh......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Pinki alleges police atrocities on her in custody

Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who walked out of jail on Wednesday after spending 26 days in custody on charges of rape, alleged that the police tied her hands and legs and forcibly......

I have been framed, says athlete Pinki

Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik walked out of jail after 26 days on Wednesday and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case. She was arrested after a woman charged that the athlete......