Mahagathbandhan is an unholy alliance for personal survival: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the proposed mega party coalition or a mahagathbandhan to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre, and termed it an......

PM Modi rolls out largest health scheme -- Ayushman Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat from Ranchi on Sunday, and termed it a “game-changer initiative to serve the poor”. The......

'A rape is a rape, don't politicise such issues'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ‘Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath’ programme in London also said that people have more expectations from his government because they know that it......

Modicare faces its first hiccup as states show reluctance

The states fear they would end up funding both their own scheme as well as the newly-announced National Health Protection Scheme. IMAGE: The National Health Protection Scheme -- subsequently......

Lalit Modi in the midst of a Rs 10,000-cr family feud

The Modis, once among the eight largest groups in the country in terms of assets in 1990, have been used to many a bitter battle which has led to numerous splits. The next round has just begun.......

Modicare covers basics, but complex healthcare mostly outside ambit

Among the most widely used packages have been treatment of cataract, dental root canal and normal delivery of babies. Ilustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Only a third of the hospitals......

Why Modicare is 'bad news' for India's middle class

Hospitals empanelled for Modicare may give preference to poor patients over the middle class for fear of strict government action, says Harsh Roongta. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently......

Why draft pharma policy may take time to see light of day

Some of the proposals (for example trade margin calculation for imported medical devices) were not approved by the PMO and were sent back for revisions. The Central government is planning to make......