Expanding Ayushman Bharat On Cards

The move to expand the health insurance scheme's coverage comes at a time when several hospitals have complained of delays in reimbursement related to the procedures performed under the scheme.......

How To Be Aware About Early Heart Disease

'Thirty per cent of the world's deaths in young people, due to heart disease, are Indians.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

India to face 'tsunami' of diseases like cancer: US-based doc

India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalization, growing economy, aging population and changing lifestyle, warns a leading oncologist, making it imperative for the......

Sabarimala declared 'liquor and drug-free zone' ahead of Mandalam festival

The Kerala government on Thursday declared the premises of Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala and its nearby areas as 'liquor and drug-free zone' as the annual two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku......

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......

Retail inflation eases to 11-month low of 4.83% in April

Retail inflation eased to an 11-month low of 4.83 per cent in April as prices of some kitchen items declined though overall food basket firmed up marginally, according to a government data released......

Union excise duty collection fell 12% in first five months of FY24

Union excise duty collection dropped 18 per cent in August year-on-year at a time when the overall central tax kitty rose about 94 per cent before devolution to the states. Illustration: Dominic......

New tobacco law may hurt livelihood of millions of women

The proposed amendment to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act puts the livelihooNewd of millions of women in jeopardy, according to a study. The new insertion (Section 10A(3)) makes it......

Mirror Puts The Dance Back Into Lust Stories

Konkona Sen Sharma's short Mirror in Lust Stories 2 is a rare thing: A feminist film that is also very, very funny, states Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Tillotama Shome,left, and Amruta Subhash with......

HC notice to BCCI, Sony, for 'promoting' tobacco during IPL

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sony Pictures Network and a pan masala manufacturing company for allegedly advertising and promoting......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......