Wall Street’s $10 billion India hospital bet sparks a fight over billsWall Street has poured about $10 billion into Indian hospital chains over the past five years, with investors including Blackstone, KKR, TP...
05 Oct, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Insurance company rejected Rs 3 lakh mediclaim saying it was an obesity treatment; court found the surgery also treats high BP, weight gain, knee pain; insurer ordered to pay Rs 3.5 lakhAn insurance company rejected a Rs 3.2 lakh mediclaim by calling a weight loss surgery an obesity treatment excluded under the policy. The ...
12 Sep, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
The Employment Paradox: Why skilling one crore in AI will not create one crore jobsIndia has spent four decades proving that education does not, by itself, create work. Kerala is the evidence. We are now about to test whet...
09 Sep, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
How are you, dad? A lush-green Indian state is grappling with an ageing problemKerala, India's fastest-ageing state, is emerging as a blueprint for tackling the country's ageing population and elderly care challenges. ...
01 Aug, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Tomorrow holiday for Kerala schools and colleges? Check whether educational institutions remain closed during Feb 12 Bharat BandhA nationwide strike call by over 10 trade and farmers' unions for a Bharat Bandh on February 12 is expected to cause significant disruption...
11 Feb, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Kochi to host 3-day Gartner IT symposium/Xpo from Nov 11Kerala's Industries Minister P Rajeeve announced that Kochi will host the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo from November 11, aiming to attract inve...
10 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Can Kerala's antibiotic abuse project inspire India's antimicrobial resistance fight?In 2019, nearly 300,000 deaths in India were due to AMR. Over 1 million deaths were linked to drug resistance, making infections more chall...
17 Feb, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
Covid-19: India records six deaths, 702 new cases in 24 hoursIndia reported 702 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with the active caseload reaching 4,097. Six deaths were recorded during this p...
28 Dec, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Kerala floods: How to file life, motor and home insurance claimsThe IRDAI has already asked insurers for quick registration and disposal of claims for any one affected by these floods.
07 Sep, 2018, 05.31 PM IST
Frame national policy for mentally ill: Supreme Court to CentreA bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar issued notice to the Union Health Ministry saying the issue figured in the concurrent list of th...
14 Feb, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
Kerala to host international conference on health tourismThe two-day event, beginning on October 30, is envisaged to create awareness and getting the stakeholders together to promote Kerala as the...
06 Aug, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
- Bharti AXA General Insurance targetting to double business in south india
Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd is targetting to double its business in South by the end of the calendar year.
22 Feb, 2012, 08.33 PM IST
Federal Bank, Oriental Insurance launch NRI mediclaim policyFederal Bank has partnered with Oriental to launch a mediclaim policy for the NRI community, 'Fed Oriental Pravasi Insurance'.
17 Oct, 2011, 05.08 PM IST
- KIMS sets up multi-speciality hospital in Kochi
The Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences ( KIMS), a leading healthcare provider in the state, has set up a multi-speciality hospital in Koc...
24 Jun, 2011, 08.19 PM IST
- AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment...
12 Jun, 2008, 04.14 PM IST
- Health policy for backward classes on anvil
Kerala's Left Democratic Front government has decided to implement a health policy, particularly to help the economically-backward people o...
01 Sep, 2007, 07.17 PM IST
- Kerala targets 1 lakh medical tourists by 2010
Enthused by a 25 to 30 % growth in medical tourism related traffic in 2006 the state has set a target of 1 lakh visitors by 2010. The state...
22 Jan, 2007, 07.00 PM IST