Chennai cardiac surgeon, 39, dies of heart attack. CMC Vellore doctor sounds alarm on why doctors are collapsing from heart attacksThe untimely death of Chennai's Dr. Gradlin Roy, a young cardiac surgeon, from a heart attack has raised alarm over doctors’ health in Indi...
03 Sep, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Mamata hikes salary of govt doctors and staffThe move comes after protests by doctors following the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder issue. Banerjee expressed solidarity with the family...
25 Feb, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
IMA president Dr RV Asokan meets protesting junior doctors, urges West Bengal govt to address issues immediatelyDr. RV Asokan, President of the Indian Medical Association, met with junior doctors in Kolkata who are on a fast-unto-death, demanding just...
11 Oct, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Doctors' body welcomes SC intervention in Kolkata medic murder caseThe Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) has welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention in the investigation of the rape and ...
20 Aug, 2024, 01.58 PM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: Doctors nationwide begin 24-hour shutdown of services in protestIndian doctors initiated a 24-hour suspension of non-emergency services to protest the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R G ...
17 Aug, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
Scuffle breaks out between police and SUCI (Communist) in Hazra, protest held across govt medical colleges in countryA scuffle broke out between police and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI (C) in Hazra here on Friday when the latter were pr...
16 Aug, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
SC adjourns for July Ramdev's plea for clubbing of FIRs on his remarks on efficacy of allopathy to cure Covid-19The Supreme Court postponed until July the hearing of Baba Ramdev's plea to consolidate FIRs from different states against his remarks on a...
19 Apr, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Third wave has already begun in Bihar, says CM Nitish Kumar“Doctors worked tirelessly risking their lives and treated both Covid and non-Covid patients when the first and second waves of Covid hit t...
29 Dec, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Doctors join IMA's nationwide protest over violence against healthcare professionalsThe IMA and its branches also submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to ensure safety of the medical frater...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
Ramdev changes his mind, says he will take COVID-19 vaccine; calls doctors God's envoysNow, welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement about free vaccine to all from June 21, Ramdev described it as a "historic" step...
11 Jun, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
J-K has emerged 'as good as Kerala' in fighting coronavirus: Jitendra SinghHe reviewed the preparedness of J-K in combating COVID-19 through video conferencing with senior J-K union territory officers, heads of gov...
24 Apr, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Cabinet okays ordinance to protect frontline workersThe offence will attract a maximum punishment of seven years’ imprisonment and Rs 5 lakh fine. The move follows reports of attack on doctor...
22 Apr, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
MHA rejects proposed legislation to protect doctors from assaultWhile the proposed legislation garnered support from all other departments and ministries but the home ministry, during inter-ministerial c...
17 Jan, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
MHA opposition puts bill to check violence against doctors on backburnerThe Health Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2019, sought to punish peo...
15 Dec, 2019, 04.24 PM IST
Consumer bill draft removes healthcare from servicesVocal lobbies had opposed the passage of the bill alleging applicability of the law to healthcare would put doctors at a disadvantage and t...
25 Jun, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
As strikes end, SC defers hearing on security of doctors, keeps open 'larger issue' of their safetyThe Supreme Court said it needs to take a holistic view in providing security to doctors.
18 Jun, 2019, 12.07 PM IST
Will revisit the issue of framing central law to protect Doctors: Union Health Minister Harsh VardhanVardhan said he has already written to all states requesting chief ministers to consider enacting specific legislation for protecting docto...
17 Jun, 2019, 07.29 PM IST