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LS polls: Netas hire detectives to dig dirt on rivals
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

With poll fever gathering steam, business is booming for New Delhi's detective agencies...

PG medical counselling only online now, colleges can't admit directly: NMC
Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

Medical education regulator NMC recently notified the "Post-Graduate Medical Education...

Doctors not prescribing generic drugs to be penalised
Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

All doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they will be penalised and even...

Booster jab should protect current, future Covid strains: Randeep Guleria
Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The renowned pulmonologist, who was part of the national COVID task force, highlighted...

XBB.1.16 variant likely behind recent Covid spike: Dr Guleria
Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

As India witnessed the highest number of Covid cases in over four months, former All...

'Worse for heart attacks': British Indian doc flags issues with Covishield
Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

Dr Malhotra, who has demanded a full safety review into the use of AstraZeneca's Covid...

India doesn't need to ban int'l flights or impose lockdown: Experts
Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

The current Covid situation in India is under control and there are no reasons to...

Covid strain driving China surge also found in India
Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by Gujarat Biotechnology...

Hackers demand Rs 200 cr to restore AIIMS servers, data of 4 crore patients at stake
Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to...

Experts feel COVID-19 has reached endemic phase
Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

According to some experts, there is not much difference in the number of seasonal flu...

Centre not to procure fresh Covid vaccines; surrenders budget
Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

The government's Covid vaccination programme is in its final leg with the health...

Monkeypox case in Delhi takes India's tally to 4; govt holds high-level meet
Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

The man had attended a stag party recently in Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

Monkeypox: Experts allay fears, say disease less contagious and rarely fatal
Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

According to these experts, a monkeypox outbreak can effectively be tackled by strong...

Free Covid booster for below 60 from July 15
Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

So far, less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77 crore in the 18-59 age...

DCGI approves mRNA Covid jab for 18 yrs & above; Covovax for 7-11 yrs
Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

The DCGI's nod came after the subject expert committee on COVID-19 of the CSDCO last...

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources
Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

The tenure of the incumbent AIIMS director, Dr Randeep Guleria, which was set to end on...

Govt panel recommends reducing Covid booster dose gap to 6 months
Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the National Technical Advisory Group on...

Govt to repurpose CoWIN to include all vaccination
Rediff.com27 May 2022

The Universal Immunisation Programme is one of the largest vaccination projects in the...

Monkeypox outbreak: Govt alerts agencies, asks them to keep vigil
Rediff.com20 May 2022

The Union health ministry has also directed airport and port health officers to be...

India likely to reduce Covid booster gap to 6 months, decision on Friday
Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

The government is likely to soon reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid-19...