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Sunday Interview: Amendment to child labour bill is regressive'

The nation has to decide, we will have to work with the government for a good law and higher budgetary allocation for...

30 July 2016 7:42 PM

As people with HIV live longerâ€š Aids is a topic that has drifted from the headlines. (Representational Image)

Rising anti-HIV drug prices a serious public threat: experts

The lowest available price for first-line HIV treatment has dropped by 26 per cent since 2014.

22 July 2016 1:58 PM

Modi under pressure from US: global experts

Modi under pressure from US: global experts

According to the experts, the US has persistently pressured India to adopt US-style patent protections on...

21 July 2016 1:01 PM

Experts estimate that 38Â·8 million people were living with HIV in 2015. (Photo: AP)

Ending AIDS a distant dream as pace of HIV infections worry...

Research by Global Burden of Disease says HIV infections have increased in between 2005-2015 in 74 countries.

19 July 2016 1:08 PM

Lalitha Kumaramangalam, National Commission for Women chairperson

Q&A: Salman's rape remark is condemnable, callous'

The remark is not against an individual; this is against innumerable Indian women.

4 July 2016 7:19 PM

To help members act professionally, the NCW will soon come out with the guidelines. (Photo: Twitter)

Strict rules now after rape selfie controversy

The chairperson said that training for gender sensitisation will go a long way to help.

3 July 2016 8:31 PM

25 states have proposed support for the programme under the National Health Mission for dialysis programme, out of which approvals have been provided in nine states. (Photo: Representational I

Free dialysis for poor and Rs 960 for others in Andhra Pradesh

At least 250 district hospitals are expected to operationalise dialysis services in hospitals by the end of this year.

2 July 2016 5:11 AM

Students who reached the Sadvidya College in Mysuru to attend the examination were in for a shock when they were asked by the authorities to manage a change in clothes as soon as possible or skip the exam. (Representational image: DC/file)

Government scraps screening test for foreign' doctors

Students will have to appear in the All-India Post-Graduate Entrance Exam (AIPEE).

25 Jun 2016 8:46 PM

The scheme proposes to offer a health cover of up to Rs 1 lakh per family and for senior citizens, a top-up of Rs 30,000 additionally. (Representational image)

Integrated health insurance scheme soon

The scheme will save resources of the government.

23 Jun 2016 7:59 PM

Medical Council of India

Medical Council of India grants 45-day reprieve for over 200 medical...

The panel on Tuesday decided to give extra time of 45 days for reconsideration of the cases disapproved this year.

14 Jun 2016 8:08 PM

The arrested people were identified as Jahed Khan, 30, and Nurullah Khan, 57, who are the prime accused in the murder. (Representational image)

Don't handcuff juveniles: Women and Child Development ministry

The draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 released on Wednesday by the Women and Child Development ministry.

25 May 2016 8:43 PM

The government on Tuesday notified the ordinance exempting state government medical colleges from the ambit of the Supreme Court-ordered National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for a year.

Ordinance: Not so NEET anymore

85 per cent seats to be filled through state tests.

24 May 2016 9:39 PM