‘English Vinglish’ Actor Sujata Kumar passes away after cancer battle

Best known for films such as “English Vinglish”, the actor lost the battle with cancer last night. She was suffering from fourth stage metastatic cancer (metastatis) and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital. “Her condition worsened day before yesterday at the hospital,” the insider said. Actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Sujata’s younger sister, also took to Twitter to […]

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Condition of former PM Vajpayee continues to be critical

The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]

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PM Modi aims to increase healthcare share in GDP to 2.5 pc

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an aim to increase the share of healthcare sector in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 2.5 per cent, Union minister Rajnath Singh said. Founder’s Day celebrations of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) here, the home minister also asserted that the government considered the private sector as […]

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2 lakh patients treated at Vaishno Devi hospital

More than two lakh patients have been treated at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana hospital in Kakryal in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir since its inauguration nearly 22 months ago, an official spokesman said today. The state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital was inaugurated in April 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It caters to patients […]

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Manohar Parrikar discharged from Mumbai hospital

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was discharged from the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where he was undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment. Parrikar has arrived in Goa after the discharge. Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Michael Lobo confirmed this development. Parrikar was being treated in Mumbai for pancreatitis since February 15. The annual […]

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CM Mufti anguished over killings due to Pak shelling

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed grief and anguish over the killing of three persons during shelling by Pakistan in the RS Pura, Suchetgarh and Arnia sectors today. Pakistan forces targeted over 50 villages and 45 border outposts along the 50 kilometer stretch of the International Border (IB) in Jammu, Samba and Kathua […]

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Food poisoning: 120 school children admitted to hospital

Nearly 120 children were taken ill after eating a meal at a school and admitted to a hospital here. The children were from a lower primary school at Thonnakel in the district. Though the condition of the none of the affected children was serious, they would be discharged only after monitoring their health condition, a […]

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