Exam time: Dial a helpline to overcome stress
February 6th, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) It's that time of the year when tension runs high, anxiety grips the minds of parents and students who are concerned about just one thing ... Read more...
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Farook remembered as leader who groomed others
January 27th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook maintained cordial relations with his opponents and groomed many political leaders, Congress leaders in his home state of Puducherry said Friday, a ... Read more...
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Kerala governor Farook dies in Chennai hospital (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook Thursday died in a private hospital in Chennai due to multiple myeloma - a cancer of plasma cells - at the age ... Read more...
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My vehicle was hit to kill me: Jharkhand minister
December 28th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 28 (IANS) Jharkhand Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Baijunath Ram Wednesday said there was conspiracy to kill him as his official vehicle was hit by a bus near ... Read more...
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Surgery in India helps Iraqi woman walk
December 8th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) For 32-year-old Iraqi woman Amira Hussain, life was restricted to the bed with most of her joints degenerated due to an acute form of arthritis. ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi in hospital for check-up
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 21 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi was Monday taken to the Apollo Hospital here for a check-up and observation, party and hospital sources ... Read more...
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Surgeons conduct north India’s first cartilage transplant
November 13th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Vineet Tomar, a 21-year-old engineer from the capital, would now be able to walk again after doctors at a hospital here Sunday performed a cartilage ... Read more...
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Are you ready for your date with 11.11.11?
November 10th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Thousands of weddings, hospital rooms fully booked for deliveries and many lining up to start a new venture - a lot more is waiting to ... Read more...
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Pakistani kid gets liver transplant in India
November 4th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Karachi resident Shehary Ali Sayyed had just sat down to study Sep 26 when he collapsed and was admitted to a local hospital in a ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals launch robot for stroke treatment
October 29th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Apollo Hospitals, India's biggest corporate hospital chain, Saturday launched "stroke Robot" which enables real-time quality care to stroke patients in areas far away from major cities.The ... Read more...
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CBI raids Marans, DMK silent
October 10th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The CBI Monday raided the residences and offices of DMK leader and former union minister Dayanidhi Maran and his elder brother Kalanithi Maran in connection ... Read more...
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2G case: CBI begins searches in Hyderabad
October 10th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday began searching the offices of Sun Network, owned by the family of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, and the ... Read more...
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Sania undergoes left knee surgery
October 8th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) India's top women tennis player Sania Mirza Saturday underwent a "successful" surgery on her left knee, which she injured during the last month's US Open.Her father, ... Read more...
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India faces huge donor crunch in liver transplants: Experts
October 7th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India is facing a huge donor crunch in liver transplants -- of the nearly 20,000 needy patients, only 500 are able to get them, according ... Read more...
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Cell therapy for athletic injuries
October 5th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Sportspersons who were earlier dependent on knee-replacement therapy for athletic injuries now have a new ray of hope in the form of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s son passes away, laid to rest
September 16th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain and Lok Sabha member Mohammed Azharuddin's son, Mohammed Ayazuddin, who was critically injured in a motorbike accident five days ago, passed ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s son remains critical
September 13th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin's son Mohammed Ayazuddin's condition remains critical, doctors said Tuesday. The 19-year-old met with an accident two days ago while riding ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s son still critical
September 12th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin's son Mohammed Ayazuddin continued to battle for life Monday, a day after he met with a road accident.Azharuddin, who flew in ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s nephew dies, son serious
September 11th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Ajmal-ur-Rahman, nephew of former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin, died here while the cricketer's son Mohammed Ayazuddin is fighting for his life after an accident early Sunday, ... Read more...
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NIA teams to probe Delhi blast: Chidambaram
September 8th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said that detailed forensic examination reports on the Delhi High Court blast were likely to be available Thursday and ... Read more...
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Indian surgeons help Nigerian woman back on her feet
September 5th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) In the dim light of a conference room, 65-year-old Margaret Eremionkhale stood in a corner with the help of crutches, closely watching her old videos ... Read more...
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Buddh Circuit’s homologation ends with FIA’s medical inspection
September 4th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The International Automobile Federation's medical team has expressed satisfaction with the state of medical facilities at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) for the inaugural ... Read more...
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Woman’s changing facial features helped diagnose tumour
September 1st, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A look in the mirror started giving nightmares to Renu Sharma. Her lips were growing bigger, facial features were getting distorted, eyes were bulging out ... Read more...
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Dengue toll rises to 16 in Orissa
August 18th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) One more person died of dengue at a private hospital here Thursday, taking the death toll in the outbreak of the infectious disease in Orissa to ... Read more...
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Farmer’s wife treated for rare brain disease
August 9th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The wintry morning of Dec 18, 2010, was just another day for Omwati Singh, a farmer's wife in Haryana's Ballabhgarh, when the 42-year-old woke up ... Read more...
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Sharp showers in Delhi hit traffic (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Some parts of Delhi Thursday had drizzle and some sharp showers, and commuters were caught in traffic snarls.Traffic movement was slow at Mathura road, Sarita ... Read more...
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Indian doctors remove embedded bullet from Nigerian man
July 17th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) For around 10 years an injury mark on his thigh reminded Morufu Shuaibu of the gruesome memories of a riot in his country. The pain ... Read more...
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At 82, she underwent her 11th surgery
July 13th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) In a room at Apollo Hospital in the capital, 82-year-old Kamal Vadera prods the doctor about why her condition could not be diagnosed earlier. She ... Read more...
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Husband held for murder of Jaipal Reddy’s niece (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) The husband of Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy's niece Kiran Reddy was Wednesday arrested on charges of murdering her. A court sent him to judicial custody ... Read more...
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Husband arrested for murder of Jaipal Reddy’s niece (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Solving the mystery behind the suspicious death of union Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy's niece Kiran Reddy, Hyderabad police Wednesday arrested her husband for the murder. ... Read more...
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Delhi blood banks to get advanced testing technique soon
June 14th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Delhi government will soon introduce the nucleic acid testing (NAT), an advanced method of testing blood to detect the AIDS virus, in ... Read more...
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Hospital pays tribute to staff killed in air crash
May 27th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Paying tribute to the two doctors and a male nurse killed in the air ambulance crash in Faridabad late Wednesday night, Apollo hospital authorities here ... Read more...
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Kashmiris mourn local doctor’s death in air ambulance crash
May 27th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Over 2,000 mourners in Kashmir Thursday joined the funeral prayer of local doctor Syed Arshad Abbas who was killed in an air ambulance's crash in Haryana's ... Read more...
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India’s first air ambulance crash kills 10, probe ordered (Roundup)
May 26th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad/New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) An investigation was ordered Thursday into India's first crash of an air ambulance which smashed into a crowded residential area of Faridabad near the Indian ... Read more...
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He couldn’t tell us exact time of return: Killed doctor’s family
May 26th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 26 (IANS) Frequently dispatched on air ambulance duties, anaesthetist Rajesh Jain left his home here at around 1 p.m. Wednesday to ferry a patient from Patna, telling his ... Read more...
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