The ministry has invited objections and suggestions on the draft amendment before finalising the changes NEW DELHI: Imported medicines and medical devices could soon have more entry points into India, with the Centre proposing to add 10 locations to the country’s authorised import network, including Noida International Airport and several inland container depots across key…
Altering the merit-list approach for NEET-PG and NEET-SS without resolving core structural issues proves to be insufficient. (Pic Credit: Magnific.com) NEW DELHI: Changing NEET-PG and NEET-SS from a percentile-based to a rank-based system will not address the structural problems in medical education, doctors’ body said, flagging exorbitant fees, compulsory bonds, inadequate stipends and vacancies in…
‘Want more MPs?’: Rijiju lays down 7 conditions for Rahul, takes swipe at Congress Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, listing seven conditions that he said the opposition party should follow if it wants to “win more MPs”.In a post on X, Rijiju said Gandhi…
The Health Ministry has introduced new regulations aimed at suspending manufacturing licenses for medicines that do not meet quality criteria. (Pic Credit: Magnific.com) NEW DELHI: A medicine that fails critical quality tests could soon trigger immediate suspension of the manufacturer’s licence, under proposed rules aimed at preventing substandard drugs from reaching patients. Health ministry has…
The drug, tiratricol, is going to be compounded by Transvaal Pharmacy for 1.8 euro per capsule (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Dutch and Indian physicians and civil society organisations have come together to ensure access to a rare disease drug for seven children in India, by compounding the drug in the Hague and sending it to…
NEW DELHI: Observing that laws aimed at controlling population growth in the country had lost their significance because of a fall in the total fertility rate (TFR) from 3 to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, Supreme Court Wednesday said the foundation of such laws had “crumbled”, they had become “counter-productive” and their validity,…
The Supreme Court has tagged two petitions challenging Section 16 of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, with a pending plea raising a similar issue. The provision bars courts from entertaining or continuing civil or criminal proceedings against serving or former CECs and election…
Two sisters from Lucknow were among four trekkers found dead following an avalanche on the Kedartal trekking route in Uttarkashi district, with rescue teams recovering two more bodies on Wednesday, taking the toll to four, report Gaurav Talwar & Ashish Mishra. The deceased sisters were identified as Deepika Verma, 29, and Vartika Verma, 28, while…
Representational image of a car showroom NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have emerged as the top-performing states in ease of vehicle ownership, while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal rank at the bottom, reflecting wide disparities in procedures for transferring ownership of used vehicles.The findings are part of the Ease of Vehicle…
Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi SRINAGAR: Governing National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir Wednesday described the resignation of its Srinagar MP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, as the handiwork of BJP, saying the party had succeeded in its mission under ‘Operation Lotus’.Addressing a news conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar, NC legislators…
