The death of a patient who was operated upon by a Japanese surgeon as part of a live surgery workshop at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi last week has rekindled a debate on the ethics of organizing such workshops and the rights of patients on whom the procedures are carried out.
Seventy doctors and medical students accused in the Vyapam scam and lodged in Gwalior Central Jail have in a letter requested the President to allow them to commit suicide, saying they have been behind bars for long and their “future is dark”. They alleged they are victims of “judicial disparity”.
Calling for a mass movement to promote organ donations across the country and save lives, Union health minister J P Nadda on Saturday said the government would take steps within a week to develop a policy mechanism and address the institutional gaps.
Thousands marched with Krishna Prasad Jana’s body in Sabong on Saturday even as the murder of the college boy by alleged Trinamool supporters ignited a storm of protest across the state.
Mandar (Ranchi): Five women were branded as witches and stripped and lynched in a village assembly at Kanjiya Maraitoli village under Mandar police station on the outskirts of the state capital in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The women were all in their 50s. Police identified the assailants and arrested 27 of them. Many of the arrested assailants are students of Mandar College.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou said the company, the world's largest contract maker of electronic products, was looking for local partners for the planned facility in Maharashtra.
Man United secured an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Tottenham in their opening Premier League game of the season thanks to an own goal from Kyle Walker.
England defeated Australia by an innings and 78 runs on the third day of the fourth Test to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and so regain the Ashes.
State-run Central Bank of India on Saturday reported a marginal 6 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 203 crore in the June quarter on account of reduction in cost of deposits and lower provisioning for bad loans.
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