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PMO imposter case: CBI files charge sheet against Ahmedabad-based person

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Ahmedabad-based Maayank Tiwari who allegedly posed as a high-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office to force an eye hospital chain to forfeit more than Rs 16 crore owed to it by an Indore-based hospital under a legal dispute, according to officials. After a nearly three-month-long probe, the CBI filed the first charge sheet in the case in a special CBI court here. In October, the agency had carried out searches at several locations, including Ahmedabad and Indore, during which a number of documents were seized. Tiwari had allegedly called and sent messages from his mobile phone, asking the promoters of Dr Agarwal's - a chain of eye hospitals - to settle a dispute with the hospital in Indore, which allegedly had to return Rs 16 crore to the hospital chain, according to the charge sheet. It is alleged that Dr Agarwal's had entered an agreement with two doctors who ran the Indore-based hospital to join the franchise for which over Rs 1

India reports 12 Covid-19 deaths, active cases remain above 4,000

The country has recorded 72 deaths across twelve states and union territories due to the Covid-19 infection since December 17, with Kerala reporting the most deaths at 33

Investor perception about Aster DM Healthcare is 'very upbeat': CEO

Group will avoid being 'one of those players' with a token presence through a single hospital, says Nitish Shetty

Medway Hospitals raises $5m in funding round led by Kyra Ventures

Chennai-based group operates eight multi-multispeciality hospitals that provide range of services

Health Ministry gives patients right to refuse ICU in new guidelines

The guidelines were compiled by a body of 24 experts having different levels of expertise in critical care medicine

IDF uncovers Hamas' tunnels inside, around multiple hospitals within Gaza

The tunnel shafts, that the Hamas fighters used are dozens of metres deep and are linked by an underground network that runs beneath the hospital and into Gaza City

New Delhi: Lady Hardinge Hospital reserves 48 beds for Covid patients

Apart from this, six ICU beds and a ward with 30 beds have also been reserved for Covid patients in the new building of Lady Hardinge Hospital

Select a global health plan covering planned and emergency hospitalisation

The cost of treatment, especially in countries like the US, is much higher than in India, which makes a large sum insured essential

Rajasthan CM makes surprise visit to Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh hospital

Arriving unannounced, he inquired about the well-being of patients and assessed the hygiene and medical arrangements in various wards

Surprise inspection of Delhi hospitals begins as new Covid variant surges

Covid cases registered a rise in the country towards the end of 2023 with sub-variant JN.1 on the radar while the Delhi government planned to step up genome surveillance to tackle the issue going forward. As the new threat looms on the horizon with an uptick in Covid cases amid the festive season, doctors in Delhi have advised people to wear masks, avoid gatherings and maintain a healthy diet. The devastating third wave of the Covid pandemic driven by the Omicron variant had resulted in a record surge of infections in Delhi in early 2022, and the second one driven by the Delta variant had wreaked havoc in the national capital, as at other places, in 2021. The fresh threat, as there was one early 2023, has only proven many experts right that "Covid is not out of the world yet". Both the Centre and the Delhi government are alert and have planned a way forward to tackle any situation. Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on December 20 told PTI that oxygen cylinders, ventilator be

Centre to add 270 mn additional beneficiaries to Ayushman Bharat by Jan 26

To reach its target of including 550 million people, the government plans to cover 270 million additional beneficiaries in just over a month

Unethical linkages in implementing PMJAY should be checked: Parl panel

A parliamentary committee said on Tuesday that the government should explore a robust monitoring mechanism to keep a check on unjustified profit-making and any unethical linkage between insurance companies and hospitals in the implementation of the PMJAY scheme. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its 151st report presented in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, suggested that the government should push for the payment of insurance premium in instalments, preferably on a monthly or quarterly basis. Necessary mechanisms should be in place to ensure that the insurance companies are working in accordance with the objectives and norms of the scheme, it underlined. The panel also recommended expanding the outreach and base of the beneficiaries to be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme gradually till Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is achieved. Those states where the target set to cover the population under the ..

Hospitals see 7-8% surge in patient footfall, new investments in 2023

Jose told Business Standard that investments in medical equipment and increasing bed capacities have picked up in 2023 after a hiatus during the Covid19 period

Hospital industry set to grow at 12% CAGR driven by post-pandemic recovery

This surge in growth has led to an increase in capital expenditure within the hospital industry

Former Telangana CM KCR successfully undergoes hip replacement surgery: BRS

A statement issued by Yasodha Hospital, where the BRS chief was admitted earlier on Thursday, said that the former CM fell in his bathroom and sustained left hip fracture, which will need replacement

UPI payment limit to hospitals, educational institutes raised to Rs 5 lakh

The hospital and education industry have cheered the regulator's move on hiking the transaction limit on UPI

Patients being charged upto Rs 50K for a bed in Central govt hospitals: AAP

Pandey said that it is a criminal act to allow brokerage to persist and at the same time deny beds at central government hospitals. These hospitals are run entirely by the central government

Former Telangana CM KCR hospitalised after getting injured in farmhouse

According to the sources, BRS chief KCR was injured and admitted to Yasodha Hospital. He fell at his farmhouse in Erravalli on Thursday night. He was shifted to Yashoda Hospital

No M pneumoniae cases in samples tested since Jan in India: Health ministry

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacteria, is linked to the surge in children's hospitalisation in China

Manipal Health Enterprises may soon become India's largest hospital chain

Temasek plans to subsume Medica Synergie into Manipal next year