New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Health Ministry is reportedly considering banning prescriptions of paediatric cough syrups for children under two years and discouraging their use for those under five.Reports said that the move under a draft of the National Formulary of India (NFI) 2026, released by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, marks a notable shift in prescribing norms after a series of contamination-linked deaths last year.There was, however, no official word from Health Ministry on the repo…
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Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Chennai is witnessing a fresh surge in conjunctivitis cases, with hospitals across the city reporting a steady increase in patients seeking treatment for the highly contagious eye infection.Doctors report that outpatient departments are now recording approximately 8 to 10 new cases daily, raising concerns about their rapid spread in densely populated neighbourhoods and workplaces.Medical experts attribute the spike to seasonal changes, particularly the transition from mo…
Ghaziabad, March 11 (IANS) With the Supreme Court permitting passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state since 2013, his father Ashok Rana on Wednesday expressed deep gratitude to the judges for their decision, saying that the order not only affects his family but could also bring relief to many other families facing similar situations across the country. Talking to reporters, Ashok Rana said the legal battle had been long and emotionally difficult for the family.”Four…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan must generate roughly 30 million jobs over the next decade to absorb new labour‑market entrants, but recent growth is incapable of it, causing brain drain and weakened productivity, a report has said.The report from Maldives Insight said the economy grew at an average 1.7 per cent annually between 2022 and 2025, far below what is needed to sustain employment, and the official unemployment rate reached 7.1 per cent in FY25, the highest in 21 years.The pace of …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) The doctors’ OP (outpatient) boycott at government medical colleges entered its fifth day on Friday, as the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) continues to press for the settlement of long-pending demands.The government has implemented a “duty roster system” to track attendance, with doctors required to report for both OP duties and operation theatre (OT)schedules.Attendance of those participating in the strike will be recor…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) While the Pakistan government claims that it ushered in the recent macroeconomic stabilisation, the uncomfortable and far more consequential reality is that unemployment is rising, and for millions of Pakistanis, economic stability remains an abstract concept that has not translated into secure livelihoods, according to an article in the Pakistani media.The 2025 Labour Force Survey paints a stark picture. Unemployment has climbed to 7.1 per cent, the highest level in 21 …
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) As many as 4,000 doctors left Pakistan for better opportunities in 2025. Skilled labour in Pakistan start looking for opportunities abroad since their graduation, at least in majority of the cases, a report said. “New big data analysis by Gallup Pakistan, based on Bureau of Emigration records, shows around 3,800 to 4,000 doctors formally emigrated last year, marking a historic peak in medical migration from the country. Pakistan produces about 22,000 new doctors annually …
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) As the Pakistan’s government goes gaga over record remittances — $38.5 billion in FY25 – the narrative actually obscures the devastating reality that the country is haemorrhaging its future, a new report has revealed.The reality is that mass departure of doctors, engineers and skilled professionals “should not be called a point of pride, but a shameful and profound policy failure”, reports The Express Tribune.A nation cannot build its future on money wired from…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the annual National Cadet Corps (NCC) PM Rally on Wednesday at the Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi, sharing his thoughts on nation first and character development.The NCC PM Rally will mark the grand culmination of the month-long NCC Republic Day Camp 2026, which witnessed the participation of 2,406 cadets from across the country, including 898 girl cadets.The rally will also see the participation of 207 youth and officers from 2…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Praising Operation Sindoor in her address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu said on Sunday that the ideals of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity enshrined in our Constitution define our Republic. Describing the Constitution as the foundational document of the largest republic in world history, the President said, “Since 26th January, 1950, we have been propelling our Republic towards our constitutional ideals.”The President al…