About 1,000 senior doctors have written to the British Medical Association (BMA) saying they are “extremely disappointed” with the stance taken on gender services. The BMA has said it opposes a ban on puberty blocker treatments and wants the reforms following a recent official review to be put on hold, following a vote by members … Read more
MDMK chief Vaiko on Sunday said his party would hold a protest at its All District Headquarters on August 14 against the Union Budget, and press for the cancellation of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Addressing reporters here after the party’s 30th general council meeting, Mr. Vaiko said Tamil Nadu was ignored in the Union … Read more
The Opposition isn’t too happy with the Budget. They called it an exercise in political jugglery and it did little to address issues that affect the common man. They also said that States ruled by non-NDA parties were ignored. MPs of the INDIA bloc, the main Opposition bloc, are planning to stage a protest against … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu hosted a dinner in honour of the Union Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday | Photo Credit: ANI Tamil Nadu is the only major State that does not have an MP in the Union Ministry in the present term. The State … Read more
Union Budget 2024: देश में 18वीं लोकसभा के गठन के बाद अब मोदी सरकार अपने तीसरे कार्यकाल का पहला बजट पेश करने जा रही है. केंद्रीय बजट 2024 की तारीखों का ऐलान भी हो गया है. वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण 23 जुलाई को संसद में बजट पेश करेंगी. दरअसल, 18वीं लोकसभा का पहला सत्र समाप्त … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief M. K. Stalin | Photo Credit: RAGU R Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Monday, June 24, 2024, wrote to Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar seeking to secure the immediate release of all the fishermen and their fishing boats apprehended by Sri Lanka. “I write this letter to you … Read more
Some qualified GPs cannot find enough work even at a time of high patient demand for appointments, according to a doctors’ union. The British Medical Association (BMA) says it has heard from locum doctors in England who are struggling to get shifts at practices. Locums are used by practices to cover sickness or other absence … Read more
JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy taking oath as Minister at the swearing-in ceremony of new Union government, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI As many as five Members of Parliament, including Janata Dal (Secular) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and the former Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, … Read more
Getty Images Patients are sometimes cared for in corridors because of a lack of hospital beds Caring for patients in hospital corridors has become “normal”, despite being unsafe and unacceptable for patients, says a report from the Royal College of Nursing. At its annual conference starting on Monday, RCN boss Prof Nicola Ranger will say … Read more
The TSRTC Employees’ Union, affiliated to the AITUC, has given a call for ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ on May 21 to press for its charter of demands, including speedy completion of the process for merger of the TSRTC with the government. The other demands of the TSRTC Employees’ Union include revival of trade unions in the … Read more