Deeply disturbed by Mr Amitabh Kant's suggestion to scrap Disability quotas due to a few abusers. We need stringent scrutiny and punishment for those who misuse these benefits, not closing ranks on genuinely disabled

Is this a vaccine trial, or a recommendation? If it’s an ad to recruit subjects for a trial, the language seems misleading. Was posted on a doctors’ group, with the group wondering if TB guidelines had changed Anant Bhan SP Kalantri Survivors Against TB Soumya Swaminathan Anurag Bhargava

The last 15 years were the best for India-Bangladesh cooperation after a long period of chaos. Hasina was a stable force. She was hated by the Pakistanis. She fell out with the Americans. But she effectively balanced between India and China. Her ouster is a setback for India.

So the one country in the neighbourhood whose leadership was on the same page as the Indian government on most issues is now in complete turmoil. Sheikh Hasina has fled Bangladesh and the army chief says he will ‘form an interim government’. For all the flaws in our democracy ,

Houses and shops of minority people were attacked, vandalised and looted, at least 97 places in #Bangladesh in two days. At least 10 Hindu temples were attacked. One man was lynched in Bagerhat. Ahmadi homes were also targeted. The house of musician Rahul Ananda was torched.

India is getting ready to roll out BPaL regimen for all M/XDRTB patients - training to begin this month. This should improve treatment outcomes & help thousands of patients. Scaling up NAAT coverage will be an essential element of the strategy World Health Organization (WHO) Stop TB Partnership TB Harega Desh Jeetega Ministry of Health

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#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case | On former principal Prof. (Dr.) Sandip Ghosh, Akhtar Ali, Ex-Deputy Superintendent, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, says, " He is a very corrupt person. He used to fail students, he used to avail 20% commission

We are #hiring for multiple roles! Join our team to contribute to democratizing higher education and enable grassroots leadership. Get the chance to make a real difference! Applications are open till 31st August, for all the positions. Apply now: eklavyaindia.org/career

#फर्रुखाबाद में दो लड़कियों के लटके शव की जाँच को लेकर UP POLICE पर कुछ गंभीर सवाल उठ रहे हैं। “पुलिस कह रही है कि लड़कियों ने आत्महत्या कर ली।पर उनके शरीर पर जो चोट के निशान हैं-ये क्या मैंने लगाए? जल्दी जलाने का दबाव बना रहे हैं” -एक लड़की के पिता

Chart one - govt is earning more and more through GST when you and I pay premiums on health insurance. Chart two - but it won’t spend enough on public health. (Eg public hospitals, schemes for vulnerable, health clinics etc) Is this acceptable?

GST Council meet on Mon, 9th Sept, 2024 will decide on GST 🔽on #HealthInsurance from 18% to 5 % OR 0️⃣ ZERO. But NO Consensus among states on ZERO GST as they stare at Revenue loss between ₹3200-₹4200 CR. 👇 moneycontrol.com/news/business/… 👏 on Revenue Generation v/s Public Health

Big news coming out of Ministry of Health, that has approved the rollout of shorter, all-oral BPaL regimen for #MDRTB pts. I'm happy tears today & proud to have contributed to see this day. 🥹 It makes a difference to have the right people at the top. Kudos! Jagat Prakash Nadda Soumya Swaminathan

Really flummoxing that many equipments used in cochlear implants & other assistive aids used for PwDs have 18% #GST. Everytime I hve to visit for repair/servicing, my heart sinks at the thought of the total bill. These things don't come cheap. This HAS to change. GST Council

Nandita V Also, in terms of the input tax credit provided by the gst council, the ask of the petitioner before the SC is for 0 rated gst on such devices, not for 0 tax.

Had a deeply emotional and heartrending conversation with Shri Sibi Joseph, the father of young Anna Sebastian, who passed away after a cardiac arrest, following four months of deeply stressful seven-day weeks of 14 hours a day at Ernst&Young. He suggested, and I agreed, that I