Health minister K G Arun Raj Chennai: Inspections of govt hospitals to determine cleanliness rankings will be conducted quarterly, instead of annually, health minister K G Arun Raj said on Thursday, after chairing a review meeting with joint directors of medical services to assess the functioning of district headquarters hospitals and other govt medical institutions…

Chennai: In order to streamline access to key documents required for higher education and govt welfare schemes, the school education department is creating a database through the Education Management Information System (EMIS) on whether Class XII students require nativity and community certificates.Officials from the school education department said the move followed minister K A Sengottaiyan’s…

Brain death is not only a medical diagnosis, it underpins organ donation, end-of-life care and public trust in the healthcare system. Sunil ShroffIndia stands at a delicate crossroads. A recent Supreme Court order has reopened the debate on how we define death — specifically, brainstem death — and whether long-standing medical protocols should be re-examined….

India’s Aditi Ashok competes in the Women’s Individual Golf Round 4 at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. (PTI File Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian golf’s push into emerging sporting centres gathers momentum this week as the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) brings its NexGen circuit to Lucknow with the launch of the inaugural…

Mohammed Siraj and Auqib Nabi (Image credit: Agencies) TimesofIndia.com in Chandigarh: The Indian team management is likely to make a final call on Mohammed Siraj‘s workload within the next 48 hours ahead of the one-off Afghanistan Test. If the 32-year-old is rested, Auqib Nabi will replace him in the squad.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that medical staff…

Ecuador delivered an incredible shock to the football world by defeating four-time champion Germany 2-1, catapulting themselves into the knockout rounds of the World Cup (AP Photo) Record-breaking crowds witnessed a historic World Cup heist as a gritty Ecuador stunned four-time champions Germany 2-1 at the MetLife Stadium on Friday, sealing a dramatic berth in…