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A MoU has already been signed with the Telangana government, which means the Centre owns the Aarogyasri platform. On Tuesday, representatives of all states were given a glimpse of the system and related time-lines before the roll-out.

Asked why the BJP has succumbed to iftaar politics, Naqvi said: “This is not a political iftaar — it is about making Muslim women feel empowered. Theirs is political engineering, ours in social engineering.” The reference was to the iftaar being hosted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi a few kilometres away at a plush hotel.

With model tender papers out and a key meeting today, PM Health Protection Mission heads for an August launch. Whom does it cover? Which states are part of it, how will it work in states with their own schemes?

Model tender documents for showcasing health insurance scheme released

A Belgian university study shows referees tend to be harsher on fouls after watching replays via VAR, the technology that will used for the first time in Russia World Cup.

India accounts for the largest number of TB cases in the world and 60 per cent of the global burden of leprosy. At 27.9 lakh, India’s TB incidence in 2016 was down marginally from the previous year’s 28.4 lakh. The number of TB-related deaths was 4.35 lakh, down by 15 per cent from 5.17 lakh.

Last year, the HRD Ministry had sought strong justification for Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s plea to make the Jamnagar-based Gujarat Ayurved University (GAU) an Institute of National Importance (INI).

"NHM has been the game changer. It ensured there were adequate financial and manpower resources - none of the health workers like ASHAs were there earlier. It also gave room for local flexibility," said UNICEF India representative Dr Yasmin Ali Haque.

The Ayodhya title case is currently being heard in the apex court.

Despite hectic “negotiations” for the last two days, the final programme that the RSS circulated on Thursday morning still showed Mohan Bhagwat as the last speaker.

Various initiatives under NRHM show results, but India still behind target

The first meeting of Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission Council (AB-NHPMC) that will give policy directions and foster coordination between Centre and States will happen in Delhi on June 14.

While India’s ranking by the Global Burden of Disease team in IHME may appear counter-intuitive, the truth is that incidence alone does not tell India’s full cancer story.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India. At an incidence rate of 25.8 per 100,000 it is lower than in some developed countries.

The meta-analysis looked at 37 studies and SLT products that are chewed or snuffed orally or nasally, or applied over teeth and gums, or gargled or drunk.

Former Union minister P Chidambaram and fellow Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Singhvi on Wednesday said now that the invite has been accepted, it is the speech that is the key.

Poor government spend — the perennial problem of healthcare — remains, but at least there is no downward revision towards the end of the year of the budget estimate.

‘I&B knew President couldn’t give all awards, sent invite saying he would’

Claim ratio is calculated as the total value of all claims paid by the company divided by the total amount of premium collected in a financial year. A claim ratio of 75-90 is usually thought to be an indicator of a robust claim settlement system by an insurer.