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₹1,000 crore to develop 4-5 large marquee resorts in Uttarakhand over the next few years, reported businessline. This marks the largest investment by MHRIL in any Indian state which aligns with their Mahindra Group's plans to increase their resort keys from 5,000 to 10,000 by 2030. Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra took to social media platform X to reveal this venture, the post reads "Home is where the heart is.

Magsaysay award winner Dr Ravi Kannan is credited with leading the widely admired Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Assam. He started with a staff of 23 people and this grew to 451 over a period of around 17 years, providing free or subsidized cancer care treatments to an average of 5,000 new patients annually. While Kannan serves as a shining example for all and brings an aura to the medical profession it deserves, the healthcare profession is not without its challenges. A large urban population has increasingly come around seeing healthcare as a consumer service. Much like with every other sector, consumer expectations are rising from healthcare as well. Small unfulfilled expectations now lead to court complaints and litigation against doctors. Courts have concurred that a section of people are prone to sue doctors and hospitals at the slightest opportunity.

Ukraine, President Joe Biden has announced as he hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and vowed to defend the war-struck country from Russian aggression. The White House meeting on Thursday was the sixth in-person meeting between the two leaders. «Mr.

In a tragic incident, a student of Class 9 in Lucknow died after he collapsed in his classroom due to suspected heart attack during lecture. Atif Siddiqui, 14, was a Class 9 student of City Montessori School in Lucknow's Aliganj.

Pirola variant. This variant, also referred to as BA.2.86 and has been linked to at least 37 new cases in England, as reported by The Independent on September 17. Fortunately, these cases have led to a total of seven hospitalizations but, fortunately, no fatalities, according to the news outlet. The UKHSA has noted that 28 of these cases were identified as part of an investigation into an outbreak within a care home in the eastern part of the country. As Pirola, the new mutation of Omicron strain of Covid-19, worries health experts, the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has asked senior citizens above age 65 to immediately get their top-up booster jabs. People aged 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the highly-mutated BA.2.86 virus, reports the BBC. The vaccines will soon be provided for free to more vulnerable groups. «Hundreds of thousands of adults who are eligible for winter vaccines — including all aged 65 and over, pregnant women and those with an underlying health condition — will also begin receiving invitations from the NHS to encourage them to get their Covid and flu jabs from this week,» NHS said in a statement late on Monday. According to the report, Covid hospital admissions are now at the highest rate since the end of April, at 4.6 per 100,000 people. That is still below the level reached last winter. The hospital admission rates remain highest among people aged 85 and over, followed by 75 to 84-year-olds.

G20 Summit in Delhi in September 2023, which highlighted India’s tourism potential and the upcoming festive and event season. This includes the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as well as the upcoming Miss World event which is expected to be hosted in the capital in the period following the cricketing tournament. “There will also be sustained travel demand for both international and domestic sectors extending up to June next year on the back of the Indian General Elections.

IRDAI has mandated the Committee on Common Empanelment Process of Hospitals and 100% Cashless to submit a report on implementing fully cashless medical-insurance settlement in hospitals across the country. Currently, cashless settlement is available in 49% of the hospitals, numbering around 25,000. Around 400 million medical-insurance policyholders are likely to benefit once the plan is implemented. In the wake of recent clashes between insurance companies and hospitals, IRDAI has been exploring ways to resolve such incidents. According to an order issued by the General Insurance Council (GIC) secretary general Inderjeet Singh dated August 1, the committee will provide weekly updates, with an aim to introduce nationwide cashless settlement by the end of October.

Actor Akhil Mishra, who is best known for his role in Aamir Khan-starrer "3 Idiots", died on Thursday at the age of 67 a day after he fell at his residence in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, his publicist announced. The publicist also said that Akhil Mishra had blood pressure issues and he succumbed to his injuries after the accident in the kitchen of his residence. In a statement, the publicist said, "He was on a chair in the kitchen trying to do something when he fell down and hurt his head and back.

doctors' strike, health chiefs are sounding the alarm over more than 100,000 NHS operations and appointments that have been postponed. This week's joint strike by consultants and junior doctors has caused significant disruption across the healthcare system.

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insurance sector. Bima Sugam aims to simplify the process of purchasing insurance for consumers. This online platform is where customers can choose a suitable scheme from multiple options given by various companies.

Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. The attack carried out on the International Day of Peace coincided with the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech and presented a Ukrainian “peace formula.” The missile attack was Russia’s largest since August 15 and came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk near Moscow. In the southern city of Kherson, near the front lines, two people were killed in Thursday's attacks and at least five injured after a strike hit a residential building, said regional Governor Oleksand Prokudin. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, and some residential and commercial buildings were damaged. At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging civilian infrastructure, said regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

IPO listing date: Shares of Unihealth Consultancy Ltd listed on NSE SME at a premium on Thursday. On NSE SME, Unihealth Consultancy share price today was listed at ₹135 per share, 2.3% higher than the issue price of ₹132. Also Read: Meson Valves shares lists with a stellar 90% premium at ₹193.80 apiece on BSE SME Unihealth Consultancy IPO issue size was ₹56.55 crore.

SoftBank, known for its bold technology bets, is expanding its hospitality presence in India with a new category of premium hotels and five-star hotels, people familiar with the developments told ET. The Japanese conglomerate has partnered with Oravel Stays, the parent of hotel chain Oyo, to operate these hotels. Under a joint venture arrangement called ‘Mountainia’ the companies have drawn up a plan to open four- and five-star hotels under the ‘Sunday’ brand name across fast-growing tier two Indian cities, the people cited above said.

Britain’s state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action

swarm of bees coming from inside the bag. The family members of the victim attempted CPR and took him to a hospital, where he was declared dead. The incident occurred near the Virginia state line, about 160 miles southeast of Lexington. The official cause of the death has not been announced as the investigation is underway and the autopsy results are pending.

Emami Group’s AMRI Hospitals for around ₹2,300 crore, a person in the know said. As part of the deal, Manipal will pick up an equity stake as well as assume a portion of AMRI’s debt. In FY23, AMRI reported revenue of about ₹1,000 crore, which will enhance Manipal’s revenues for the year, estimated at ₹4,500 crore, said the person seeking anonymity.

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Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday said it has approved the stake acquisition by Blackstone and TPG in Quality Care India Ltd (QCIL). QCIL is a multi-speciality healthcare provider, which operates a network of multi-speciality hospitals under the brand name 'CARE Hospitals' in several cities across the country. According to two separate releases, CCI said it has approved the acquisition of about 72.49 per cent and 24.16 per cent stake in Quality Care India Ltd by BCP Asia II and Centella Mauritius Holdings Ltd, respectively.

Manipal Hospitals said on Wednesday it has acquired an 84% stake in AMRI Hospitals in its bid to expand its presence in eastern India. Kolkata-based AMRI Hospitals is owned by FMCG-to-realty conglomerate Emami Group and comprises of over 1,200 beds, over 800 doctors and 5,000-plus healthcare professionals. «In an endeavour to focus on our core businesses, we have divested our majority stake in AMRI Hospitals,» Aditya Agarwal and Manish Goenka, directors, Emami Group, said in a statement. Emami will continue to hold a 15% stake in AMRI with the government of West Bengal holding a 1% stake in the firm. Hospitals in India have been buying each other at near record rates, with M&As totalling $4 billion in 2022 and $2.2 billion in the first five months of this year, Reuters reported in June. The private healthcare sector in India has seen a post-pandemic boom with global consultancy firm PwC projecting a 12-14% annual growth for India's private healthcare market, currently worth around $48 billion.

AMRI Hospitals Ltd. The acquisition fits into the growth strategy of Manipal Hospitals to have a larger footprint and expanded presence in eastern India as the largest hospital chain in that region, stated a company release. “Manipal Hospitals always had patrons from eastern India and countries in the region like Bangladesh. This acquisition is in sync with our objective to further strengthen our presence and serve the patients in Eastern India — an underserved area when it comes to healthcare," said Dr. Ranjan Pai, Chairman, Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).