All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): News

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are the most esteemed set of medical colleges located in various cities across India. These colleges have been deemed institutions of national importance by the Government. AIIMS Delhi was established in the year 1956 and is the front runner renowned institution.

16 Feb 2024

Narendra Modi

Everything about the new 28.5-km-long Gurugram Metro project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rewari, Haryana, on Friday to lay the foundation stone for various development projects worth over Rs. 9,750 crore.

21 Jan 2024

Ram Mandir

Hey Ram: Opposition on half-day off decision of Delhi hospitals

Several central government-run hospitals in Delhi will remain closed on Monday until 2:30pm due to the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha ceremony in Ayodhya.

21 Jan 2024

Ram Mandir

AIIMS Delhi reverses half-day off decision for Ram Mandir event

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has reversed its decision to remain closed until 2:30pm on Monday in light of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

15 Jan 2024

Punjab

Man arrested for impersonating girlfriend in recruitment exam

A man in Faridkot district of Punjab was caught red-handed attempting to impersonate his girlfriend during a government recruitment examination for health workers, police has said.

07 Dec 2023

Delhi

Government dismisses reports linking AIIMS cases to China's pneumonia surge

The Centre has debunked media reports linking seven bacterial cases found at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to the recent increase in pneumonia cases in China. It labeled such reports as "misleading and ill-informed."

05 Dec 2023

Delhi

Father will die soon: Son's post on AIIMS-Delhi goes viral

Fed up with long queues and running between counters at AIIMS New Delhi, an X user has detailed his struggles to secure a heart surgery appointment for his ailing father.

29 Nov 2023

Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Workers airlifted to AIIMS for checkup

After 17 days of relentless efforts, a joint rescue mission successfully saved 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday night.

Supreme Court questions revised medical report in abortion case

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, raised concerns over a fresh medical report that indicated a 26-week-old fetus may have a strong chance of survival.

23 Aug 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi rape: Accused officer can't impregnate, underwent vasectomy, says lawyer 

The lawyer for the main accused in the Delhi rape case has reportedly made a shocking claim and dismissed allegations that his client impregnated the victim.

15 Aug 2023

Bihar

'India's toilet man' Bindeshwar Pathak dead: His life, contributions, achievements

Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Tuesday. He was 80.

07 Aug 2023

Delhi

Fire breaks out at AIIMS Delhi, emergency ward closed: Report

A fire reportedly broke out on Monday in the endoscopy room near the emergency ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.

19 Jul 2023

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: 17 people killed after power transformer explosion

As many as 17 people died and several others sustained injuries after a power transformer exploded at the Namami Gange project site in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Wednesday, reported News18.

04 Jul 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi: 4 AIIMS students arrested for impersonating candidates in NEET

The Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a gang that allegedly used to write the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) exam in place of actual candidates, reported ANI.

09 Jun 2023

Delhi

On camera: Man brutally stabbed on busy road in Delhi

In a horrifying video, a man was allegedly seen hitting and stabbing another individual in the Nand Nagri Police Station area of Northeast Delhi at 10:30pm on Thursday, reported NDTV.

Around 150 medical colleges may lose national recognition: Report

Around 150 medical colleges nationwide may lose recognition of the National Medical Commission (NMC), a regulatory body for India's medical education and professionals, reported NDTV, quoting sources.

21 Apr 2023

Delhi

Man, disguised as advocate, shoots at woman in Delhi court 

A woman was injured in a shooting incident at Delhi's Saket District Court on Friday, reported ANI.

19 Apr 2023

Nepal

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel admitted to AIIMS Delhi

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel has been shifted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.

14 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

PM Modi inaugurates Northeast's 1st AIIMS in Assam

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Northeast India's first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Guwahati, Assam, on Friday.

19 Mar 2023

Delhi

Delhi: Woman's skull, chopped body parts found in polythene bag

In a shocking incident, the mutilated body of a woman was found near a Rapid Metro construction area in Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan, NDTV reported.

06 Mar 2023

Delhi

Delhi's crucial Ashram Flyover reopened: All you need to know

People in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the Ashram Flyover expansion.

21 Feb 2023

Delhi

Another Delhi shocker: Woman set ablaze by live-in partner dies

In yet another horrific murder in Delhi, a 28-year-old woman died after her live-in partner allegedly set her ablaze following a dispute in Aman Vihar, PTI reported.

22 Jan 2023

Shraddha Walkar

Shraddha Walkar murder: Police's 3000-draft chargesheet ready, legal approval awaited

The Delhi Police is awaiting a go-ahead from legal experts to submit its chargesheet against Aaftab Poonawala accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, ANI reported citing sources.

17 Dec 2022

Delhi

Man throws 2-year-old son from balcony after fight with wife

In a horrific incident, a man threw his two-year-old son from a three-story building before jumping off following an alleged fight with his wife in Delhi, NDTV reported.

14 Dec 2022

Delhi

Delhi AIIMS cyberattack originated in China, servers retrieved: Sources

The attack on the servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) originated in China, reported ANI, quoting senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

03 Dec 2022

Cybercrimes

Tamil Nadu hospital suffers cyber attack; patient data sold online

Tamil Nadu-based multispeciality hospital—Sree Saran Medical Center (SSMC)—has been the latest target of a cyber attack in India, India Today reported.

25 Nov 2022

Cybersecurity

#NewsBytesExplainer: The cyberattack that stunned AIIMS Delhi and its aftermath

Life has come to a standstill at India's premier hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. The institute has been without internet, and everything is now done manually, all thanks to a cyberattack on Wednesday.

13 Nov 2022

Randeep Guleria

Dr. Randeep Guleria's 30-year AIIMS-Delhi journey ends with voluntary retirement

Dr. Randeep Guleria, former director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has taken voluntary retirement.

30 Oct 2022

Uttar Pradesh

In coma for 7 months, woman delivers 'miracle' baby girl

A woman from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh—who's been in a coma for seven months—has given birth to a baby girl even while fighting for her life at AIIMS, New Delhi, reported India Today.

05 Oct 2022

Narendra Modi

HP: PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS Bilaspur, to attend Kullu Dussehra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur on Wednesday during his Dussehra visit to Himachal Pradesh.

15 Jun 2022

Food

AIIMS has issued a warning about eating momos. Here's why

Delhi's All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) recently issued a health warning regarding eating momos.

11 May 2022

Himachal Pradesh

Ex-telecom minister Sukh Ram dies at 94; cremation on Thursday

Sukh Ram, a former union minister and veteran Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh, died at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) early on Wednesday. He was 94.

26 Apr 2022

Randeep Guleria

AIIMS Delhi nurses' union launches indefinite strike today: Details here

The nurses at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday.

05 Jan 2022

Delhi

Amid Delhi's COVID-19 surge, 100+ healthcare workers test positive

Over 100 health workers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other hospitals have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last week.

16 Oct 2021

Manmohan Singh

Former PM Manmohan Singh diagnosed with dengue; condition improving: AIIMS

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been diagnosed with dengue, officials at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, said Saturday, adding his condition is improving gradually.

19 Jul 2021

Coronavirus

AIIMS doctor urges people to be careful for 1-2 years

A professor at the medicine department of the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has urged people to practice caution for at least the next couple of years, so that COVID-19 does not explode again.

19 Jun 2021

India

Third coronavirus wave in 6 to 8 weeks: AIIMS chief

A third wave of coronavirus infections in India is now unavoidable and could hit the country as soon as six to eight weeks, AIIMS chief Dr. Randeep Guleria said today.

07 Jun 2021

India

COVID-19: India reports 1L new cases, lowest in 61 days

India continues to see an improvement in its COVID-19 situation as the country reported just above one lakh new cases in the past 24 hours.

07 Jun 2021

COVID-19

AIIMS-Delhi begins screening children for COVAXIN clinical trials from today

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi will begin screening children from Monday to conduct clinical trials of the indigenously developed, Bharat Biotech's vaccine against COVID-19, COVAXIN.

01 Jun 2021

Ramesh Pokhriyal

Ramesh Pokhriyal admitted to AIIMS due to post-COVID-19 complications

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on Tuesday morning due to post-COVID-19 complications.

31 May 2021

Coronavirus

Gargle lavage method to detect COVID-19 should be implemented: AIIMS-RDA

The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of COVID-19 and also give due credit to researchers of the hospital and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) for this diagnosis.