Indian Medical Association: News
27 Jan 2025
HaryanaPrivate Haryana hospitals to stop Ayushman services from February 3
At least 600 private hospitals in Haryana have announced they will suspend services under the Ayushman Bharat scheme from February 3.
11 Oct 2024
Kolkata'Security not luxury': IMA to Bengal government over doctors' strike
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to pay immediate attention to the hunger strike of junior doctors.
19 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar principal's medical registration canceled
The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has canceled the medical registration of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh amid an ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kolkata rape-murder case.
03 Sep 2024
Abhishek BanerjeeDoctor rape-murder: BJP MP faces 'go back' slogan
Junior doctors protesting late Monday night chanted "go back" against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who visited the protest site in Kolkata, West Bengal.
30 Aug 2024
Kolkata1 in 3 Indian doctors feel unsafe during night shifts
A recent study by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, predominantly women, feel "unsafe" or "very unsafe" during their night shifts.
18 Aug 2024
Calcutta High CourtCentre demands bi-hourly situation updates from states amid Kolkata protests
The Union Home Ministry has issued a directive to all state police forces, requiring them to submit situation reports every two hours.
16 Aug 2024
DelhiFile FIR within 6 hours of violence: Centre to hospitals
The Union Health Ministry has directed all government hospitals, whether central or state-run, to file police complaints within six hours of any act of violence on their premises or against their staff and health workers.
16 Aug 2024
Azad MaidanKolkata rape-murder: IMA announces 24-hour nationwide medical shutdown
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike of doctors in protest against the recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
14 Aug 2024
Amit MalviyaKolkata doctor's rape-murder: 'Renovation work' near crime scene sparks row
A political row has erupted in the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case over renovation work at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital near the seminar room where the victim's body was recovered.
13 Aug 2024
Calcutta High CourtDoctor rape-murder: Kolkata college students protest Dr Ghosh's appointment
Students at Calcutta National Medical College have protested against the appointment of Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College, as their new principal.
13 Aug 2024
Baba RamdevPatanjali misleading ads: SC closes contempt case against Ramdev, Balkrishna
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed contempt proceedings against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd's Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna.
13 Aug 2024
KolkataKolkata rape-murder: 4 doctors who had dinner with victim summoned
Four junior doctors who had dinner with the woman trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been summoned again by police for questioning, news agency ANI said.
13 Aug 2024
KolkataKolkata rape-murder: OPD services hit by nationwide doctors' protest
Doctors nationwide have refused to return to work, except for emergency cases, in protest against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old physician at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
12 Aug 2024
KolkataKolkata principal resigns amid massive protests over doctor's rape-murder
The principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh, resigned on Monday after the public outcry over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor on campus late Thursday.
11 Aug 2024
KolkataKolkata medical college superintendent removed after trainee doctor's murder
The West Bengal Health Department has removed Dr. Sanjay Vasishta, the superintendent of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, following the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old woman trainee doctor on the hospital premises.
11 Jul 2024
PatanjaliSC asks Patanjali on availability of banned products in shops
The Supreme Court has demanded proof from Patanjali Ayurved that it has halted the sale and promotion of 14 products banned by Uttarakhand's state licensing department in April.
14 May 2024
Baba RamdevSC reserves order on contempt notice issued to Ramdev, Balkrishna
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the contempt notice issued to yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his aide Acharya Balkrishna, and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd in the misleading advertisements case.
30 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevSC reprimands Uttarakhand licensing body for inaction in Patanjali case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority's delay in addressing the deceptive advertising case of Patanjali.
24 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevPatanjali ads case: Ramdev, Balkrishna issue fresh apology
Patanjali Ayurved Co-founder and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the firm's Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna have issued an apology in Wednesday's newspapers for their non-compliance with the Supreme Court directives in the misleading advertisements case.
23 Apr 2024
Baba Ramdev'Was apology same size as your ads': SC slams Patanjali
The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised questions over the "microscopic" size of Patanjali Ayurved's public apology advertisements issued in newspapers.
16 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevPatanjali ads case: You can't degrade allopathy, SC tells Ramdev
Yoga guru and co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved Baba Ramdev on Tuesday once again issued an apology to the Supreme Court in connection with the misleading advertisements case.
10 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevSC rejects Ramdev's apology in Patanjali 'misleading' ads case
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it did not accept the apology tendered by Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna in the misleading advertisements case.
02 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevBaba Ramdev apologizes to Supreme Court in misleading ads case
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna appeared in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the "misleading advertisements" case.
02 Apr 2024
Baba RamdevPatanjali misleading ads case: Ramdev may appear before SC today
Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved co-founder Baba Ramdev is likely to appear in person before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the "misleading advertisements" case.
21 Mar 2024
Baba RamdevPatanjali Ayurved apologizes to SC for misleading advertisements
Acharya Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved and an associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has apologized to the Supreme Court for the company's misleading claims about its products and their medicinal efficacy.
19 Mar 2024
Baba RamdevSC summons Baba Ramdev in Patanjali's misleading ads case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Patanjali Ayurved for failing to respond to a contempt notice in the "misleading advertisements" case and ordered co-founder and yoga guru Ramdev to appear before it.
03 Dec 2023
KeralaIMA Kerala objects National Medical Commission's logo depicting Hindu deity
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kerala has slammed the National Medical Commission (NMC) for redesigning its logo, which featured a Hindu deity, Dhanwantari, and the word "Bharat" instead of "India."
22 Nov 2023
PatanjaliBaba Ramdev responds to SC's warning against misleading ads
Baba Ramdev, the co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, has fired back at the Supreme Court's warning against airing "false" and "misleading" ads.
10 May 2023
KeralaKerala: Suspended school teacher stabs doctor to death during check-up
A suspended male school teacher who was taken to a hospital by the police after an altercation with his family and neighbors allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old doctor, Vandana Das, to death in Kerala's Kollam district on Wednesday.
14 Apr 2023
COVID-19India records 11,109 COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths in 24 hours
India has recorded 11,109 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 4,47,97,269, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Friday.
10 Apr 2023
COVID-19IMA lists 3 reasons behind COVID-19 surge in India
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has warned citizens that the recent increase in daily COVID-19 cases could be due to three major factors.
04 Apr 2023
Ashok GehlotRajasthan: Doctors, govt arrive at consensus over RTH Act
The state government and doctors in Rajasthan have arrived at a consensus on the Right to Health (RTH) Act, CM Ashok Gehlot informed on Tuesday.
14 Mar 2023
COVID-19H3N2: ICMR expert recommends influenza vaccine for low immunity people
With respiratory illnesses due to H3N2, COVID-19, and other viruses reportedly witnessing a steep rise over the last week in India, experts have issued caution and recommended precautionary measures.
07 Mar 2023
Randeep GuleriaSteep rise in H3N2, COVID-19 cases; masks, other measures return
Respiratory illnesses due to Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 and COVID-19 cases reportedly witnessed a steep rise over the last week in India, prompting authorities to implement precautionary measures.
04 Mar 2023
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Influenza A subtype causing cough, fever in India: ICMR experts
A persistent cold and cough running through the country are due to Influenza A subtype H3N2, as per experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
28 Dec 2022
DelhiDelhi: Government centers run out of free COVID-19 booster vaccine
All government-run facilities in Delhi have run out of free COVID-19 booster vaccine, shows the Co-WIN app.
27 Dec 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India redoubles fight against coronavirus as cases surge globally
India has been undertaking a series of fresh measures to combat the COVID-19 spread in the country, following a surge in coronavirus infections in several countries, especially China.
22 Dec 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 precautions: IMA issues new guidelines on masks, public gatherings
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) issued an advisory in view of keeping an impending COVID-19 outbreak at bay.
07 Dec 2021
CoronavirusOmicron: IMA warns of 'massive' third wave of COVID-19
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has warned about a severe third wave of COVID-19 in India amid the threat posed by the Omicron variant.
12 Jul 2021
Health & WellnessThird COVID-19 wave "imminent," says IMA, warns against laxity
A third wave of coronavirus infections in India is unavoidable and around the corner, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) warned today in a press release.
07 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiIMA seeks Modi's intervention over attacks on doctors, misinformation campaigns
In the wake of attacks on several doctors, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his personal intervention to ensure "optimum milieu" for medical professionals in India so they can work without fear.
31 May 2021
IndiaJunior doctors strike in MP, demand reservation of COVID-19 beds
Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh today boycotted work, except COVID-19 duties, to raise several demands including free treatment for themselves and their families in case they contract the coronavirus.
31 May 2021
Madhya PradeshNearly 3,000 junior doctors in MP go on strike
Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday struck work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the infection.
29 May 2021
IndiaWill withdraw complaints against Ramdev if he annuls comments: IMA
The Indian Medical Association does not have any personal enmity with Yoga guru Ramdev and will withdraw all its police complaints against him as and when he takes back his controversial comments on modern medicine, the medical body's chief said.
26 May 2021
Narendra ModiIMA Uttarakhand sends Rs. 1,000 crore defamation notice to Ramdev
The Indian Medical Association's Uttarakhand unit has sent a defamation notice to Yoga guru Ramdev for his remarks about allopathic medicine, reports say.
24 May 2021
Baba RamdevRamdev withdraws comments on allopathic medicine after furor
Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday withdrew his recent statements on allopathic medicine which had triggered strong protests from the medical fraternity.
22 May 2021
Baba RamdevRamdev calls allopathy 'stupid science', Medical Association demands his prosecution
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) angrily hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday, demanding strict action against him over his derogatory comments on allopathy, claiming the modern medicine is "stupid science" due to which lakhs have died.
22 May 2021
Bihar420 doctors died of COVID-19 during the second wave: IMA
Four hundred and twenty doctors have died due to the coronavirus infection during India's devastating second wave of the pandemic, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said.
18 May 2021
BiharCOVID-19: 270 doctors died in second wave, shows IMA data
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said the country has so far lost 270 doctors in the raging second wave of COVID-19, which is wreaking havoc across India.
18 May 2021
COVID-19Dr. KK Aggarwal, former IMA chief, dies due to COVID-19
Dr. KK Aggarwal, Padma Shri awardee and a former national president of the Indian Medical Association, passed away last night due to the coronavirus.
