818 Medical Colleges in India, Maximum in UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu: Health Ministry tells Parliament Divyani Paul15 Feb 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed the Lok Sabha that India currently has a total of 818 medical colleges,...
Karnataka doctors issue strike ultimatum over pending seniority, promotion issues Adity Saha15 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTBengaluru: Citing the long-pending seniority list, stalled promotions, cancellation of higher education funding, shifting of OBG doctors from...
Only registered doctors can perform hair transplantation, aesthetic procedures- TN Medical council warns against unethical practice Adity Saha14 Feb 2026 3:13 PM ISTChennai: Through a recent public notice, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council clarified that only Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) with...
Patients benefit from human, responsive grievance systems focused on resolution-Not prolonged litigation: Dr Alexander Thomas Kajal Rajput14 Feb 2026 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court of India recently issued notices to the Union Government and the National Medical Commission (NMC) while hearing a...
19 of 54 NMC posts vacant: Health Minister tells Parliament Adity Saha13 Feb 2026 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly one-third of the approved positions in the National Medical Commission (NMC) are currently vacant, as per data shared by...
Medical Colleges must not be profit-driven: Bombay HC upholds NMC's earlier Non-profit rule Adity Saha13 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: Observing that medical colleges should not be built for profit-making motives and must remain aligned with public interest, the Bombay...
NMC grants 777 additional PG medical seats to 125 medical colleges after appeals, 76 rejected Adity Saha12 Feb 2026 4:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 777 additional postgraduate seats for 125 medical colleges. At the same time,...
Stipend counts as income! Delhi HC upholds CAT order, cancellation of AIIMS doctor's EWS appointment Adity Saha12 Feb 2026 1:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has upheld the cancellation of the appointment of a senior resident doctor in the Ophthalmology department at...
Negative, single digit scorers allotted MD, MS seats! Doctors decry NEET PG 2025 cutoff Adity Saha11 Feb 2026 7:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The release of the NEET PG third-round counselling allotments has sparked a nationwide debate, as candidates with negative and single-digit...
Supreme Court orders stipend to FMGs on par with Indian MBBS graduates Adity Saha11 Feb 2026 1:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ordered the Jharkhand government and Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, to pay the pending...
Doctors exclusion from Consumer Protection Act- Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, NMC Adity Saha10 Feb 2026 5:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking up a plea seeking exclusion of doctors under the Consumer Protection Act, the Supreme Court of India today issued notices...
HC flags Delhi medical council inaction in Liposuction death case, directs NMC to probe Adity Saha10 Feb 2026 1:10 PM ISTGurgaon: Noting the delay by the Delhi Medical Council in deciding on a medical negligence complaint, the Delhi High Court has directed the...
