It’s a bold and widely discussed move, Hyderabad based paediatrician Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh has resigned from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), India’s largest organisation of child health specialists.
Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended a powerful new incentive package to fix India’s chronic rural doctor shortage: serve in rural and remote areas, and you could get reservation or additional marks in NEET PG.
Read MoreIn a landmark move, an intervention application in Supreme Court Writ Petition No. 817 of 2025 shines a light on the deadly mental health crisis among India’s resident doctors. Explore the urgent call for enforcing 12 hour duty norms and saving lives.
Read MorePrivate hospitals in Rajasthan have announced a 24 hour shutdown starting April 14, 2026 in protest against the arrest of Dr. Sondev Bansal. Here’s everything you need to know about the RGHS boycott, its causes and impact on healthcare.
Read MoreIn a landmark observation that could reshape medical education in India, Supreme Court has declared that medical seats are a national resource and cannot be allowed to remain vacant. statement came during the hearing of a high profile NEET fraud case, sending a strong message to students, coaching centres and state counselling authorities alike.
Read MoreIn the world of Indian medicine, AIIMS Delhi stands as the undisputed gold standard the institute every aspiring doctor dreams of joining. Yet a recent RTI reply has pulled back the curtain on a troubling reality: 190 postgraduate (PG) resident doctors from MD/MS programs resigned from AIIMS Delhi over the past three years. Another 35 super-specialty (DM/MCh) students also stepped away.
Read MoreIn a landmark development that brings partial closure after nearly a decade, the Supreme Court of India has delivered a significant verdict in the case of Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh, a dedicated paediatrician who was shot dead while attending patients at a government health centre in Uttarakhand.
Read MoreIn the heart of Bihar’s capital, one of India’s premier medical institutes is once again under the scanner. The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) Patna has ordered an official inquiry into shocking allegations of question paper leaks and answer sheet tampering in its MBBS and postgraduate (PG) final year examinations.
Read MoreIn April 2026, the Indian medical education community was shaken by the news of a young life lost too soon. A 20 year old second year MBBS student named Asher Immanuel at Indira Medical College in Pandur village near Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu tragically died after falling from the fifth floor of the college hostel.
Read MoreAre you an Indian student who completed (or is completing) your MBBS abroad in the 2021-2022 batch? If yes, you’re not alone in feeling frustrated with the ongoing confusion around licensing and registration in India. In a major development reported just yesterday, FMGs have formally urged the NMC to grant a one time exemption from the strict FMGL Regulations 2021.
Read Morea strong push to protect patients, the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has taken decisive action against a doctor in Suryapet for misrepresenting his qualifications. The doctor was found practising as a Consultant Radiologist while falsely claiming an MD in Radiodiagnosis. His medical registration had also expired years ago.
Read MoreOn April 10, 2026 Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Maharashtra arrested Dr. Anil Patil, a medical officer posted at Murbad Rural Hospital in Thane district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹2,000. The bribe was for issuing a routine medical certificate required for the renewal of a gun licence.
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