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Friday, September 11, 2020 09:58 PM IST,
Chennai
Nephew of late MG Ramachandran, M C Chandran, son of MG Chakrapani, MGR's elder brother, succumbed to Corona-virus attack on September 11, 2020. The death came at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General hospital in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment for the last few days. He was 75.
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 12:43 PM IST,
New Delhi
Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk from malaria – it kills more than 4 lakh people a year, most of them in Africa, where a child dies every two minutes from the disease. But now hopes have been raised of an end to it : the first malaria vaccine is being launched in immunisation programmes in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya.
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Thursday, August 16, 2018 11:46 PM IST,
New Delhi
Former Prime Minister and veteran BJP leader, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose oratory enabled his party to form government at the Centre in 1996, 1998 and 1999 general elections, died at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi on August 16, 2018. Born on 25 December 1924, he was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first term for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004.
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Thursday, August 16, 2018 12:13 AM IST,
New Delhi
The condition of former Prime Minister and BJP stalwart, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is critical, said an AIIMS bulletin on August 15 night. Vajpayee was on life support systems, it said. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rushed to the hospital to enquire about his condition.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 09:12 PM IST,
Chennai
Actor Rajjnikanth visited the Kauvery hospital in Chennai to enquire about the health of DMK president M Karunanidhi who is undergoing treatment at the hospital over the last three days. Rajni said Karunanidhi was a senior leader of the country, and he was glad that he was recovering speedily.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 08:16 PM IST,
Chennai
A photo of Congress president Rahul Gandhi at kauvery Hospital in Chennai has proved that DMK president M Karunanidhi is much better and that he is improving. The photo shows DMK Working President and Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin speaking to Karunanidhi who is very much conscious and not on any life-saving support.
Rahul Gandhi is seen standing next to Stalin, along with other doctors.
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Monday, June 25, 2018 10:02 PM IST,
Chennai
Chennai Police detained over 50 PMK members when they attempted to lay siege to the BJP office at T Nagar in Chennai on June 25, 2018, to condemn its state president Tamilisai Soundararajan’s criticism of their party leader and founder Dr S Ramadoss.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 11:24 PM IST,
Tiruchirapalli
The Tamil Nadu government has announced that the much-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will come up at Thoppur near Madurai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore.
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Friday, February 03, 2017 11:36 PM IST,
Bengaluru
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader and former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss suffered a mild heart attack in Dharmapuri on
February 3 evening and was rushed to the Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bengaluru.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 06:42 PM IST,
Chennai
Apollo Hospitals has informed the Madras High Court that it was ready to submit details of treatment provided to former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a sealed cover.
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Friday, December 16, 2016 06:00 PM IST,
Chennai
The president of the DMK and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi, was readmitted to the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Thursday night following breathing difficulty due to heavy cold and lung infection. The 92-year-old leader underwent a tracheostomy procedure to optimise breathing, the Kauvery Hospital stated.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016 12:47 AM IST,
Chennai
O Panneerselvam was elected as the AIADMK Legislature Party Leader shortly after the death of Jayalalithaa was announced by Apollo Hospitals on Monday night.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016 12:26 AM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa died at Apollo Hospital around 1130 p.m,. on Monday night. The death was announced by Apollo Hospitals in a press release.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016 12:09 AM IST,
Chennai
The ruling AIADMK Legislature Party meeting is now on at party headquarters in Chennai. Number two in the cabinet, O Panneerselvam, senior ministers, party functionaries, MLAs were attending the meeting, party sources said.
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Monday, December 05, 2016 12:54 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has been put on an Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) device in view of her heart problem, having suffered a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai on Sunday night. What is an ECMO device, how does it function and how does it benefit a patient?
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Monday, December 05, 2016 12:02 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who was said to be critical on Sunday night after suffering a cardiac arrest at a private hospital, continued to be on Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), a heart-assist device on Monday.
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 03:22 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on October 21 visited the private hospital in Chennai where chief minister J Jayalalithaa was
undergoing treatment. This is his second visit to the hospital, since she was admitted on September 22.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:24 AM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's portfolios have been allocated to Finance minister O Panneerselvam, the Raj Bhavan announced on October 11 night. O Paneerselvam will also preside over cabinet meetings and arrangement has been made as per the advice of Jayalalithaa, the Raj Bhavan claimed in a release.
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Friday, October 07, 2016 12:36 PM IST,
Chennai
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who made a sudden visit to the Chennai hospital where Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Jayalalithaa is undergoing treatment, said doctors had told him that she was recovering well and would be alright soon.
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Thursday, October 06, 2016 08:28 PM IST,
Chennai
The latest bulletin has said that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was being assisted with Nebulisation, a drug delivery device used to
administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. She continues to be on respiratory support.
