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Private hospitals fleecing patients on consumables, diagnostics
21 Feb 2018
An analysis of bills from four reputed private hospitals in Delhi and NCR by the NPPA reveals that they are making profits of up to 1,737 per cent on drugs, consumables and diagnostics that are not price controlled
Donald Trump Jr arrives in India to sell Trump Towers, gets virtual red carpet
20 Feb 2018
While Indian newspapers have greeted Donald Trump Jr with fawning front-page ads, the American media is more concerned about conflicts of interest, as the younger Trump will also speak on policy matters
Work begins on Mumbai’s second airport
19 Feb 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the second airport in the twin city, which will relieve the choked Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport in the island city
Work begins on Mumbai’s second airport
19 Feb 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the second airport in the twin city, which will relieve the choked Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport in the island city
NASA’s new supersonic plane to be much quieter than Concorde
15 Feb 2018
NASA plans to design and create a new supersonic plane in the next few years that will not produce a 'sonic boom' while breaking the sound barrier
Huawei irate as US intelligence chiefs warn against its products
15 Feb 2018
Six directors of US agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency jointly claimed Chinese phone manufacturers pose a security risk to everyday consumers
CNN to cut jobs as digital operations struggle
13 Feb 2018
NPPA lowers ceiling on stent prices further
13 Feb 2018
The maximum price of bare metal stent has been fixed at Rs7,660 against Rs8,000 earlier and that of drug-eluting stents (DES) at Rs27,890 against Rs31,000 previously
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