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NEET-PG counselling: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC and 10% EWS quota, central govt criteria to be followed

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2022

The Supreme Court has also allowed the 8 lakh annual income limit for the EWS, as of now. The final verdict on the EWS criteria is to be decided on the third week of March.

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AIIMS doctors call off strike after receiving assurance from Union Health Minister

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2021

The strike by AIIMS Doctors was against the delay in counselling session for PG NEET admissions for the year 2021.

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‘An entire batch of 45,000 doctors hasn’t joined yet’: Why NEET-PG counselling is stuck, why are doctors protesting? All you need to know

Dibakar Dutta - 28 December, 2021

The resident doctors' protest initially began earlier in December but was withdrawn on December 9, following an assurance that the schedule for NEET PG counselling will be released in a weeks' time. That has not happened.

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Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine goes woke, changes ‘breastfeeding’ to ‘chestfeeding’, ‘breast milk’ to ‘parent’s milk’

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2021

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine said that de-sexed or gender-inclusive language must be used for breast-feeding

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Mumbai doctor tests positive for Chinese coronavirus thrice, here could be possible reasons

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2021

Dr Shrushti Halari who did her MBBS from Ningxia Medical University, China, in an interview to The Times of India said, “The reinfections are confusing.”

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Maharashtra: 281 doctors write a letter to Uddhav Thackeray asking permission to commit suicide

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2021

The letter by BAMS doctors comes days after an Ayurvedic doctor Swapnil Lonkar ended his life after he was denied a posting despite clearing the MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service Commission) exam.

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