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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicIndian Medical Association

Topic: Indian Medical Association

IMA serves Rs 1000-crore defamation notice on Ramdev over remarks against allopathy

Terming Ramdev's remarks a 'criminal act', IMA also asked the yoga guru to make a video clip contradicting all his allegations and circulate it on social media platforms.

Baba Ramdev asks 25 questions to IMA after withdrawing prior statement on allopathic medicine

In an 'open letter' posted on his Twitter handle, Ramdev asked the Indian Medical Association if allopathy offered permanent relief from hypertension (BP) and type-1 & 2 diabetes.

270 doctors across India succumbed to Covid in second wave of pandemic, says IMA

According to the Indian Medical Association, Bihar saw the maximum number of 78 deaths of medical practitioners, followed by Uttar Pradesh (37), Delhi (29) and Andhra Pradesh (22).

Vaccinate all above 18, make vaccination certificate must in public spaces: IMA writes to Modi

In letter to PM Modi, IMA says strategy for increasing vaccination numbers should be improved on war footing, asks that private clinics also be allowed to administer vaccine.

You endorse ‘germ-killing’ paint but attack Ayurveda as pseudoscience: Patanjali CEO slams IMA

Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna says IMA officials lack understanding of ayurvedic medicines and that Patanjali would be 'happy to extend relevant training facilities to them'.

SC seeks govt’s reply on IMA plea against order allowing Ayurveda doctors perform surgery

IMA has moved court seeking quash the order and declare that Central Council of Indian Medicine does not have powers to include modern medicine in the syllabus.

‘Voice of doctors’ or ‘den of politics’? Why some doctors swear by IMA, others don’t care

IMA was formed in 1928. Its mandate includes upholding the ethics of the profession, and it is known to organise several fellowship and postgraduate courses.

Govt says 162 doctors on Covid duty have died, ‘shocked’ IMA pegs number at 734

IMA says health ministry data only accounts for those who availed the Centre's Covid insurance, and adds it is considering filing a case against the govt.

IMA ‘welcomes’ Covid-19 vaccines, encourages doctors across India to get vaccinated

In a press conference Friday, Indian Medical Association National President Dr J.A. Jayalal also said he expects Bharat Biotech's Covaxin to have 62-63% efficacy.

Objection to Ayurveda students doing surgery is a turf war driven by commercial interests

Dismissing Ayurveda as jugaad and quackery is the worst kind of disinformation campaign against one of the ancient indigenous forms of healthcare systems.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.