Nadda arrives in Sri Lanka to attend BIMSTEC health ministers meeting

IANS | November 10, 2026 6:53 PM

Colombo, Nov 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda arrived in Sri Lanka's Colombo on Tuesday to participate in the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting. India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, welcomed Nadda in the Lankan capital.

Gujarat families avoid medical debt as 'Ayushman Bharat' covers costs

IANS | November 9, 2026 8:52 PM

Rajkot, Nov 9 (IANS) Two families in Gujarat have been able to avoid substantial medical expenses through the 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme, which covered the cost of surgeries and treatment that they said would otherwise have forced them to borrow money at interest.