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How Erika Kirk mended Trump's rift with furious MAHA influencers

Tensions between Trump's administration and MAHA influencers have eased following Erik Kirk's intervention, facilitating a crucial White House meeting. (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Apr 25, 2026 08:15 am IST

After Trump fires CDC director, RFK Jr deputy to serve as acting chief: Report

In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, conducts the swearing-in ceremony of Jim O'Neill as the Department's Deputy Secretary, June 9, 2025, in Washington.
Updated on Aug 29, 2025 05:37 am IST

Vaccine critic RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 12:15 am IST

RFK Jr. says he is ‘not anti-vaccine'; backs Donald Trump's anti-abortion policy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Published on Jan 29, 2025 11:10 pm IST

RFK Jr. to restrict Americans' access to Trump's favorite Diet Coke, McDonald's?

RFK Jr is a well-known health nut who, at the age of 71, works out frequently and posts shirtless photos on social media
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 10:51 pm IST

Caroline Kennedy warns cousin RFK Jr a 'predator', addicted to power

Caroline Kennedy described her cousin RFK Jr's basement, garage and dorm as being an epicenter for drug use, where he would also put baby chickens and mice in blenders to feed to his hawks. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 05:38 pm IST

HC directs Delhi govt to appoint ex-officio members to state mental health authority

HC directs Delhi govt to appoint ex-officio members to state mental health authority
Published on Nov 25, 2024 07:33 pm IST

RG Kar case: Protesting doctors to meet Mamata today, hunger strike to continue

Large number of citizens participate in a mass protest to show solidarity with junior doctors as they continuing indefinite hunger strike (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Oct 21, 2024 08:31 am IST

Bengal doctors refuse to end hunger strike before meeting CM Mamata Banerjee

Women raise slogans near the site of junior doctors observing fast-unto-death in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI)
Published on Oct 20, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Hospital reforms: Will not tolerate obstructionist attitude, warns Delhi HC

Hospital reforms: Will not tolerate obstructionist attitude, warns Delhi HC
Published on Sept 30, 2024 09:19 pm IST

Why round 2 talks between Kolkata doctors, Bengal govt remained inconclusive

Kolkata: A delegation of junior doctors leave for Nabanna (State Secretariat) by bus to meet West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant for a discussion on certain 'key unresolved issues' like security in hospitals, from their 'dharna' site outside Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_18_2024_000315A)
Published on Sept 19, 2024 11:14 am IST

Centre pushes states for urgent hospital security measures, report by Sept 10

Junior doctors stage a protest on a road near Lalbazar police headquarters in Kolkata on Tuesday. (PTI)
Published on Sept 04, 2024 05:38 pm IST

Rajesh Kumar Singh to be new defence secretary as top bureaucrats reshuffled

Rajesh Kumar Singh (Twitter Photo)
Published on Aug 17, 2024 02:08 pm IST

IVF by Moosewala's mother: Show cause issued to Punjab health secretary

Late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents had welcomed a baby boy on March 17, nearly two years after Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district.
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 03:02 pm IST

Directed audit, secy didn’t act: Bharadwaj on substandard drugs in Delhi clinics

Delhi health minister Saruabh Bharadwaj. (HT)
Updated on Dec 24, 2023 05:06 am IST

Resident doctors at Chandigarh’s GMCH-32 to go on strike from today

The hospital administration has assured that arrangements had been made to avoid inconvenience to patients. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Sept 12, 2023 03:33 am IST

Modifications in MD/MS admission process will ensure fairness: Chandigarh health secretary

Chandigarh health secretary Yashpal Garg said the only change made was that an IP Pool candidate will firstly be considered against a seat in the same pool if the desired branch is available. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:32 am IST

Bihar will buy Covid vaccines in absence of supply from Centre: CM Nitish

Health workers take part in a mock drill at IGIMS in Patna on Monday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 10:38 pm IST

Assembly polls: Health secretary to brief ECI on Covid-19 situation in 5 states

On January 22, the ECI extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows in the five poll-bound states till January 31
Published on Jan 31, 2022 03:04 am IST

Sajid Javid named UK health secretary after Matt Hancock quits over controversy

In this file photo taken on June 11, 2019, Sajid Javid, then Britain's Home Secretary, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on June 11, 2019, after attending the weekly meeting of the Cabinet.
Published on Jun 27, 2021 01:23 pm IST

British health secretary 'sorry' for flouting Covid rules. PM accepts apology

British health secretary Matt Hancock.
Published on Jun 26, 2021 10:05 am IST

US has a plan to start Pfizer vaccine shots in December: Health secretary

Vials with a sticker reading, "Covid-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 07:23 am IST

From 17 to 130 days, doubling time of Covid-19 cases slows down in Chandigarh

Higher doubling time suggests slowdown in spread of infection .
Published on Oct 17, 2020 11:40 pm IST

UK’s Rishi Sunak says IT glitch does not impact assessment of Covid-19 situation

Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that a glitch in the test and trace system that led to over 15,000 cases not being recorded on time did not impact on the assessment of the overall Covid situation
Published on Oct 06, 2020 02:04 pm IST

‘We get swayed’: Health ministry highlights Covid-19 recoveries as India’s tally crosses 5.5 million

Students of class 10th and 12th wearing protective mask leaves after appearing for compartment examination at an examination centre amidst the outbreak of coronavirus disease, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Updated on Sept 22, 2020 05:10 pm IST

UK imposes new restrictions for 4 million amid coronavirus spread

The order also applies to the surrounding areas of Lancashire and West Yorkshire counties, affecting more than 4 million people in all.
Published on Jul 31, 2020 03:58 pm IST

Uttarakhand starts demarcating micro-containment zones as cases surge

The Himalayan state has reported 5,300 Covid-19 cases until Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 05:04 pm IST

Arvind Kejriwal seeks report on Covid deaths

New Delhi, India - July 02, 2020: Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal during a digital press conference on the coronavirus situation in New Delhi, India on Thursday, July 02, 2020. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 11:50 pm IST