Three generations of Thackerays vote in MumbaiOctober 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Three generations of the Thackerays - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, his son Uddhav and grandson Aditya - came out Thursday to vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The ailing Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, who has steered the course of Mumbai politics for decades, stepped out of his home Matohshree in Bandra East around 10.15 a.m.
Sena chief Bal Thackeray discharged after cardiac surgeryJuly 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who underwent an emergency angioplasty on Tuesday, was discharged from the Lilavati Hospital here Sunday morning, an official said. "His condition is fine and he has made remarkable recovery," party spokesperson Neelam Gorhe told IANS here.
Bal Thackeray undergoes heart surgeryJuly 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray underwent an emergency angioplasty operation at the Lilavati Hospital here Tuesday morning, a party insider said. The surgery was successful and he has been shifted to the intensive cardiac care unit.
Actor Feroz Khan's condition stable, moved out of ICUFebruary 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Feroz Khan, 69, who was hospitalised in a critical condition at the Breach Candy Hospital here, is now stable, his manager said Friday. Feroz was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital Tuesday.
Vajpayee still in ICU, but stableFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated for a chest infection at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is stable and showing signs of improvement, doctors said Tuesday. 'Vajpayee is in the ICU (intensive care unit).
Vajpayee continues gradual progressFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, undergoing treatment for chest infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, continues to be stable and is making steady progress, doctors attending to him said Friday. 'Vajpayee is on a mechanical ventilator and continues to be in the ICU (intensive care unit).
Vajpayee stable, making steady progressFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, undergoing treatment for chest infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is making steady progress, doctors attending him said Thursday. 'Vajpayee continues to be in the ICU (intensive care unit) on a ventilator.
Doctors to decide on Vajpayee's discharge by weekendFebruary 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday said they will take a decision on the discharge of the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by this weekend. Admitted at AIIMS with chest infection, Vajpayee is in the ICU on artificial ventilator.
Vajpayee still in hospital, condition stableFebruary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is undergoing treatment for chest infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, continues to be in stable condition, doctors attending to him said Monday. He has been on a mechanical ventilator since Friday.
Bal Thackeray-Chhagan Bhujbal meet sparks political speculationFebruary 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal here late Saturday sparked off intense political speculation, though Bhujbal said that it was only a courtesy call to inquire after the senior Thackeray's health. Bhujbal, accompanied by his wife and son, arrived at Matoshri bungalow in Bandra west just before 9 p.m.
PM stable and recovering: doctorsJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is recuperating well in post-operative care after he underwent a successful marathon bypass surgery here Saturday to remove blocked heart arteries. Doctors said Sunday they were 'more than happy' with his recovery and he also spoke with his family members.
PM's health improving, foreign leaders wish him wellJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Sunday taken off the ventilator as his health showed steady improvement, a day after he underwent a successful 11-hour bypass surgery, hospital authorities and his aides said. 'The prime minister is doing well.
PM moved to intensive cardiac care unit after successful heart surgeryJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's heart surgery was 'successful', doctors at AIIMS said Saturday, describing his condition as 'stable' after an operation here that went on for nearly eight hours. 'The operation was successful and there is nothing to worry about.
PM may have beating heart surgery rather than bypassJanuary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a stable condition, a senior doctor at AIIMS said Friday, adding that they would prefer to conduct a 'less risky' beating heart surgery on the prime minister rather than a bypass surgery. 'The prime minister is in a stable condition.
Dasmunsi taken off life support systemDecember 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - Veteran Congress leader and union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who suffered a second heart attack two-and-half month ago, has been taken off the life support system, hospital officials said Thursday. 'The minister is now off the life support system.