There has been a distressing trend of student suicides in Kota city, a renowned coaching hub in the Indian state of Rajasthan, as two students preparing for the medical entrance exam NEET allegedly died by suicide recently.

India: Two NEET aspirants die by suicide in Rajasthan's coaching hub Kota on same day

In a setback for the thousands of Indian undergraduate medical students who were studying in Ukraine but were forced to return due to the conflict with Russia, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that there are no legal provisions in place to allow them to be accommodated in local medical colleges.

Ukraine returnee medical students will not be admitted to Indian colleges

As thousands of students enrolled in Chinese medical universities are stuck in India due to COVID-19 protocols, the Indian government has issued an advisory to prospective students, outlining the risks of pursuing their higher education in China.

Indian embassy cautions students seeking to study medicine in China

Several Indian students pursuing MBBS in Chinese universities staged a protest outside the Kerala secretariat on Saturday seeking recognition of their physical training in India.

Medical students studying in China Universities stage protest in Kerala

The medical council of India (MCI) has said that any qualification obtained from illegally occupied Indian Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will not be recognized to allow the modern medicine in India.

No registration for medical students studying in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir & Ladakh: Medical Council of India 

Just like a scene out a movie, when all options had run out, a miracle intervention changed things and brought smiles. Well, it's not much of a surprise, the intervention was from none other than Indian actor Sonu Sood and just like many of his touching gestures in recent times, he chartered a flight for 100 students, from Moscow to Chennai, thus facilitating their safe and direct repatriation on Wednesday.

From Moscow to Chennai on a half-occupied flight chartered by Sonu Sood, medical students recall journey

Nurses, doctors, medical students and ordinary people with first aid training have clamoured to join what has become a small volunteer corps helping treat people on the frontlines of Hong Kong's protests that have engulfed the city for over two months.

'It's humanitarian': The medics helping Hong Kong's protesters

Doctors in India go over strike over security. Assaults on doctors in India have increased. A 2017 report once revealed that India has less than 1 doctor for 1000 citizens. This may be because there is lack of quality medical institutions in India. A report also revealed that there is also the shortage of Teachers to teach medicine. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Does India Have Enough Doctors?

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