KKR to acquire multi-specialty healthcare provider Medicover India for ₹14,250 crore
Medicover India is a multi-specialty hospital network with 24 hospitals and about 4,800 beds across South and West India
The News Flicker
Medicover India is a multi-specialty hospital network with 24 hospitals and about 4,800 beds across South and West India
KKR, a leading global investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement under which funds managed by KKR will acquire Medicover India, the Indian arm of leading international healthcare and diagnost…
Originally published by BusinessLine. Read the full article →
More from Health
Early focus for Democratic-run House on healthcare and ending the Iran war
House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing in of a new Congress on Jan. 3. Early votes in the House next year are expected to focus on boosting Medicaid and restoring an en…
The News Flicker·November 7, 2026
Houthis say airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemen's capital
Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens. A spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes on al-Shariya. The casualties…
The News Flicker·November 7, 2026
38-year-old woman was hospitalised twice for lung related issues, doctors made a shocking discovery during surgery: A live parasitic worm was moving inside her chest; here's how it entered the body
A woman suffering from repetitive pleural effusion underwent a thoracoscopic examination that unexpectedly revealed a live Paragonimus lung fluke in her chest cavity. Despite previous blood tests showing antibodies to other parasites, the source of her sympto…
The News Flicker·November 7, 2026