M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......
Dear Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad,Union Health Minister You seem determined to go down in history, which ever ministry you are given. I thank the gods that they did not give you defence. I believe you would......
Arguing that it was very difficult to post MBBS doctors in rural areas, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said the proposed Bachelor of Rural Health course was targeted at areas where......
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the day-long nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against certain reforms initiated by the central government in the......
According to statistics, India constitutes 17 per centof the world's population, but accounts for 20% of its ailments, most of which most exist in rural India.Indiais currently short of 6 lakh......
All the 10,000 surplus employees of Satyam Computer, who feared unemployment, can breathe easy now as the company's new owner Tech Mahindra on Thursday said there will be 'no retrenchment.' The......
April's been busy for George Soros. The billionaire traveled the world to plug his 10th book. He made headlines calling for tighter regulation of hedge funds. He's also reportedly looking into......
‘Well done Mr Jaitley, now go and implement your schemes. No leakages, no lapses and no laziness,’ columnist Sudhir Bisht's mother's wise words for the finance minister. Illustrations:......
The recent failure of PSU public issues lies in the present character and structure of the primary market, says Pratip Kar. Some time ago, the pink papers carried headlines lamenting that the......
It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an......