Striking Bengal docs await govt response to email

Agitating junior doctors on Thursday submitted to chief secretary Manoj Pant a draft of the key points of their meeting with the West Bengal government last night and were awaiting the state's......

'Unhappy with talks', Bengal doctors to continue 'cease work'

The second round of talks between junior doctors and officials of the West Bengal government failed to break the medics' strike over the RG Kar issue, following the state's refusal to give written......

Draft rules propose doctors disclose income from pharma companies

Defining "modern medicine" for the first time, the National Medical Commission (NMC), in its code of conduct, has introduced a major change, proposing the use of "Med Dr" as a prefix for those......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

OnePlus positions itself uniquely: Cheap but high-end

With actor Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador, Chinese phone maker OnePlus moves away from its digital-only ad strategy. IMAGE: The new OnePlus ads indicate that the brand is hoping to walk the......

ECB issues complaint against referral system

England has submitted a formal complaint and demanded scrapping of the umpire decision referral system after the Daryl Harper controversy in South Africa. The big issue surrounds Harper's......

Umpire Benson victim of Referral System pressure?

After asserting that Mark Benson left the Australia-West Indies Test series mid-way on purely health reasons, the ICC on Tuesday admitted that "pressure" played a part in influencing the English......

Referral system is beneficial, says Lorgat

Indian cricket ace Sachin Tendulkar did not find the umpiring referral system fool-proof when he encountered it last year. But according to ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat, the system has......

New Zealand skipper Vettori bats for UDRS

In a stand quite different to the one adopted by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and coach Mark Greatbatch have favoured the use of Umpire Decision Review System......

Referral system should be universal: Clarke

The umpire referral system is proving effective despite controversial decisions in the fifth Ashes Test but it should be used in all Test cricket or not at all, Australia captain Michael Clarke......