Is your 'world-class' really worthwhile?India’s obsession with calling everything “world-class” often outpaces its willingness to uphold the standards that make excellence possibl...
12 Sep, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Vijay vows Centre cooperation but says Tamil Nadu will oppose curbs on state rightsTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay pledged cooperation with the Union government on administrative matters. He asserted opposition to...
15 Aug, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Who is Dr Sandip Ghosh? His rise to prominence and past controversiesDr. Sandip Ghosh, who resigned as principal of RG Kar Medical College after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, has been repeatedly su...
20 Aug, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Top scientist behind China's first COVID-19 vaccine expelled from Parliament for graftYang Xiaoming, developer of China's first COVID-19 vaccine, was dismissed for corruption amid President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campai...
29 Apr, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif to be Pakistan PM if PML-N returns to power, says Premier Shehbaz SharifPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will become the next premier of Pakistan if his party wins the next general elect...
31 Jul, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
Meghalaya is one of the most corrupt states in the country: Amit ShahAddressing an election rally in Tura, Shah said, “I appeal to all of you to make our candidates part of the PM's team and open the doors of...
17 Feb, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
View: When care for profit model overrides innovationThe ability to conduct clinical trials safely and transparently is crucial to developing new healthcare products.
27 Apr, 2019, 11.13 AM IST
IMA calls off stir after NMC Bill sent to parliamentary standing committeeIMA has already written to PM and the Union health minister urging them to redraft the Bill and rectify some of its provisions to protect t...
02 Jan, 2018, 09.50 PM IST
Centre to explore all options to increase number of medical seats: JP NaddaPointing out that the cost of medical care has increased manifold in the country, he said "unethical practices" also significantly contribu...
15 May, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
What spurred Rs 12,000 crore medical education black marketRecently, TOI had conservatively estimated the scale of the black economy in medical seats at about Rs 12,000 crore.
11 Feb, 2016, 01.07 PM IST
Unregulated private insurance won't help people cut health costs: Dr David BergerYou just try and do everything in the best interest of the patient. I have worked all over the world, and I have found that patients are th...
04 Oct, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Research and bring out India's contribution to medicine: Smriti Irani to studentsThe Union minister also slammed the "wretched" practice of female foeticide in the country and appealed to the medical fraternity to shun t...
31 Jan, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
Former Maharashtra NCP minister Vijaykumar Gavit joins BJPVijaykumar Gavit, who faces charges of wealth accumulation by him and his family members in a disproportionate assets case, joined the BJP.
06 Sep, 2014, 11.21 PM IST
Hike spending on higher education; make it graft-free: ExpertsGovt should spend 8% of GDP on expansion of higher education in the country and free the sector from capitation and corruption, education e...
14 Jun, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
SUCI-C fields Tapan Dasgupta against Modi on Vadodara Lok Sabha seatThe Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C), has decided to field Tapan Dasgupta against Narendra Modi from Vadodara seat.
27 Mar, 2014, 05.13 PM IST
Supreme Court quashes common entrance tests for medical coursesThe Supreme Court today scrapped holding of a single common entrance test (NEET) for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses in al...
18 Jul, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
- Trinamool Congress embarrasses government on MCI Bill in Rajya Sabha
During a discussion on the bill seeking to extend the tenure of the Board of Governors of the MCI by one more year beyond May 14.
09 May, 2012, 04.23 PM IST