German influencer under fire for mocking India's usage of the word 'expired': Netizens ask her to 'go back to school'A German influencer faced backlash for mocking Indians' use of 'expired' to describe death. The viral video sparked debate, with users defe...
28 Feb, 2025, 08.07 AM IST
What was said on Joe Rogan's Spotify interview about Covid that caused uproar worldwide? Read the transcriptSpotify has been rocked in recent weeks by the controversy engulfing its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan.
09 Feb, 2022, 07.16 PM IST
The gatekeeping that has left India flying blind in its fight against the CoronavirusIndia struggled to curb the world’s fastest coronavirus surge this summer, and public health experts are warning that the country is ill pr...
20 Jul, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
Black box problem: Humans can't trust AI, US-based Indian scientist feels lack of transparency is the reasonTrust is a major issue with AI because people are the end-users, says Sambit Bhattacharya.
14 Dec, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
View: Balakot a major strategic shift, but India is no IsraelIsrael’s anti-terror policies have long been held up wistfully by many as a prescriptive template.
23 Mar, 2019, 12.12 PM IST
Do you frequently pop painkillers? It may double obesity riskCommonly prescribed painkillers may also cause sleep deprivation.
07 Dec, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
Clinton vs Trump: 2 days to go! US election guide for stock marketsUnder Clinton, pharmaceutical and biotech stocks “could be hit by renewed pressure to curb price increases on drugs,” BlackRock Inc. resear...
07 Nov, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
4 days to go: Here's the US election cheatsheet for financial marketsHere is a look at the potential winners and losers. But first, a caveat. Investors’ immediate reaction to the US presidential elections oft...
04 Nov, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
Blood banks to now issue blood only on MBBS doctors' prescriptionIt has alarmed alternative medicine practitioners. Industry insiders say Mumbai hospitals too could face hardships during emergencies.
22 Aug, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
APJ Abdul Kalam: An embodiment of the new India storyHe was a President refreshingly whose messages were so attractive to the young precisely because they were so simple and straightforward.
28 Jul, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
Hepatitis C medicine being imported for Rs 1 croreThe imported drug comes at around Rs 15 lakh a month, taking the cost to Rs 45-50 lakh for a three-month course.
28 Jul, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
Retail sale of Oxytocin banned to stop misuse by dairy farmersThe health ministry banned the sale of veterinary drug Oxytocin through pharmacies to curb the misuse of the injection by dairy farmers.
04 Feb, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
- Plan panel wants govt to retreat from healthcare
Planning panel has asked for reversal of the long-standing public health policy from the 12th plan onwards ending governments' dominant rol...
08 Aug, 2012, 07.49 AM IST
Spectrum auctions okay only when market is robust, mature: Arun ShourieAuctions are okay when there is little danger of the auction resulting in a monopoly or oligopoly. And when the authorities guard against f...
09 Feb, 2012, 07.38 PM IST
- Americans need not visit India for cheap healthcare: Barack Obama
Barack Obama targeted "cheap healthcare" in countries like India and Mexico, arguing that Americans should avail of "high quality" treatmen...
21 Apr, 2011, 04.00 AM IST
- US House health care bill exceeds $1 tn
Some moderate Democrats have expressed reluctance to support a bill as high as $1 trillion. Five most stressed out cities in US I US home s...
24 Oct, 2009, 03.01 AM IST
- Rangarajan talks condoms & licensing of HIV drugs
As chairman of a pan-Asian commission studying HIV/AIDS,Chakravarti Rangarajan has been meeting sex workers across the continent.
01 Dec, 2007, 12.02 PM IST