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Modern medicine recognises patient autonomy as the basic principle of biomedical ethics.

Time to die with dignity

Euthanasia is a term derived from ancient Greek and means a good death.

10 July 2017 1:48 AM IST

The contending mainstream narratives on women in combat in the Army propelled by male and female protagonists lend bias and hues to disparate arguments. (Photo: PTI)

You're a soldier first, then a wo(man)

Only certain concessions such as maternity leave can be made for women officers without question.

3 July 2017 2:26 AM IST

In all the three services, the women were taken in as short service commission (SSC) officers.

Combat fine, what about top ranks?

It was as if while inducting women into the forces, the system had forgotten that women do get pregnant.

3 July 2017 2:20 AM IST

Since women are still not allowed to work in the armed forces beyond 14 years, they are denied the right to have a profession.

Women in arms

It's good that women will be allowed to take up combat roles.

3 July 2017 2:13 AM IST

For a transparent judiciary

For a transparent judiciary

It remains to be seen if the judiciary and the political leadership can take on this challenge in a timely manner.

26 Jun 2017 2:46 AM IST

Opinion is firmly divided on what needs to be done, how far it can be taken and just who is to do it.

Judge not, lest ye be judged

Some of our top court judges are unleashing their personal views on the public. Are their individual opinions within the...

26 Jun 2017 2:38 AM IST

Uniforms and textbooks not distributed to all the students of 34 selected corporation schools.

Standardise learning, but avoid stalinisation

State boards must also be brought on to the ncert platform in subjects that can be standardised.

18 Jun 2017 3:45 AM IST

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brins original mission was to ¶rganise the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful. In this, they have been successful beyond their dreams, and Google has become the worlds most valuable company. But what is the impact it is having on its users, which is practically all of us?

The Google it' generation

The availability of ready information affects our motivation to think and limits our problem-solving skills.

18 Jun 2017 3:39 AM IST

A 2011 study on Asian Women Professionals found that the largest drop of Indian women from the workforce was seen between junior and middle career stages.

Bharatiya Nari's daily battles

It's time to root out gender persistent inequalities.

11 Jun 2017 2:50 AM IST

If on the one hand we are seeing women making a slow but steady foray into hitherto all-male domains, on the other, we are faced with the phenomenon of more and more women quitting their jobs.

Why are millions of Indian women quitting jobs?

The modern India' solutions are not enough to ensure that women stay in the workforce as we go deeper into Bharat.

11 Jun 2017 2:46 AM IST

Apart from being pressed for time, and tiredness, an alarming increase in cases of depression and anxiety or decrease in marital satisfaction could also be at play.

Discourse: Out of action?

An alarming increase in cases of depression and anxiety could also be at play in the libido crisis.

2 Jun 2017 11:03 AM IST

Suraj Prakash Vaid

DisCourse: Give Good Samaritans wings

In India, vehicles on roads are increasing faster than the population.

2 Jun 2017 11:00 AM IST