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The state health department has taken this decision with the aim of encouraging maximum doctors to work and serve in rural areas. (Representational Image)

Looks can kill: Watch docs, hospitals closely

The investigations cover coronary stents, pacemakers, hip implants, knee implants, breast implants, pelvic meshes and...

29 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia needs drastic restructuring

The UAE is complicit, after all, in the misguided aggression against Yemen. Reports suggest it has even employed...

29 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

$\I have not yet forgotten what they (Sharifs) have done to Benazir Bhutto (his wife) and me. We forgave them and signed Charter of Democracy, but still Mian sahib (Nawaz) betrayed me and went to court in memogate in order to label me a traitor,\ Asif Ali Zardari said. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Netas, however corrupt, break stalemates and find solutions

The politicos of Pakistan are not entirely irresponsible.

28 Nov 2018 12:43 AM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Can Assembly verdict change 2019 narrative?

It is likely to shape/change the narrative of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

28 Nov 2018 12:43 AM IST

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was one of the buidlings targeted on 26/11.

To fight terror's poison, have faith in democracy

A terrorist organisation operating from its territory poses as much threat to Pakistan as it does to India.

27 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was one of the buidlings targeted on 26/11.

Stop hate, divisiveness to deter terror strikes

For terrorists, there is never a need for penetration of the coastline or borders if reliable sleeper agents exist.

26 Nov 2018 1:05 AM IST

Senior BJP leader L K Advani. (Photo: PTI)

No govt has the right to stifle people's voice

There is a profound misconception of the role of the people and their surrogate the media in the making of foreign...

25 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Indian troops at the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack site. (Photo: AP)

Pak needs to get over its India obsession

The tragedy is that successive governments in Pakistan have been in complete denial about 26/11.

25 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan has promises to keep: Will he succeed?

An unbridgeable chasm opened up between Nawaz Sharif and the military/intelligence establishment.

24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition braces for a tough fight in Bangla election

Recently, however, a number of developments have upped the excitement.

24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM IST

J&K governor Satyapal Malik addresses the media in Jammu on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

In J&K, only elections can now clear the air

It is anybody's guess as to the outcome of the Assembly elections, which will most likely be held along with the Lok...

23 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

War of tweets might totally derail rocky US-Pak ties

Imran Khan has been known for his strong views on Pakistan's post-9/11 alliance with the US and his fiery anti-American...

23 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST