'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......

Vaxed pregnant women pass antibodies to babies: Study

Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, according to a study. The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines lies in their ability to......

'Why did the government delay the vaccine?'

'The government had a vaccine from January.''The government should have given the vaccine to all population above the age of 45, right from the start.''Each state has its own problems, but as far......

NRHM scam: 65-yr-old in Bihar gives 'birth' to 8 children in 14 months

Superhuman rates of fertility, shown among women in their 60s, in an administrative block in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district has led to the unearthing of a major scam, officials said on Friday. Image......

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

Image: RMSI is India’s best company to work for. Photograph, courtesy: RMSI     Companies come in all kinds. There are some who keep a hawkish eye over its employees, banning......

Docs eye co-ownership of healthcare facilities

Rajesh Dave, a specialist doctor, has been running a small clinic in Central Mumbai for over a decade. In the next three weeks, Dave and 35 other doctors will together own an advanced medical......

Why the West is outsourcing healthcare

When 56-year-old Ward Styner found out he needed a new hip last summer, he did what any logical, uninsured American would do. In pain while selling used cars in Yakima, Wash., he got on the......

Sun Pharma to buy 3 brands from US firm

Sun Pharmaceuticals, the speciality drug-maker, on Friday announced its decision to acquire three pharma brands from the San Diego-based Womena First Healthcare for around Rs 24.84 crore ($5.4......

Doctor G: Lazy, Dishonest, Film

Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ayushmann Khurrana as Dr Uday Gupta (Guddu), Rakul Preet Singh as Dr Fatima Siddiqui and......

Semenya accuses IAAF of breaching confidentiality

'The arbitration proceedings are subject to strict confidentiality provisions and this information should not have been released' IMAGE: South Africa's Caster Semenya. Photograph: Eric......