'People are losing relatives because...'

'...of the non-availability of doctor expertise or appropriate treatment.''That's because of the nature of the disease at this point of time, it is very difficult to contain.' IMAGE: A son......

What farmers fear the most

IMAGE: A vegetable market in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters   P Sainath -- the doughty journalist and founding editor of People's Archive of Rural India -- whose grip on......

Trump's younger brother passes away

Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of Donald Trump, has died, the president said in a statement, a day after he visited his "best friend" in a New York hospital. Photograph: Reuters President......

COVID-19: Why are so many young people dying?

'We started analysing young patients and realised that they had causes like undetected diabetes, which suddenly flares up during COVID-19.' 'Secondly, hypothyroidism was one of the factors.' 'And......

What worries the Delhi chief minister

In this interview with Business Standard, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit answers the question everyone is asking: 'What after the Commonwealth Games'? Aren't you the first chief minister to......

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......

Docs, VCs come together for low-cost healthcare

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......

A Wall Streeter's guide to finding a job

Citigroup will lay off 53,000 employees. JPMorgan Chase plans to cut one in 10 people from its investment banking staff. The drumbeats grow louder for an ailing financial services industry. Where......