Babri: Houses disrupted Fifteen years after the demolition of the Babri mosque, the issue continued to haunt Parliament with political parties trading charges and forcing several adjournments in both the Houses on Thursday.
Heart valves racket busted The latest racket in the illegal organ trade is the collection of heart valves from cadavers at post-mortem centres and their sale at some cardiac hospitals in Bangalore.
AVIAN FLU
India gets 1/10th of assured sum Although India has been committed an assistance over 35 million dollars to prepare against a future avian influenza pandemic, in reality, the country has received less than one-tenth of the assured sum.
'Monitor clinical trials' For every 300 registered clinical trials in the country there are more than 1,000 unregistered clinical trials.
'MBBS inclusive of rural service' As the medical students' agitation on the mandatory one-year rural posting continues, Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss clarified on Wednesday that the proposal would not increase the duration of their course.
The Centre's proposal to introduce one year compulsory rural service for doctors has drawn the ire of medical students. Are the doctors justified in their stand? What should the government do to make rural posting attractive?
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