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Sunday, April 12, 2026
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Topic: Medical sector

Govt sets ‘0’ as NEET cutoff percentile for PG medical seats. IMA hails move, others call it ‘bizarre’

This means all candidates who appeared for 2023 NEET PG exam will be eligible for admission. Move aimed at filling seats as many go vacant each year, says govt official.

Distrust of Indian doctors isn’t new. Class-caste bias always ruled medical profession

As a practising doctor, I discovered large question marks on claims of a trustful patient-doctor relationship in the past. The routine dehumanisation of underprivileged patients remains a rarely mentioned topic.

India needs to do better by its doctors.Timely salaries, facilities, not empty gestures count

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Low on funds & waiting for flights, over 300 foreigners who came for treatment stuck in India

The medical tourism industry, which was expected to grow to around Rs 68,000 crore this year, has also taken a massive hit with no new patients coming in due to the Covid pandemic.

‘Prove or apologise’ — IMA writes to PM Modi on pharma firms bribing doctors with women

In letter to PM, IMA says it's confident there's no evidence to prove bribery allegations against doctors, accuses govt of ‘trying to divert attention from real issues’. 

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.