Health

India-US Relations: More Gaps, Less Bridges

By Harsh Pandey At the outset, it is essential to note that India and the United States of America, for much of independent India’s existence, shared an uneasy relationship. The existence of a democratic plural India was an anathema for…

After doctor took on Nishant Kumar, Bihar’s health dept hits back

Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.

Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.

The day began before sunrise and showed no intention of ending

By the time the rural health unit opened, patients were already waiting—mothers carrying infants for vaccination, farmers seeking blood pressure checks before returning to the fields, elderly patients lining up for maintenance medicines…

An Attack on Ebola’s First Responders

Our chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, reports from a city where Red Cross workers carrying out burials in the Ebola outbreak have come under attack.

Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign moves to US with allies added to board

Relocation of Action on World Health raises questions over why Reform UK leader is involved in a US pressure group Nigel Farage’s campaign against the World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to the US with a new board of lobbyists…

Students’ honest responses in the Situational Analysis Survey can help address bullying and other issues

The recent bullying incident at Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School has raised concerns over student safety and wellbeing in schools. This has brought renewed attention to the Situational Analysis Survey conducted in 2024 across schools…

With cases of chemically ripened Indian mangoes in India, BFDA explains what it is doing

On 13th April, The Bhutanese wrote an article on the crackdown of artificially ripened mangoes in Hyderabad and then immediately reached the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) regarding what safety standards and protocols are being…

We got to talk toilets

By Dr Pem Namgyal Our toilet behaviour has evolved from doing it in the wild to long drop to pit latrines and now modern toilet bowls indoors. While individual toilets are no issue, public toilets have been an issue with regards to the way…

Venezuela earthquakes: How India's armed forces have become a global first responder

India's armed forces have once again showcased their global humanitarian reach. Following devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a 41-member rescue team and a field hospital were swiftly dispatched. This mission echoes past successful…

Former Sevilla boss Caparros diagnosed with colon cancer

Mother appeals monk son’s death case to High Court

The mother of a deceased 16-year-old monk appealed the case to the High Court on 16 June 2026. In her appeal, the mother stated that her son was brutally beaten by the Kudrung while four monks restrained him. She alleged that he was later…