New drug offers to treat controversial disease While many question the existence of fibromyalgia, they believe the drug to treat the disease would only aggravate the condition for the patients.
Time to take hands with Tehran It may be no coincidence that both India and the Gulf Arabs decided about the same time to cultivate rapprochement with Tehran in spite of strong pressure from the US to go along with its policy of containing Iran through sanctions and confrontation.
'Remove systemic weakness' M Vijayan, the new president of INSA, speaks on some problems ailing science in the country.
A thorn in Congress' flesh The ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh has successfully tied itself up in knots over the Telangana issue and has handed it over to the Opposition on a platter.
The countdown starts... People check decoration for Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday. The Tet will fall on February 7 this year. AP
There are reports that suggest extension of the President's Rule in Karnataka. Is that a right move or should the elections be held sooner?
Readers were invited to express their opinion. Most felt that the polls should be held preferably in April or May, in the interest of democracy so that the BJP may be given a chance to form the government. Some readers said that the elections should be deferred as no party has a majority and another coalition government would be a big mistake.
