Columnist-M.S.Shanker

SC Cracks Down on Medical Extortion

The Supreme Court’s directive to states to curb unfair pricing by private and corporate hospitals is not just welcome but long overdue. For far too long, India’s healthcare system has been hijacked by unscrupulous profiteering, where medical ethics take a backseat to financial greed. Patients, already grappling with illness, are subjected to an exploitative nexus…

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Sri Navasakthi Kamakshi Ambal Temple-Chennai

Sri Navasakthi Kamakshi Ambal Temple, located in Madipakkam, Chennai, is a sacred temple dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi. This temple is unique because it houses the tallest Kamakshi idol in Tamil Nadu, standing at nine feet. Devotees believe that the Goddess represents the nine divine forms of Shakti (Navasakthi), making it a powerful place to seek…

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Tahawwur Rana seeks stay of extradition to India, says he will be tortured since he is Muslim of Pakistani origin

New York: Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana has moved an “emergency application” with the US Supreme Court against his extradition to India, claiming that he will be tortured there since he is a Muslim of Pakistani origin. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in…

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