Toll hits 2,400 as rain stalls rescue – Rain and fresh tremors has compounded Nepal’s problems over 7.9 magnitude earthquake that has killed over 2,400 people and left more than 6,000 injured.
High costs push surgical care out of reach – Five billion people globally do not have access to safe, affordable surgery and anaesthesia when they need them, a new study says.
Indian-origin scientist wins Heinz Award – An Indian scientist at MIT, who has developed artificial human micro livers for drug testing, has won the Heinz award for her work in tissue engineering and disease detection.
International
Changed variables, same equation – India should urge Ashraf Ghani to help open up transit through Pakistan for trade; Ghani’s visualisation of India-Afghanistan relations will be under scrutiny; writes Rakesh Sood.
Business
The knotty issue of MAT – Foreign investors were asked to pay a minimum alternative tax (MAT) for capital gains made in Indian stock markets. The article is an explainer on MAT.
Is time ripe for the plunge? – Stronger banks in India are more important than being able to issue a cheque in a foreign country, writes C. R. L. Narasimhan on Full Convertibility.
Opinion-Editorial
Rollback of the Spring – Egypt is back to square one, and faces an additional problem that could hurt it in the long run — an indignant Brotherhood reeling under repression.
‘Climate change is the most important story of our lives’ – Alan Rusbridger says, “the fear of the rest of the world about India is that it is going to burn vast amounts of dirty coal in very inefficient ways, and that could be really devastating.”
A bill for juvenile injustice – It is for us to decide whether we want juveniles to reform and rejoin our society or become hardened criminals themselves, says Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.
Indian Express
Editorials & Columns
Out of the debris – India must help Nepal reconstruct itself, urges Jayant Prasad.
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