Straight Talk Communications Star Columnist, Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, who is a renowned healthcare policy analyst, clinical auditor, and certified professional in healthcare quality standards, tracks down the journey of SKIMS since its inception in 1984 to 2025. “Medicine is not a trade; it is a calling where the physician not only thinks with his…
If a sentence stays with someone longer than expected, that is enough. Every story, every paragraph, every sentence is a small offering, an attempt to communicate honestly, and that is enough. Gowher Bhat I did not grow up wanting to be famous. I grew up wanting to read. Books entered my life quietly, persistently, and…
Zayaka jo yaadon mein bas jaaye, aur apni kahani hum sab ko suna jaaye. Anil Kumar Sharma Some tastes are forgotten the moment the plate is cleared. Others stay quietly and gently long after the meal is over. They do not announce their presence. They simply remain, like a familiar memory revisiting the heart uninvited….
Diplomacy is not merely the language of goodwill; it is also a means of conveying firm messages. India cannot and will not accept indifference when it comes to the safety of its citizens and institutions. Dr. Noour Ali Zehgeer The developments unfolding in Bangladesh over the past few weeks are no longer confined to being…
The hijab is a boundary. Consent is a boundary. The Constitution is a boundary. Any power that crosses them deserves not excuses—but consequences. Peerzada Masarat Shah History has a strange way of repeating itself—sometimes as tragedy, sometimes as farce. What unfolded at the Samvad event in Patna, however, was neither subtle nor symbolic. It was…
