Dr Neil K Anand has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for medical fraud after years-long trial that he earlier called David vs Goliath legal battle with the US government. Indian-origin doctor Neil K Anand who was convicted for US health care fraud earlier this year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison…
NEW DELHI: In a significant step to fast-track land acquisition and construction of the first-ever rail link between India and Bhutan — a project of major strategic importance — the railways has designated the proposed 69-km Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail line as a Special Railway Project (SRP).The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) issued the notification this week under…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday raised questions about the maintainability of IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede’s defamation suit against Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix, alleging that their series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’* harmed his reputation.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav questioned Wankhede’s counsel on…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday extended validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six more months, maintaining status quo in terms of police stations and districts tagged as‘disturbed areas” in its notifications issued under AFSPA six months ago.Stating that a further review of…
CHANDIGARH: A 73-year-old grandma, who lived in US for 30 years, “did everything right, worked, paid tax, and never missed any immigration check date” is heartbroken after being deported in cruel manner — denied access to even her medicines on flight and once handed a plate of ice as food during her detention.“After living there…
The International Trade Show organized in Noida is evolving beyond business prospects and celebrating UP’s culture to also raise awareness about water conservation.One of its major attractions this year is an exhibition on water conservation by the UP Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Set up in Hall 7 under the banner Swachh Sujal Gaon, the stall…
US President Donald Trump with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir in the White House Oval Office on Thursday in an extraordinary public embrace of a country he had derided as…
NEW DELHI: The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar on Friday unleashed the “Brahmastra” of modern-day electoral politics – DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) – as Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred Rs 10,000 each directly to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women in the state.The Rs 7,500-crore “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana”, an initiative of…
NEW DELHI: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Friday rejected claims of a “foreign hand” in the recent violence in Leh that left four people dead and nearly 90 injured, while demanding a judicial probe into the incident.LAB co-chairman Chering Dorjay admitted that the violence on September 24 spiralled after “youngsters went out of control”…
Air India crash (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, including passengers, crew and civilians.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi tagged the plea with another pending case raising similar…
