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Indian-American doctor jailed for 96 months in healthcare fraud
New York: An Indian-American ophthalmologist in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme, along with fraudulently obtaining government loans meant for Covid-hit small businesses. Ameet…
- India
Fake call centre duping US, Canada citizens busted in Gurugram
Gurugram: A team from the chief minister’s flying squad, DLF Phase-2 police station and cyber crime police busted a fake call centre and arrested 24 people, including 10 women and the owner, during…
- Telangana
South Central Railway introduces MEMU trains around Secunderabad
Hyderabad: South Central Railway has introduced MEMU train services from Secundrabad-Umdanagar-Secunderabad and Umdanagar-Medchal-Umdanagar. The train between Secunderabad-Umdanagar-Secundrabad stops at Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Kacheguda, Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura, Huppuguda, Falaknuma, NPA…
- World
Lankan newspapers run out of newsprint due to forex crisis; suspend publication
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s two major newspapers on Saturday suspended their publication over newsprint shortage and price escalation caused by the country’s all-time worst foreign exchange crisis. The Island, an English daily along…
- India
Indian airline operators expected to add 120 new aircraft/year: Scindia
Hyderabad: Expressing optimism about the civil aviation sector bouncing back following a difficult phase due to COVID-19 pandemic, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Indian airline operators are expected…
- India
Minorities Commission urges Centre to clear salary dues of Madrasa teachers in three states
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will write to the Central government to clear salary dues of Madrasa teachers in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Syed…
- India
India reports 1,660 new COVID-19 cases, 4,100 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi: With the 1,660 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s cumulative caseload reached 4,30,18,032, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. A total of…
- India
Hijab ban: Another challenge for Karnataka Education department as exams near
Bengaluru: Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue. Against the backdrop of verdict by the…
- India
PM Modi created connectivity with regional parties : G Kishan Reddy
New Delhi: Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had created political connectivity with the regional parties that ensure smooth governance and development of the…
- Automobile
BMW India to increase prices from April 2022
New Delhi: Luxury automobile manufacturer BMW India said it will increase prices by up to 3.5 per cent across its model range effective from April 1. The price increase will be brought…
- India
Emirates Airlines to restore flight capacity to India to pre-COVID levels
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based carrier Emirates on Friday announced that it will restore pre-pandemic flight frequencies between Dubai and India, starting from Friday, April 1. This step comes in the wake of the…
- India
Indian hijabi woman becomes student union president in UK university
Sabahat Khan, a hijab-clad woman from Aurangabad, has been elected the student union president of Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. Khan’s presidency comes at a time when India is engulfed…
- Photos
Photos: Students in Mangalore protest against hijab ban
By Syed Mueen After the Karnataka high court’s judgement upholding the state’s hijab ban on March 15, pro-hijab protests erupted across the country. On Friday, scores of students from Mangalore University’s affiliated…
- Hyderabad
Drug peddler, 4 hash consumers arrested by Afzalgunj police
Hyderabad: A drug peddler with four drug consumers were arrested by the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with officials from the Afzalgunj police station here on Friday at Gowliguda. The officials…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: One arrested for attempt to murder at Uppuguda
Hyderabad: The Chatrinaka police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly trying to kill another person at Lalithabagh, Uppaguda. According to a press release from the police, the victim Shaikh Afroz (26),…