Washington: An Indian national was on Tuesday sentenced to nine years of imprisonment for a USD2.8 million health care fraud, the Department of Justice said. Yogesh K Pancholi, 43, a resident of Michigan, owned and operated Shring Home Care Inc. (Shring), a home health company. Despite being excluded from billing Medicare, Pancholi purchased Shring using…
Agartala: Out-of-favour India opener and current Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill just before his New Delhi-bound flight was about to take off, state cricket association sources said on Tuesday. He is believed to be out of danger. Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka…
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the government sought cooperation of opposition parties to ensure the proceedings run smoothly. All eyes will be on the President’s address and the interim budget Finance…
Visakhapatnam: Tom Hartley has not only won the opening Test for England but more importantly dented the psyche of the Indian batters, who might have to face an all-spin attack in the second Test starting here on Friday. England beat India by 28 runs in the opening Test with debutant Tom Hartley bagging seven in…
New Delhi/Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate will question Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday in Ranchi in a money laundering case probe linked to an alleged land scam and has seized Rs 36 lakh, a BMW SUV, and some “incriminating” documents after it searched his house in the national capital, official sources said here. A…
Islamabad: Pakistan has paid a huge price in the absence of international sporting events in the last decade, and the tennis fraternity is hoping that the arrival of the Indian Davis Cup team for the “historic tie” will inject fresh enthusiasm and provide a big boost to the game in the country. The last time…
Bengaluru: Amid a row over the removal of a Hanuman flag, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said “descendants” of Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse are disturbing the peace in the State. As Mandya witnessed a massive demonstration by the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) to protest the removal of the saffron flag flying from…
New Delhi: Fourteen Opposition MPs, who were suspended during the last session and their case referred to privilege committees, will return to attend Parliament’s Budget session, with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi saying that the Chairs in the two Houses have agreed to the government’s request to this effect. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha committees…
New Delhi: A life-size wax figure of yoga guru Ramdev was unveiled in Delhi on Tuesday by Madame Tussauds New York. The event took place in the presence of Ramdev, who also performed some ‘asanas’ on the occasion. The wax sculpture will be “available for fans to meet and interact with, at Madame Tussauds New…
New Delhi: A delegation of the Delhi BJP led by its president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday met the city police chief, seeking a probe into Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s allegation that the party was trying to poach AAP MLAs. After meeting Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora at the Police Headquarters here, Sachdeva said Kejriwal was…
