WB chit fund scam: Saradha Group director admitted to hospital Kolkata: Debjani Mukherjee, one of the main accused in the West Bengal chit fund scam, was on Wednesday once again admitted to the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata. Debjani, a close associate of Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen, was earlier on Tuesday admitted to SSKM hospital in Kolkata.

Doctors say she is stable but is being kept under observation and will likely be released later on Wednesday.

Earlier, she was admitted to a private hospital last week as she was suffering from gastrointestinal tract infection. Debjani was on May 21 remanded to police custody for eight days.

The order was passed by the sub-divisional judicial magistrate of Baruipur in connection with complaints of fraud by the ponzy scheme company by a large number of its agents and investors. Debjani also was on May 20 remanded to judicial custody till May 31 by a Bidhanagar court in another case....more    
02:36 PM, May 22, 2013

Akshay injured during the shoot of Vipul Shah's film Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was today briefly admitted to a private hospital after he met with an accident while shooting for his upcoming movie. Kumar was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in suburban Andheri at around 4 PM and was discharged soon after, sources close to the actor said tonight. They did not disclose the nature of the injury suffered by the 45-year-old actor, but said he was given...  
11:15 AM, May 22, 2013

Saradha Group director admitted to hospital Kolkata: Debjani Mukherjee, one of the main accused in the Saradha Ponzi scam, was on Tuesday admitted to the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata. "She has been admitted with certain complaints like weakness, reeling and scanty urination. She is under observation of the doctors and there is nothing serious regarding her health condition," a hospital source said. Earlier, she was admitted to a private hospital last week as she was...  
10:49 PM, May 21, 2013

Sarabjit death: Pakistan judge may visit India Lahore: Pakistani judge Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi probing the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh may also visit India to complete the judicial inquiry. Justice Naqvi of the Lahore High Court is investigating the death of Sarabjit who died on May 2 following a brutal assault by prisoners on April 26 within Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. The one-man inquiry tribunal has appealed to Indian nationals having...  
07:23 PM, May 19, 2013

Pak: Judge probing Sarabjit's murder asks Indians for help Lahore: A Pakistani judge investigating the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven days. Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Lahore High Court is investigating the death of Sarabjit following a brutal assault by prisoners within Kot Lakhpat Jail. "The Indians are required to get themselves registered with...  
01:12 PM, May 18, 2013

Rajnath Singh meets Om Prakash Chautala in hospital
by IANS
New Delhi: Signalling apossible realignment of his party's alliance in Haryana, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday met INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala at a hospital in Delhi, party sources said. They said Rajnath Singh, accompanied by party vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, met Chautala at the Ram Manohar Hospital in Delhi. The leaders of two parties are learnt to have discussed current political developments during the meeting which lasted...  
04:46 AM, May 17, 2013

Delhi: CMO arrested for raping patient after giving her sedatives New Delhi: Another shameful incident of rape has been reported from the national capital. A 21-year-old was allegedly raped by the Chief Medical Officer of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Seelampur. The survivor claimed she was asked to undergo an ultrasound prior to which she was given a drink laced with sedatives. The police said that her medical test confirmed rape and the doctor has been taken into custody. "The...  
08:53 AM, May 16, 2013

Delhi: CMO arrested on charges of raping patient New Delhi: A 51-year-old Chief Medical Officer of a government hospital in New Delhi was arrested on charges of raping a 21-year-old patient after luring her into a clinic on the pretext of undergoing ultrasound scanning, police said on Wednesday. Narendra Singh, CMO of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, advised the patient to undergo an ultrasound examination and took her to a clinic near the hospital on Tuesday, police said. He...  
11:52 PM, May 15, 2013

Actress Meera visits Imran Khan in hospital
by IANS
Islamabad: Pakistani actress Meera, who has acted in two Indian movies, Wednesday visited cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in hospital where he is admitted since being injured during an election rally. The Lollywood actress inquired about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief's health, Geo News reported. Meera later told media persons that she had inquired about Khan's health, expressed her well wishes and congratulated him on his victory in the May 11 elections....  
04:33 PM, May 15, 2013

Kolkata: 1 killed, 59 injured as train rams into bus Alipurduar: One person was killed while at least 59 others were injured when a train rammed into a minibus carrying a marriage party at an unmanned level crossing in Coochbehar district late on Monday night. The condition of two persons is stated to be serious. The minibus, carrying over 60 wedding guests, was crossing the tracks between Alipurduar and Baneswar when it was hit by Kamakhyaguri Intercity Express in Bokali...  
01:42 AM, May 14, 2013

Thane building collapse: Nurse seeks to adopt survivor Mumbai: Scarred by the loss of her loved ones in the horrific building collapse in Mumbra in Thane - Sandhya Thakkur, after being miraculously rescued was unable to even open her eyes to those tending to her at the hospital. The little girl symbolised the tragedy in Mumbra. But now, there is hope for her. Veena Kandle, a nurse at the Sion hospital believes destiny got them together. Veena said,...  
08:31 AM, May 10, 2013

Delhi gangrape accused misbehaved with inmates, court told
by IANS
New Delhi: The Tihar Jail authorities on Thursday filed a complaint in a Delhi court trying the December 16, 2012 gangrape alleging that accused Akshay Thakur was misbehaving with and harassing fellow inmates. The accused denied the charge. Jail officials said they received a complaint by a newly-admitted inmate against Thakur for allegedly misbehaving and violating rules and regulations. Thakur denied any wrongdoing and claimed jail officials were regularly beating...  
02:26 AM, May 10, 2013

Prisoner deaths: The lessons to be learnt by India, Pakistan

Sarabjit Singh and Sanaullah Haq - both faceless in life, are now martyrs in the eyes of India and Pakistan. Many are saying there should be no more Sarabjits and Sanaullahs. ...
10:19 PM, May 09, 2013

Delhi: Safdurjung doctors on strike, seek better facilities
by IBN7
New Delhi: The resident doctors of Safdurjung Hospital in New Delhi are on strike since Wednesday evening demanding immediate action on their demands for better facilities. They pointed out that there are 600 resident doctors in Safdurjung Hospital but there are only 86 rooms for their accommodation. They are also demanding regular payment of salary along with the increment along with better security in the campus as many incidents in...  
11:02 AM, May 09, 2013

Pak prisoner Sanaullah's relatives get visas to visit India Islamabad: The Indian High Commission here on Monday granted visas for visiting India to two relatives of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq, critically injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail. The visa applications of Sanaullah's brother-in-law and cousin were received at the Indian High Commission at 7.30 pm (local time), official sources told reporters. The applications would be processed and the visas would be issued expeditiously, sources...  
10:30 PM, May 06, 2013

Somalia: Suicide bomber kills seven in Mogadishu Mogadishu: Seven people were killed on Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. Gen Garad Nor Abdulle, a senior police official said the members of the Qatari delegation who were being escorted in the interior minister's convoy were unharmed and safely reached their hotel. Abdulle said the interior minister was not in the convoy....  
06:47 AM, May 06, 2013

Government hospital doctor arrested for taking bribe
by IANS
Jaipur: A senior doctor at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Udaipur district was arrested on Friday for taking bribe of Rs 500 for treating a breast cancer patient, police said. Dr Suresh Kumar Dangayach, the head of radio therapy department at Maharana Bhupal Hospital in Udaipur, 300 km from Jaipur, was trapped by the state police's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). According to Additional Superintendent of Police Bhupal Singh Chudawat, Shyam Sundar...  
04:41 AM, May 04, 2013

Thane: Doctor booked for raping woman in hospital Thane: A doctor allegedly raped a young woman while she was undergoing treatment at his hospital in Thane, police said on Friday. Dr William Jacob admitted the 24-year-old woman at his private hospital in Diva township of Thane district in March following an illness, Mumbra police station sub-inspector Laxman B Rathod said. According to the complaint lodged by the woman on April 24 while she was in the hospital, the...  
03:42 PM, May 03, 2013

Kolkata protestors burn Asif Ali Zardari's effigy
by IANS
Kolkata: Angry protestors in Kolkata on Thursday burnt effigies of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, while torch rallies were held as a mark of respect to Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who died after a brutal assault in a Pakistan jail. In central Kolkata, Congress workers held a rally outside the Tea Board office, demanding the perpetrators of the barbaric attack on Sarabjit be brought to justice. "Why did Sarabjit Singh...  
04:38 AM, May 03, 2013

India angered over Sarabjit's death in Pakistan, BJP targets Centre New Delhi: Sarabjit Singh's death following a brutal attack in a Pakistani jail triggered protests across India on Wednesday, with people hitting the streets in Jammu, Punjab, Bihar and Kolkata. A candlelight vigil was held in Jammu. In Kolkata, people burnt effigies of Paksitan president Asif Ali Zardari while in Patna, BJP workers shouted slogans against the UPA government and the Pakistani establishment. The news of his death also led...  
10:56 PM, May 02, 2013