Two Indian-origin doctors charged with fraud in Canada
Toronto: Two Indo-Canadian doctor brothers, who run their own independent clinics, have been charged with fraud for billing the Ontario government for medical services they never provided to their patients. Dr Mukesh (Mick) Jain, 45, who is a radiologist, and his brother Dr Minto Jain, 48, who is a surgeon, have been slapped with charges of fraud of over $5,000 each. The two brothers from the Toronto suburb of Mississauga run their own MIC Medical Imaging which has many locations in Ontario province. The Jain brothers billed the government-run Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for chest ultrasounds that were supposedly performed at their clinics in Orangeville, Bolton, or Cambridge in Ontario. But these chest ultrasounds were never performed on the patients who visited these locations.Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care referred the case to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch has taken over the investigations.The Jain brothers will appear in court on Nov. 19. (IANS)
Makkah stampede: 10 more Indians die, toll 45
New Delhi: The toll of Indian Haj pilgrims killed in the stampede near Makkah in Saudi Arabia has risen to 45, with 10 more injured dying, the government announced on Monday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “The death toll of Indians killed in Haj stampede is now 45. We have 50 Indian pilgrims in various hospitals in Saudi Arabia.” Among the 10 who have died now, three are from West Bengal, two each from Kerala and Jharkhand, one each from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, and an Indian who is a local resident. Over 1,000 people were killed on Thursday in a stampede near Makkah during the Haj. (IANS)
SC refuses to entertain plea against post-poll alliances
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea opposing the practice of political parties forging post-poll alliances to gain power on the ground that electors were kept in the dark about it when they exercise their franchise. “The courts cannot go into it. We cannot entertain this,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said while dismissing an appeal filed against Delhi High Court’s decision refusing to entertain the PIL on the issue. Assailing the High Court’s decision, lawyer Mithilesh Kumar Pandey said even the Law Commission has deprecated the practice of forging post-poll alliances on the ground that the electors are misled as they are not privy to it. The plea, earlier rejected by the High Court, has challenged the “validity of post-poll alliances among political parties” on the ground that the same was a “breach of the promises made by them during the election campaigns”. (PTI)
