Author: Team Bharat Speaks
New Delhi The central government has directed states and Union Territories to ensure that hospitals and clinics prominently display the charges for their healthcare services, aiming to improve transparency in treatment costs and protect patients’ interests. Under the directive, healthcare establishments must display their fee schedules in both the relevant local language and English. Separately, the Supreme Court has raised questions about the need for broader regulation of medicine prices, while the National Medical Commission (NMC) has instructed medical colleges to establish patient safety committees in their affiliated hospitals. These three developments address different but important aspects of healthcare, including treatment…
Prayagraj The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of four men detained for a year under the National Security Act (NSA) over allegations of fertilizer black marketing. Making strong observations, the court said specific legal provisions already exist to prevent the black marketing of essential commodities. Invoking the NSA to extend the detention period from six months to one year in such cases amounts to an abuse of the law, the court observed. The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev while hearing habeas corpus petitions filed by four detainees,…
New Delhi. The death of Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old Pakistani physics gold medallist who dreamed of studying at Harvard University in the United States and becoming a scientist, has highlighted the devastating consequences of alleged fraud involving overseas education and visa services. Her family has alleged that a consultant cheated them of 9.3 million Pakistani rupees (PKR 93 lakh) by promising to secure her admission, scholarship and US visa. Laiba was reportedly deeply distressed after discovering the alleged fraud. Her body was found at a weekly market in Islamabad’s G-10 sector on October 9. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding…
Mumbai A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Monday ordered the issuance of a proclamation against billionaire diamond trader Jatin Mehta, his wife Sonia Mehta and another accused in an alleged ₹146.35 crore fraud case involving Canara Bank. The court took the step to secure the presence of the accused, who have been absconding for years. However, it declined the CBI’s request for the immediate attachment of their properties, observing that mere apprehension was insufficient and that concrete material was required to justify such action. Special Judge Nitin V. Jiwane allowed the CBI’s application seeking a…
New Delhi State-owned Bank of India has declared an outstanding loan account of Future Enterprises Ltd worth ₹575.40 crore as fraudulent. The bank disclosed the development on Monday, October 12, stating that the matter had been reported to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in accordance with regulatory requirements. The bank has already made provisions equivalent to the entire outstanding amount of ₹575.40 crore. The development has once again brought the financial difficulties of the Future Group, which has interests in the retail sector, into focus. In a filing with the stock exchanges, Bank of India stated that the relevant…
Kolkata The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted simultaneous searches at eight locations in Kolkata as part of an investigation into an alleged chit fund scam. Investigators suspect that money collected from thousands of investors through promises of high returns may have been diverted into real estate projects. The searches primarily focused on areas in south Kolkata, including Tollygunge and Sarat Bose Road. According to sources familiar with the investigation, ED teams searched several premises in the presence of Central Armed Police Forces personnel. The operation forms part of a wider inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of investors’ money and…