Indian-American doctor offers healthcare solutions for India
August 13th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) A leading Indian American doctor has proposed four major projects to transform India's healthcare system with US expertise, but laments that New Delhi's response appears at ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor convicted of health care fraud
March 15th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 15 (IANS) An Indian American physician who operated a Chicago medical clinic has been convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme between 2007 and July 2010, according to the ... Read more...
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Abortion still taboo in Pakistan
January 16th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Even though abortion is legal in Pakistan and Islamic scholars agree on its permissibility in certain conditions, many medical professionals term it an "un-Islamic act" and ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor charged with hiding India accounts
September 29th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A Indian American neurosurgeon has been re-indicted by a US grand jury on new charges that he failed to declare an HSBC bank account in India ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor couple killed in Ohio plane crash
June 20th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) An Indian American doctor couple from New Jersey were killed when their single-engine plane crashed into an Ohio cornfield and burst into flames shortly after takeoff ... Read more...
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‘Give healthcare tax cuts, boost India’s medical tourism’
June 12th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has suggested that India offer special tax exemptions to its healthcare industry to capitalise on a potentially $100 billion opportunity offered by ... Read more...
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NRI director trains camera on family ties in US (With Images)
May 10th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Coming from India with its tradition of extended families and close linkages, Anand Alagappan found himself intrigued with relationships in the US and decided to ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor gets life term for bombing
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2009 bombing that critically injured the chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board against whom he ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor jailed for 8 years
February 26th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme that earlier resulted in a 15-year prison sentence ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor gets 15-year jail
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $43 million after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud and ... Read more...
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Obama names two Indian-Americans to key posts
January 27th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has named an Indian-American doctor to an Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health and re-nominated an ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor eyes stem cell bomb against cancer
November 10th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) An Indian-American cancer physician and researcher holds out hope for a next generation of drugs attacking malignant stem cells to slay what he calls the "Emperor ... Read more...
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eBay registers its first car purchase in India
September 16th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Global on-line retail major eBay Thursday said an Indian American doctor made the first global car purchase on eBay India Motors.
According to the company, Minhaj Naiyer bought ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor gets jail for $13 mn insurance fraud
August 12th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Chicago, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for defrauding the government's Medicare and 30 other public and private health ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor convicted in car bomb attack
August 10th, 2010 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) An Indian American doctor in Arkansas has been found guilty of masterminding a car bomb attack on the head of the state's medical board in February ... Read more...
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Indian-origin doctor gets 7 years jail term in Australia (Lead)
July 1st, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 1 (IANS) Indian American doctor Jayant Patel, who was dubbed "Dr Death" and held guilty of manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm on patients at an Australian hospital, was Thursday ... Read more...
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What is a 6-year-old Indian American girl doing on US terror list?
June 28th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Santhosh Thomas, an Indian-American doctor, is at a loss to understand how his 6-year-old daughter Alyssa turned up on the US government's terror watch list or ... Read more...
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I’m suicidal, says man who killed Indian American doctor
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 2 (IANS) The Chinese doctor who shot dead his former Indian American supervisor after stalking him, says "I may kill myself", a police report said.
Lishan Wang, 44, was arraigned ... Read more...
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Murdered India-American’s family goes to US for funeral
April 30th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, April 30 (IANS) The family of an Indian-American doctor, shot dead by his former Chinese colleague, has left for the US to attend his funeral.
Vajinder Pal Toor, 34, was shot by ... Read more...
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Indian doctor’s killer carried enough ammo for a massacre (Second Lead)
April 28th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 28 (IANS) The killer of Indian American doctor, Dr. Vajinder Pal Toor, was a highly motivated stalker who drove from Georgia with two loaded handguns and 1,000 rounds ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor killed by former Chinese colleague
April 28th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A Chinese doctor allegedly murdered his former Indian American supervisor after stalking the victim who he blamed for getting him fired, according to prosecutors.The suspect, Lishan ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor is New Jersey health chief
January 29th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Trenton, Jan 29 (IANS) New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie has named an Indian American doctor, Poonam Alaigh, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.
Alaigh, ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor ordered to pay $16 mn tax default
January 29th, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) An Indian American cardiologist has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison and ordered to pay back to the state the $16 million he failed ... Read more...
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FBI searches Indian-American doctor’s weight-loss clinics
January 23rd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 23 (IANS) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents executed search warrants at five Illinois clinics associated with an Indian American weight-loss specialist, Dr. Gautum Gupta, including one in Chicago and ... Read more...
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Healthcare recession proof in the US, says Indian American doctor
October 9th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Doctors in the cosmetic sector may have been hit and elective surgeries reduced, but doctors in the US had otherwise been insulated from the recession, said Dr ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor convicted for $16 mn tax evasion
October 9th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) A federal jury has convicted an Indian American cardiologist for evading more than $16 million dollars in income taxes and filing false tax returns.According to ... Read more...
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Indian American couple charged with hampering weapons case probe
August 8th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) An Indian American doctor in Arkansas accused of illegally owning high-explosive grenades and his wife face new federal charges of interfering with the investigation into their weapons cache.
The ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor couple charged with $31 mn fraud
July 18th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 18 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor couple in Houston has been charged with illegally distributing 1.3 million tablets of a drug and defrauding several public and private health insurance ... Read more...
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Parents of child settle case with ‘Dr Death’ for $200,000
July 3rd, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The parents of a three-year-old Southeast Portland boy who died after an Indian-American doctor nicknamed 'Dr Death' operated on him have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000.
According ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor charged with drug trafficking
June 27th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 27 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 202 counts of drug trafficking and related violations that entail a fine in excess ... Read more...
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Indian-American couple charged with operating a pill mill
June 26th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) An Indian American doctor couple working in the Houston area have been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with operating their pain management clinic as a ... Read more...
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Private plane crash kills 3 Indian Americans, including hotelier
June 16th, 2009 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 16 (IANS) Police is investigating the cause of a crash of a single-engine family-owned plane that claimed the lives of an Indian American hotelier, a Kerala native, his 11-year-old ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor faces trial for keeping high explosives
April 23rd, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) An Indian-born doctor in the US faces a June 1 trial on a charge of possessing explosive only permitted for military use.
Randeep Mann, 50, arraigned before US Magistrate ... Read more...
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Passenger claims having used plane crew bunk to have sex
April 19th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, April 19 (DPA) Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Sunday said it was investigating claims that a couple travelling First Class from Toronto used the crew rest area in a Boeing ... Read more...
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Biden’s mother recovering after surgery by Indian American doctor
March 17th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has performed successful hip surgery on Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden, the 91-year-old mother of US Vice President Joe Biden.
The procedure was performed Monday by ... Read more...
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