Canada has announced a fast-track immigration pathway aimed at retaining international doctors already working in the country, as it battles acute shortages in its healthcare system. Lena Metlege Diab, immigration minister, announced on Monday that a new Express Entry category will be created for foreign doctors with at least one year of recent Canadian work...
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Goa nightclub fire: Romeo Lane’s Vagator structure demolished; razed twice, rebuilt illegally both times
PANAJI: Days after a devastating fire killed 25 people at Birch by Romeo Lane late Saturday night, govt on Tuesday demolished an allegedly illegal structure constructed on around 200sqm at Vagator’s Romeo Lane, a restaurant-cum-nightclub also owned by brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra.This is the third time in the past six months that the illegal...
Trey Benson injury update: Insider hints at setback as Cardinals stay quiet
Trey Benson sustained a brutal knee injury.(Image via Getty Images) Trey Benson, the Arizona Cardinals’ star player, has been missing from the field for the last few weeks as the team continues to suffer on the field after losing ten matches in the new season so far.As the Arizona Cardinals struggle, there has been a...
NIA arrests another J&K doctor in Delhi car blast case
SRINAGAR: A doctor from north Kashmir’s Baramulla has become the eighth suspect to be arrested for his alleged role in the terror module responsible for the Nov 10 Delhi car blast in which 15 people died, NIA announced on Tuesday.The agency identified Bilal Naseer Malla as a co-conspirator who allegedly harboured and provided logistical support...
J&K directs govt medical colleges to increase MBBS intake
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir govt on Tuesday directed all five govt medical colleges (GMCs) across the UT to increase the number of MBBS seats and introduce new postgraduate courses.Fifty additional MBBS seats each have been sanctioned for the GMCs in Baramulla, Doda, and Kathua, while GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu will each add 20 more...
PIO nurse sentenced to jail in UK for raping and assaulting colleagues in care home
Naijil Paul (Picture from X) TOI Correspondent from London: A nurse of Indian origin has been sentenced to seven years and nine months in jail in Scotland for raping a colleague and sexually assaulting two others whilst working as a care home manager.Naijil Paul (47) was charged with the offences in 2018 but fled to...
Madrassa teacher held for raping minor in J&K’s Doda
Representative image JAMMU: A madrassa teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in J&K’s Doda district on Monday.The alleged crime occurred at a madrassa in Doda’s Gandoh area. Police caught the accused within three hours of receiving the complaint and booked him under relevant sections of the Pocso Act and BNS.“The accused, a resident...
‘End of my career’: Panic spreads as US defers H-1B visa appointments in India
Visa applicants in India Tuesday received messages that their appointment at the consular office this week has been rescheduled. The rescheduled dates are mostly in March 2026 as the immigration office buys time for social media vetting of applicants — the new rule that kicks in from December 15, 2025 where all social media accounts...
PNB bank scam: Belgium court rejects Choksi’s plea; ‘extradition to begin soon’
NEW DELHI: Belgium’s Supreme Court has turned down Mehul Choksi’s appeal against his extradition to India. Court officials said that the order from the Antwerp Court of Appeal, which had cleared the way for his extradition, will now stand.Spokesperson for Court of Cassation, Advocaat-generaal Henri Vanderlinden, told PTI, “The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal....
IND vs SA Pandya powers India to 101-run rout, SA bowled out for lowest T20I score ever
Cuttack: India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates with Jitesh Sharma (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India opened their T20 World Cup 2026 preparations with a resounding 101-run victory in the first T20I against South Africa at the Barabati Stadium, powered by Hardik Pandya’s strong all-round display and a disciplined bowling performance. The win puts India 1-0 ahead in the...
