Wes Streeting has ruled out introducing value added tax (VAT) on private healthcare at the forthcoming Budget. It comes after newspaper reports that the Treasury was looking at bringing private healthcare services within scope of the sales tax. But asked whether this was under consideration, the health secretary told BBC Breakfast: “it’s not happening”. It … Read more
The Jayanagar police on Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old manager of a private firm and recovered 1.4 kg of gold valuables and 1 kg of silver articles worth ₹89.09 lakh, which he had allegedly stolen from his office in the last few years. Karthik, a resident of Tyagarajanagar, was working as a manager in the firm … Read more
While the employees did not turn up for duty on Tuesday, the KSRTC officials did operate a few buses, deploying the trainee staff members. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The KSRTC employees’ strike received a mixed response in Shivamogga on Tuesday. While the employees did not turn up for the duty, the KSRTC officials did … Read more
(image for representation) | Photo Credit: istock A delivery man working for an online aggregator died after his motorcycle was knocked down by a private bus near the South Kalamassery flyover in Kochi, Kerala around 9.30 a.m. on Monday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Salam, 41, of Kodungalloor. Reportedly, he was on duty and … Read more
Sophie Hutchinson Health correspondent Getty Images A former nurse has lost her High Court challenge against the registration of England’s first private gender clinic for teenagers. Susan Evans, and a mother who asked not to be named, had argued that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had “acted irrationally” in registering the Gender … Read more
The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly if necessary, the social media and private emails of people they are conducting search and seizure operations on. The Income Tax Bill 2025 was … Read more
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC Marc Lamah has not responded to the BBC A surgeon banned from working for a private healthcare company, following an investigation into patient safety, continues to work in the NHS, the BBC has learned. Nuffield Health has stopped Marc Lamah from working in their hospitals, but he is still … Read more
The strike called by private bus operators in Kannur on Tuesday (July 8) left hundreds of commuters stranded. Nearly 800 private buses stayed off the road as part of the protest, impacting travel across both urban and hilly regions. The strike caused widespread disruption. Commuters from interior regions like Alakode, Sreekandapuram, and Payyavoor bore the … Read more
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to pay ₹10.41 crore to two private health establishments towards the pending dues to them for providing COVID-19 testing facilities way back during 2020-2022. Two petitions Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar issued the directions while allowing the separate petitions … Read more
The High Court has heard claims that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission, “acted irrationally” when it registered England’s first private clinic offering gender treatment to under-18s. The case, brought by a former nurse and the mother of a 16-year-old, claims the watchdog did not consider all relevant information and should also have imposed … Read more