100,000 Afghans in Pakistan declared ‘aliens’

Lahore: Some 100,000 “suspected” Afghans living in Pakistan have been declared as “aliens” by authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. Their national identity cards have been blocked since the country’s National Database and Registration Authority expedited the process of scrutinising foreigners among Pakistanis during the past few months. PTI

Oxford University to get first-ever woman V-C

London: The UK’s oldest Oxford University has nominated its first-ever woman vice-chancellor, nearly 800 years after the role was created. Professor Louise Richardson (pic), currently the principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews, will start her new role by January 2016. PTI

Indian in UAE jailed for ‘blasphemous’ Facebook status

Dubai: A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Indian to one year in jail for posting a “blasphemous and slanderous” status on social networking site Facebook. A Dubai court found the 41-year-old man guilty of cursing Islam on Facebook after he watched a news about the Iraq war in July last year. IANS

2 Indian-American docs to pay $3.6 m in settlement

Washington: A medical practice co-owned by two Indian-origin doctors has agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle false bills raised for tests that were not needed. The settlement between the government and NJMedCare/NJ Heart owners Jasjit Walia and Preet Randhawa was announced on Thursday. IANS