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Delhi court orders attachment of Mallya's properties in money laundering case

Delhi court orders attachment of Mallya's properties in money laundering case

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

The court had on January 4 declared Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a FERA violation case after noting that he failed to appear before it despite repeated summonses.

Lord Paul cleared in House of Lords expenses row

Lord Paul cleared in House of Lords expenses row

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

Paul, Chairman of the Caparo Group of industries, said he was delighted to announce that the police "has informed me that after due consideration, it will no longer be proceeding with any investigation or inquiry in relation to my House of Lords expenses."

'93 Surat bombing suspect held in UK

'93 Surat bombing suspect held in UK

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

A key suspect in the 1993 Surat bombing, hunted by police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store and a London city court will decide over his extradition to India. 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel alias Tiger Hanif was traced to the grocery store in Bolton by Scotland Yard and later arrested from a house in Astley Street in Halliwell on February 16, a spokesman of the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday.

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Dismissing reports that England is all set to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, officials in London insisted that there is no such move and a team will definitely travel to India for the mega event.

Online Music Classes Hit the Right Note

Online Music Classes Hit the Right Note

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

Students made online music education possible during COVID-19, say teachers, and they will determine its future.

Police could not attach any of Mallya's 159 properties it identified

Police could not attach any of Mallya's 159 properties it identified

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

It had declared Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a FERA violation case after noting that he had failed to appear despite repeated summonses.

ED to recall exemption given to Vijay Mallya on personal appearance

ED to recall exemption given to Vijay Mallya on personal appearance

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

ED had claimed that Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with a contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.

British Parliament crash: Man held on suspicion of terror offences

British Parliament crash: Man held on suspicion of terror offences

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

Two people at the scene were treated for injuries after the vehicle crashed into the large steel barriers erected around the Houses of Parliament complex.

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

According to Queensland-based Indian diplomat Sarva-Daman Singh no further information about Haneef was received from Australian government.

UK park stabbing spree that killed 3 declared terrorist attack

UK park stabbing spree that killed 3 declared terrorist attack

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

A lone attacker, believed to be a Libyan refugee, went on a stabbing spree in a busy park in the southern English city of Reading, killing three people and injuring three others, the deadliest terrorist incident to strike Britain since 2017 London Bridge attack.

Scotland Yard probes role of British mercenaries in fight against LTTE

Scotland Yard probes role of British mercenaries in fight against LTTE

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Scotland Yard's War Crimes Team, which is part of its Counter-Terrorism Command, has launched an investigation into the role of British mercenaries in fighting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in Sri Lanka during the 1980s.

UK: Indian church leader dead

UK: Indian church leader dead

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

Dr Thomas Mar Makarios, metropolitan of the Canada, Britain and Europe Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, died on February 23 at Newcastle General Hospital, London. Dr Mar Makarios, 82, was seriously injured in a car accident on January 5 and remained on life support system thereafter.

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Bindiya Devi of Aurangabad town in Bihar claimed Gurrinder Singh, the nine-year-old Sikh boy found abandoned at a London bus stop, is her son. She also claimed that his real name is Shintu Kumar and that he was abducted on March 3, 2005. According to the BBC, the boy was living with a European man for the last three years.

Mallya arrested in UK in money laundering case, gets bail

Mallya arrested in UK in money laundering case, gets bail

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

The 61-year-old flamboyant businessman, already out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by the Metropolitan Police earlier this year, was released on the same bail conditions as before to appear for his trial on December 4.

Metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

Metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy

B'desh: Arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina

B'desh: Arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina

Rediff.com22 Apr 2007

The warrants were issued in line with a case filed by fundamentalist Jamat-i-Islami party in which it charged Hasina and her party leaders with the murder of their five activists during a political clash on October 28 last year.

'Al-Qaeda plotted to assassinate Blair'

'Al-Qaeda plotted to assassinate Blair'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

In his memoirs, Lord Stevens, former metropolitan police commissioner, said he ordered a secret operation to protect the prime minister and his wife after receiving intelligence about the plot, weeks before the event in June 2002.

Brit police 'very pleased' with new powers

Brit police 'very pleased' with new powers

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

British police have already identified the people they want to target under the proposed new anti-terrorism measures, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said.

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

French officials consider al-Guerbouzi, who has British and Moroccan nationality, to be the founder and principal recruiter of a Moroccan militant group, the Islamic Combatant Group.

Customs case: Bail for builder Raheja

Customs case: Bail for builder Raheja

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

Raheja, who was returning from London, was arrested on Wednesday night at the Mumbai International airport for evading payment of customs duty.

Court summons Swraj Paul kin in forgery case

Court summons Swraj Paul kin in forgery case

Rediff.com16 Aug 2006

M D Jindal, brother-in-law of NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, has been summoned by a Delhi court re in connection with a forgery case filed against him by Caparo Maruti Ltd.

Blasts: UK police raid 5 houses

Blasts: UK police raid 5 houses

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

Sword-wielding man attacks cops outside Buckingham Palace; 3 injured

Sword-wielding man attacks cops outside Buckingham Palace; 3 injured

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Scotland Yard has launched an investigation after a 26-year-old man stopped his car and then wielded a large knife.

Vijay Mallya in fresh trouble, Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant

Vijay Mallya in fresh trouble, Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

The court noted that despite repeated orders, Mallya did not appear in the court and it was inevitable for the state machinery to intervene and ensure his presence.

Assange supporters fear assassination attempt after Ecuadorian embassy broken-into

Assange supporters fear assassination attempt after Ecuadorian embassy broken-into

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

A number of social media users suggested it was an assassination attempt "ordered" by Hillary Clinton, while others thought US President Barack Obama was involved.

Special UK force for Asian crimes

Special UK force for Asian crimes

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

Scotland Yard is forging a special unit to tackle rising crime among South Asians in London.

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

'Some of the reports that crossed my desk in the last few months alone made my hair stand on end,' said Sir John Stevens, 62, who retired as London Metropolitan Police Commissioner February 1.

'We had two choices - mullahs or Musharraf'

'We had two choices - mullahs or Musharraf'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

We are liberals and democratic. We have against us the feudalists and the mullahs of Pakistan who have issued fatwas against us.

Thirteen held in anti-terror raids in the UK

Thirteen held in anti-terror raids in the UK

Rediff.com4 Aug 2004

'The operation is part of continuing and extensive inquiries by police and the security service into alleged international terrorism,' the Metropolitan Police said.

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Rediff.com9 Apr 2004

Three of them were charged with offences involving 600kg of ammonium nitrate.

IS plot to attack UK foiled by Scotland Yard

IS plot to attack UK foiled by Scotland Yard

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Scotland Yard has thwarted an Islamic State driven "significant" terror plot with the arrest of four men on suspicion of terror offences as part of an investigation into Islamist-related terrorism.

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata are cities of global repute.

UK Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years for raping followers

UK Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years for raping followers

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Aravindan Balakrishnan, a 75-year-old Indian-origin man who ran a secretive extremist Maoist cult in London, was on Friday sentenced to 23 years in jail by a UK court for a string of sexual assaults.

Want to come to India but govt's got my passport: Mallya

Want to come to India but govt's got my passport: Mallya

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

The court has now put up the matter for further hearing on October 4

2 warrants out for Mallya, courts call for 'coercive action'

2 warrants out for Mallya, courts call for 'coercive action'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

While one NBW was issued in a 2012 cheque bounce case following Mallya's non-appearance, another was in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter.

QPR to probe missile-throwing incident in Chelsea game

QPR to probe missile-throwing incident in Chelsea game

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Queens Park Rangers have launched an investigation after Chelsea players were pelted by objects thrown from the crowd in Sunday's west London derby.

Fan trouble mars soccer matches at European competitions

Fan trouble mars soccer matches at European competitions

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

UEFA charges Arsenal and Cologne over crowd problems

Court notice to Mallya on ED's plea to withdraw his exemption

Court notice to Mallya on ED's plea to withdraw his exemption

Rediff.com10 May 2016

A Delhi court has issued notice to liquor baron Vijay Mallya on ED's plea seeking to withdraw the exemption granted to him from personal appearance in a case for allegedly evading summons in connection with purported violation of foreign exchange rules.