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Nirav Modi's fate in extradition case to be sealed soon

Nirav Modi's fate in extradition case to be sealed soon

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

The 49-year-old jeweller, fighting extradition in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, will appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London for the latest hearing in the case, during which District Judge Samuel Goozee will hear his defence team's arguments against the admissibility of certain evidence provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in order to establish a prima facie case against the accused.

Devyani Khobragade to appear in US court on January 13

Devyani Khobragade to appear in US court on January 13

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

Devyani Khobragade, deputy consul general at the Indian Consulate in New York, who was arrested two weeks ago on changes of allegedly submitting fraudulent documents in support of her maid and babysitter to the US State Department, will have to appear in court on January 13.

634 deaths related to manual scavenging recorded in 25 years

634 deaths related to manual scavenging recorded in 25 years

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of such deaths at 194, followed by Gujarat 122, Karnataka 68 and Uttar Pradesh 51.

Biden sends comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress

Biden sends comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Called the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country cap for employment-based green cards, a move that would benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals whose current wait period for legal permanent residency runs into several decades.

Why Neymar should be a worried man...

Why Neymar should be a worried man...

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Brazilian prosecutors filed a formal complaint against Neymar and his father on Tuesday for tax evasion and providing false information.

'We never imagined such a thing would befall us'

'We never imagined such a thing would befall us'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Such was the terror created by the ATS, that all their relatives stayed away.

Kathua rape case: 3 get lifer, 3 get 5-year-jail term

Kathua rape case: 3 get lifer, 3 get 5-year-jail term

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

The quantum of punishment will be announced later on Monday.

PNB scam: Nirav Modi to know his fate on Thu

PNB scam: Nirav Modi to know his fate on Thu

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars in a London prison as he contests his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, will find out the UK court's ruling in the nearly two-year-long legal battle on Thursday. The 49-year-old is expected to appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee is set to hand down his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts. The magistrates' court ruling will then be sent back to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome.

Modi's fight against black money gets a fillip

Modi's fight against black money gets a fillip

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

India has got the second set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and entities under the automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, marking a key milestone in the government's fight against black money allegedly stashed abroad.

'As a nation we don't learn lessons from our past'

'As a nation we don't learn lessons from our past'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

'Communal killings take place routinely in our country and yet we don't ever convict the offenders.' 'The riots of 1993 and 2002 would not have happened if justice was given to the 1984 Delhi riot victims.'

Where's plan to handle COVID-19 crisis: Cong asks govt

Where's plan to handle COVID-19 crisis: Cong asks govt

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

"You cannot have a lockdown of people, and a lockout of the economy. That is not the way to formulate policy. We are not criticising, we are only saying it is time to rethink, we will support the government in every possible way," said Kapil Sibal.

Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property -- located at 12, Bryanston Square -- worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by Vadra.

Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to Covid situation: HC

Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to Covid situation: HC

Rediff.com18 May 2021

The bench, which was critical of the Centre's stand on the issue, said "You (government) are so short of vaccines and you are not taking it through. May be it is an opportunity for you. Don't be so negative. It is like a raging fire and nobody is bothered. You people don't understand the larger picture or what.

'Vindictive, selective': Cong attacks govt over Chidambaram's arrest

'Vindictive, selective': Cong attacks govt over Chidambaram's arrest

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

'We, as a nation, must rise up and refuse to be silent spectators to the death of democracy. We stand with P Chidambaram and reiterate our unwavering belief in his innocence'

Pak failed to contain terror funding: FATF members

Pak failed to contain terror funding: FATF members

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

India's stand at the FATF plenary and other related discussions have always been consistent regarding Pakistan.

UK court extends Nirav Modi's remand till Jan 7

UK court extends Nirav Modi's remand till Jan 7

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was on Tuesday further remanded in custody until January 7 by a UK court hearing his extradition case. The 49-year-old businessman, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year following India's extradition request for him, appeared via videolink for a routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year, when District Judge Samuel Goozee is scheduled to hear closing arguments from both sides before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later.

Bengal violence: SC seeks replies of Centre, state over exodus of people

Bengal violence: SC seeks replies of Centre, state over exodus of people

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and West Bengal government to respond to a plea seeking directions to prevent the alleged exodus due to 'state-sponsored' violence after the assembly polls, constituting a Special Investigating Team to probe the issue and take action against culprits.

Nirav Modi extradition: CBI-ED team to leave for London

Nirav Modi extradition: CBI-ED team to leave for London

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

The ED officer will carry the latest charge sheet filed by the agency against Modi's wife Ami and the recent attachments made by it in the case.

'Kasab is alive!' Witness claims in Pakistani court

'Kasab is alive!' Witness claims in Pakistani court

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

"Mudassir Lakhvi, the headmaster of a primary school in Faridkot, where Ajmal Kasab studied for three years told the court that he taught Kasab and he is alive," a court official said on Thursday.

Match-fixing accused Chawla set to be extradited to India

Match-fixing accused Chawla set to be extradited to India

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday rejected alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla's application for an interim measure on human rights grounds to block his extradition from the UK to face match-fixing charges in India. The legal paperwork process for his extradition will now go ahead through the UK Central Authority, for Scotland Yard officers to hand Chawla over to their counterparts from Delhi Police to be flown back to Indian within days.

Mamata offers arrest, protests erupt across Bengal

Mamata offers arrest, protests erupt across Bengal

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Trinamool Congress supporters held demonstrations defying lockdown norms in various places, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered to court arrest on Monday against the arrest of two West Bengal ministers in the Narada case by the CBI.

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

"He is expected to be produced before the court for a second bail application hearing on March 29," a court official in London confirmed on Tuesday.

'Govt wants 1.38 bn Indians to be yes men of the ruling party'

'Govt wants 1.38 bn Indians to be yes men of the ruling party'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

'It is a sad day when social activists, environmental campaigners, anti-corruption workers are singled out as anti-nationals and then criminalised.'

Foreign attendees of Markaz were made scapegoat: HC

Foreign attendees of Markaz were made scapegoat: HC

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The bench also noted that while the Maharashtra police acted mechanically in the case, the state government acted under 'political compulsion'.

Swiss government names Lalit Modi among those facing tax probe

Swiss government names Lalit Modi among those facing tax probe

Rediff.com31 May 2016

In the past, several other Indian nationals have been named in such notifications after the Swiss FTA was approached by Indian authorities for information about those people with regard to the pending tax-related probes against them.

Nirav Modi's extradition trial to begin on May 11

Nirav Modi's extradition trial to begin on May 11

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will begin from May 11 in a part-remote setting, a UK court has ordered. Modi is fighting his extradition to India over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

Pak fails to implement 25 of 27 FATF action points

Pak fails to implement 25 of 27 FATF action points

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

With this, multilateral lenders like the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Union may continue downgrading Pakistan, making its financial situation more precarious.

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Thursday lost his fight against being extradited to India as a United Kingdom judge ruled that he can be sent back to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank scam case.

Amarinder's Price for joining BJP...

Amarinder's Price for joining BJP...

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

If the BJP wants to recruit him, it needs to make the supreme sacrifice -- of rolling back the three farm laws, because without that, Amarinder Singh is unlikely to cross over.

Pak JIT had assured reciprocity, says Centre

Pak JIT had assured reciprocity, says Centre

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Chaudhary said Pakistan JIT was informed that a team of NIA officials would like to visit Pakistan to carry forward the investigations in the Pathankot airbase terror attack.

'Democracy in India is being killed very fast'

'Democracy in India is being killed very fast'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

'Investigating agencies are not acting as independent authorities; they have stopped being neutral.'

Italian Marines case: UN tribunal upholds India's conduct

Italian Marines case: UN tribunal upholds India's conduct

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

India accused the two Italian marines on board the MV Enrica Lexie, an Italian flagged oil tanker, of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012.

Nirav Modi's remand extended in UK, final hearings in 2021

Nirav Modi's remand extended in UK, final hearings in 2021

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was further remanded in custody on Tuesday by a court in London hearing India's extradition request for the diamond merchant. The 49-year-old appeared on Tuesday via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, dressed in a maroon sweater and sporting a full beard, for his regular 28-day "call-over hearing" at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot extended his remand for another 28 days until December 29.

Pakistan may seek immunity for drivers crossing border

Pakistan may seek immunity for drivers crossing border

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Pakistan has kept trade and bus services suspended for a little over 10 days but has not publicly stated its stance.

Bhima-Koregaon: HC calls Tolstoy's War And Peace objectionable

Bhima-Koregaon: HC calls Tolstoy's War And Peace objectionable

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

The judge said 'such books' and CDs prima facie indicated they contained some material against the state.

Delhi pollution: 15-year-old diesel vehicle to be deregistered, crackers banned

Delhi pollution: 15-year-old diesel vehicle to be deregistered, crackers banned

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

The Delhi government on Monday started a process of deregistering 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the city and also imposed a ban on use of fire crackers except for religious functions, following directions from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to bring down air pollution.

Marines case should have been settled in 1st three days: Italy

Marines case should have been settled in 1st three days: Italy

Rediff.com16 Feb 2014

Italy has regretted that the case of two of its marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen should have been resolved in the first three days of the incident, before the issue became enmeshed in India's "deadly judicial and political-electoral gears".

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of power, which will surely result in hawkish and insular policies. It does not bode well for relations with the USA, or with anyone else who does not bow the knee to Beijing, for that matter.

Govt fast-tracks bill to seize assets of defaulters fleeing India

Govt fast-tracks bill to seize assets of defaulters fleeing India

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Currently, confiscation can be done through multiple laws, but it is a complicated process.

Fugitive Economic Offenders bill may take ordinance route

Fugitive Economic Offenders bill may take ordinance route

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Even existing cases might come under the proposed law, including those of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choski. But, the law would not cover earlier cases.