Abu Hamza, 50, from west London, is wanted by the US authorities on 11 charges, including sending money to Al Qaeda. He has 14 days to decide whether he will launch a final appeal to the House of Lords against the judges' decision.
Sebi has now proposed that the Companies Act should also clearly mention that a person should vacate the office of a director if it orders his or her disqualification.
At a time when Sushma Swaraj is under fierce opposition attack for "helping" Lalit Modi obtain United Kingdom travel documents, her external affairs ministry has refused to provide any information about the passport issue involving the scandal-tainted former Indian Premier League boss.
Banned Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria denied media reports that he is seeking the Board of Control for Cricket in India's help to take up his case with the International Cricket Council.
The Indian State does not believe in the rule of law. It does not even recognise the need to follow treaties that it itself signed. And so it is refusing to shell out to Cairn; and, as a consequence, has brought on the Paris humiliation, notes Mihir S Sharma.
Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement.
As per the revised contracts, the players in the A+ category will get Rs 7 crore, while ones in the A, B and C will get Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.
The US president's tweet provoked sharp criticism from commentators who saw it as a piece of opportunism at London's expense.
Mallya's defence team is being led by the firm Joseph Hague Aaronson LLP. They have instructed barrister Clare Montgomery, a specialist in criminal, regulatory and fraud law, to argue in court on their behalf.
In January, Sebi had barred Mallya and six former officials of USL from securities markets in a case related to illegal fund diversions.
'I understand it's a show, but under the roof we need to be a little bit more strict about the noise. All the noise stays inside, and this is difficult.'
The final hearing in the case at the London magistrate's court to extradite Mallya to India is scheduled later this month.
Rejecting allegations of vendetta levelled against him and the United Progressive Alliance, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday demanded that the government should ensure that Lalit Modi returns to India to face the probe by the Enforcement Directorate on various charges, including money laundering.
TDSAT had stated no amount was payable till resolution of the disputes.
The IT department had issued a tax assessment order in December 2011 asking Vodafone to add Rs 8,500 crore (Rs 85 billion) to its taxable income, thus raising the tax liability of the company.
The taxi-hailing company said it will challenge the decision, which shows the world that "far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies".
British magistrate presiding over Mallya extradition case says India's prison standards are not up to the mark
The court delivered the verdict after postponing it for four times in the Avenfield corruption case -- pertaining to the ownership of four flats in the posh Avenfield House in London.
A machete-wielding man who stabbed three men at London Underground train station on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder.
Members of an alleged London cell of the Al Shabaab terrorist group, behind the recent shopping mall siege in Kenya, have secretly been stripped of British citizenship.
Dutee, who missed the original entry standard of 11.26 seconds, got an invite from the IAAF as the target number of 56 athletes for women's 100m event was yet to be reached for the August 4-13 World Championships in London.
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According to information available on the European Commission website, Ranbaxy Laboratories has been fined euro 10.32 million (over Rs 80 crore).
Congress on Wednesday sought to demolish Sushma Swaraj's claim of helping Lalit Modi on humanitarian grounds in Lok Sabha, saying she could have done it under a legal framework and demanded response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China's stand is that relevant parties should find a solution internally.
Michel was extradited in an operation under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Central Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
Award-winning lawyer, Claire Montgomery, the Queen's Counsel, is likely to fight the Indian government's attempt to extradite him to India.
Swiss authorities have arrested Guido Ralph Haschke, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, on charges of bribery, Italian media reported.
Locked in face-offs with two different regulatory agencies CCI and Sebi, realty major DLF's Chairman K P Singh on Monday suggested a provision in laws to sue regulators if their decisions get overturned at later stages.
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair.
The sluggish legal system in India makes it extremely difficult for law-enforcing agencies in the ministry of finance to punish violations of foreign exchange laws. Unfortunately, it is not just FEMA. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act too has significant infirmities, say Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Pranati Mehra.
'When the forensics have collapsed, approver is clearly proved to be a liar from the beginning to the end... Does the prosecution genuinely believe that we ought to remain in judicial custody despite showing that their own story is not being corroborated by evidence, for another 192 witnesses?'
The Pakistan Cricket Board has rubbished claims by banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria that he was discriminated against by the board because he is a Hindu.
Official is accused of taking a bribe of Rs 2 cr to issue order in an appeal favouring Balaji Trust
The amendment of around 40 central statutes makes the Finance Bill, 2017 unique
His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.
The next edition of attachments will be carried out under sections of the Criminal Procedure Code
South African Caster Semenya's long and controversial reign as the queen of middle distance running looks set to be ended this year not by a track rival but by a new hyperandrogenism rule that will stop her from running 800 and 1500 metres races.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Troubles for the beleaguered Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje mounted on Friday with the disclosure that she was the beneficiary of investments of over Rs 11 crore made by tainted IPL ex-commissioner Lalit Modi in her son's company at a high premium.
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