Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until October 17 by a UK court which said it was working towards his extradition trial hearing in May next year.
The Government today issued an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes, making the production, import, export, transport, sale or advertisements of such "alternative" smoking devices a cognizable offence attracting jail term and fine.
The Supreme Court today closed a contempt case against an 88-year-old retired public servant for writing objectionable letters to senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan for appearing for Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute matter.
Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, today listed the "safety of women and girls" as a priority for his government, at a time two major cases involving accused linked to the ruling BJP contradict his claim.
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 19, 2019, Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, today listed the "safety of women and girls" as a priority for his government, at a time two major cases involving accused linked to the ruling BJP contradict his claim.
A railway court has framed charges against Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol and actress Karisma Kapoor more than 20 years after they allegedly pulled the emergency chain of a train while shooting for a film.
A Delhi court has sent Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, to judicial custody till October 1 in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet executives from energy majors BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp in the United States next week to discuss investment opportunities, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Amazon.com, Walmart-owned Flipkart and other e-commerce portals in the country scrambled on Thursday to pull listings of vaping products a day after the government imposed a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes.
The Supreme Court today refused to keep in suspension the non-bailable warrant or NBW issued against the superintendent of district jail of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh for releasing an accused from prison despite the Supreme Court order cancelling his bail.
The aviation safety regulator may ask Boeing to set up simulators in India to train pilots on the 737 MAX planes once it clears the aircraft as safe for flying, a senior official with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United States from September 21 to September 27, during which he will meet President Donald Trump and address the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Thursday.
