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Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

UK court rejects plea seeking partial reporting ban in Nirav Modi case

7:33 pm September 7, 2020

London: A UK judge, presiding over fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case over the estimated USD 2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering charges brought by India, rejected an application seeking a partial reporting ban at the start of a five-day trial here on Monday. District Judge Samuel Goozee dismissed the application after hearing representations in […]

1 killed, 7 injured in multiple stabbings in UK’s Birmingham city

7:15 pm September 6, 2020

London : UK police said a murder inquiry has been launched on Sunday after one man was killed and seven people injured in multiple stabbings overnight in the city of Birmingham. According to reports, West Midlands Police believe the victims were picked at random and do not believe the incident was terror or gang related. While a […]

ED arrests hawala dealer Naresh Jain in PMLA case worth over Rs 1 lakh crore

11:08 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested alleged hawala dealer Naresh Jain in a money laundering probe case linked to dubious transactions worth over Rs 1 lakh crore made using over 550 shell firms over the last few years, officials said on Wednesday. They said Jain, 62, has been arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money […]

London police arrest 65 people during climate demonstration

11:53 pm September 1, 2020

London: Police in London said 65 people were arrested Tuesday during climate change protests near the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests for public order offenses during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration was correct as of 4 p.m. local time. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Parliament to urge returning lawmakers to support a climate emergency bill and to prepare […]

India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

8:16 pm August 25, 2020

London: The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the concern as a U.S. boost for the treatment has many scientists afraid formal studies will be derailed. On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized what’s called “emergency use” […]