Opening the appeal on behalf of Nirav Modi, Edward Fitzgerald QC argued that he is at high risk of suicide already and his condition is likely to deteriorate further in Mumbai.
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver at US's request, argue that allowing her to face fraud charges in New York would encourage improper demands by US.
Nirav Modi's extradition would be 'flagrant denial of justice' and should be blocked on mental health ground, say papers prepared by his lawyer for hearing in UK High Court Wednesday.
The high court judgment will help the banks led by SBI to move a step closer in their attempt to recover debt from loans paid out to Vijay Mallya's now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
The UK's Home Department cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. He has an option of legally challenging it before the UK High Court.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla raised the issue of economic offenders being extradited to face the Indian judicial system with several UK ministers and officials.
Advocate Rajat Nair said the extradition request has been made as per the Supreme Court's direction, but the Centre was not aware about how it is being carried out.
Nirav Modi, who has been lodged at London's Wandsworth Prison since his arrest in March last year, will remain in custody until the start of the trial on 7 September.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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