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TopicNirav Modi

Topic: Nirav Modi

Can high-profile economic offenders pay & get away? SC’s Sandesara order sparks debate on Mallya, Choksi

New Delhi: A recent Supreme Court order allowing fugitive businessmen Sandesara brothers to wipe their criminal slate clean by repaying part of the money...

‘Maintenance cost would be more than value’—Court allows ED to auction Nirav Modi’s twin Mercedes

Three cars, valued at over Rs 1 crore, were attached as part of proceedings against fugitive diamantaire in the bank fraud case against Punjab National Bank.

‘Mere negligence not a criminal offence’: Charges dropped against PNB ex-director in Nirav Modi case

Was 'humanly impossible' for ex-PNB boss to monitor each of the 7,000 branches, no criminal intent or gratification & negligence can't be equated with criminal intent, court said.

What’s stalling India’s efforts to bring back fugitive white-collar criminals? The state of prisons

New Delhi: Ample space and sunlight. No solitary confinement. No overcrowded cells. High-security prisons. And, 24-hour running water. This is what the Indian government has been...

Nirav Modi’s brother Nehal held in US on CBI, ED extradition requests; Justice Dept to oppose bail

Nehal Modi, an accused in Rs 13,000 cr PNB fraud case, allegedly directed and facilitated movement of funds, appointed dummy directors & told them to make false statements.

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition in final stage, but many high-profile fugitives beyond India’s grasp

Fugitive industrialist Vijay Mallya’s extradition is stuck in 'final stage' for last 5 years. Others whose cases are caught in quagmire are diamantaires Mehul Chokshi & Nirav Modi.

Rs 22,280 cr black & laundered money recovered, including from Mallya & Nirav Modi, says Sitharaman

Sitharaman tells Lok Sabha govt recovered Rs 14,131 cr from Vijay Mallya alone. She also addresses concerns about inflation, GDP growth & possibility of slowdown in manufacturing.

Modi urges UK to hasten extradition of economic offenders in meeting with Starmer, restart FTA talks

India also announced the establishment of 2 new consulates, in Belfast and Manchester, as the Indian PM met British premier Keir Starmer on margins of G20 summit in Brazil.

UK court rejects Nirav Modi’s bail plea, cites ‘substantial flight risk’

Modi has been in a prison in London for over five years, and faces charges of money laundering and fraud in India.

Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi are not OBCs. BJP calling them so is an insult to the community

BJP and RSS did nothing for OBCs but they want to show it's Rahul Gandhi who hates the community.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.