Gitanjail Group promoter Mehul Choksi, accused of involvement in the Rs 12,600 crore fraud against the Punjab National Bank (PNB), has said it was "impossible" for him to return to India, citing health reasons and suspension of his passport.


PNB fraud accused Choksi says impossible to return to India


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A container ship off the Agatti island in the Arabian Sea continued to burn after more than 36 hours on Thursday, even as the condition of a rescued Thai sailor is reported to be "critical", an official said here.


Container ship still burning, Thai sailor critical


Actor Terry Crews' sexual assault case against WME agent Adam Venit has been rejected by The Los Angeles County District Attorney and the Los Angeles City Attorney.


Crews' sexual assault case against Venit rejected


The Lok Sabha was disrupted once again on Thursday amid continuing protests by the opposition over the Rs 12,600 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and other issues, forcing Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till 12 noon soon after it met.


Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon


Continuing the probe into the Punjab National Bank fraud, sleuths of the Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO) questioned the bank's Managing Director and CEO Sunil Mehta here on Wednesday.


SFIO grills PNB CEO for five hours


An explosion followed by a massive fire ripped through a Singapore-flagged container ship with 13 Indian crew including the captain off Agatti Islands, the Coast Guard said on Wednesday. Four crewmen, including an Indian, are reported missing.


Singapore cargo ship with 13 Indians catches fire, 4 missing


South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has been accused of rape by multiple actresses. He has denied the charges.


South Korean filmmaker accused of rape


"Wolf of Wall Street" producer Red Granite Pictures has agreed to pay $60 million to the US government to resolve allegations that it profited from a massive Malaysian corruption scandal.


'Wolf of Wall Street' producer to pay $60mn


A Jet Lite aircraft at the Mumbai airport was on Wednesday grounded after being hit by a luggage trolley, officials said.


Trolley hits Jet Lite plane in Mumbai


Tommy Lee and his 21-year-old son Brandon allegedly got into a physical altercation that left the rock star with a bloody lip.


Tommy Lee says son assaulted him


An explosion followed by a massive fire ripped through a container ship with several Indian crew on board, off the Agatti Islands, an Indian Coast Guard official said here on Wednesday. Four crewmen are reported missing.


Container ship catches fire off Agatti Isle, 4 missing


A Mumbai court on Tuesday sent the Vice President of Banking Operations of Mehul Choksi's Gitanjali Group, Vipul Chitalia -- who was arrested in connection with CBI's ongoing probe into the multi-crore PNB fraud case -- to police custody till March 17, officials said.


PNB fraud: Gitanjali Group VP sent to police custody, ED to issue LRs to over 15 countries (Roundup)


The CBI on Tuesday grilled the CMD of Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd in its ongoing investigation into a Rs 109-crore loan default case involving the Oriental Bank of Commerce.


CBI grills Simbhaoli Sugars' CMD in Rs 109-cr bank fraud case


India has agreements with over 130 countries to obtain information related to money laundering and funding, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said on Tuesday.


'India has accords for info on money laundering with 130 nations'


Nirav Modi's firm Firestar Diamond on Tuesday moved Delhi High Court against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) proceedings against it in the multi-crore-rupee Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.


Nirav Modi's firm moves Delhi HC against ED proceedings


A Russian transport plane carrying 32 people crashed on Tuesday while trying to land at an airbase in Syria, killing everyone onboard, the Defence Ministry announced.


32 killed as Russian plane crashes in Syria


Absconding Senior Police Inspector Younus Shaikh was nabbed early on Tuesday for harassment, torture and abetment to suicide by two brothers, a Maharashtra State CID official said here.


Maharashtra police officer nabbed for abetting suicide


In one of the biggest recoveries in the past couple of years, 2,058 kg of cannabis (ganja) was seized in Meghalaya and one person was arrested, an official said here on Tuesday.


Over 2,000 kg cannabis seized in Meghalaya, 1 held


The Congress on Tuesday said the allegations levelled by the BJP against former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of favouring select private traders through 80:20 gold import scheme were "false" and "baseless".


Allegations related to 80:20 scheme false: Congress


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) has "sound fundamentals" and high potential to raise capital through sale of non-core assets.


PNB has potential to raise capital: Jaitley


This year's best actress Oscar winner Frances McDormand's trophy was briefly stolen at the official after-party, following which a man suspected of stealing it was arrested.

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