The Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi suspecting he could "flee" Britain and "interfere with witnesses", said sources.


Nirav Modi's bail plea rejected


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US President Donald Trump said that he has asked federal authorities to review the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago, adding that the incident was "an absolute embarrassment to our country".


Trump asks federal authorities to review Smollett case


The Economics Offence Wing of Delhi Police has booked Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, former promoters of Religare Enterprises Ltd on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and breach of trust, a police officer said on Friday.


Delhi Police probing Religare Finvest charges against former promoters


Starved for foreign funds due to UN sanctions, North Korea carried out a $13.5 million cyber heist of Cosmos Bank using a network across 28 countries by breaking its internal safety measures, according to the world body.


N.Korean cyberattack looted $13.5mn from Indian bank: UN


A former top Paytm executive accused of data theft and extortion bid against SoftBank-backed company's founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has rejoined the company in a surprising turn of events, said a senior Paytm employee on Thursday.


Paytm's Sonia Dhawan 'rejoins' firm after 5 months in jail


While ransomware attacks were down 49 per cent in India in 2018, the country experienced 53 per cent rise in malware attacks last year, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm SonicWall.


Malware attacks rose 53% in India in 2018: SonicWall


Boeing unveiled an overhaul to a software system and the pilot training of its signature 737 MAX plane, marking its most direct attempt to fix an element of the plane's original design that investigators believe led to two recent crashes.


Boeing introduces 737 MAX software overhaul


The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will hear on April 4, a CBI plea seeking more time to complete investigations into an FIR filed against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana in a bribery case.


HC to hear CBI plea in Asthana case on April 4


Income-Tax (I-T) Department officers on Thursday started searches in the premises of a few Karnataka businessmen for alleged tax evasion, an official said.


Tax raids on Karnataka businessmen: Official


Beira (Mozambique), March 28 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme chief David Beasley on Wednesday called on the world to step up aid for nearly two million people who are in urgent need of food and other basic items in cyclone-battered Mozambique.


WFP chief urges more aid for cyclone-hit Mozambique


The Income Tax department on Wednesday arrested a prominent tax defaulter for allegedly not paying Rs 5.4 crore tax dues.


Bengaluru man with Rs 5.4 cr tax dues lands in jail



Bengaluru tax defaulter held for Rs 5.4 cr dues


A joint team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will leave for London on Wednesday night to attend the extradition hearing of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi who was arrested in London last week in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank loan default case, officials said.


CBI-ED team to leave for UK for Nirav Modi's hearing


The ED on Tuesday said it has got custody of businessman Vijay Kothari who illegally remitted foreign exchange worth Rs 500 crore outside India through banks in 2012-13 by submitting forged bills of entry and other forged import documents.


Foreign exchange case: ED gets custody of Vijay Kothari


Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma agreed to pay $270 million to the state of Oklahoma in one of the more than 1,600 lawsuits it faces for its alleged responsibility in aggravating the opioid crisis in the US.


Purdue Pharma settles for $270 mn in US opioid lawsuit


All charges against Jussie Smollett, the actor who had been accused of staging a hate crime against himself, have been dropped.


Criminal charges against Jussie Smollett dropped


Actor Rajpal Yadav, who came out of prison late February after serving a sentence in a case of non-repayment of a loan, says he is healed, happy and excited to go back to a film set and start shooting all over again.


Rajpal Yadav feels 'healed', can't wait to start


Facebook has removed 2,632 Pages, Groups and accounts that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour from Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo on its platform, as well as on Instagram.


Facebook shuts down thousands of fake Pages, accounts


A stolen Pablo Picasso "Buste de Femme" (Female Bust) that the Spanish artist never sold has been recovered by the so-called Indiana Jones of the art world, the Dutch art detective said on Tuesday.


Lost Picasso Buste de Femme found in Amsterdam


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday warned that it could attach the entire amount of the one-time settlement (OTS) to be paid by the absconding directors of the scam-hit Sterling Biotech Group to the Committee of Banks.


Can seize Sterling Biotech's OTS amount, ED to banks


The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two superintendents posted at the GST (goods and services tax) office, here on Monday, for accepting bribe, the CBI said on Tuesday.

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