The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques here on March 15 will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, New Zealand police said on Thursday.


Christchurch terror accused faces 89 charges


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In an extraordinary move, Tokyo prosecutors on Monday rearrested former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who had been released on bail, on suspicion of misappropriating the companys money.


Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested on new charges


The sanctity of insolvency laws will be upheld if the banks decide on taking a stressed asset to the NCLT where the prevailing rules bar promoters' participation, government sources said.


'IBC laws will prevail if banks refer case to insolvency'


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday put a interim stay, till April 8, on a single-judge bench's order allowing private unaided schools in the city to hike their fees to implement recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on salaries of teachers and other employees.


Delhi HC stays order letting private schools hike fees


The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) plans fresh resolution of eight stressed power projects, including Essar Mahan's 600 MW plant and GMR Raikheda's 1,370 MW plant following the Supreme Court decision annulling an earlier RBI circular.


PFC may focus on 8 stressed power projects post SC order


Former Nissan Motor chair Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday said that he is "getting ready to tell the truth" about the scandal that resulted in his arrest on charges of financial misconduct.


Former Nissan chair 'getting ready to tell truth'


In order to prevent whittling down of insolvency laws to post the Supreme Court's quashing the RBI's February 2018 debt resolution framework, the Finance Ministry may give directions to state-run banks to undertake sector specific resolution of their non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans), a senior official source said on Wednesday.


Government may direct banks on bad loans' resolution


A special CBI court on Wednesday started proceedings to declare realtor Atul Bansal absconding in a multi-crore rupee Manesar land scam involving Haryana's former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.


Manesar land scam: Realtor to be declared absconder


Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared in a court on Wednesday over alleged abuse of power and corruption accusations related to the 1MDB scandal.


Malaysian ex-PM stands trial in 1MDB scandal


The Supreme Court decision to annul the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) February 12 circular of last year on resolving bad debts is set to benefit several stressed companies which were staring at insolvency proceedings.


Beneficaries of SC quashing RBI's bad loans circular


Former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking parole for a period of three months as his wife is critically ill and admitted in a hospital.


O.P. Chautala moves HC seeking 3 months parole


The Supreme Court decision voiding the RBI circular on resolution of loan default could push banks into resolving such cases on the basis of an inter-creditor agreement (ICA) reached by 35 banks last year, senior officials here said.


Inter-creditor agreement to resolve NPAs post-SC order


The crackdown on India-based call centre fraud continues in the US with the sentencing of yet another Indian for his role in a scam that ripped off $200,000 from over 340 people here.


Indian sentenced in US for call centre phone fraud


Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will not have to fight a defamation lawsuit filed by actress Ashley Judd until after his criminal sexual assault trial, a California federal judge ruled.


Ashley Judd's lawsuit against Weinstein on hold


Filmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has said people's perspective towards certain things start changing for the good once they become parents.


'Perspectives change after becoming parents'


The UN has unveiled a new initiative to raise greater awareness and action to improve the protection of children affected by armed conflict.


UN campaign to protect conflict-affected children


The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on the correctness of the payment of compensation to the landowners whose land has been acquired as well as when the award granting compensation would come into effect.


SC takes up paying fair compensation in acquiring land


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked its Registrar to find out whether the notice on Delhi Police appeal's have been served to everyone, including cricketer S. Sreesanth, in the 2013 spot fixing case.


HC seeks status of notice to Sreesanth, others


Within hours of the Supreme Court voiding the RBI's timebound debt resolution circular of last February, a cautious government said on Tuesday that, on the nullifying of this directive, the central bank would have to decide on what is required to be done for recovery of banks' bad loans.


RBI to decide on required action after SC order: Jaitley


The government plans to revive its policy to "warehouse" stressed power assets and bring them back to health gradually after banks got freedom to pursue resolution for these assets following a Supreme Court order declaring the February 12 RBI circular ultra vires.


Stressed projects could be 'warehoused' post SC order


The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea for an urgent hearing against his conviction for rioting during the 2015  Patidar agitation, all but ending his chances of contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

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