Mumbai: Actor Irrfan Khan has undergone “a successful surgery” in London, his spokesperson said on Saturday evening. Speculations were rife in the afternoon after pictures and videos of the actor leaving Mumbai airport in wheelchair went viral since Friday night. Giving update about Irrfan’s health, his spokeperson issued a statement. “Irrfan had a successful surgery […]
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UK changes rules, foreign students can stay on longer
London: The British government on Wednesday announced that foreign students will be able to stay on for two years after completing the degree, reversing the 2012 rule limiting the period. Under the 2012 rules brought in by then Home Secretary Theresa May, overseas students could only stay on four months more. Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Indian High Commission in London attacked, vandalised by Pak protesters
London: The Indian High Commission in London was once again attacked and vandalised by Pakistani protestors agitating against the scrapping of Article 370 and the restrictions imposed in Kashmir. Media reports in London said the police arrested four people in connection with the incident. A dagger was also recovered from one of the protesters, the police […]
Nirav Modi set to appear before UK court – 1 min read
London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is set to appear before a UK court on Thursday regarding his extradition charges and will likely be informed of the dates of the hearings. The court had in July extended the judicial custody of Nirav Modi till August 22 in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank […]
Nirav Modi denied bail by UK court
New Delhi: A British court on Wednesday extended, till June 27, the judicial custody of Nirav Modi, while rejecting his bail plea as it suspected that he could “interfere” with witnesses. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court ordered the Metropolitan Police to put him under its custody till the next hearing on June 27. The 48-year-old businessman, […]
Vijay Mallya booed at Oval, called ‘chor’
London: Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya was booed on Sunday with “chor hai (you are a thief)” chants as he watched the World Cup fixture between India and Australia at the Oval here. In one of the videos doing rounds on social media, Mallya could be seen surrounded by a small crowd of people pushing and shoving […]
Various agencies probing Jet; thwarted Goyal’s trip abroad
New Delhi: Multiple agencies are looking into Jet Airways’ former promoter Naresh Goyal’s alleged role in financial irregularities in the running of the grounded airline. According to highly placed sources, multiple agencies, including the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), are probing Goyal’s role in siphoning off loan amounts raised on behalf of Jet Airways to […]
Naresh Goyal, wife offloaded from London flight
Mumbai: Former Jet Airways chief promoter Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita were offloaded from a London-bound flight and barred from leaving India this morning by immigration officials, sources said here on Saturday. The duo had boarded the Emirates EK-507 flight and the aircraft was recalled after it had already reached the taxiway and preparing […]
Hyderabad man stabbed to death in London
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old man from Hyderabad was stabbed to death in London by an unidentified man, according to information reaching his family here on Friday. Mohammed Nadeemuddin was found murdered in the cellar of a supermarket where he was employed. A co-worker is suspected to have killed Nadeemuddin over a dispute. Police was questioning the […]
UK court again rejects Nirav Modi’s bail plea
London: A British court on Wednesday extended, till May 30, the judicial custody of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, while rejecting his fourth bail plea as it suspected that he could flee the country and “interfere” with witnesses. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court ordered the Metropolitan Police to put him under its custody till the next hearing […]