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New Delhi: A Mumbai court has issued notices against Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and 10 other board members in a criminal defamation case filed by industrialist Nusli Wadia. The notices were issued by the 38th Magistrate Court at Ballard Pier, Mumbai, last Saturday. These people will need to appear before the court on…

A UK court Monday ordered Vijay Mallya’s extradition, in a major boost to India’s efforts to bring back the fugitive wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crores.

NEW DELHI: Behind the UK court’s decision to order Vijay Mallya’s extradition lay many months of back room spadework where the Indian mission in the UK coordinated between the Indian agencies and the British government institutions.

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya’s troubles are far from over. In a much-anticipated order, a British court on Monday handed the Indian government a big victory and ruled that Mallya can be extradited from the U.K. to India, according to news reports.

Airbus and its former India chairman Kiran Rao have roped in a battery of lawyers to tackle the money laundering allegations levelled against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), two people familiar with the development told ET.

Where is Nirav Modi? Indian law enforcement agencies are unaware of the whereabouts of the fugitive diamantaire, but finance professionals and service providers who had dealt with him in the past suspect that Modi, like his uncle Mehul Choksi, may have already opted for citizenship of another country like Malta — the Mediterranean island nation…

Singer Anu Malik has denied allegations that he sexually harassed singer Shweta Pandit, who has called him a “pedophile” and “sexual predator”. “The allegations made against my client are emphatically denied as completely false and baseless. My client respects the #MeToo Movement but to use this movement to start a character assassination mission is obnoxious,”…

Noted singer Shweta Pandit had recently launched fresh set of allegations against music composer Anu Malik while accusing him of sexual harassment. Earlier, Sona Mohapatra had called out Kailash Kher for alleged sexual misconduct and had also hinted at Anu Malik being a ‘serial predator’.

Sameer Anjaan, a renowned Bollywood lyricist has come out in open in support of music composer-singer, Anu Malik who has been accused by singer Shweta Pandit for ill-treating her, during an audition.

A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”.

MUMBAI: A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”

Soon after the #MeToo wave hit India, there was a barrage of allegations levelled against men in power by women who claim to have undergone some form of sexual harassment. Singer Sona Mohapatra, along with calling out Kailash Kher, had mentioned to Firstpost on 11 October: “Kailash is a serial offender and has been for…

MUMBAI: The #MeToo movement has got companies worried that they may not have been meticulous enough in their investigations of sexual harassment complaints — so they are opening up old cases to check.

The two brothers who are locked in a dispute over their mother’s flat brawled with each other on Monday night. The bitter dispute between late actor Nirupa Roy’s two sons over her Nepean Sea Road apartment took an ugly turn on Monday night, with the two brothers getting into a brawl and the police landing…

Not long ago, third-generation diamond jeweler Nirav Modi’s glittering creations were being flaunted by celebrities such as Kate Winslet and Viola Davis. Modi is the most notable dropoff from this year’s top 100. The jeweler’s diamond empire crumbled this year when he was accused of defrauding state-owned Punjab National Bank to the tune of $2…

In its verdict on Wednesday, the Supreme Court (SC) scrapped Section 47 of the Aadhaar Act which means that individual Aadhaar cardholders or citizens can file criminal complaints against the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and its licensed entities, if a suitable amendment is brought by the Government and Parliament, say legal experts.

Moving further with the investigation, the Khar police have now served yet another notice under section 91 of CrPC to Bollywood actor Kim Sharma and asked her to produce the Ranger Rover car, which she has, within 4 days.

For the self-proclaimed “poster boy” of Indian bank default, redemption can’t come just by way of a financial settlement. Vijay Mallya should also answer to charges of financial crime and face the court of law.

MUMBAI: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) official dismissed Vijay Mallya’s recent offer to settle all his dues if his seized assets were freed up as an attempt at plea bargaining and a bid to bolster his case against extradition to India from Britain.

New Delhi: Tata Sons board on Wednesday came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. No-frills airline AirAsia India is a joint venture between Tatas, which holds 51 percent, and Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad.

Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. No-frills airline AirAsia India is a joint venture between Tatas, which holds 51 per cent, and Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad. Venkataramanan, who holds stake in the…

Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly…

Tata Trusts on Thursday came out in support of its managing trustee R Venkataramanan, who is under investigation by the CBI for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies through corrupt means to get an international licence for AirAsia India.A combined meeting of the trustees of Tata Trusts was held on Thursday afternoon, and all of…

Of the 129,000 entries in the Dubai database from 181 countries, those of Indians form a sizeable chunk with 5,800 linked to properties in top sites such as the Palm Jumeirah, The World, Motor City, Emirates Living, Dubai Marina, Burj Dubai, Old Town Island. INDIAN NATIONALS investigated by various agencies in India, including CBI, for…

The request for issuing a red corner notice against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi has been sent by CBI to Interpol The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) closed in on Nirav Modi on Monday, asking Interpol to issue a red corner notice against the fugitive billionaire who masterminded the Rs14,356 crore fraud at Punjab National…

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will on Friday file a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against AirAsia’s global chief Tony Fernandes, some of his colleagues,as well as erstwhile top executives and nonexecutive director R Venkataramanan at AirAsia India, a source close to the development told ETon Thursday. The ED, the key…

MUMBAI: A recent Supreme Court ruling in an arbitration case could well help ease the logjam of institutional cases involving an estimated Rs 2.7 lakh crore that are in various stages of arbitrations.  

MUMBAI: Investigations into the Punjab National BankNSE 0.23 % fraud have found that some employees had created assets and maintained bank accounts abroad which the management and investigators suspect could be related to the Nirav Modi scam at the state-run lender, four people close to the development told ET.

Playback singer and anchor Aditya Narayan on Tuesday expressed regret over an accident involving his car which rammed into an autorickshaw and left two persons injured. “It was an unfortunate accident… and I feel sorry for what has happened,” Aditya told IANS.

Essar Shipping, a group company of the Ruias-promoted Essar Steel NSE 0.00 %,has filed an interim application in Delhi High court seeking the enforcement of a favourable arbitration award passed two years ago, citing a recent Supreme Court order.

Singer and television anchor Aditya Narayan on Tuesday expressed regret over an accident involving his car which rammed into an autorickshaw and left two persons injured. “It was an unfortunate accident… and I feel sorry for what has happened,” Aditya told IANS.

Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Playback singer and anchor Aditya Narayan on Tuesday expressed regret over an accident involving his car which rammed into an autorickshaw and left two persons injured.

MUMBAI: Billionaire Nirav Modi’s counsel Vijay Agarwal said the diamond jeweller may return to India only if the prosecution assures him of a free and fair trial.

The police suspect that the accused had planned to use Ephedrine, a controlled substance, that can be misused to make the party drug Meth, from Avon Lifesciences Limited.

The Mumbai bench of the NCLT has allowed the government to attach 64 properties, including those of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in connection with the PNB fraud case

Applications of fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs), which are at the heart of the alleged $1.8-billion scam at the Punjab National Bank (PNB), were allegedly found by the CBI on Wednesday at the office where Vipul Ambani works.

Indian construction company Punj Lloyd has launched an ICC claim against Libya’s state oil company in a dispute over a pipe-laying project that was disrupted by the country’s civil war and then expanded in scope.

Yogesh says that their mother slipped into depression because of younger brother Kiran. Nirupa Roy’s elder son Yogesh Roy has now come up with fresh allegations against his younger brother — with whom he is lolocked in a bitter property fight — saying that he abused…

Nirav Modi, now at an undisclosed foreign location, declined to follow CBI’s directive to join the PNB fraud investigation, citing business commitments

MUMBAI: Construction firm Punj Loyd NSE 3.85 % has initiated arbitration against the Libyan government-owned Sirte Oil Co to recover dues of Rs. 1,300 crore. Punj Lloyd says that the Libyan company had unilaterally expanded the scope of a five-year project that was signed only for laying gas pipelines between 2006 and 2011. The North…