DH Evening Brief: Nirav Modi loses bid to take extradition fight to UK SC; Congress questions PM's silence on China
Nirav Modi's loses bid to take extradition fight to UK Supreme Court
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, on Thursday suffered another setback in his legal battle against his extradition as the High Court here denied him permission to appeal against the move in the UK Supreme Court.
'What is Modi's compulsion to stay silent on China?' asks Congress
The Congress on Thursday accused the central government of evading a debate on India-China border face-off and asked why the Modi government has been running away from the issue.
India says air exercise not connected to border clash with China
India's air force will hold a training exercise on Thursday and Friday in the country's east but it is not connected to last week's border scuffles with China in the region, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said.
'If you drink liquor, you will die': CM Nitish Kumar reiterates stand amid political slugfest over hooch tragedy
After Bihar’s hooch toll climbed to 26, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday warned that if people drink spurious liquor, they will die, as the prohibition policy of his government came under attack from left, right and centre.
DCW sends notice to Amazon, Flipkart over sale of acid
In the wake of an acid attack on a teenager, the Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issued notices to two e-commerce firms for allegedly allowing the sale of acid on their platform.