Mallya claims he met Jaitley before leaving India
Vijay Mallya appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London on Wednesday, as India’s efforts to extradite him continue. Closing oral submissions that were due to be held in September were postponed after the judge was unable to hear the case scheduled.
Asked if he was “tipped off” to leave the country, Mr. Mallya says, “I left because I had a scheduled meeting in Geneva. I met the Finance Minister before I left, repeated my offer to settle with the banks. That is the truth.”
After 19 days, Hardik Patel ends fast
Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel ended his indefinite fast on Wednesday after 19 days, even as there were no talks between him and the Gujarat government over the leader’s demands for reservation to Patidars and farm-loan waiver. Mr. Patel broke the fast by having lemonade handed by Patidar community leaders Naresh Patel and CK Patel.
SC extends house arrest of rights activists till September 17
The wife of lawyer Surendra Gadling, arrested in June in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence, accused the Maharashtra government of treating him like a “third-rate criminal.” Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta took offence to the allegation, saying such “pedestrian” language should not be used in the highest court in the country.
Kerala police asks Jalandhar bishop to appear before probe team
Kerala police has asked Bishop Franco Mullakal of Jalandhar diocese, accused by a nun of raping her, to appear before the investigating team on September 19, Inspector General of police Vijay Sakhare said Wednesday.
Supreme Court scraps Kerala’s ordinance regularising medical admissions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped a Kerala government ordinance promulgated to “blatantly nullify” an apex court order freezing illegal medical admissions made in the State.
Moderate quake in Assam's Kokrajhar
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Kokrajhar district of Assam on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at 10:20 am with its focus 10 km below the ground at Sapatgram in Kokrajhar district of Assam, said Sanjay Shaw, Director, Regional Meteorology Centre, Guwahati.
Taliban ready for second round of talks with U.S.
The Taliban are ready for a second round of talks with the U.S., possibly this month, which is likely to focus on prisoner exchanges, confidence building measures, and ways to move from back-door meetings to formal negotiations, said Taliban officials in separate interviews in recent days.
Vladimir Putin suggests long-awaited peace treaty to Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday suggested that Russia and Japan should sign a much-anticipated peace treaty formally ending hostilities from World War II before the end of the year.
