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 The court said that even though Vijay Mallya is not present, hearing on quantum of sentence can take place as his lawyer has been appearing in court. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it will hear arguments in sentencing in a contempt of court case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya - India is trying to extradite him from the United Kingdom. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been asked to be present before the top court at 2 pm with written instructions from the Ministry Of External Affairs. The court said that even though Vijay Mallya is not present, hearing on quantum of sentence can take place as his lawyer has been appearing in court. Vijay Mallya, who is an accused in a bank loan default case of over ₹ 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is presently in the United Kingdom. The businessman was held guilty of contempt of court in 2017, for failing to disclose transfer of 40 million USD to his children's accounts and for ignoring summons to appea...

Several business publications have reported that Binny Bansal was involved in a consensual relationship in 2016 with a woman who earlier in 2012 worked in Flipkart Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal     Two days after Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal resigned after allegations of "personal misconduct" more details about the whole affair have emerged. Several business publications have reported that Binny Bansal was involved in a consensual relationship in 2016 with a woman who earlier in 2012 worked in Flipkart. But in July this year, the woman approached Walmart and accused Bansal of sexual harassment. Walmart asked a global law firm to investigate, and found that the affair was consensual but Binny had made an error by not disclosing it. Reports also noted that Binny was made aware of the investigation carried out by law firm Gibson Dunn only on Monday, a day before Walmart and Flipkart made a public statement on the issue. After he was made aware of the investigation, Binny re...

  Joe Lonsdale  The suit goes on the detail what—if true—would be troubling descriptions of Lonsdale’s behavior. It claims that “during intercourse, he would regularly shake Ms. Clougherty violently and would not stop, despite her protests, until she promised she would always ‘listen to her master.’ In addition to shaking her violently during sexual assaults, he also began strangling her, slapping her, scratching her, yanking her by the hair so hard that he would lift her torso off the bed, and slamming her body against the walls and bed boards. He would growl and yell derogatory comments at her.” The suit alleges two counts of sexual battery, one count of domestic violence, one count of gender violence, one count of sexual harassment, one count of intentional infliction of emotional distress, one count of negligent infliction of emotional distress, and one count of negligent retention and supervision, each of which carries $75,000 in damages. For his part, Joe Lonsdale has mo...

Mahatama Gandhi was is and will be ‘Father of Nation’ and BJP is also inspired by him, Abbas said. A day after actor Kangana Ranaut mocked Mahatma Gandhi in a series of Instagram posts, BJP Delhi spokesperson Nighat Abbass said even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspired by his teachings and such statements against him amount to defaming India at international level. “Mahatama Gandhi has been given the Father of Nation status by the people of country. Whose ideals have kept the Bharatiyata alive in the country, Whose thinking has inspired our Prime Minister Narendra Bhai Modi also,” she said in a video which she also shared in her Twitter timeline. “I want to know what Kangana Ranaut wants to become by saying absurd things about him. By saying such absurd things she is regularly raising questions on freedom struggle and is hurting the people of country. I believe she is not just hurting people of the country but defaming India at international level,” she said. Mahatama Gandhi was is...

  El perfil internacional de España es uno de los temas tratados dentro de la serie de Sostenibilidad del Estado de Bienestar. Gustavo de Arístegui , portavoz de Exteriores del Partido Popular en el Congreso, ha charlado con los lectores del perfil internacional de nuestro país ante la crisis y otros temas de actualidad. Gustavo de Aristegui ¿Cómo nos valoran en el exterior a los españoles? Gustavo de Aristegui - Este es uno de los temas a lo que menos importancia se da en ciertos ámbitos, siendo, sin embargo, de verdad es trascendental. Tenemos que prestar atención alas cuestiones relacionadas con la "Marca España". Ahora con la crisis ha mermado un poco nuestra buena imagen. Al principio de nuestra pertenencia a la entonces Unión Europea, se nos llamaba "los teutones del sur". Con la que está cayendo, ¿no se podría cerrar alguna embajada o Instituto Cervantes? Gustavo de Aristegui - Nuestro despliegue exterior está siendo revisado, algunos consulados en Europa ha...

 prof. Gustavo de Ari­stegui Gustavo de Arístegui comes from a long standing diplomatic background, his father and grandfather were both senior diplomats posted as ambassadors in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Mr Arístegui next to his native Spanish speaks English, French and German, and is interested in all the international issues that are related in any way to Spain, international security and strategic issues, terrorism, European affairs, Islam and the Arab–Israeli conflict. His english is impeccable as becoming of a scion of a diplomat family. Mr Arístegui is the author of the trailblaziing books 'El islamismo contra el Islam', published in 2004, and 'La yihad en España' (2005). Both deal with the war on terror and Al Qaeda in Spain, a country which has had to deal with this issue unlike any other European country. He is also the author of well over two hundred articles that have regularly appeared in El País, El Mundo, ABC, Al Hayat, Expa...

BJP leader Ashish Shelar  MUMBAI: BJP MLA Ashish Shelar on Wednesday hit out at NCP minister Nawab Malik over his allegations against opposition leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. At a press conference, Shelar said that Malik had claimed that he would detonate a hydrogen bomb but it turned out to be a fused firecracker that did not burst. Shelar said that Malik seems to have become so helpless that he would need oxygen now. “Malik had said that he would detonate a hydrogen bomb but it seems that it was a fused firecracker that did not burst. Malik has become so helpless that forget hydrogen, I think he might need oxygen now. He has made bogus allegations against Devendra Fadnavis and all of them are baseless. By dropping names and making claims of an international racket, calls from abroad and extortion, he tried to create a false narrative, but his attempts have failed,” Shelar said. He added that all the appointments made under the Fadnavis-led govern...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin following heavy rainfall in parts of the state and assured him of all possible support from the Centre in rescue and relief work. Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight leading to waterlogging on Sunday and authorities sounded a preliminary flood alert to people as three city reservoirs were opened in a phased manner to release surplus water. Modi tweeted, "Spoke to Tamil Nadu CM, Thiru @mkstalin and discussed the situation in the wake of heavy rainfall in parts of the state. Assured all possible support from the Centre in rescue and relief work. I pray for everyone's well-being and safety."