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UK High Court begins hearing in bookie Sanjeev Chawla's appeal against extradition to India

Chawla is wanted in India to face charges of cricket match-fixing dating back to 2000 and has been fighting against his extradition on human rights grounds.

UK home secretary clears Vijaya Mallya's extradition to India; fugitive liquor baron has 14 days to appeal against order

UK Home Secretary has ordered fugitive liquor baron Vijaya Mallya's extradition to India under the India-UK extradition treaty; Mallya is wanted in India for alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crores

Vijay Mallya's extradition order a boost for Modi govt ahead of elections, but process likely to take 2-3 months

After netting Vinay Mittal, Christian Michel, Rajiv Saxena and Deepak Talwar, India's investigating agencies received another boost on Monday — UK has approved an order for the extradition of businessman Vijay Mallya to India to face judicial proceedings for allegedly defrauding banks and laundering money to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on UK govt to ease student visa application process for Indian students

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called on the UK government to add India to the list of low-risk countries offered a more simplified student visa application process

UK defence secretary Michael Fallon quits over sexual harassment claims

While May is expected to appoint a new defence secretary without the need for a very wide reshuffle, the position of another of her senior ministers, First Secretary of State Damian Green, remains precarious after disclosures by an academic and Conservative party activist Kate Maltby.

UK Home Secretary says WhatsApp enables paedophiles and criminals to operate outside the law

Platforms like WhatsApp should do more to enable the government to read messages shared by criminals, Rudd said at a Conservative Party event in Manchester, Sputnik news agency reported on Tuesday.