<span style="color: #222222;">In UK, a judge, presiding over fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's extradition case over the estimated USD 2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering charges brought by India, rejected an application seeking a partial reporting ban at the start of a five-day trial today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">District Judge Samuel Goozee dismissed the application after hearing representations in what he called a "high profile case in India", including from members of the press present at Westminster Magistrates' Court.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Nirav Modi has made repeated attempts at bail over the past year, each of which were turned down as he is deemed a flight risk.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was arrested on March 19th last year on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard.</span><br />''