Abu Salem's plea dismissed

Gangster Abu Salem will continue to face trial in various cases in India, including the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, with the Supreme Court today (Aug 5) turning down his plea for quashing all proceedings after Portugal's apex court terminated his extradition to India. The Supreme Court held that the verdict of Portugal court is "not binding" on courts here and Salem's extradition to India is still "valid in the eyes of law".