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Mumbai: Businessman Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has reportedly been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged bitcoin scam. Kundra is presently being questioned at ED's office in Mumbai, according to a media report. Kundra has reportedly been summoned by ED for his alleged links with fraudster Amit Bhardwaj. Bhardwaj allegedly duped over

Chennai, Jun 5: The Tamil Nadu government today announced banning use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 2019 in the interest of the environment and to "gift a plastic-free" state to future generations. Chief Minister K Palaniswami's announcement in the state assembly coincided with International Environment Day today. Late chief minister J Jayalalithaa had earlier

New Delhi, Jun 5: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. The senior Congress leader arrived at the agency's headquarter annexe office here at about 10:58 AM and was accompanied by a lawyer. The agency issued a fresh summon to him yesterday to appear before the investigating officer of

New Delhi, Jun 5: The government has been working to free the housing sector of corruption and middlemen to ensure people get their own houses without hassle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. He also said that use of latest technology is ensuring faster building of houses for the poor in rural and urban areas at affordable cost. "We have been working to free the housing sector from

Raipur, Jun 5: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda claimed that the Nipah Virus outbreak in Kerala is the result of "tampering with nature". Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Nadda assured that the Centre is closely monitoring the situation in Kerala. "All such incidents were the result of tampering with nature. Nipah Virus wasn't a man-made problem. There were

Aizawl, Jun 5: At least nine persons were killed and 21 others injured when a bus fell into a gorge near Pangzawl village in Mizoram's Lunglei district early this morning, police said. The private bus was going from Aizawl towards Siaha town in southernmost Mizoram's Siaha district when it rolled down and fell into a gorge 500 metres below the National Highway No. 54, they said. All bodies have

Lucknow, Jun 5: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Indonesia and Malaysia during the month of Ramzan was an attempt towards “international appeasement” of the minority community. During an interview with news agency PTI, he claimed that the people of not only Uttar Pradesh, but of the entire country were upset with the Bharatiya

New Delhi, Jan 4:Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused him of giving scripted interviews and said it would be an "embarrassment to us all" if he did take "real" questions. Gandhi was referring to an interview Modi gave at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore during his recent visit to the city-state. After Modi answered a

New Delhi, Jun 4: Bihar girl Kalpana Kumari on Monday bagged the top rank in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental colleges across the country with the maximum number of candidates clearing the exam belonging to Uttar Pradesh. Kumari secured a percentile score of 99.99 and 691 marks. Telangana's Rohan Purohit and Delhi's Himanshu Sharma jointly

Sydney, Jun 4: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday castigated India for taxing international tickets, as it asked governments to facilitate the growth of worldwide connectivity by avoiding creeping re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards and addressing a capacity crisis. “We must take governments to task. It is unacceptable that global standards are