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New Delhi, Jun 6: As the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strength in Lok Sabha reduced to alarming level after a string of bypoll defeats, a worried Amit Shah has initiated measures to strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of 2019 general polls. Shah on Wednesday headed to Mumbai to meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Wednesday and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash

Ahmedabad, Jun 6: Former police officer D G Vanzara's lawyer told a special court that it appeared the CBI wanted to "implicate" the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his former cabinet colleague Amit Shah in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Arguing for his client's discharge plea filed in the court of special judge J K Pandya, Vanzara's lawyer V D Gajjar said going by the

New Delhi, Jun 5: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the government for making "empty slogans" and accused it of asking soldiers to buy their own clothes and shoes. He used a media report, which also claimed the Army is seeking to cut 50 percent supply from state-run ordnance factories, to back his charge. "MAKE (empty slogans and useless acronyms) IN INDIA.... meanwhile, make our

New Delhi, Jun 5: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to accept an offer by India to appoint a neutral expert over the dispute over Kishanganga dam, which was inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Pakistan-based Dawn News, the World Bank has asked Pakistan to climb down from the demand of taking up the issue with the International Court of Arbitration (ICA). In May, a

New Delhi, Jun 5: A Delhi court today summoned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as an accused in the case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death and asked him to appear before it on July 7, saying there were sufficient grounds to proceed against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal took cognisance of the offences of alleged abetment of suicide and committing cruelty by

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