Dating apps Tinder and Grindr were being questioned over their age verification requirements after several child abuse cases came into light.


Dating apps questioned over age verification after child abuse cases


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Ahead of deposing in front of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra wrote an emotional Facebook post expressing his firm belief in God which will help him tide over tough times ahead.


Vadra's emotional FB post ahead of ED deposition


Robert Vadra, husband of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and his mother Maureen Vadra on Tuesday arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here for questioning in connection with a money laundering case involving a Bikaner land deal in Rajasthan.


Robert, Maureen Vadra arrives at Jaipur ED office


Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli will on Tuesday attend a ceremony in London at which eight lots of treasures stolen from Italy in various eras will be returned to the country, the culture ministry said in a statement.


Plundered artefacts to return to Italy from UK


In a major crackdown on black money and hawala transactions, the Income Tax (IT) Department has detected Rs 18,000 crore bogus billings in the national capital, officials said on Monday.


IT detects Rs 18,000 cr bogus billing scam


A Malaysian court on Monday postponed the first trial of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is facing multiples charges of corruption involving state development fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).


Corruption trial of former Malaysian PM Najib postponed


The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, stranding hundreds of vehicles and creating a crisis of essential supplies in the Kashmir Valley.


Jammu-Srinagar highway remains shut for 6th day


Promoters of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd (KAL), including embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya and United Breweries Holdings Ltd (UBHL), were in possession of substantial quantities of movable assets in the form of shares of various public limited companies but showed no intention to clear dues of banks with these instruments, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the affairs of the now defunct airlines has revealed.


Defunct Kingfisher Airline promoters prevented shares worth over Rs 7,500 crore for use in settling bank claims (Investigation - Part 3)


A British rapper was killed in a car crash while he was en route to a concert, police said.


UK rapper killed in car crash


Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was on Saturday questioned for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case. He has been asked to join the investigation again on Monday at 11 a.m.


ED questions Vadra for over 8 hours, asks him to appear again on Monday


Stringent penalties like jail term for adulteration and endorsing false and misleading advertisements by celebrities may still remain a distant possibility as the much-awaited Consumer Protection Bill has fallen off the priority list of the lawmakers as the last Parliament session for the BJP-led government in its current tenure comes to an end.


Bill seeking action against misleading ads, adulteration likely to lapse


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday registered a case against Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), a Pakistani terror group, for their involvement in money laundering through various hawala channels.


ED files money laundering case against Pakistani terror group


All of 21, Naga Jhansi became the latest actress in Telugu showbiz to commit suicide, adding to the spate of young film and television celebrities who have taken their life owing to lack of work, financial pressure or personal issues, in the past few years.


Naga Jhansi's death spotlights spate of suicides in Telugu showbiz


Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was on Friday questioned for over five hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering probe related to INX Media.


INX Media case: Chidambaram questioned for 5 hours by ED


Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya had no intention of paying back loans of over Rs 5,500 crore to a consortium of banks even though creditors agreed to restructure debt for his Kingfisher Airlines Ltd (KAL) offering a lifeline to the now defunct airline.


ED probe reveals Mallya sent money from loans outside India, had no intention of repaying (IANS Investigation -- Part Two)


British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, on Friday moved his bail plea in a Delhi court.


Christian Michel moves bail plea in Delhi court


Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with a probe into the INX media case for giving a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the group in 2007.


INX case: Ex-Minister Chidambaram appears for ED questioning


Corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar has links with fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a Delhi court on Thursday while seeking extension of his custody for interrogation.


Lobbyist Deepak Talwar has link with Vijay Mallya: ED


The Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Thursday announced that special Lok Adalats to settle power theft cases in areas under its jurisdiction will be held on February 9 and 10.


BSES to hold Lok Adalats for power theft cases on February 9-10


The BJP on Thursday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his brother-in-law Robert Vadra's alleged properties in London asking him to answer how he bought those properties by "selling the country in bits and pieces".


Rahul must tell how Vadra sold nation in bits and pieces: BJP


In an innovative punishment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and four others to plant 15,000 trees in the Delhi South Ridge, observing that they have failed to file a response on an ED appeal challenging their acquittal in the 2G case.

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